Design trends for 2013, dementia, mobile photography boom, the rise of Tide as the currency for drugs, Lena Dunham is back, and a look back at time when CES was actually cool — those are some of the topics in this week’s newsletter. Read more »
Six months after being acquired by photobook creation company Mixbook, the former Yobongo team is announcing a mobile-first photobook creation app. Called Mosaic, the app will let users select images from their smartphones to create printed photobooks. Read more »
My iPhone is so handy and so much better at getting good pictures than it used to be that I find myself taking out the DSLR kit less and less these days. A new iPhone accessory concept aims to make the DSLR completely irrelevant. Read more »
Some might call it a pivot, but the decision to change Color from its own contained social network into a photo/video extension of Facebook is more like a last-chance effort at achieving relevance. Can Color succeed as a feature where it failed as an app? Read more »
Instagram got a pretty major update Tuesday with version 2.0. Aside from a slightly modified, prettier icon, the update also adds new features, filters and general speed improvements that make the whole experience better. With so many apps chasing Instagram’s coattails, it’s a timely update. Read more »
Mobile photos are becoming more popular as smartphone tech improves, but just how far will smartphone photographers take their hobby? Adobe is banking on the fact that Apple device users will pay more to make sure their photos are easier to share, edit and view. Read more »
Google wants to eat everyone’s cake. Photovine, the photo-sharing app built by Google’s Slide team, is now open to public use after an initial beta period, and is gunning for Instagram’s iOS App Store crown. How does it stack up against the champ? Read more »
There’s no shortage of photo-sharing apps on the iPhone, thanks to Instagram’s instant success. But Badger, a new app that hit the iOS App Store Friday, has a genuinely fresh approach that just might succeed in turning heads. Read more »
Moving photos from your iPhone to your Mac can actually involve many steps and input from a user. But you can also set up wireless, automatic background syncing to a destination on your Mac of your choice, with a $2 app and some quick initial setup. Read more »
The iPhone 4 is about to become the most popular camera used on Flickr, while traditional point-and-shoot cameras are experiencing a sure and steady decline, according to newly released data. The numbers are a good indication that the iPhone is far from done disrupting markets. Read more »
