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• 19 June 2013

• News: Target Tracking Camera means you'll never miss a fast action shot again

  A team from the Ishikawa Oku Lab at the University of Tokyo built a dynamic target-tracking camera that follows the movement of a high-speed object to keep it in the center of the frame. The camera uses a pan and tilt mirrors to its advantage for this technology to work. At 1/1000th of a second, the mirrors move rapidly in order to process the fast object, leaving you with a stable image--and an eerie visul effect!

• 18 June 2013

• News: Nvidia's GPU neural network tops Google

  A year ago, Google constructed a "neural network" of servers that eventually learned how to recognize cats. On Tuesday, Nvidia said that a team of Stanford researchers had used its own graphics cores to create another approximately 6.5 times more powerful, using just 16 servers.

• News: DreamWorks deal will bring 300 hours of original kids' shows to Netflix

  Netflix may have lost its grip on Dora and Spongebob, but the streaming-video giant hasn't forgotten about kids. (Please, think of the children!)

• 14 June 2013

• News: Nokia Lumia EOS PureView coming on 11 July

  Nokia Lumia EOS PureView smartphone to arrive at NYC event on 11 July.

• 12 June 2013

• News: Samsung puts Galaxy Camera on a diet to make S4 zoom smartphone

  Samsung Electronics has expanded the S4 family yet again with the 16-megapixel Galaxy S4 zoom, a lighter version of last year's Galaxy Camera.

• News: Panasonic develops super-sensitive, organic image sensor

  Panasonic and Fujifilm say they have developed a new image sensor using organic materials that is far more sensitive than anything currently on the market.

• 11 June 2013

• News: Japan to hold 'world's first' 4k streaming trial to set-top box

  A major Japanese telecommunications provider will stream 4k video over the Internet to set-top boxes this week, in what it is calling the world's first public test of the technology.

• 06 June 2013

• News: Why Google Web Designer is more of a threat to designers than it is to Adobe

  How Google's version of Adobe Edge Animate could lead to you losing work.

• News: Apple releases minor updates for iTunes, Aperture

  Apple on Wednesday dropped two quick updates to two of its apps. Fire up the Mac App Store, and you'll find iTunes 11.0.4 and Aperture 3.4.5.

• 05 June 2013

• News: Adobe VP says Creative Cloud is 'a big bet', but allows for better tools in the future

  Adobe's move to Creative Cloud offers a chance to overhaul its software in exciting ways – but it could leave the company damaged if customers aren't won over.

• 04 June 2013

• News: Eye-Fi Mobi offers friendly twist on wireless photo transfer

  Eye-Fi's new Mobi wireless SD card promises to make the business of wirelessly transferring photos faster, easier, and cheaper. While no longer a revolutionary concept, transferring via Wi-Fi and its attendant setup still can be a glitchy proposition for cameras without networking capabilities built-in. Eye-Fi has now taken this technology one zero configuration step further. The Eye-Fi Mobi lets you connect directly to your smartphone or tablet, providing instant sharing opportunities as well as backup protection for your pictures.

• 01 June 2013

• News: Remains of the Day: Graphic content

  Apple's brought on engineers to help its image(s), the Mac Pro appears to be heading towards the big tech graveyard, and might more targeted ads be in Cupertino's (and our) future? Viewer discretion is advised for the remainders for Friday, May 31, 2013.

• 31 May 2013

• News: Secretly shooting videos and photos in private settings criminalized in Sweden

  Sweden's parliament has voted in favor of a law that bans taking pictures and filming in a private environment without first getting permission from people in attendance. Critics say the law is too ambiguous.

• News: US allows export of communication devices, software and services to Iran

  The U.S. government has lifted sanctions on the export of a variety of consumer communications devices, software and services including mobile phones to Iran ahead of elections in that country.

• 30 May 2013

• News: Nvidia's new $400 GeForce GTX 770 graphics card puts pressure on AMD

  Last week, Nvidia announced the GeForce GTX 780, the successor to the former GTX 680 flagship. Cut from the same GK110 GPU cloth as the imposing Titan, the GTX 780 was truly a step up over its predecessor, but at $650, it left a gaping whole in the Nvidia lineup. Nothing fit comfortably into the performance gap between the 780 and the $400 GTX 670, and $650 is a hard sell even for demanding gamers.

• News: Arrested Development's 100,000 illegal downloads isn't as major as it sounds

  Netflix's semi-original series Arrested Development has a piracy problem, and no, I'm not talking about--SPOILER ALERT--Lucille's trial over stealing the Queen Mary.

• 28 May 2013

• News: New Buzzfeed/CNN YouTube channel opens opportunity for numerous video montages

  Viral content factory BuzzFeed has announced a partnership with cable network turned foodie vacation outlet CNN to create a new YouTube channel: the aptly-dubbed CNNBuzzFeed.

• 27 May 2013

• News: This DIY camera has 20 lenses, can take a massive pile of photos in one shot

  If you're someone who can appreciate the cameras of days past, you'll definitely enjoy one of James Guerin's DIY pinhole cameras. His newest custom build, the 8x10" Pinhole Camera, shoots 20 images all at once using its 20 lenses and 20 different compartments. Twenty!

• 24 May 2013

• News: Are we ready for a mobile-first world?

  Judging from the number of people poring over their smartphones on the sidewalk, in their cars and in public places, mobile seems to have stolen our attention away from the wired Internet and traditional TV.

• 22 May 2013

• News: MSI's GX70 gaming laptop sports AMD's fresh, new flagship APU and GPU

  Avid gamers pay attention: MSI's newly announced GX70 gaming laptop packs a pair of potentially powerful firsts from AMD. The notebook sports AMD's fresh new "Richland" A10-5750M accelerated processing unit, along with the recently unveiled flagship Radeon HD 8970M mobile GPU.

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