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• 13 June 2012

• News: DOJ questions cable companies about competition with online video

  The U.S. Department of Justice has contacted affected companies about potentially anticompetitive behavior of cable companies toward online video services, according to a source close to the matter.

• News: The fine art of computational photography and iOS

  Since light could first be captured accurately on a substrate in the 1800s, photography has nearly always meant one thing and one thing only: a bit of space preserved across a slice of time. Even as analog photography and filmmaking have given way to digital replacements, cameras still capture a piece of light focused through a lens for the length of a given exposure, from thousandths of a second to minutes, hours, or years, and fix it—now in bits rather than silver halide molecules.

• News: Anonymous Sprint Employee Apparently Leaks Samsung Galaxy S III Training Videos

  Samsung last month launched its latest smartphone--the Galaxy S III, which features a 4.8-inch super AMOLED screen (with a resolution of 1280 pixels by 720 pixels), a quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and an 8Mp camera. The phone also has NFC technology built in, and contains a MicroSD card slot that allows users to expand the memory.

• 12 June 2012

• News: Adobe Photoshop to be updated for the Retina Display in the new MacBook Pros

  Adobe is working to build support for the new Macbook Pro's Retina Display into Photoshop. But what about the rest of CS6?

• 11 June 2012

• News: Apple releases iTunes 10.6.3 update

  Alongside new MacBooks, an iOS 6 preview, and a Mountain Lion ship date, Apple also issued a minor update to iTunes on Monday.

• News: Edit your vacation videos the easy way with iMovie on your iPad

  Vacation and travel videos are a fun way to share a quick take with friends and family—even while you’re still on the road. With iMovie for iOS on your iPad, you can quickly and easily cut your casual videos, spruce them up with themes, mix video with still photos, and add effects, music, and cool-looking titles. Here are a few simple steps that will get you from raw shoot to polished vacation video in short order.

• 08 June 2012

• News: Canon launches EOS 650D digital SLR with 18mp sensor and flip-out touchscreen

  Canon has announced the EOS 650D – a new digital SLR (DSLR) that offers high image quality and a touch-screen operation.

• 06 June 2012

• News: Control multiple GoPro video cameras and stream to the web with Wi-Fi BackPac and Remote

  Also a free, soon-to-be-released GoPro App will enable GoPro cameras to live video stream to – as well as be controlled by – iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.

• News: Sony Unveils Waterproof, High-Definition Pocket Camcorder

  Sony has unveiled a new high-definition pocket camcorder for adventure travelers, parents with small children, and anyone else who needs a rugged yet relatively slim waterproof device. The 2.76-inch thick HDR-GW77V can withstand water depths up to16 feet, and Sony says the device's 3-inch LCD remains fully operational when submerged. It is also dust proof and shockproof, withstanding accidental drops of up to 5 feet, Sony says. This is Sony's first waterproof camcorder in the Handycam lineup.

• 05 June 2012

• News: Hands on with Pris camera app for iOS

  Thanks to our smartphones, many of us have a camera in our pockets at all times. And while you can take great photos with your iPhone using Apple's Camera app, there are alternatives that can offer capabilities you won't find in the stock offering. Digital Arch's new app, Pris, aims to make it easier to take better photos.

• News: Anatomy of a video file

  You’re shopping for a camcorder, and you’re swamped by a sea of letters, numbers, and indecipherable acronyms—AVCHD, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG-2. What do they all mean and which ones should you care about? Here's the lowdown.

• News: Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop and Illustrator CS5.x

  Adobe released several security updates on Monday, addressing nine arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities that affect Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator CS5.x for Windows and Mac OS X.

• 04 June 2012

• News: Lovefilm adds HD steaming to Instant service

  Lovefilm has announced that high definition (HD) streaming is available via its Instant service.

• 03 June 2012

• News: Apple TV Set Rumors Get Louder

  Apple's expected foray into the crowded television set space could come sooner rather than later, based on the latest buzz about what the consumer electronics powerhouse may be planning.

• 01 June 2012

• News: Vimeo launches new Enhancer and SmartSound tools for video creators

  Today, Vimeo has launched two new features to their video sharing service, aiming to help users personalise and enhance their videos.

• 31 May 2012

• News: iPad ensures strong BBC iPlayer growth

  The BBC has said strong iPlayer growth is thanks largely to Apple's iPad tablet.

• 30 May 2012

• News: Quark buys Pressrun digital magazine publishing system

  Quark has bought the app service behind titles such as the Metro newspaper, BBC Good Food and Stuff.

• News: TED head: Online video, education platform are the future

  The head of TED, the organizer of conferences around brainy presentations on a wide variety of subjects, says online video will continue to play a central role for the group and he has high hopes for its new education platform.

• 26 May 2012

• News: Film charts a life in 873 stock photos

  With 873 photos in motion, AlmapBBDO has created a touching one-minute film for Getty Images.

• News: Snap Concert Pics, Even Away from the Show

  Music fans can now take photos at live concerts and share them online, even if the performance happens to be thousands of miles away.

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