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Camera and Photo apps updated in iOS 7

by Mel Martin (Jun 10th, 2013)

We all know that the camera is one of the most popular features on the iPhone, and Apple has poured some new ideas into the camera app that should add to the joy of photography in iOS 7. At WWDC today, Apple announced that the camera app has had a completely revamped GUI. I didn't see a lot of ...

Kicksend lets you order photo prints instantly from CVS, Walgreens and more

by Michael Grothaus (May 29th, 2013)

There's probably not many people reading this who don't like sharing photos with family and friends. We do it through email, through Facebook, through Twitter. But many still like receiving photos the old-fashioned way -- in print. If you're one of those people, or if you know people who prefer ...

Vintage meets future: importing photos to an iPad from a floppy disk

by Michael Rose (May 26th, 2013)

The iPad's Camera Connection Kit is a remarkably talented accessory. With its standard USB connector plus a bit of ingenuity, clever folks have found all sorts of things to connect that would not ordinarily be expected to connect: headsets, keyboards and a variety of storage devices. You can even ...

DabKick for iPhone lets you share photos, watch videos and now listen to music in real-time

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 3rd, 2013)

There are a lot of communication tools that help you stay connected with family and friends. One that recently caught my eye is DabKick, which stood out because it lets you share and communicate in a variety of ways. It's a real-time photo viewer, video sharing tool, walkie-talkie, instant ...

Scratch Off lets you create hidden, view-once photos that you can share with friends

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 18th, 2013)

Scratch Off from Merge Mobile is an interesting app that mixes photography with private messaging in an entertaining way. The app turns your photos into a game by letting you hide certain parts of the image before you send it off to a friend. You can apply an erasable layer that can be ...

Snapchat users share 150 million photos daily

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 16th, 2013)

Speaking at the All Things D: Dive into Mobile conference in New York City today, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel revealed that the popular photo-sharing app is much more popular than anyone may have imagined. Specifically, Spiegel noted that Snapchat users send over 150 million photos through the ...

Pixelmator's Shapes interface coming soon

by Mike Schramm (Feb 2nd, 2013)

Pixelmator is one of my favorite apps on the Mac -- I've been following it for a long time, and whenever I want to do any photo editing beyond a quick resize (and sometimes even when I want to do that), I click the Pixelmator icon in my Dock. This week at Macworld/iWorld 2013, Pixelmator's ...

Friday Favorite: Timehop traces your digital footsteps through the past

by Michael Rose (Jan 18th, 2013)

Human brains are funny things when it comes to time. We spend a lot of our mental energy thinking about the future -- where to vacation, what to eat, when to quit and who to marry -- but what really fires our synapses is a little taste of the past. The future may be awesome and mysterious, but we ...

Daily iPhone App: Bezel Photo adds some shapely fun to your photos

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 24th, 2012)

Bezel Photo lets you snazzy up your pictures with shaped frames and photo filters. The app allows you to take a photo with your camera or pull one in from your photo library. Once you've got the perfect shot, you can highlight a section of the image by adding a circle, square, triangle, diamond ...

Cycloramic spins your iPhone 5 by itself

by Mike Schramm (Dec 21st, 2012)

Reader Jonathan H. just sent us word of a new app in the store called Cycloramic, and I just had to post about it right away because it's kind of blowing my mind. The app is available for US$0.99 right now, and it's meant only for the iPhone 5, because here's what it does: When the app is run ...

Dropbox buys photo aggregation and sharing service Snapjoy

by Randy Nelson (Dec 19th, 2012)

Snapjoy announced today that it has been purchased by cloud storage firm Dropbox. Snapjoy is a startup focused on aggregating photos from various sharing services -- such as Picasa, Flickr and Instagram -- and devices, providing users access to them in one place via a web interface and iOS ...

Facebook Photo Sync now available to all iOS users

by Randy Nelson (Nov 30th, 2012)

As we reported last week, Facebook had begun testing a new feature called Photo Sync in its iOS app. At the time, only certain users randomly were entered into the beta, but today the social network rolled out the feature to everyone. Photo Sync automatically uploads pictures recently taken on ...

Facebook testing auto iOS photo uploads for some mobile users

by Randy Nelson (Nov 19th, 2012)

If you're one of the (lucky?) few selected by Facebook to be part of its latest beta test, you'll be able to have photos taken on your iOS device automatically uploaded to the social network. According to TechCrunch, some Facebook for iOS users are finding a new option, Photo Sync, in the app. By ...

Build a photo calendar with Automator

by Ben Waldie (Nov 13th, 2012)

You've seen it in your Launchpad. You've seen it in your Applications folder. It's Automator. It sounds cool. It looks cool. It's got a cool robot icon. But, what can it really do, and why should you care about it? Well, Automator can do lots of things to improve and streamline your OS X ...

Over releases Overgram, a free version of its popular text-over-photo app

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 13th, 2012)

Over, used by many to add typography to their photos, is now available in a free version that'll let you add text to images and share the results with friends and family. The new Overgram app includes 10 fonts and the ability to manipulate the font before its applied to your photo. You can ...