Notwithstanding the economic downturn, the smartphone market is on an upswing, with consumers increasingly seeking devices that are well designed with innovative features and applications such as touch screen technology, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) and location-based service (LBS), according to notes Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/). And that, of course, is good news for Apple.
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By Daniel M. East
One of the primary frustrations of many professional photographers, designers, and illustrators in the digital realm seems to be color consistency. While there are quite a few software and hardware calibration tools available today, coordinating all of your hardware so that they’re all on the same page can seem like a shot in the dark. With the US$599 Spyder3 Studio SR package from Datacolor (http://www.datacolor.com), this task just got a whole lot easier (and more accurate).
Read MoreAV3 Software (http://www.av3software.com/about_us), a media software developer and electronic download store, and Nexidia, a provider of audio search and speech analytics solutions, has announced the general availability of “get” for Final Cut Pro (FCP).
It’s designed to streamline the process of identifying and selecting the right content for any editing project, and improve workflows by saving hours of manual searching, tagging and logging. Priced at US$499, “get” is now available for download. A demo version is available.
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By Mike Mackenzie
Imagenomic (http://www.imagenomic.com) added Lightroom support to its portrait-retouching plug-in, appropriately called Portraiture. Installation couldn’t be easier and you can access the plug-in by Right-clicking on the photo and choosing Edit In>Imagenomic Portraiture, or in the Develop module via Photo>Edit In>Imagenomic Portraiture. So how easy is it to use and how are the results?
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By Tim Conroy
The world’s biggest Apple retail store opened Saturday in Covent Garden, London. Here are some interesting insights into the store.
At one stage the queue started about level with the St in Bow St opposite the entrance to the Royal Opera House on the attached map screen grab. The snap of the T-shirt is rather puzzling unless you see the facade of the building: see attached arches.
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