Camera & Photography News
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Roku is Democratizing the Concept of TV as Art
Instead of buying a pricey picture-frame TV, your existing Roku player can turn your current TV into an art display and digital photo frame at no extra cost.
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Find Pictures Faster in Google Photos with This New Feature
Google is rolling out the ability to use phrases instead of keywords to find specific pictures in your Google Photos library. It's faster but not perfect.
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The 28 Products That Blew Us Away at IFA 2024
We saw hundreds of brands and thousands of products this week in Berlin at IFA 2024. And befitting IFA's 100th anniversary, we found plenty to celebrate.
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See the World Smarter: Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Get Multimodal AI
Ray-Ban Meta glasses' new AI assistant can identify what you see, answer questions, and make calls. All without you reaching for your phone.
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Can You Spot the Fake? Meta to Start Calling out AI Images
AI-generated images are getting more realistic. Meta's new labels help you tell the difference between real and fake photos on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
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Belkin iPhone Stand Pro Tracks Movement for Perfect FaceTime Calls
Never go out of frame on your FaceTime calls again! The Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro will smoothly follow subjects around the room for perfect video.
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Go Long with the HP Sprocket Panorama Portable Printer
HP's new portable printer uses a roll of photo paper you can customize in length from 0.5 - 9 inches, making it perfect for panoramic photos and custom labels.
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Google’s 'About this Image' Helps You Determine if an Image is Real
The 'About this image' tool in Google Image Search helps you understand an image's provenance and put it in a historical context. Here's how to use it.
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Artificial Intelligence Can't Replace Headshot Photographers Yet
Artificial Intelligence apps claim their software can create picture-perfect headshots, but while these apps are fun, they deliver subpar results.
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Turn Old Family Photos into Lifelike Animations
MyHeritage's new Deep Nostalgia photo-enhancement tool can animate faces in your oldest family photos, bringing the past to life.
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MyHeritage Turns Old Black & White Photos into Stunning Color Images
MyHeritage's automatic photo enhancing and colorization tools turn your fuzzy old black-and-white photos into crisp color images with just a couple of clicks.
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Adobe Uses AI to Deliver Professionally Edited Photos & Video with a Click
Don't be intimidated by editing your photos and videos: Adobe's AI-powered editing tools let you get professional results with a single click.
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Order 4x6 Prints with Same-Day Pickup for Just 25 Cents
When you want 4x6 prints in a hurry, Google Photos can deliver as little as 2-hour service at CVS and Walmart. Compare print quality from these two stores.
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Download Your Flickr Photos Before They're Deleted
If you have more than 1,000 photos on Flickr, you're running out of time to download them before they're deleted. Here's how to rescue your photos.
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Lenovo's Mirage Camera & Headset Make VR Easy to Watch & Create
Lenovo delivers a completely stand-alone virtual reality (VR) headset and easy-to-use VR camera, making VR easily accessible for everyone.
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Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 2018 Make Image Editing Easier Than Ever
The latest Adobe Elements apps are all about making your life easier, with smart editing features that let you zip through editing projects.
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Google Photos: Photo Books & Sharing Made Simple
Google Photos reminds you to share your best photos with friends and makes creating photo books easier than ever.
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Amazon's Echo Look Camera Offers Fashion Advice
Amazon’s latest addition to its Alexa family of devices, the Echo Look, is a voice-activated camera that dispenses fashion advice.
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3 Fun Ways to Capture and Share Holiday Photos
Your smartphone isn’t always the best choice for preserving those magic moments.
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Faceless Facial Recognition Is Here
Blurring or obscuring your face in a photo may not be enough to avoid recognition. Researcher will soon recognize you without seeing your face.
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Eye-Fi Ends Support for Wi-Fi SD Cards Still Available on Amazon
Eye-Fi announced that it would end support for older Eye-Fi X1 and X2 cards on September 16, 2016. Here's what you need to know.
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3 Ways to Preserve & Share Memories
Don’t let your memories collect virtual dust, because we have three high-tech ways to save and share them.
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3 Tech Accessories for Your Travel Checklist
Carrying the right gear can make or break your vacation—and a few travel tech items can help your trip go much more smoothly.
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Gadgets for Getting the Most out of Your Outdoor Adventures
Even though you may mean to get off the grid, packing a few tech toys can help you capture every scenic vista and even stay safe.
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Facebook's Live Videos Got Great New Features
Facebook's in-app livestreaming service now lets you be more creative and more selective with whom you share.
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Panasonic's Lumix GX85 Maxes out Image Stabilization
The Panasonic Lumix GX85 DSLM camera uses two types of image stabilization for blur-free photos and jitter-free video.
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Does Photographing Your Food Make It Taste Better?
Recent studies show that photographing food before you eat it can impact your enjoyment when you consume. Find out how to snap and savor every morsel.
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Can You Name That Plant?
What's that spiky thing growing along the side of the house by the back door? The PlantNet app uses image recognition to help you identify plants.
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Google Knows Where Your Photos Were Taken
Google's new deep-learning machine, PlaNet, uses a photo's pixels to determine where it was taken.
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Nikon Bows First Premium Pocket Cameras
Nikon joins Sony, Fuji, Panasonic and Canon with its first two premium pocket-size cameras.
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Live Stream Video on Twitter with Your GoPro & the Periscope App
Now everyone on Twitter can see your tricks and wipe outs on the slopes as they happen when you stream from your GoPro with the Periscope app.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2016 Awards
Our editors pick their favorite consumer tech products from the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show.
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VidMob: Your Videos, Professionally Edited Easily & Affordably
VidMob offers an easy and inexpensive way to transform your raw video clips and photos into shareable memories, adventures, stories, and more.
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New Google Photos Features Help Free Up Storage Space
New storage management features on Google's Photos app lets you conveniently back up, delete and store photos on your phone and in the cloud.
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'Facebook Moments' Automatically Creates Music Videos from Your Pictures
Facebook Moments now automatically creates personalized, customizable music videos from any shared Moment with 6 or more photos.
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Panasonic Cameras Deliver 4K Photos from Your Videos
Panasonic has announced a new line of 4K cameras, both in an expensive fixed-lens version and more costly interchangeable lens model.
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Google Apologizes After Mistakenly Tagging Black People as 'Gorillas'
Google Photo's algorithm is yet unable, experts say, to understand nuanced differences in human skin tones.
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Facebook Gets New Photo Editing Interface, Tools
Taking a page from Snapchat, an update to the Facebook photo editor interface allows the easy addition and manipulation of stickers, text and filters.
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Nest Refreshes its Product Line
The smart home giant is introducing the new Nest Cam home security device, along with a revamped Nest Protect and an updated, unifying Nest app.
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ISIS Target Found & Bombed Thanks to Terrorist Selfie
A terrorist betrayed the location of an ISIS headquarters building by posting a selfie on social media, leading to its successful bombing.
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GoPro Hero+ Gets an LCD Screen and Touch Display
The waterproof Hero+ LCD is the first GoPro action camera to include a touch-screen display for shot framing and settings control.
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The Newest Controversy over Police Body Cameras: Public Privacy
Police body cameras may be able to catch misconduct, but plenty of ordinary citizens may find their privacy violated by constant police surveillance.
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Museums Everywhere Banning 'Selfie Sticks'
If you're heading to a major art or history museum like The Smithsonian or MoMA, please leave your selfie stick camera accessories at home.
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Nikon Unveils 83x Mega Zoom Camera & New DSLR
The Nikon D7200 DSLR has built-in NFC and Wi-Fi and improved burst capability; the Coolpix P900 boasts a 83x optical zoom and GPS geotagging.
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Dropcam Sending Owners of its First-Generation Devices a Free Camera
Owners of older, soon-to-be-obsolete Dropcam HDs, original Dropcams and Dropcam Echos will get a free Dropcam HD camera as a replacement.
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Is the Era of the Red Light Camera Coming to an End?
The continued existence of red light cameras is being threatened by scandal and a new safety report suggesting that they actually increase accidents.
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Techlicious 2015 Best of CES Awards
Our editors pick their favorite consumer tech products at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
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Facebook, Google+ Sharing Personalized 'Year in Review' Content
Both Facebook and Google+ are sharing automatically generated albums and videos with your most popular photos of the year.
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Facebook Now Automatically Enhances Uploaded Pictures
The Facebook for Apple iOS app now automatically enhances your uploaded photos and gives you more control over editing brightness and clarity.
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Hacker Site Airing Thousands of Live, Stolen Webcam Feeds
An anonymous hacker has compiled a site of stolen video feeds from those who have not set their camera's password.
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Amazon Prime Adds Free Unlimited Cloud Photo Storage
Amazon Prime subscribers now get unlimited cloud storage for their photos along with the other perks of membership.
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Instagram Now Running Video Ads
Picture- and video-sharing social network Instagram has begun embedding 15-second auto-playing video ads in targeted users' feeds.
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Hands on: HTC RE Camera
The HTC RE viewfinder-free camera is a hybrid of a GoPro/ActionCam style device, the Sony QX lens camera, and wearable life-logging cameras.
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Hands On: Samsung's NX1 Mirrorless Camera
With advanced focus technology and easy transfer capabilities, the Samsung NX1 is a high-end mirrorless camera that rivals entry-level DSLRs.
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Sony's New a5100 DSLR Wants to Be Your Point-And-Shoot
The Sony a5100 is compact like a point-and-shoot, but with the features and power of a bulky DSLR.
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Obama Executive Order Would Create Privacy Rules for Drones
President Obama is expected to empower the NTIA to create privacy rules for the operation of unmanned commercial drones.
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Dropcam Adds 'Custom Activity Zones' Alerts for Smarter Home Security
Dropcam now lets you receive motion detection alerts on your mobile device for individual areas of your camera's feed.
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Facebook Launches 'Slingshot,' a Snapchat Competitor App
Facebook's new Slingshot app allows you to share ephemeral photos and videos with your friends with a "send back to receive" requirement.
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Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Covers 90% of Shooting Scenarios
The DSLR-like Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 offers 4k video recording and a fixed lens that does the work of a whole bag full of interchangeable lenses.
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Instagram 6.0 Arrives with Editing Tools
Instagram 6.0 strengthens the app's photo editing abilities beyond just applying Instagram's well-known filters. Now you can perform simple editing tasks.
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Google Stories Auto-Creates Travelogues from Your Photos
Social network Google+'s newest feature, Stories, automatically creates timeline albums from your vacation photos minus the blurry shots and duplicates.
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L.A. Tested the Nation's Most Intrusive Police Surveillance System
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department tested a massive surveillance system that recorded the entire City of Compton in 2012, CIR reports.
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Congresswomen File Bill to Limit the Use of Photoshopped Models
The Truth of Advertising Act of 2014 would require the FTC to draft a plan to reduce the use of digitally altered models in advertising.
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Google Updates the Android Camera App with New Features
Google has updated its Google Camera Android app, adding a new DSLR-like "Lens Blur" feature and a panorama mode.
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Your Android Photos Now Sync Directly with Gmail
Smartphone photos backed up using Google's Auto Backup feature now sync directly with the web version of Gmail for faster sharing.
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Government Mandates Backup Cameras in All Cars Sold after May 2018
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is requiring all cars sold after May 2018 come equipped with rear-view cameras, standard.
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Samsung Introduces NX Mini Ultra-compact Camera
Samsung introduces a new camera only slightly bigger than a smartphone, but with more powerful optics and easy transfer features.
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Should Police Officers be Required to Wear Cameras?
Major police departments across the country from New York City to Los Angeles have begun issuing wearable cameras to on-duty officers.
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Kids Weigh In on Five Vintage Technologies
Why do we still "dial" a smartphone and "rewind" a streaming movie? We asked two 7-year olds.
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Krome Photos: Affordable Photo Editing by Pros
Krome Photos offers photo retouching, color-balancing and other edits, performed by actual humans, at affordable prices.
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The Best New Superzoom Cameras
Want the long zoom and image quality of a DSLR, but the simplicity of a point-and-shoot? These superzoom point-and-shoot cameras fit the bill.
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Snapchat Security Blunder: How to Stop the Spam
Snapchat is giving users tools to combat incoming waves of spam after 4.6 million Snapchat username and phone numbers were accidentally leaked last month.
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Geonaute 3D Action Camera Records in 360 Degrees
The Geonaute action sports camera records 360º horizontally and 150º vertically to create sharable 3D video of your next vacation adventure.
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Smartphone Survey Spills America's Sexy Selfie Secrets
A new smartphone privacy study reveals exactly how many Americans are hiding naked photos of themselves and others on their personal devices.
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Instagram Direct: A Way to Privately Share Photos and Videos
A recent update to Instagram has brought Instagram Direct, a new way to send private photos and videos directly to members' inboxes.
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Create Your Own Google Street View Maps
Google announced today that you can now upload your own photo spheres to Google Views, creating your own Google Street Views map.
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Flickr Photo Books: A Professional-Quality Way to Print Pictures
Flickr Photo Books are a high-quality (but expensive) way to share your best, high-quality photographs with offline friends and family.
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Snapchat Surpasses Facebook in Photo Sharing
More pictures are uploaded to photo-sharing app Snapchat than to social network Facebook, the company revealed today.
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It's Official: Ads are Coming to Instagram
Instagram just announced that advertisements will be coming to the social network "in the next couple months."
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Researchers Find a Way To Look People in the Eye During Skype Calls
Don't just stare at the camera: Researchers have used the Microsoft Kinect to solve the 'biggest little problem' of Skype video chatting.
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Sony QX100 & QX10: Lenses with Full Cameras Baked in
Sony's new QX100 and QX10 "Lens Cameras" turn any smartphone into a better camera with one tap.
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Sony Alpha 3000 DSLR: Small Price, Big Results
Sony's Alpha 3000 is small, inexpensive and easy for beginners to use, while still being powerful enough for a more experienced photographer.
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Facebook Introduces New Shared Photo Albums
Social network Facebook now allows you to give your friends access to add photos to your own albums via its new Shared Albums feature.
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Canon's New Powershot N Wants to be Your Facebook Camera
Do you need a camera when you can take really good photos with your smartphone? Canon says you can have the best of both with its PowerShot N Facebook ready camera.
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Police Use Instagram to Bust the Largest Gun Ring in NYC History
New York City police broke up the largest gun ring in city history, in part, thanks to pictures shared by aspiring rapper Neno Best on Instagram.
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Study: Posting Self Photos on Facebook Hurts Intimacy
A new Facebook study shows that increasing the number of self photos you post decreases the quality of your real-life relationships.
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Secret.li App Scrambles Facebook Pics You Don't Want Strangers to See
The Snapchat-esque Secret.li app allows you to post self-destructing pictures to Facebook.
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Panasonic's Lumix FZ70 Takes Megazoom up to 60x
The latest trend in compact digital cameras is the megazoom lens and the Panasonic Lumix FZ70 has the longest zoom of them all.
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Nokia Lumia 1020: a 41MP Cameraphone!
Nokia has announced that its 41-megapixel Nokia Lumia 1020 cameraphone will finally come stateside on July 26.
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Google Recruiting Backpackers to Help it Map the Entire World
Google is loaning its Trekker backpack-mounted camera to groups willing to help the company map every square inch of Earth.
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Warning: Cover Up Your Webcam When Not in Use
Childnet International, a non-profit, is warning computer owners to keep their webcams covered when not in use following a BBC report into webcam hacking.
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Instagram Now Lets You Record and Share Videos
Instagram version 4.0 takes on video sharing network Vine by allowing you to shoot, edit and share videos, apply filters and stabilize shots.
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Taking Photos in Private Settings to Be Illegal in Sweden
A new law in Sweden makes it illegal to take pictures in private environments without permission, punishable by up to 2 years in prison.
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How Police Use Facial Recognition Software to ID You
A new Washington Post report reveals how law enforcement uses a database of 120 million Americans' photos to solve crimes.
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Flickr Relaunches With Massive Free Storage Increase
The popular photo sharing site now offers 1 terabyte of free storage and a new look.
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Instagram criticized for its proliferation of underage users
Social networks like Instagram are required by law to keep underage users away, but experts say the site drops the ball.
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Joya App Makes Video Sharing Easy
Joya, a free video sharing app designed for the iPhone, has cracked the code of convenient video sharing.
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Instagram Lets You Find Photos of You
The latest update to Instagram brings a new feature called “Photos of You,” a repository for all pictures taken with your shining, happy face in them.
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Canon EOS Rebel SL1: The World's Smallest & Lightest DSLR
The Canon EOS Rebel SL1's small size doesn't mean loos of functionality.
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Revenge Porn: Another Reason to Protect Your Online Reputation
What is a revenge porn site and what you can do to protect yourself.