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Quick Picture Downsizer

Sharing images over the Internet via e-mail services and keeping them in online photo albums often requires that your pictures come in a smaller size. This can be a requirement for previewing purposes, in the case of catalogs, or a condition imposed by the current limit of mail attachments. Usually, these occurrences...

17 November 2009
11:51 GMT

Fast and Easy Image Search

Images are a very important part of our life, whether we are talking about the photo of a cute actor that we want to use as a wallpaper or the image of a rose to employ as a postcard, the Internet is an enormous source of all sorts of pictures. But it’s quite difficult to locate the image that you want just by ...

15 November 2009
11:51 GMT

Blitz Picture Transformation

Digital images are now part of all our lives and we encounter them almost everywhere. Today, we have right at our fingertips both the technology and the ability to produce and edit pictures with insignificant effort. There are hundreds of applications that can help you change anything about a graphic file and all you...

29 October 2009
14:01 GMT

Batch-Convert Photo Colors

Taking pictures and editing them into personalized, unique creations or designing graphical art from digital images are currently two very popular hobbies, as well as steady jobs for many people. Today, graphic design is not only for artists and professionals, but also an activity that gains more and more disciples w...

22 September 2009
13:51 GMT

Flickr App Launches on iPhone, iPod touch

Originally created by former game designers Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Flickr is the world’s most popular online photo-sharing network. The service is now available to any owner of an iPhone or iPod touch through a free application that has just been granted a place in the App Store’s photogra...

8 September 2009
09:15 GMT

Downsize, Upsize or Convert Photos

The digital era we live in is mainly based on multimedia and communication, the two becoming so intertwined that it's difficult to say where one ends and the other one begins. In order to convey a certain message or a feeling, words are often not enough, which means novelties in terms of human interaction are bo...

22 August 2009
12:51 GMT

Download Fetch Art 2.5.0 for iTunes

Originally developed by Yoel Inbar and then handed over to Aric Freisen, Fetch Art is a Mac OS X application for adding cover art to your music in iTunes. The application is extremely useful for music fans, as well as for casual listeners. If you've ripped music from your own CDs and iTunes doesn’t have th...

18 August 2009
04:52 GMT

Bank Intros Deposit-Check Feature with iPhone App

USAA, a privately held bank and insurance company, has updated its iPhone application this week to introduce a check deposit feature. Using the app, customers can simply take a snapshot of both sides of a check. USAA claims that by using this method the process of depositing a check is done completely electronically....

11 August 2009
04:31 GMT

Mac OS X 10.5.8 'Includes Additional RAW Image Support'

With today’s digital cameras offering options to save pictures in digital camera RAW format, Apple provides system-level support for such formats in Mac OS X Leopard and adds new cameras with each incremental update to the operating system. Such is the case with Mac OS X 10.5.8, which adds camera support includ...

6 August 2009
04:09 GMT

Your Personal Sketch Artist

Playing with digital images can be a pleasant pastime that becomes even relaxing if you have the right tools for the job. Just like the painter or photographer seeking to renew the style or approach of an old work searches for the best brushes or lens you'll be on the lookout for the optimal application that can...

22 July 2009
11:11 GMT

‘Facebook for iPhone 3.0 Is Coming Very Soon’

Seemingly, very impatient to let the world in on the big news, Joe from Facebook reveals that iPhone owners will soon be able to download and install the latest version of Facebook on iPhone and iPod touch devices. Facebook 3.0 delivers numerous enhancements, like a new news feed, events (including the ability to RSV...

3 July 2009
09:30 GMT

A Piece of Snow Leopard Is Already Available

Even though Snow Leopard isn’t going to be available until September, the original Mac OS X 10.6 wallpaper is now available for free download. Admittedly, the wallpaper is not much, but it does make a good first step towards the transition to the new OS. Mac fans can grab the wallpaper immediately and use the S...

18 June 2009
08:29 GMT

EXIF-Based Image Organizer

Summer is well known as the season when most people take their vacation. And vacation generally means that plenty of photos are taken. There's nothing complicated about this, but the hard part comes when you have to sort them out. You can't just leave them with the default naming the camera gave them and so...

3 June 2009
10:40 GMT

iPhone OS 3.0 Improves Photo Quality and YouTube, Removes MMS

New iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 findings have emerged, relating to the software's photography capabilities, YouTube streaming and MMS. According to at least two sources, iPhone OS 3.0 Beta takes better pictures with the same 2-megapixel camera found on the device, while additional changes have been found in the YouTube...

8 May 2009
04:35 GMT

Fastest JPEG Exporter

There are many things you can do with digital photos, especially when it comes to storing and sharing them. From the basic editing that often implies adjusting the size of the pictures to the online publishing of your albums, you can do a whole lot of things with your images. For example, if you want to keep them all...

21 April 2009
12:01 GMT

iPhone App Lets You Draw and Find Similar Images on the Web

Hitachi, Ltd. has released what is probably the most useful free app for people who use the web to look up imagery on a regular basis. GazoPa for iPhone allows users to search for similar images on the web by uploading their own photos. They can even try and get pictures they have seen in the past by actually drawing...

16 April 2009
06:55 GMT

Aperture 2.1.3 Update Now Available [Updated]

Apple has released an update to its professional photography software application, Aperture. Version 2.1.3 is recommended to all Aperture 2 users, as it improves the stability of the software, while addressing several issues. On Apple's Support section, the Aperture 2.1.3 update is described as follows: About ...

15 April 2009
04:03 GMT

iLovePhotos Assigns Tagged People to Your iPhone Contacts

iLovePhotos, the Mac desktop application and website that uses face detection to help you tag, organize, and share your photos, now focuses on the ability to integrate with Address Book and to assign tagged people to your list of iPhone contacts. iLovePhotos (a Softpedia freeware pick) is free to download and use for...

20 March 2009
06:20 GMT

Explore, Select and Extract

Desktop customization can be a nice pastime and is even felt as a necessity when the old items displayed onto your computer's screen become boring. If new wallpapers and screensavers are easy to find and replace, the default icons for your files and folders are a bit more tricky to locate (online or offline), se...

3 March 2009
12:41 GMT

Freeware Pick - CocoViewX

Why another image viewer? Developer Sven Janssen too thought you'd ask that when he created this truly useful and feature-packed viewer that does an even better job than Apple's own Preview app. The program hasn't been updated in a long time, but it's as good today as it was in 2007.Mac users have...

24 February 2009
10:36 GMT

Free iPhone App Takes Picture, Gets the Fonts

Apple has approved a new free app for iPhone and iPod touch, placing it in the “Reference” category of apps, as it can identify any font by snapping a picture of it. WhatTheFont is the work of MyFonts studio (owned by Bitstream, Inc.).The official description of WhatTheFont goes (from the iTunes App Store...

19 February 2009
10:31 GMT

Air Photo Prints Your iPhone Photos via Wi-Fi

TUAW points out to a useful iPhone application currently available in the iTunes App Store called Air Photo. Developed by River Past Corporation, the program enables easy and fast wireless photo printing to any printer on a local Wi-Fi network.Basically, the folks at River Past Corporation wanted to create the easies...

23 January 2009
09:00 GMT

Why Apple Emphasized iPhoto at Macworld 2009

A post-keynote briefing with Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president of applications product marketing, has revealed more details on Apple's reasons to beef up iPhoto. According to the report, Apple knew exactly what features it wanted to add, leaving other image editors in a trail of dust. “What we&rsq...

15 January 2009
09:18 GMT

Your Personal Photo Artist

Every once in a while, whether you’re a photography enthusiast or a novice with a digital camera, you manage to capture a breathtaking landscape or an original moment that you want to bring as close as possible to a work of art through clever editing and with fancy effects. Usually, this is the job of powerful ...

21 November 2008
12:01 GMT

Apple Approves iPhone MMS in Sweden

It has been revealed that Sweden residents will be the first to benefit from a Multimedia Messaging Service (also known as MMS) for iPhone. Meanwhile, developer Mobispine already has a native MMS app for iPhone users. The only gap left to fill is, of course, a spot in the App Store.According to Bengt Olsson, Corporat...

20 November 2008
15:16 GMT

Mobispine Has a Native MMS App for iPhone

Last week we reported that folks at iPhone Hellas had blown the whistle on the release date for iPhone OS 2.2. The news attracted both positive and negative feedback from readers. Some of our commenters expressed their lack of hope for MMS making its way onto the iPhone, with the arrival of the iPhone 2.2 software. ...

20 November 2008
06:20 GMT

Batch Picture Processor

Once in a while, we need to pay special attention to the pictures we take with our digital camera or to the captures made using the webcam, in the sense that we have to change their format or their size to make them more suitable for image sharing or to view them on various devices. This happens because, sometimes, t...

30 October 2008
13:21 GMT

Apple Releases iPhoto 7.1.5 – Download Here

Mac owners and users of Apple's iLife suite of applications have a new update to download and install. While iPhoto had been a very stable app since the release of iLife '08, Apple noticed that improvements needed to be made to the printing quality of books, cards and calendars ordered through the applicati...

28 October 2008
01:32 GMT

iAPODViewer Delivers NASA's Picture of the Day on Your iPhone

Developer sendmetospace has released a cheap and useful reference app for users of an iPhone or iPod touch, called iAPODViewer. What it does is that it lets you access the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) more easily, and provides a hefty interface where descriptions accompany the breathtaking imagery.iAPODVi...

8 October 2008
04:13 GMT

Tailor Your Digital Pictures

Digital photography has been a part of our lives for quite some time now and many people take pictures almost on a daily basis. This may be the result of their job requirements or it can be a simple habit with fun being its main objective. Of course, pictures are taken in order to be seen by more than the author, sha...

7 October 2008
11:11 GMT

Free iPhone Photo Contest Begins

You own an Apple iPhone? Well, then there's no time to waste. The iPhone Photo Contest, sponsored by Kelby Training, has just kicked off. Participation is free of charge, and you are required to send in what you think are the best quality pictures you've taken with your iPhone camera. Prizes include Apple /...

2 October 2008
04:52 GMT

iPod Access Photo Adds 4G Nano Support

With the new, colorful iPod line, many Apple fans are sure to become proud owners of a 4G nano. While playing music is its main purpose, the device boasts video capabilities as well, displaying hi-res photos and videos in cover-flow and landscape view. But what do you do when you need to offload them onto your Mac? Y...

29 September 2008
03:51 GMT

Bring out the Best from Your Pictures

Last week I came back from a fabulous vacation, where I took hundreds of beautiful pictures, which I immediately shared with my friends. I was especially proud of the artistic side of some of them so, along with the preview, I opened iTunes for suiting music. The first picture was great. I started telling its story, ...

20 September 2008
07:38 GMT

PhotoSwap – Free, Photo-Based Chatting App for iPhone

Developer Padadaz has released an innovative application for iPhone users, called PhotoSwap. It lets you take pictures of... well, anything really meaningful, and instantly send them to a friend. The recipient, in turn, can answer back with another photo. Best of all, PhotoSwap is free!Per the app's publisher, D...

1 September 2008
03:34 GMT

Comic Life - Create Your Own Comic Strip

Every single day, each one of us has at least one of those hilarious moments that deserve to be shared with the rest of the world - but almost every time that happens, words are just not enough to describe it. Since we're living in the technological era, at a time when any cell phone comes with an incorporated c...

30 July 2008
13:23 GMT

Resize Pictures Plus - Customize Your Favorite Photos

Nowadays, it's almost common that everybody owns a digital camera, so you can take loads and loads of pictures everywhere you go or even if you stay at home with your family and friends. But it's also common that all good things come at a price or with "inconveniencies". When it comes to digital cameras, if...

30 July 2008
07:53 GMT

A Professional Look for Your Vacation Photos

When you spend your vacation in an exotic place, it is only natural to want to show off your pictures and share your experiences. But if your holiday destination didn't turn out to be as glamorous as you had expected (or as you bragged to your friends) or the weather suddenly became your worst enemy, you can sti...

30 June 2008
12:36 GMT

Imagination Is the Only Limit

If you give a picture to a group of people and you ask them to adjust its appearance, you will never get the same results from all of them, not even the same effects. Have you ever wondered why that comes to happen? One reason for this situation would be that every person would surely use a different tool - after all...

6 June 2008
03:06 GMT

Enter the Museum of Your Photos

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it true that most people use their computers for 3 main reasons: gaming, music & movies and, last but not least, IM? In other words, people use their PCs mainly for fun and entertainment (as you probably realized by now, I'm not talking about those who need to work on...

24 March 2008
16:30 GMT

Google Reader Hacked?

Google has long fought spam and for a while it managed to fend it off with elegance and class, but it looks like spam has finally breached one of the last spam-free products on the web, Google Reader. The Google Groups forum, a place for users to complain about things falling apart or demand new features, now hosts a...

21 February 2008
09:24 GMT

MacBook Nano - Too Good to Be True

It is surreal, as in Not Real, OK? Forget about it! Not gonna happen! If You're asking "where can I preorder this?" (as "bump" wrote on flickr.com) the answer is God! Ask God and maybe, just maybe, He can squeeze an optical drive in that delicious, slick, streamlined, sharp piece of fake Apple device.Don't ...

19 February 2008
06:19 GMT

Jade 1.0 Is Out and Ready to Enhance Your Pictures

Whether your job requires handling a lot of pictures or you're just a big fan of photography, we thought you'd like to have a go with Jade 1.0. DataMind's just-released digital image processing application for Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) also comes in the form of a demo (30-day trial version to be precise...

30 January 2008
10:55 GMT

Get Your Picture in a Diamond Now!

You haven't yet found a way to preserve your precious pictures of the loved ones? Say no more! Silicon Valley company Gemory LLC stated recently in a press release that it currently has the capability of inscribing high-resolution images onto diamonds and a series of other precious stones, without damaging the s...

17 January 2008
07:30 GMT

Google Talk - the Easy Pretty Pictures Reloaded

I remember the first days when I started using Google Talk, how new and strange everything felt to me, a more than experienced Yahoo Instant Messenger User. Not as easy a way to select the avatar, the smilies looked like hell and the lack of color really depressed me. I had to endure through it as some of my friends...

13 December 2007
03:51 GMT

Google Needs You!...

The second video blog post of the Webmaster Central Blog is basically about what a user can do for his peers to have a better experience while using Google's Image Search. It's very important, Google's web spam team's head, Matt Cutts, says, that you accurately describe a picture in the best possi...

7 December 2007
10:09 GMT

Create Photo Galleries, Batch Resize/Rename/Edit - Everything You May Need

Considering the ever-increasing number of cameras and more and more cell phones that take high-quality photos, it is only fair to assume that you can easily end up collecting huge numbers of photos that you forget about. When you decide to finally put them in order, e.g. assign the same name format, or create a grand...

30 November 2007
16:45 GMT

Add Artistic Frames to Your Photos, Make Them Unique

How many times did you come back from a magnificent holiday and wished you could display all your photos in an original, fun way? To create an album that could convey all the joy and happiness you felt while being on vacation and taking those pictures… I know, you lacked the corresponding artistic frames that would r...

30 November 2007
16:23 GMT

Nokia N82 Leaks Images All Over the Place

The most recent rumors on a possible Nokia N82 unveiling have proved to be false. The device was said to turn official on November 2, but nothing changed in what concerns the phone that day.Until having the real thing, leaked images of the phone keep surfacing, teasing those who await its release. What makes it worth...

8 November 2007
06:32 GMT

Leaked Info on Sony Ericsson K660i

Sony Ericsson K660i is getting more official as time passes, now that the producer also granted it a special web page on its site. Unfortunately, the page is still empty, but should be soon filled with relevant information.The mobile phone sprang out of nowhere, with only a few concepts coming from fans to announce i...

5 November 2007
06:10 GMT

Teen Sexual Pics Spreading on Internet

A new survey reveals that 4 percent of the US teenagers are asked to offer a sexual picture to send it on the Internet although they communicate with unknown persons. The research included 1500 persons with ages from 10 to 17 and according to News24.com, it was published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Basically...

23 July 2007
09:34 GMT


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