100-50-1: Fifty of the World’s Most Talented Mobile Photographers
A new exhibition opening in San Francisco next month is gaining momentum. Entitled 100 portraits, 50 photographers, 1 camera, the show is produced in conjunction with The NWBLK. This show is said to feature the work of fifty of the worlds most talented mobile photographers – I am quite sure we could add a lot more to this list. Still, it’s interesting, follow this link to learn more.
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Extensive Camera Review – In Iceland
With the excitement growing and many of you getting your hands on the Apple iPhone 6 Plus for the very first time today, we thought you would be interested in reading and watching this interesting video, putting the iPhone 6 Plus camera to the test, in Iceland. Travel Photographer Austin Mann partnered with Apple and The Verge on the night of the Keynote and took the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s on a mission, to discover what the new devices mean for us, the photographers. The images from this trip are outstanding, the Focus Pixels helped with the poor light. Mann also joined the Icelandic Coast Guard…
Tim Cook Talks Steve Jobs, iPhone 6, Apple Watch and more With Businessweek
Businessweek have just published a new interview with Tim Cook and it’s very interesting. Tim explains that Steve Job’s office remains his office, the room is untouched, not that it’s a shrine but a place that ‘Cook sensed no one could or should ever fill’. “It felt right to leave it as it is,” he says. “That’s Steve’s office.” This interview is packed with interesting snippets of Apple corporate information, one that we’re sure you’ll love to read, go here to do so.
Rumour – New Apple iPads To Be Announced October 21
Well, that’s the rumour and one that we’re really hoping turns true. It’s a pattern that Apple have repeated for the past few years, last October Apple unveiled the iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina display. This October we’re hoping for new iPad models with possibly the A8 processor that they’ve added to the new iPhone’s, there are also rumours of a new larger iPad Air model expecting to be announced. There are several hardware products that are in need of being updated, these include the Mac Mini, MacBook Air, iMac and Apple TV – we’re hoping that these also see a refresh, if not in October, then before…
iOS 8 – Upgraded Yet? Download This Apple Guide For Advice
If you’re still on the fence regarding the iOS 8 update, Apple have released their official iPhone and iPad User Guide for iOS 8. You’ll find it within iBooks and everything you need to know about iOS 8 and how to get the most out of it, is there. To read the guide, head over to iBooks and download for free either the iPhone or iPad versions to help you learn more.
Apple Guide For Porting Content From Your Android Device to (new) iPhone
Apple are in full throttle, the sales of the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices are exceeding all expectations (well perhaps not theirs), so, they’ve launched a special guide to help new iPhone users move their content from an Android device. It’s packed with information, whether you want addition support with mail, photos and videos, music, books, documents or of course apps, it’s all there. As Tim Cook described earlier this month with The Wall Street Journal, ‘the mother of all upgrades’ will persuade Android users to switch to an iPhone as they are ‘appreciably better in every single way’. To view the new guide, go here.
iOS 8: Pixite Photo Kit bundle and Big Fragment Update
As many of you may be aware the Apple App Store will be offering app bundles with the launch of iOS 8. The team at Pixite apps, will be bundling all five of their apps, which includes Tangent, LoryStripes, Fragment, Union and Matter within a new bundle called ‘Pixite Photo Kit’. They have also updated significantly Fragment and Matter to iOS 8. We have detailed more information relating to the Fragment update below: Photo Editing Extension You don’t even have to go searching for Fragment to do your edit. You can just browse your photos in the native app and do your Fragment edit directly inside Photos. And the edits…
PhotoFusion – Miranda Gavin “Discovering your Competitive Side”
If you’re around in Brixton, London tonight and you’re a member of PhotoFusion, don’t miss Miranda Gavin’s talk discussing Photography Competitions. Not only is a Miranda a good friend of mine but she’s also editor-at-large of Hotshoe photography magazine, editor of Frame and Reference – online visual arts in South East England, and co-founder of Tri-pod, a creative initiative supporting lens-based artists with personal projects in process. Miranda will lead an informal discussion covering the benefits of entering work into competitions, things to look out for when entering and how best to present your work for submission. Miranda will also touch on promoting yourself in an age of media convergence…
Polamatic – Another iOS Photography App Giveaway by TheAppWhisperer.com
Polamatic by Polaroid for iOS Photography has just been updated with some great new features including new live filter previews, with the existing filters refreshed and twelve all new image settings. Also in the new Polamatic Store, you’ll find features film and border packs. There’s some great new film packs, including ‘a walk among the tombstones: photographic evidence’ for free and a Chroma Film pack for $0.99/£0.69. There’s also new filters added to the 600 Series Film and increased output resolution on iPhone 4, bug fixes and more. This is a free update to Polamatic but if you have not previously downloaded this uber popular app, why not take your…
EE Contactless Mobile Payments – Now Available on London’s Underground, DLR and Overground Networks
EE, the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, today announced customers can now use their mobile phone to pay for travel on London Underground, tram, DLR, Overground and National Rail services that accept Oyster for the very first time. The roll-out compliments the ability to make mobile payments with EE on London Buses introduced on August 4th. Customers with Cash on Tap enabled handsets can now benefit from the simplicity, convenience and security of mobile payments across the entire TfL network, without the need for an Oyster card or contactless debit card. EE continues to work closely with TfL and MasterCard to make sure paying for the Tube is faster…
