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Samsung launches Galaxy S22 Series & Galaxy Tab S8 Series
Samsung Electronics have announced revolutionary new devices at its Unpacked press conference in London: Galaxy S22 Series and Galaxy Tab S8 Series.
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Meet the Samsung S21 FE: A Flagship Smartphone Designed for Fans of All Kinds
The newest member of the Galaxy S21 family delivers fan-favourite S21 features – like powerful performance, a pro-grade camera, and seamless ecosystem connectivity – all in a refined, iconic design
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The Democratization of the Photographic Image or How I learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Camera Phone
For the past week I have been working on an essay examining whether mobile phones have affected our choices of subject matter and how we take photographs. During the course of my extensive research for this project I came upon an excellent article written by Erin Jennings, a fine art photographer and faculty member in the University of Memphis Department of Art. Her article entitled ‘The Democratization of the Photographic Image or How I learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Camera Phone’, I have republished it here with kind her permission. (foreword, Joanne Carter). Contributed by Erin Jennings. Erin Jennings is a fine art photographer and faculty member in…
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Samsung announce Galaxy Note 10 series – First Overview
In the past the popular pen-equipped Note version of Samsung’s high end Galaxy S series of devices was only available in one size (think XL), however, with the introduction of the S10 Galaxy Note series, the electronics giant has unexpectedly offered two size options. The larger Galaxy Note 10+ has a 6.8 inch display – the largest of any Note to date, while the smaller of the two has a 6.2 inch screen and is more in line with larger version of the Galaxy S10 series. For those in range of a 5G transmitter two further models, one in each size, will be available with 5G compatibility.
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Galaxy Fold to Launch September 2019
Earlier this year, Samsung announced Galaxy Fold—Samsung’s first foldable device, and the beginning of an entirely new mobile category. Since then, Samsung have made improvements to the Galaxy Fold to ensure consumers have the best possible experience.
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Samsung Unveils the New Galaxy A9 – The World’s First Rear Quad Camera
New smartphone device announcments are coming in thick and fast now and Samsung are not ones to lag behind. They’ve just announced their new mid range Galaxy A9 smartphone featuring the world’s first rear quad camera. The Galaxy A9 will be available in the UK from November, at Samsung.com/uk (RRP £549), and selected partners. “As a global leader in smartphone innovation, we understand the demand for meaningful innovation in a fast-paced world driven by visual communication,” said DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “Building on our legacy in smartphone camera development we’re introducing next-generation technology across our entire Galaxy portfolio to give…
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Mobile Photography – Xiaomi Mi 8: Challenging the Best – SmartPhone Review – DxOMark with Kevin Carter
Some of you may know, many of you do not know, my husband Kevin Carter is a photographic technical expert and journalist. He works at high level imparting his knowledge, never compromising his journalistic objectivity, it’s one of the many things we share (Sociologist Michael Schudson suggests that “the belief in objectivity is a faith in ‘facts,’ a distrust in ‘values,’ and a commitment to their segregation”). As well as that, he’s an editor for DxOMark and he’s just completed his latest report which includes an in-depth analysis of the Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone camera. Its resulted in an overall score of 99 points, the Mi 8 offers some improvements…
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Mobile phone photographer wins prize for ‘model-like’ image of Doc Martin’s Port Isaac
A surreal and captivating image of one of Cornwall’s favourite spots – and the setting for the popular TV series Doc Martin – has beaten the competition to win the South West Coast Path Motographer of the Year 2013 competition, designed to capture a moment in time on the UK’s longest National Trail. The winning shot was taken on a mobile phone by photographer Bob Small, and chosen by the South West Coast Path team from a shortlist of entrants who submitted their images via Social Media. The runner-up prize went to Nikki Theopil for her shot of walkers taking on a steep incline at Lulworth Ranges in Dorset, which…
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Your Best Hipstamatic Style Photo Competition
Digital Photo Buzz are running a great new fun mobile photography competition. They are looking for an Hipstamatic inspired shot, but it can be taken with any app on any mobile. It’s to see how creative you can be with a mobile phone. This contest will go until next Friday April 1st and end at 12:00 midnight PST. The winner will be voted on by the team at Digital Photo Buzz and they will choose one winner the following Monday. The winner will get a $100 from Black River Imaging, their awesome sponsor. To find out more about this competition and entry details, go here
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Apple’s Share of Mobile Phone Industry Profits Rises to 39%
Fortune are running a report based on new research from Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley, it compares Apple’s performance in the mobile/smart phone industry to that of its competitors for the first half of 2010. Apple sold 17 million iPhones during the first half of the year, a tiny fraction of the 400 million handsets sold by top manufacturers Nokia, Samsung, and LG combined. But when looking at industry profits, Apple snagged 39% of the pie while the other three companies combined to take only 32%. At the end of the day, it’s only profits that count, right? ‘We are also impressed with Apple’s ability to monetize its…
