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Adobe Revises Photoshop Express Terms of Use

April 7, 2008 – Adobe has rewritten the terms and conditions for its Photoshop Express beta following customer criticism. The changes, which go into effect April 10, changes language users felt gave Adobe too much freedom to use images posted on Express. According to a release from Adobe, “the original terms of service implied things Adobe would never do with the content within Photoshop Express.”

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Added on: Apr 07, 2008

Sony World Photography Awards Amateur Photographer Results In

The results are in for the Sony World Photography Awards Amateur Photographer of and the proud winner is Arup Ghosh from India. The winners have been chosen out of 25,934 amateur submissions and will travel to Cannes to receive their award at the VIP Gala Evening on 24th April at the Palais des Festivals.

Ghosh will be awarded the prestigious title of ‘Sony World Photography Awards Amateur Photographer of the Year’ as well as a $5,000 cash prize donated by headline sponsor Sony.

Key Dates
Professional category finalists announced
• Monday 14th April 2008
Legacy Exhibition, Palais des Fesitvals
• Monday 21st- Friday 25th April 2008, free entry
Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony
• Thursday 24th April, Cannes

Amateur Category Winners
• Abstract - Martin Kharumwa, UK
• Architectural – Emilio Jose Mariel, Spain
• Fashion – Tommaso Awerbuch, Italy
• Music/Performance – Kerry Grainger, UK
• Nature – Thorsten Schrader, Germany
• Portraiture – Arup Ghosh, India
• Science – Erwin von Arx, Switzerland
• Sport – Nimai Chandra Ghosh, India

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Added on: Apr 08, 2008

Nikon Updates my Picturetown

Nikon has released a new version of the my Picturetown which is a sharing and storage service. The new version boasts of a more intuitive interface and a user-friendly menu. Via my Picturetown, one can send photos directly to Flickr® and also gives 2GB free of photo storage.

My Picturetown’s new features will launch end of April 2008. Two gigabytes of storage will be free with the option to purchase up to 200GB through a my Picturetown Gold Account. For more information on my Picturetown please visit http://www.mypicturetown.com.

Upgrades to my Picturetown include the following:
• The ability to upload RAW (NEF) files viewable as JPEGs
• The ability to search for photos by the date they were uploaded or taken using a calendar
• A full-screen slideshow option for viewing photos customizable with now up to 25 choices for background music
• A new system allowing users to rate their images on a scale of 0-5
• A seamless interaction with Nikon’s Wi-Fi enabled cameras including the newly announced S52c
• The ability to receive photos uploaded via the Eye-Fi™ card

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Added on: Apr 14, 2008

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InfoTrends: Online Photo Printing Market Needs Innovation
InfoTrends: 'Digital Ecosystem' Closer Than Ever
PMA 2008 Kicks Off in Las Vegas
International CES Kicks Off In Las Vegas
Fujifilm Moves Camera Production to China
Adobe Revenue Soars to Record $851.7 Million; Launches New Photoshop Logo
IDC: Digital Photo Frames to Sell 42 Million Units by 2011
Olympus Reports Record Sales Year
Kodak Changes Q2 Financial Results
InfoTrends: Online Printing to Double by 2011
Canon Camera Sales Rise in First Half of 2007
Pentax Reports Strong Camera Sales in Q1 2007
Sony Announces Spike in Sales for Q1 2007
Samsung Recovers after Power Outage at Memory Chip Plant
Fuji's Profits Climb in Q1
DSLR Production Grows 75 Percent in Last Year
Kodak Announces Second Quarter Results; Sales Down 7 Percent
Nikon SLR Camera Shipments Double in Q1
Samsung UK Announces Cash Back Offer
Sony Announces Spike in Sales, Increased Profit
Matsushita Sued for Kodak Camera Patents
Matsushita Reports 10 Percent Profit
SanDisk Reports Second Quarter Results
General Imaging Announces Camera Availability in Latin America
Samsung Announces New Leader of Memory Division
Nikon UK Extends Camera Warranty to Two Years
Canon to Double CMOS Production
Rollei Brand Cameras To Return To Europe
Nikon Expands into Thailand
Households Purchasing Replacement Cameras on the Rise
Canon Announces Free Summer Workshops, Parks Contest
PMA Survey Shows More DSLR Users Female
Adobe Reports Record Revenue
Photo Greeting Card Sales Increase
Hoya Delays Pentax Offer
Sony Boosts Image Sensor Production
Flextronics Acquires Solectron
Hoya Buys Out Pentax for $864M
BenQ Sells Digital Camera Division
Sony Sales Grow while Income Drops
HP Revenue Grows 13 Percent in Q2
InfoTrends Follows Photo Management and Sharing
Olympus Profit Grows 25 Percent
Nikon Yearly Profit Doubles
Kodak Narrows Loss Margin, Pushes Printers
Fuji Closes Gap in Yearly Losses
Panasonic Reports 11 Percent Yearly Profit
Corbis Names New CEO
More Hoya-Pentax Merger Talks to Come
Pentax Calls Off Merger with Hoya
Photoshop World XVII Love Fest Kicks Off
First Ever Photo Metadata Conference to Convene in June
Sanyo President Steps Down after Corporate Woes
PMA: Markets Shift to Custom Photo Services
Adobe Announces Results for Q1; Prepares for Biggest Launch in its History
PMA 2007 Comes to a Close
Printer Manufacturers Look to Women to Boost Industry
InfoTrends Addresses State of Printing Industry
InfoTrends: Consumers Live in a Digital Photography 2.0 World
HP Launches New DreamColor Photo Print Standard
Nikon Recaps Year in Review
PMA 2007 Kicks Off
OSTA will develop Everplay Standard for Cross-Media Photo Playback
Olympus Net Income Triples in Third Quarter
U.S. Digital Prints to Total 16 Billion in 2009
Nikon and Canon Report Increased Quarterly Sales
Kodak Status Report: More Job Cuts to Come
Kodak, Sony and Fuji Report Net Revenue Down
Nikon Takes First in Japanese DLSR Market
Canon Demonstrates Integrated Products for the Classroom
InfoTrends: Photo Merchandise Will Gross $800 Million in 2010
CES 2007 Wraps Up
CES Kicks Off 40th Year in Las Vegas
Kodak, Sony, Sony Ericsson Agree to Cross License
Year End Review: DSLRs, New Features, and Scandals
Hoya and Pentax Will Merge in $770 Million Deal
Adobe Reports Record Revenue in Q4
HP Undergoes Internal Changes
HP Settles Lawsuit for $14.5 Million
NPD Group Reports Consumer Tech Revenue Up, Sales Down
Nikon DSLRs and Canon Compacts Sell Over Black Friday Weekend
Canon and Madison Square Garden Renew Partnership
Nikon and Kate Moss Host Charity Auction
Canon is Top eBay Search; Sony Not Far Behind
Canon Ships Most Digital Cameras in U.S.
Digital Camera Gifts Expected to Rise this Year
AgfaPhoto Licenses Brand Name
Nikon Opens in Australia
Nikon Reports Net Sales Up 10 Percent in H1
Kodak, Olympus, Sony, Casio Offer Credit for Trade-ins
Olympus Reports Camera Sales Up 17 Percent in H1
Court Rules in Kodak’s Favor in Patent Lawsuit
U.S. Justice Department Subpoenas Sony in SRAM Probe
Fujifilm Gains Revenue and Name Change in H1
Kodak Digital Earnings Soar by $98 million in Q3
Panasonic Net Income Doubles in Q2
Sony Net Profit Plummets 94 Percent in Q2
Canon Net Sales Rise in Q3
Getty Images Reports Growing Revenue in Q3
Majority of Consumers Research Online before Buying
Olympus Shows Commitment to Canadian Market
SanDisk Reports Record Revenue of $751 Million in Q3
Kodak Hires Two New Vice Presidents
Kodak Launches One Magazine
Digital Printing is Still Growing
Japanese Digital Camera Sales Have Peaked
Canon Builds “Digital University” at Arizona State
Fuji Hires VP of New Sales, Formerly Konica Minolta VP
Hasselblad Renews Business Strategy
Video Will Be the Next Big Thing for Cameras
InfoTrends: Excess of Digital Images is Untapped Market
U.S. Market of Repeat Camera Buyers is More Mature than Europe
Leica Shifts to Digital Business Model
Casio Opens up Shop in Spain
Canon, NCMEC Donate Digital Equipment to New Orleans PD
Canon Ships Most Digital Cameras
Kodak Licenses OLED Tech to Japanese Co. Tohoku
Canon is eBay’s Best-selling Point-and-Shoot
HP Revenue Increases 5 Percent
Canon is eBay’s Best-Selling 6MP
PhotoWorks Appoints New CEO
Fuji Hires New Vice President, Formerly Konica Minolta VP
AP Wins Google Compensation for News and Photos
Kodak Reports Mixed Quarterly Results
PhotoWorks CEO Resigns
Sanyo Recovers in First Quarter
Fuji Profits Fall by Nearly 50 Percent
Leica Launches New Website
Getty Reports Increased Revenue, Net Loss
Epson Profits Turn Around
Canon and Nikon Profits Rise
Kyocera Appoints New Auditor
SanDisk Reports 2nd Quarter Sales Increase
InfoTrends Study Indicates Retail and Online Printing Rise in Western Europe
Future Image and Corel Predict 'Digital Shoebox' Problem
Canon Sponsors LPGA Player Natalie Gulbis
Canon, NY Yankees, and NCMEC Help Locate Missing Children
InfoTrends Reports 10 Percent Drop in Home Printing
Toshiba and SanDisk Announces $5 billion NAND Chip Plant
Fujifilm Unveils New Logo
Olympus Plans for $9 Billion Sales in 2007
Most Cameras and Camcorders Sold at Discount Stores
Nikon DSLR Sales Beat Estimates
PMA: 5-Megapixel Cameras Now Entry-Level on eBay
Copyright Prices Rise
Japan Orders Sony to Pay Back Taxes
Shutterfly Files Initial Public Offering on All Common Stock
Kodak Closes Two European Film Operation Plants
Digital Camera Market Expected to Rise, While Printer Market Falls
HP Expands Recycling Initiative
HP Expands Recycling Initiative
Microsoft Acquires iView
Kodak Partners with Martha Stewart
Fuji Buys Out Inkjet Printhead Manufacturer Dimatix
Adobe President Resigns
Lexar and Micron Approve Amendment for Merger
InfoTrends Reports: Growing Number of Repeat Digital Camera Shoppers
Vertis Study: Price is Most Important Factor When Purchasing a New Digital Camera
FotoNation, Inc. Files Another Red-Eye Patent
Canon Expecting 30 Percent Increase in Camera Sales in China
Canon Contemplating Future of Film Camera Production
Leica Annual Earnings Up 15.7 Percent
Nikon Releases Year-End Financial Report
Kodak Loses Number 1 Spot in US Market
Ampex Reports Net Loss for Quarter
Kodak Quarterly Report: Reduced Loss Increases Company’s Optimism
IDC Predicts Worldwide Camera Distribution Will Peak in 2006
Fujifilm Teams with National Geographic to Sponsor Photo Contest
Canon, Fuji, and Sony File Quarterly Earning Reports
Kodak Expands Service and Support Operations
Mamiya Reportedly Exiting Camera Industry
Philips Files Suit Against Kodak
Is Nikon Moving Away from Face Priority?
Retail Printing On the Rise, According to InfoTrends
Nikon's Mid-Year Financial Report Calls for New Products to Expand DSLR Market
Casio Accepts Camera Trade-Ins
Digital Cameras Among Consumer Electronics Association’s Five Hottest Markets
Kodak Granted Patents for Modular Digital Photofinishing System
Kodak Cuts 330 Positions In France
Pentax Cameras Violate New Legislation, Withdrawn From Europe
Casio Donates Cameras Auctioned For Charity, Rebuilding Schools
Samsung Guilty of Price Fixing, Fined $300 Million
InfoTrends Expects North America Digital Camera Market to Peak In 2006
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Seeks Credit for Pentax Optio A10’s Image Stabilization System
Nikon Predicts 30% Growth in Entry-Level DSLR Market Over Next Year
Lexar Releases Annual Report
Ampex Files Annual Earnings Report
Research Firm The NPD Group Predicts Growth in Digital Camera Sales Through 2007
InfoTrends Estimates European Digital Camera Market Driven By Camera Phones
InfoTrends Predicts US sales of Digital Cameras to Peak in 2006
Casio Introduces eBay Best Shot Mode at PMA
Canon India Names New Assistant Director of Marketing of Consumer Imaging
Nik Software Partners with Nikon
Kodak Leads In Digital Camera Sales In The US
Official Olympus Q3 Report: Imaging Sector Down 27 Percent
Metz Reportedly Teams With Intro 2020 to Distribute Products, Leaves Hasselblad
Kodak, Official Olympic Imaging Sponsor, Gears Up With Kodak Image Center
Canon Acquires Uinta Business Systems, Inc.
Olympus To Report Triple Profit in Q3, Stock Up 3%
Nikon Stock Slumps After Q3 Report Yields Secret To Operating Profit
Ricoh Blacklisted From Google
Casio Reports Third Quarter Growth, Fourth Consecutive Year of Gains
Sanyo Q3 Results Lead to Substantial Layoffs
GretagMacbeth Owner Amazys Holding AG Merges With X-write
Fuji Restructures, Will Continue To Provide Analog Film
Canon Reports Record Profit, Digital Camera Sales Play A Role
Kodak Reports Fifth Quarterly Loss, But Strong Digital Imaging Growth
Sanyo Stock Takes Record-Breaking Plunge
Jupitermedia Acquires Stake in Stockxpert.com and Stock.xchng
Sanyo Stock Jumps 8%
Sanyo Stock Jumps 8%
Konica Minolta Exits Camera Industry
History Continues: Nikon Goes Digital, Phases Out Film Cameras
Kodak Board Names New VPs
Sony Not Alone; China Questions Pentax Quality
Sony Accused of Bribing Chinese Newspapers
Rebates Offered on Leading Digital Cameras
Sony Digital Cameras Pulled from Chinese Shelves
Canon Outperforms Expectations Due to Digital Camera Sales and Weak Yen
Two Guilty Pleas and Three More Federal Indictments in Kodak Fraud
Fuji Shifts Digital Camera Base to Suzhou, China
CCID Releases Annual Report on China’s Digital Camera Market
Nikon Net Profits Drop, Operating Profits Soar
Kodak Restates Quarterly Losses
Leica Sales Up, No Thanks To Cameras
Olympus Digital Camera Sales Slowing, But Expectations Rising
Samsung Prepares For Expansion
Nikon’s Full Year Forecast Rises with First Half Profits
Konica Minolta to Accelerate Restructuring
Despite Losses, Pentax Improves Profit and Sales Forecasts
Kodak Opens Two Temporary Digital Photo Galleries
HP Downgraded From 'Buy' to 'Hold'
Casio Reports Record-Breaking Second Quarter Profits
Sanyo’s Long-Term Corporate Credit Rating Downgraded
Fujifilm’s Third Quarter Profits Drop By Over Half
Sony’s Third Quarter Profits Fall by Almost Half
Canon’s Profits Slip, But Forecasts Record-Breaking 2005 Earnings
Hassalblad CEO Mulls Over Future of Company
InfoTrends Survey Reports 80 Percent of Pro Photographers Have Gone Digital
Canon Launches ‘Cash In With Canon’ Holiday Promotion
Apple To Attend PhotoPlus Expo 2005
No More Agfa Photo
Samsung’s Profits Plummet After Paying Court-Ordered Fine
Defective CCDs Strike Kyocera Cams
Kodak Remains Optimistic in the Face of Continual Losses
Most Digital Camera Buyers Are Women, Says NPD Group
Olympus Hops on Bandwagon; Issues Service Advisory
Samsung Pleads Guilty to Breaking Antitrust Laws
Sanyo’s CFO Resigns, Earnings Worsen
Ricoh Confesses Several Digital Camera Models Affected by Faulty CCDs
Konica Minolta Added to List; Issues CCD Advisory
Sony UK Announces Service Advisory for Faulty CCD's
Canon Buys Anelva Corp, Aims to Manufacturer LCDs Internally
Kodak’s Stock Continues to Fall
Current and Former CEOs of Samsung Everland Found Guilty
Fujifilm Issues Service Advisory for FinePix S2 Pro, A303, F410, and F700
Digital Cameras Hot this Holiday Season, Says AvantGo
Olympus and QinetiQ Agree to Research Hydrogen Fuel Cells in Digital Cameras
Sanyo to Reduce Workforce by 10%
Samsung’s New Investment Plan Emphasizes Chip Development
Epson Continues to Crack Down on Patent Infringement
Camera Manufacturers Make Contributions to Hurricane Relief
Transition to Digital Going Well, Kodak Reports
Sony to Cut 7 Percent of Workforce
Canon’s Profit Expected to Rise 11 Percent
HP to Cut 6,000 Jobs in Europe
Kodak to Build $100 Million Digital Imaging Plant in China
Konica Minolta to Close Canadian Sales Unit
New P.H.O.T.O. Foundation Helps Photographers Hit by Hurricane Katrina Rebuild
Canon Plans to Double Sales in China By 2007
Leica Raises €23 Million in Fresh Capital
Nikon Says Profit May Beat Estimates
Kodak Announces Manufacturing Cuts in US and China
New Kodak Campaign Emphasizes Digital Direction
Sanyo North America Announces New President
Upstate NY Town to Sue Kodak
Profits at HP Falls 88%
Profits at HP Falls 88%
Kodak Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction Survey
EISA Awards Announced; Canon, Olympus and Nikon Among Winners
Leica Settlement Results in Crucial Stock Offering
Kodak May Face Litigation for Land Devaluation Scheme
Sanyo to Open Camera Manufacturing Plant in Vietnam
Japanese Digital Camera Sales Slipping
Kodak Financial Restatements Under Scrutiny
Strong Camera Sales Propel Nikon Profits
Nikon Accused of Stealing Photographer’s Work
IDC Report Indicates Sales of Digital Cameras Slowing
Raising Camera Prices Helps Konica-Minolta Increase Profits
HP to Stop Selling Cameras in Asia
Casio’s Earnings Fall Despite Strong Camera Sales
Olympus Profits Fall due to Slipping Camera Sales
HP to Stop Selling Apple’s iPod
Kodak to Cut Another 10,000 Jobs
Kodak Acquisition of Creo Expected Soon
Asian Digital Camera Market Passes 10 Million Unit Mark
Olympus To Cut Camera Production Costs By 30 Percent
Pentax Cutting Workforce By 300
Former Intel Exec is New Kodak EasyShare GM
Minox Breaks Away from Leica
Decline in Camera Profits Urges Nikon to Shift Focus to DSLRs
Kodak Grabs Top Share in U.S. Market
Olympus to Cut 30 Percent of its Workforce
Pentax Named the Official Digital Camera of Six Flags
Operation Photo Extends Drive to July
Nikon Becomes Official 'Sponsah' of the BoSox
Digital Camera Manufacturers Report Yearly Earnings
Nikon Defends Encrypted NEF Format
Kodak Takes the Ladies Choice
Ricoh Redesigns Logo
Canon Offers Cash Back
Japanese Digital Camera Exports Decline 0.9 Percent
Kyocera Officially Ends Contax Production
Casio and Samsung Pay $3 Million to Ampex
Casio Content Without DSLRs
Konica Minolta Offers Spring Rebates
Jury Awards Lexar $465 Million From Toshiba
HP Acquires Snapfish
Olympus Hands $3 Million to Ampex in License Agreement
Canon Sponsors UN Photo Contest
Accounting Errors Lead to Kodak's Restatement of Finances
Digital Camera No. 1 Tech Purchase in 2005, GMI Predicts
Digicam Market Mature, According to IDC
DIWA Names Best Cameras of 2004
Leica and Hasselblad Agree to Digital Negative Raw Format
Sony Selects New CEO
Kyocera to Halt Production of Contax Cameras
Concord Reprimanded by Nasdaq
DIMA Shoot-Out Results Announced
PMA Publishes Annual Review and Projections
Canon Collaborates to Help Find Missing Kids
Olympus m:robe 500i Reaches Celebrity Status
Kodak Claims Top Spot in IDC Study
Operation Photo Still Optimistic
Canon Optimistic, Others Brace for 2005 Digital Camera Sales
Rising Digital Sales Leads to Increase in Kodak's Yearly Earnings
Ampex Signs License Agreements with Pentax, Panasonic, JVC
Recycle Your Old Cameras!
Digital Cameras Pull 9th Best Innovation of Past 25 Years
Olympus and Panasonic Join Forces in Four Thirds Agreement
Digital Camera Sales to Reach $24 Billion Worldwide
Sony and Samsung Agree to Share Patents
Kodak Re-Enters Japanese Market
Digital Cameras Second Most Frequently Searched Gadget on AOL
Kodak Cuts Bleed into Canadian Economy
SanDisk Translates into Chinese Characters
HP Brings Digital Cameras into Indigenous New Guinea Village
NPD Group Studies Price of Technology
Sony Shells Out $40 Million to End Litigation with Ampex
Holiday Shopping Speculations
Olympus Sponsors Celebrity Photographers for Fashion Acts Charity Auction
Digital Camera Prices Dropping, Analysts Say
Fujifilm's Image Intelligence System Wins Innovation Award
Kodak Cuts More Jobs
Consumer Electronics Association Holiday Forecast
Nikon on the Rise
Digital Imaging Websites Association Hands out Awards to Canon; Olympus
Olympus to Increase
Tennis Icon Maria Sharapova to Represent Canon
Nikon U.S.A Follows in Line of Holiday Rebates
�New Day� for Canon�s DIGIC Processor this Holiday Season
Study Shows Photographs are Most Valued Possession
22.8 Million Digital Cameras Sold in 2004 so far; Up 43% from 2003
J.D. Power and Associates Survey Digital Camera Satisfaction