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Share Your Scoops with Scoopt

March 21, 2007 - Amateur photographers will now be able to broadcast their juicy celebrity snapshots or breaking news captured with their cell phone cameras to the world - and get paid for them. Scoopt, the first image distributor to sell photos on the behalf of citizen journalists, was recently acquired by Getty Images, one of the largest providers of images for the media.

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Added on: Mar 21, 2007

Cell Phone Cameras: Good Enough to Replace Your Digital Camera?

Las Vegas, Nevada, January 10th 2007- Could your next digital camera be a cell phone? The cell phone manufacturers would like that, but the US cell phone networks may not let it happen. Modern cell phones shoot at resolutions that dedicated digital still cameras reached only a couple of years ago: The Nokia N95 shoots 5-megapixel images, and Samsung has a cell phone that can shoot 10 megapixel images: the SCH-B600, which also includes a 3x optical zoom.

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Added on: Jan 11, 2007

Casio Launches X-is-Everywhere Website October 16, 2006 – Last week, Casio Europe launched a new X-is-Everywhere campaign to coincide with the recent launch of the Casio Exilim Card EX-S770 point-and-shoot. Entrants who submit pictures of the X symbol can enter to win prizes including the Casio EX-S770.
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Sharpcast Releases Beta 2 for Photo Syncing October 16, 2006 – New multimedia data synching provider Sharpcast Inc. announced Sharpcast Photos Beta 2 last week. The new update offers an enhanced photo uploader, a free 5GB storage account, and photo edit-synching functions across multiple desktops, web applications, and cell phones.
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Photo-sharing site Zimbio.com Links with Kodak Gallery August 30, 2006 – Online public portal site www.zimbio.com announced yesterday a new “linked services” with Kodak EasyShare Gallery. Zimbio community members have direct access to the photo albums on multiple topics.
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Yahoo Links to "Interesting" Flickr Photos August 30, 2006 – Search engine provider Yahoo! Inc. announced on Thursday new primary photo links to photo-sharing site Flickr.com through the search interface.
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Snapfish Updates Website and Photo Gifts August 29, 2006 – HP-owned photo-sharing website Snapfish.com announced yesterday updates to the website with online Group Rooms and an expanded product line of photo gifts.
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Earthlink Releases WebLife Online Photo Storage August 18, 2006 – Last week, internet provider Earthlink released Weblife, an online personal storage space for photos, media, and files.
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Google Updates Picasa Beta and Web Album August 9, 2006 – Last week, Google Inc. updated the beta versions of its photo management software, Picasa and Picasa Web Albums, adding Mac support and PhotoVu compatibility.
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Big Fish Launches First Photo Game Website August 9, 2006 – Yesterday, Big Fish Games, Inc. launched Big Fish Greetings on the website www.bigfishgreetings.com, the first free online photo-sharing and game website, according to the company news release.
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TalkingPix.com Launches Audio-Photo Greeting Cards August 5, 2006 – Online greeting card provider TalkingPix.com recently launched the “world’s first physical talking photo cards,” according to the parent company Voice-Express website.
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Photo-sharing Site Multiply Gains $6 Million Funds July 28, 2006 – Multiply, Inc. announced last week that the photo-sharing website has secured funds of $6 million for international expansion.
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Photo Sharing Site etribes Launches July 27, 2006 - Photo sharing and blogger website etribes.com launched last week.
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Canon-owned Photo Website Fotango Transferred July 17, 2006 – Canon Europe-owned photo sharing website www.photos.fotango.com closed on Friday, according to the Photo Marketing Association. The photo accounts will be transferred to www.photobox.co.uk.
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Sharpcast Releases Free Multi-Media Photo-Synching Beta July 13, 2006 – Data-synching technology company Sharpcast, Inc. released its Sharpcast Photos beta today, enabling users to synchronize pictures on their PCs, cell phones, and the web.
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Major League Baseball Uses PhotoShelter June 26, 2006 – BitShelter, LLC announced on Friday that Major League Baseball (MLB) selected workflow management website, PhotoShelter, as its online photo archive and distribution system.
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Former Shutterfly CEO Joins PhotoWorks Board of Directors June 22, 2006 – Photo-printing website PhotoWorks, Inc. announced today that former President and CEO of Shutterfly Andy Wood will join its Board of Directors.
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Second Life Users React to Flickr's Exclusion of Screenshots

June 16, 2006 – Popular online photo sharing provider Flickr has recently encountered a wave of dissatisfied users looking to post and view screenshots of digital art images. Second Life, an online gaming community of 200,000 international participants, wishes to post screenshots and images of virtual humans on Flickr. Flickr’s capabilities, however, are limited to selective public viewing of non-photographic images, to the discontent of Second Life users.

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Added on: Jun 16, 2006

Webshots Launches Free Storage Site: AllYouCanUpload.com

May 24, 2006 – For photographers who need a little extra storage space for their vast amounts of files, photo sharing site Webshots launched another site yesterday to facilitate unlimited free uploads. AllYouCanUpload.com doesn’t require users to register, but does send users to Webshots for registration if they want to save the photos in albums.

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Added on: May 24, 2006

Samsung Presents 4GB Memory Chip for Mobile Phones

March 21, 2006 – From the third annual Samsung Mobile Solution Forum, the company announced some developments in its semiconductor technology segment. Samsung introduced a 4GB memory chip for mobile phones called moviNAND. The company also announced that its OneNAND technology will be incorporated in an external memory card for the first time.

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Added on: Mar 21, 2006

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Sony ImageStation to Shut Down
Nikon Partners with Flickr for New Online Learning Group
Google Charges for Extra Online Storage
Qipit Turns Photographed Documents into Digital Copies
Genius Announces New Digital Photo Frame
Shozam Announces Web Gallery Generator
Shutterfly to Give Away 5 Million Prints
FotoFlexer Online Editing Site Launches
Digital Scanning Service ScanCafé Launches
Nikon and Family Site Kaboose Announce Partnership
Microsoft Adds New Photo Gallery to Windows Live
Sharpcast Version 1.1 Released
Parade Adds Client Feature to Portfolio Design Website
Microstock Web Site SnapVillage Goes Live
Outdoor Portrait Gallery Launched in NYC
German Outcry over Flickr Restrictions
Pure Digital Offers Photo/Video DVDs for Under $13
Yahoo! Photos Starts Switch to Flickr
Flickr Adds Seven Languages
MediaStreet Introduces 15-inch eMotion Frame
Photo Scanning Service ScanDigital Launched
Google Acquires Geo-photo Sharing Site
Reuters and Sony Launch Citizen Photojournalism Contest
Phanfare Offers First Six Months Free
Kodak Expands Retail Pickup to Rite Aid
flickrvision Launches with Instant Photo Mapping
Phanfare Updates Offline Photo Management
Microsoft Offers Future Pro Student Photo Contest
MySpace to Acquire Photobucket
Shutterfly and Target Partner for Retail Pickup
Yahoo Photos to Shut Down
Apple Launches 1-Day Student Photo Contest
JOBO Releases Firmware Update for GIGA Vu PRO
Kingston Revamps Icons of Photography Website
Digital Railroad Launches Marketplace Beta
MySpace Pulls Photobucket Videos
iStockphoto to Offer Cell Phone Wallpaper
Komotion Launches Shozam! Web Gallery Generator
PMA: Order Size Affects Printing
Blurb Launches Beta 1.7.7 to Make Custom Books
Fuji Launches YourStamps for Custom Photo Postage
HP Acquires Tabblo Sharing Site
Share Your Scoops with Scoopt
FotoNation to Launch Face Tracker and Red-eye Correction for Camera Phones
Kodak ScanVan to Digitize Photos on the Go
Pandigital Adds 6-inch Digital Frame
Exclaim Pictavision Launches Kodak Mobile Link
Camera Phone Face Detection and Red-eye Correction Announced
Zink Develops Inkless Pocket Printer
Kodak and Mozilla Offer Photo Gallery Tool
MIT Museum Awards Prizes for Cell Phone Pictures
Preclick to Offer Instant Photo Messaging
Trend Takes to Keyword Tagging
Flickr to Require Yahoo Password
ScanMyPhotos.com Launches; Offers One Price Batch Photo Scanning
i-mate Launches Momento Wi-fi Digital Frames
Kodak Adds Extras: Picture Frames, DVDs, Insurance, Motorola Options
HP Offers Free Holiday Gift Templates
SimpleSlideShow Launches for Auto Photo Delivery to PC
Retail Printing Still on the Rise
Monokai Releases Flash Monoslideshow 1.2
Sharpcast Adds iPhoto Integration, More Phone Support
Photobucket Adds Mobile Uploads
Digital Printing Grows 61 Percent
Scoopt Invites Flickr Users to Sell Photos
Yahoo and Reuters Launch Citizen Journalism Site, Sparks Controversy
Digital Prints Hit Record Low 5 Cent Price
Cellblock.com Launches World’s Largest Live Pix Bin
Oki Develops Iris Recognition for Camera Phones
myfabrik lite Offers Free File Hosting
fliptrack Launches Music Slideshows
Kodak Offers PhotoShow DVD
Fuji Offers Photo Pickup at Walgreens
HP Licenses Photo Tech for Flextronics Phones
FilmLoop.com v2.0 Offers Free Slideshows
Penn State Researchers Create Auto Picture Tagging
File-sharing Host Badongo.com Ranks as “Top 100 Websites”
Shutterfly and HIT Entertainment Offer Customized Children's Books
America’s Next Child Model Contest
Photo and Video-sharing Site MyPhanfare Beta Launches (with a Fee, not Free)
Casio Launches X-is-Everywhere Website
Sharpcast Releases Beta 2 for Photo Syncing
Kodak’s Martha Stewart Photo Products Now Available
Samsung Launches 10MP Camera Phone
Fujifilm and Sprint Sponsor Halloween Photo Contest
Photo-sharing site Zimbio.com Links with Kodak Gallery
Yahoo Links to "Interesting" Flickr Photos
Snapfish Updates Website and Photo Gifts
Earthlink Releases WebLife Online Photo Storage
Google Updates Picasa Beta and Web Album
Big Fish Launches First Photo Game Website
TalkingPix.com Launches Audio-Photo Greeting Cards
Photo-sharing Site Multiply Gains $6 Million Funds
Photo Sharing Site etribes Launches
Canon-owned Photo Website Fotango Transferred
Sharpcast Releases Free Multi-Media Photo-Synching Beta
Major League Baseball Uses PhotoShelter
Former Shutterfly CEO Joins PhotoWorks Board of Directors
Second Life Users React to Flickr's Exclusion of Screenshots
Webshots Launches Free Storage Site: AllYouCanUpload.com
Webshots and dotPhoto Offer Wireless Photo Sharing Software
Samsung Presents 4GB Memory Chip for Mobile Phones
Samsung Offers 10 MP Camera Phone With 3x Zoom, MP3 Storage, Bluetooth
Snapfish Signs Deal With Wal-Mart
Samsung Announces Camera Phone with 8 GB Hard Drive
HP Buys German Web Photo Service Pixaco
Slate Teams with Magnum on New Photojournalism Feature
Panasonic Depends on Camera Phones to Double Share of Malaysian Mobile Market
InFoTrends/CAP Ventures Forecasts 2009 Camera Phone Sales At 847 Million Units
InFoTrends/CAP Ventures Forecasts 2009 Camera Phone Sales At 847 Million Units
Samsung Presents 8 Megapixel Camera Phone
Study Finds Nearly One-Third of Websurfers Use An Online Photo Service
Nokia Sponsors Camera Phone Photo Contest
Minox Announces Digital Photo Album DMP-1
Fujifilm to Provide Printing Service for Cingular Wireless Camera Phone Users
HP’s Snapfish to Offer Pickup of Digital Prints at Walgreens
Amazon Ends Online Photo Partnership with Kodak
Nextel PhotoShare Offers Imaging Alternatives for Multimedia Phones
Snapfish Baiting Consumers with Reduced Print Prices
Pantech Hopes to Climb Cam-Phone Ladder with New PT-S100
Nokia and Carl Zeiss team-up on the new N90
Target Partners with Yahoo, Offering Online Digital Print Service
Camera Phones Outsell Digital Cameras
FoolsJelly Uses Humorous Photos For Social Networking
Kodak CEO To Speak at CTIA Today
HP Hosts Mobile Moments Exhibition
InfoTrends/CAP Ventures Releases Camera Phone Ownership Study
Camera Phone User Survey Released Today
Kodak partners with T-Mobile to provide wireless photo sharing
Fujifilm and Microsoft Combine to Form Online Digital Printing Service
Samsung Creates MMC-micro Memory card for Camera Phones
Panasonic Announces Thin Camera Phone Sensor
MSN Creates Spaces for Photo Storage and Blogging
InfoTrends/CAP Ventures Study Shows Increased Use of Online Print Services
Mobile Postcards Now Offered to Cingular Subscribers
Digital Camera Trends within Expanding Market
Camera Phones Increase Resolution, Broaden Appeal