Neowin News Feed for: Photo

Facebook's new AI feature creates beautiful photo collages from your camera roll

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:34:02 +0000

Facebook's new feature will scan your camera roll to find great photos, automatically create creative edits and collages, and help you share your memories on the platform. Read more...

Twitter now allows you to attach different media files to a single tweet

Rahul Naskar — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:00:01 +0000

Twitter has announced a new feature for Android and iOS users to allow them to "tell stories with photos, GIFs, and videos all at once in a single tweet." However, it's not available for PC users. Read more...

New gallery shows off impressive shots taken by Google's Pixel 2

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 22:54:02 +0000

A new gallery has been discovered, with photos and videos taken by a Google employee, showing off the capabilities of the Pixel 2. Examples of portrait mode and image stabilized videos can be seen. Read more...

Facebook ready to test new Collage and Live Video sharing features

Chris Schroeder — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:48:01 +0000

Facebook is ready to test a pair of new features that will add a little style to your shared moments and stream live video to your followers. Read more...

LG sets new Guinness world record for the most consecutive selfies taken in one place

Justin Luna — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:22:01 +0000

A few months after its launch, the LG G4 was used to set a new record for the most number of selfies taken in succession. The company beat the previous record, which was at 531. Read more...

Facebook wants to enhance your uploaded photos

Chris Schroeder — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:02:01 +0000

The social networking giant is preparing to release a new feature that automatically enhances your photos when uploaded from mobile devices in an effort to make sharing quality photos easier. Read more...

Microsoft sets a new world record for most people in a selfie

Chris Schroeder — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 22:58:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft Bangladesh teamed up with the Coca-Cola Company to sponsor an event that would aim to set the first official world record of number of people in a single selfie photo. Read more...

More iPhone 6 leaks, this time it's the frame of the device

Brockman Davis — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 03:15:59 +0000

Following information of a sapphire display for the iPhone 6 being torture tested, an image of the front frame had been leaked. It's unclear if this part belongs to the 4.7 or 5.5 inch model. Read more...

iPhone 6 "dummies" show up in multiple colors

Brockman Davis — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:08:20 +0000

Another photo, which was tweeted by Sonny Dickson, shows dummy models of the iPhone 6. The "dummies" have many of the features shown in previous leaks, like a moved power button, and a curved display. Read more...

First image of Samsung's premium Galaxy S5 leaks

James Walker — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 16:34:28 +0000

A photo of what is alleged to be the Samsung Galaxy F, the rumored premium edition of the S5, in the wild has appeared online that highlights the metal frame of the handset. Read more...

Facebook is building a competitor to photo and video-sharing service Snapchat

James Walker — Sun, 18 May 2014 17:17:27 +0000

The social network Facebook is rumoured to be building its own rival to the popular Snapchat photo and video-messaging service after an unsuccessful attempt to purchase the company last year. Read more...

Nokia's Lumia photography leader bypasses Microsoft to work at Apple

John Callaham — Fri, 09 May 2014 14:20:14 +0000

Ari Partinen, who has been with Nokia's smartphone division since 2007 and lead its Lumia photo division, has announced he will start working at Apple in June, bypassing Microsoft. Read more...

Microsoft revamps Windows Phone Blink photo app with new look and features

John Callaham — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:47:08 +0000

Microsoft has released a new update for its Blink photo app made for Windows Phone 8, with a revamped user interface and a number of new features, including quick switching between modes. Read more...

Microsoft's Photo, Camera and Movie Moments Windows 8.1 apps explained

John Callaham — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Microsoft offers some details on the new versions of the Photo and Camera apps that will be updated with the Windows 8.1 launch, along with the all new Movie Moments app. Read more...

Lots of iPhone 5Cs pose for group shot in latest leaked image

Vlad Dudau — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 08:56:21 +0000

A new image showing lots of iPhone 5Cs has surfaced from inside Pegatron, one of Apple's Asian contractors. The handsets seem to be going through some QA before their expected launch in September. Read more...

InstaWeather now available on Windows Phone

Steven Parker — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 08:54:51 +0000

Windows Phone regularly suffers from the cold shoulder effect, with some companies opting to only support Android and iOS as the most used platforms. Happily, not all companies think like that though. Read more...

Nokia invests in Pelican Imaging, hopes to bring further innovation to smartphone cameras

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:57:10 +0000

Nokia will invest in California based imaging start-up Pelican Imaging. The company deals with camera array-type software and Nokia hopes this will bring further innovation to smartphone cameras. Read more...

Lumia 920 Flickr collection surfaces

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:45:50 +0000

A Flickr page dedicated to the Lumia 920 just surfaced. It seems to be a collection of photographs taken with the Lumia 920 by Nokia and Alex Efimoff, a professional photographer. Read more...

Facebook updates and improves photos overview

Ambroos Vaes — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:40:30 +0000

Today Facebook announced an update to the Timeline photo overview featuring larger photos and easier sharing of your favourite pictures. You should start to see the update appear soon. Read more...

Facebook emulates Google+ photo viewer

Paul Ferson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:42:12 +0000

Facebook has chosen to replicate the design of the UI for Google+ photo viewing, in a move intended to promote more interaction between users. Read more...

The math behind Windows 8's picture passwords

Denis Wong — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:51:46 +0000

Unlocking a mobile device with gestures isn't new. But Microsoft takes gesture passwords to a whole new level in Windows 8, and has the calculations to prove it. Read more...

How the Windows XP "Bliss" background came to be

Mike Brown — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:21:44 +0000

Many people are familiar with the default Windows XP background. The rolling hills have almost become synonymous with computing. But who took it, and where did Microsoft find it? Read more...

PixBuilder Studio 2.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:17:17 +0000

PixBuilder Studio is a free image editing software for digital photo editing, images processing and resizing. You can use many functions of professional quality for digital photo editing. PixBuilder Read more...

Leaked: Facebook's photo sharing iPhone app

Mike Brown — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:59:09 +0000

Facebook's new iPhone app, rumored to be codenamed "Hovertown", has been leaked to the press. Focusing on taking and sharing photos, the app allows users to take, upload and tag photos in a much simpler... Read more...

Facebook photo exploit allows you to view any albums of non-friends

Brad Sams — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:36:13 +0000

Facebook has a plethora of personal information that when any exploit, no matter how small, surfaces, it can become a huge security risk. A new exploit has surfaced that allows anyone to access any photo... Read more...

Facebook overhauls photo features, offers HQ photo sharing

Owen Williams — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:39:59 +0000

On Friday, Facebook announced an update to the photo's component of the social network, bringing a much-needed large overhaul to Facebook's Photos. The site has started upgrading three areas, offering the ability to upload higher... Read more...

Iran gets caught photoshopping, again

Brad Sams — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:32:23 +0000

The country of Iran recently held elections that many are saying were rigged and that their votes did not count. The current winner and previous term president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who acts more as a... Read more...

Mythbusters use Windows Live Photo Gallery

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:14:39 +0000

With the Life Without Walls campaign moving swiftly, one ad stuck out in my mind as of tonight. Sure, we have Kylie, aged 4 and a half, who wants to send pictures of her... Read more...

World First OLED Wireless Photo Frame

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:58:08 +0000

Kodak's wireless photo frame is the first to use Organic Light Emitting Diodes, the new technology expected to replace LCDs soon. The 7.6 inch frame sports a 800x480 resolution with a touch-sensitive frame (not... Read more...

Microsoft set to offer Pro Photo Tools for free

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:56:45 +0000

Microsoft likes digital photography enthusiasts as customers, and on Thursday plans to release a free new utility designed to keep them wedded to Windows. Pro Photo Tools is geared for photography professionals and enthusiasts,... Read more...

JPEG XR: Microsoft's HD Photo format is endorsed by JPEG

Fred Derf — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:34:36 +0000

The Joint Photographic Experts Group decided earlier this week to officially endorse the Microsoft HD Photo file format as the eventual heir apparent to the JPEG standard. In order to be adopted, the format has... Read more...

StudioLine Photo Basic 3.50.14

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:52:30 +0000

StudioLine Photo Basic is a software that helps you manage digital images. Benefit from the full range of filters, effects, batch processing, and other innovative capabilities in a new, expanded user interface. Manage your photos... Read more...

Ashampoo Photo Commander 6.00

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:27:09 +0000

Ashampoo Photo Commander 6 is a perfect example of a new generation of programs that are genuinely intuitive easy to use. It makes organizing your pictures and getting them to look great as simple as... Read more...

Windows Live Photo Gallery (Beta) includes Flickr Features

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:48:52 +0000

In response to users, Microsoft has added the ability to publish photos on Flickr from Windows Live Photo Gallery (Publish menu). The feature is only available with the latest beta version (2.2 refresh) which must... Read more...

NASA photo, video collection to be digitized

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:44:54 +0000

In the next five years, NASA's archives of manned and unmanned space missions, a 50-year collection of photos, videos, films and other material, is about to be put online into a central searchable archive by... Read more...

Digital photo frames becoming more functional

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:13:20 +0000

Due to intense competition, digital photo frames are increasingly being offered with more functions such as MP3 and MPEG-4 (MP4) playback, according to Taiwan-based manufacturers of digital photo frames. Lite-On IT, a maker of digital... Read more...

Photo Tool Could Fix Bad Images

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:08:04 +0000

Digital photographers could soon be able to erase unwanted elements in photos by using tools that scan for similar images in online libraries. Research teams have developed an algorithm that uses sites like Flickr to... Read more...

Microsoft Photo technology research aims big

Paul Tarling — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:33:20 +0000

Microsoft is working on a variety of innovative photo projects, ranging from experiments with its 3-D maps offering to massive panoramic photos that users can zoom into for details. Developers who work in the company's... Read more...

Maximys Photo Creator 1.0

Razvan Serea — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:57:45 +0000

Maximys Photo Creator is a complete image-editing application that lets you retouch and enhance photos. Whether you're correcting color or exposure problems, cutting out image areas, or creating and publishing images for the Web, Photo... Read more...

Yahoo: Beijing Likely Blocking Photo Site

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:04:11 +0000

Flickr.com, one of the world's most popular online photo-sharing sites and owned by Yahoo Inc., is likely being blocked by the Chinese government, Yahoo's Hong Kong unit said on Tuesday. Flickr—popular among a growing class... Read more...