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Along with a few minor UI changes, the latest release of Instagram version 3.5 brings a new feature called “Photos of You”. Photos of You allows the original photo taker to tag images to other Instagram user accounts. If your account is tagged then the uploaded photo will show up under a new profile section called “Photos of You” that visitors of your profile can view. You can decide if you ...

If you spend much time online these days then you are probably aware of all the hullabaloo centered around Instagram’s announced updates to their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service agreement. To summarize the concern, there is wording in the updated Terms of Service that would give Facebook (the owner of Instagram) perpetual right to license all Instagram ...

Instagram has released it’s latest update to the popular photo sharing social app which brings the version could up to 3.2.0. This update includes the following new features:

• New filter “Willow”
• Improved all-new in-app camera
• Improved tilt-shift
• Infinite scroll in profile and grid views
• Foursquare button that opens Foursquare app
• Filtered images are automatically saved to a new folder in your camera roll called “Instagram”

There hasn’t been a new filter added to the mix in a ...

We are seeing the first effects of Google buying Nik Software the makers of the fine photo editing suite and my #1 most recommended mobile editing app Snapseed. Today the app goes FREE for what appears to be a permanent change. This is big for an app that use to sell for $4.99 and was worth every ...

One of the best selling apps of all time, Camera+ has been updated to version 3.6 with a slew of new features and improvements. Personally, I oscillate between Camera+ and Awesome Camera as my favorite camera replacement app. I think with this new update, Camera+ has taken the lead again.

They’ve added something called “Front Flash” which apparently flashes a bright screen the moment you click the shutter so that your ...

The makers of the best post-processing app available on iPhone, Snapseed, have been bought by Google. You can read the official statement here. I’ve reproduced it in its entirety for your convenience:

Google Acquires Nik Software
We are pleased to announce that Google has acquired Nik Software. For nearly 17 years, we’ve been guided by our motto, “photography first”, as we worked to build world class digital image editing tools. We’ve ...

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Today Instragram has released a major update to the insanely popular photo sharing social service. The update comes to both iOS and Android devices together and offers the following new features:

• Ability to view your photos on a map
• Redesign profile screen
• Redesigned upload screens
• Interface improvements throughout
• Infinite scrolling on photo feeds
• Ability to flag inappropriate comments

The update also includes the prerequisite bug fixes too. I did a quick run through of the app after ...

Instagram, the popular 4 billion dollar photo sharing service has just released a new update bring the version up to 2.5.0. Full details of the update are available here. Highlights include:

• An updated profile tab
• Improvements to commenting
• UI improvements
• Speed improvements

This update also includes what everyone has been expecting, a more tightly integrated experience with Facebook in the form of being able to share your likes to your Facebook ...

My #1 most recommended iPhone photo editing app Snapseed is free right now on the App Store. I use Snapseed 99% percent of the time in my post-processing workflow. The app is consistently updated with new tools and features. If I was lost on a deserted island and could only have my iPhone and one photo editing app, I’d choose Snapseed. Other than retouching or masking, this app does ...

Facebook will acquire Instagram…

Wow. Yes, wow. That’s all I can say at the moment. Not because the price was crazy high – $1,000,000,000 (yes that’s 9 zeroes!) but because the much beloved Instagram community, which is so much at the heart of many burgeoning young photographers, myself include, is going to be affected in a BIG way. Is this a happy day ...