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Olympus Corp. yesterday published a statement on behalf of its third-party committee, in response to reports in the media late last week that at least US$4.9 billion was still unaccounted for, and that possible organized crime links were being investigated.

According to the statement, the six-member committee chaired by former Supreme Court justice Tatsuo Kainaka has not...

Nikon Inc. has today issued firmware updates for three of its Nikon 1-mount lenses, which were announced last September alongside the J1 and V1 compact system cameras.

The firmware covers all three zoom models in the series, all of which feature the company's Vibration Reduction technology, with only the 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8 pancake prime not included in the update...

Arcsoft has just released Perfect365, a new portrait retouching application that runs on Windows and iOS. While offering some standard tricks of the trade like face reshaping, teeth whitening, eye brightening and blemish removal, it goes a bit further. Read our review to see just how much further.

Here's a quickie Gold Box deal for today only on Amazon.com: a Nikon P7000 for $249.00, half off the original $499.00 list price. Note: This deal has expired, but the P7000 is still listed pretty low, now selling for $279.

The Nikon P7000 is a camera that we liked, but didn't give it a Dave's Pick primarily for its slow interface and slow shot-to-shot speed. We did like...

In a newly-released demonstration video Russell Brown, Senior Creative Director at Adobe Systems Inc., shows off a rather cool trick for relighting photographs in Adobe Photoshop Touch.

The video, which can be seen on the blog of Adobe's John Nack, details a clever combination of layers, the camera fill feature, and a flashlight. It's an effect that--while it could be...

November 21, 2011 -- The premium compact digital camera X100 by Fujifilm Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) has won the iF Product Design Award in the iF Design Awards 2012, i.e. industrial design awards organized by iF International Forum Design GmbH. The iF Product Design Award, established in 1953, is one of the most prestigious...

Nikon bided its time before entering the compact system camera market, and when it finally did so last September, wasn't afraid to take a path untrodden.

The Nikon J1 adopts a rather smaller sensor than its main rivals, but in doing so also offers a worthwhile savings in weight and size--not only for the camera body, but perhaps more importantly for its lenses. That's not...

Down $10 from Friday, the Canon S95 is now on sale for $289.99 on Amazon. This is one of our favorite cameras of 2010, whose initial price was $399.95. As I said back then, "I'm extremely fond of the small form factor and rock-like feel and finish to the Canon S95. It is solid, has good heft, and looks like it means business." Click here for our link to the Canon S95 on...

We update our FilmPack review, trying out the latest enhancements -- and revealing one trick.

DxO has updated FilmPack to version 3.1 with several enticing enhancements:

• A collection of 25 "Creative Renderings," otherwise known as presets. Among them are vintage effects, color nuances, sepia variations, partial desaturation, all intending "real emotional impact." All...

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18, 2011 -- Sony Electronics is opening the doors to more stores with the new design concept introduced earlier this year in the Century City area of Los Angeles.  The new design introduces a brand new customer experience from Sony, including a world class design that truly embodies the best Sony has to offer from electronics to music,...

Less than two weeks after announcing that it had divested itself of its image sensor division, Eastman Kodak Co. may again be looking to sell one of its businesses, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

With camera and film sales falling and the company working on shifting its consumer focus towards inkjet printing, Kodak recently reported a third-quarter loss...

Multimedia software developer ArcSoft, Inc. has announced immediate availability of its recently-announced Perfect365 application on Apple's iOS operating system.

Best known to digital photographers for its PhotoStudio, MediaImpression, and Panorama Maker apps which ship with many digital cameras from a variety of manufacturers, ArcSoft introduced Perfect365 for Windows a...

A new Lightroom® presets toolkit from Gavin Seim for creating stunning black-and-white images with precise control of delicate tonality, shadows, highlights, and hues

Soap Lake, WA, (November 17, 2011) - Seim Effects Photo Tools announces availability of the new Silver Shadows 2 black-and-white toolkit for Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® at an...

Taipei, Taiwan—November 17, 2011 — CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) today launched its new solution for digital videography and photography – Video & Photo Creative Collection. The value-priced collection combines the world’s fastest video editing software PowerDirector 10, and our new professional-quality photo software PhotoDirector 2011, together allowing...

Times Square WIRED Store to feature 10,000 square feet of hot holiday gadgets, art installations and special events from November 18 – December 24

New York, NY (November 17, 2011) – Tech aficionados, gadget junkies and holiday shoppers can rejoice when The WIRED Store returns to New York City in a new location in the heart of Times Square from...

Cambridge, UK-based photo book company HotPrints Ltd. yesterday announced that it will cease operations from the end of the month, according to a post in the company's support forums.

Since late 2009, HotPrints has offered photo books under an unusual, ad-supported business model that initially saw Facebook users receive one free photo book each month. By mid-2010, this...

Our annual newsletter exclusive Gift Guides will be published tomorrow.

We'll be publishing our 2011 Camera Gift Guide and 2011 Grab Bag Gift Guide in tomorrow's Newsletter.

The Camera Guide includes mini-reviews with links to the full reviews and current prices for 33 cameras. And the Grab Bag contains the same detail for about 59 other items, including a peek at a...

Melville, N.Y., November 16, 2011 – Today, Nikon Inc. announced its new my Picturetown Pad App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch1 is now available on the App Store. The app gives users of Nikon’s my Picturetown (www.mypicturetown.com) image sharing and storage service a convenient way to access their captured photos and movies from the convenience of...

Supports The New COOLPIX 1200pj with Built-In Projector Allowing Users to Project Content from iOS Devices

Melville, N.Y., November 16, 2011 – Nikon Inc. has announced the release of the iP-PJ Transfer App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch1, now available on the App Store. The app enables users to project content stored on an iPhone or iPod touch using...