DataRescue has updated PhotoRescue (http://www.photorescue.com), its image recovery software, to version 3.1.3. Company President Pierre Vandevenne described the update, "As usual -- additional cameras, a few bug fixes, optimized thumbnail rendering and a new help mode for the Mac version, which isn't yet active." We've updated our original review with links to the new version. More about the product, including comparison tests, can be found in...

Montreal, Quebec – February 26, 2008 – LumaPix, publisher of the acclaimed FotoFusion photo editing software, is very pleased to announce the release of LumaPix::FotoFusion Version 4.2. This version responds to user feedback and further refines the easy-to-use image layout editing tools in this affordably priced photo software. This upgrade is free to v4.0 and v4.1 users and available at a discount to v3 users at www.LumaPix.com. What...

U.S. Initiative Expected to Annually Divert 2 Million Pounds of Kodak Picture Maker Ribbons, Spools and Cartridges from Landfills ROCHESTER, N.Y. and BENTONVILLE, Ark., February 27, 2008 -- Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced the launch of a national program to recycle used materials from in-store picture kiosks. The program is underway at about 4,100 Wal-Mart stores and Sam’s Clubs in the...

Demos High-Capacity Binding Solutions - Unibind BCC10 & XU Series Alpharetta, GA, February 29, 2008 - Peleman Industries, Inc., manufacturer of the award-winning Unibind high-quality binding, lamination and professional PhotoBook product lines, will introduce the "Your Photobook" and "My PhotoBook" binding solutions next week at the On Demand Expo for digital printing in Boston, March 3-6, 2008. Co-produced with Kodak, the Unibind "Your Photobook"...

Photoshop Guru joins xTrain’s Digital Photography trac of courses Addison, TX (February 28, 2008) – xTrain.com, a leader in online video training for media, arts, and design, is pleased to announce the addition of Photoshop Guru Ben Willmore’s High Dynamic Range (HDR) Mastery Course to its trac of online digital photography courses. This new course shows learners step by step how to master High Dynamic Range (HDR). HDR is the...

Minor update fixes problems with Apple merchandise. Apple has issued an iPhoto Update for systems running iPhoto 7 and OS X version 10.4.9 or later. The 16.9 MB update "addresses issues with wire-bound books and cards," bringing the application's current version number to 7.1.3. The update is available via Software Update or directly from the iPhoto download page....

Our sample of the long-awaited Sigma DP1 arrived today. Turns out it is indeed a full-production unit! We've run a set of shots of the Still Life, Multi, and Viewfinder targets, which are posted now, including the full range of ISOs. We'll be shooting more with this Foveon X3-based, rangefinder-style digital camera, and should have a good many more shots posted over the next few d...

Though it looks like just another slick pocket digital camera, the 7.1 megapixel, 3x zoom Olympus Stylus 790 SW has a secret: it's Shockproof, Waterproof, Freezeproof, Sandproof, and dustproof to handle the elements -- and rough handling -- with aplomb. The Stylus 790 SW's Face Detection autofocus picks out a face to improve portraits, and a special Guide mode walks you th...

xTrain.com, a leader in online video training for media, arts, and design, is pleased to announce the addition of Photoshop Guru Ben Willmore's High Dynamic Range (HDR) Mastery Course to its trac of online digital photography courses. This new course shows learners step by step how to master High Dynamic Range (HDR). HDR is the process of taking a sequence of exposures, allowing digital photographers and graphic artists to lighten the underexposed areas and darken the overexposed areas of their digital images to better simulate what the eye would actually see.

The trend to personalised gift production continues. Flowers and cards don’t suffice for mother’s day. FotoInsight prints photos uploaded over the internet onto gift items. For this year’s Mother’s Day and Easter, FotoInsight expands its range of photo gifts adding the Panoramic Photo Mug. Cambridge, 25 Feb. 2008. – FotoInsight of Cambridge, a leading independent digital photo service in the UK, announced today a new...