Category Archives: Apple

The latest patents applications

By PR admin | Published: October 4, 2010

Olympus filed a patent application in Japan for a new 26-100mm (35mm equivalent) f/1.8-2.4 lens: Patent application: 2010-217478, filled on 03/17/2009 Focus length: 6.06-18.76 Fno: 1.85-2.39 (aperture) Angle of view: 78.41-27.50° Back focus: 7.33-9.19mm Length 60.49-62.17mm Zoom 3.88x Apple attempts to patent a smarter camera flash – the patent is about a flash redirector that will let […]

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iPhone 4

By PR admin | Published: June 7, 2010

Brief specs of the new iPhone 4: 5x digital zoom tap to focus 1.75 micron pixel size in sensor Backside illuminated sensor 5 megapixel camera 720p at 30fps video new iMovie app for video editing LED flash Full specs now on Apple’s website. Sample pictures taken with the iPhone 4 are available here.

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Carl Zeiss goes mobile

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2010

I keep reading about the latest cell phone cameras news – Apple of course dominates the headlines (see next iPhone to Record 1280×720 HD Video & a new iPod touch with built-in camera), but then I noticed that the new Nokia N8 mobile phone will have a Zeiss lens for its 12 MP camera which Nokia claim to […]

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Rumor: 2011 iPhone with a 8MP sensor from Sony

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2010

The Street reported that Apple has picked a 8MP sensor from Sony for the upcoming 2011 iPhone: “Apple has picked Sony’s 8-megapixel camera chip for the 2011 iPhone, according to supply and manufacturing sources, said Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar.” OmniVision reported that Apple ordered 5MP sensors from them for the next, 2010  iPhone. 2010: 5MP 2011: 8MP […]

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Why the iPad doesn’t have a built-in camera?

By PR admin | Published: February 26, 2010

Am interesting rumor from the ImagingInsider: “…it originally was supposed to have one… at least that’s what we were told. But, when Kodak filed a complaint against Apple earlier this year for patent infringement the iPad design changed…” Here is a shot from the iPad enclosure and you can clearly see that there is space […]

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Apple releases Aperture 3

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2010

Just in time before the release of the rumored Aperture 3 book in Europe, Apple announced today the latest version of its photo management software – Aperture 3. Amazon is now taking Aperture 3 pre-orders.

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Aperture 3 on January 27 again

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2010

What we have here is another Aperture 3 book: The book is expected to be released on February 15, 2010. Expect the new version of Aperture to be announced during the scheduled Apple event on January 27, 2010. See the previous Aperture 3 report here. A new version of iPhoto is also expected (part of […]

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Apple Aperture 3.0 on January 27th?

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2010

Rumors are already circulating that besides the expected Apple iSlate tablet device, we may also see a new version of Aperture on January 27th. Aperture 2 was released back in February, 2008 and is due for an update. There was this rumor few months ago about a new Aperture 3.0 book that was quickly removed from […]

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