By and large, the share market for cameras is complex, dynamic, and difficult to conquer. However, start-up GoPro saw its shares boom by an impressive 32 per cent within its very first day of public trading. The company, now in its tenth year of existence, initially put a $24 price tag on each of their IPO shares on Wednesday. The move was considered bold, as the pricing gravitated toward the … [Read more...]
Google Nest To Acquire Dropcam In $555 Million
Earlier this year, Google announced that they would be acquiring Nest, the company behind smart home gadgets like the Nest Protect and the smart thermostat. The speculations were that Google has interest in other home related gadgets and a rumor from last month suggested that Google could be looking to acquire Dropcam. Well it turns out that the rumors were right because Nest (which we guess is … [Read more...]
Camera Comparison Test Gives Edge to Galaxy S5
Galaxy S5 – 16-megapixel ISOCELL camera, LED flash, f/2.2 Xperia Z2 – 20.7-megapixel sensor, LED flash, f/2.0 The Galaxy S5 and Xperia Z2 have two of the most accomplished mobile phone cameras on the market. They have two of the highest-resolution sensors around them. The Galaxy S5 sensor is a 16-megapixel setup while the Xperia Z2 goes even higher resolution of 20.7 megapixels. However, even … [Read more...]
Poke, Camera app make silent exit from Facebook
Social networking site Facebook is no longer giving fight to its rival Snapchat as it has quietly removed two of the unsuccessful apps from the iOS App Store. The Facebook has pulled the plug on two applications-Poke and Camera- nearly two years after their debuts. The users will not be able to find both apps on Apple App Store and the help pages related to Poke and Camera apps will also … [Read more...]
Huge Octopus Attacks Divers, tried to wrestle their camera
Earlier this month, two scuba divers in Bluefish Cove in Carmel, California encountered wrestling with a huge octopus that attacked them and tried pilfering their camera. The divers, David Malvestuto, 34 and Warren Murray, 56 told that chances are there that the creature may encountered the sight of its own reflection and mistaken it as another octopus. They both were recording footage of … [Read more...]