Photos News and Articles

Google Photos turns 10, celebrates with new AI editing tools and QR sharing

To mark its 10th anniversary and a milestone of over 1 billion users, Google Photos has received a revamped photo editor, adding more AI editing suggestions and enabling instant album sharing through QR codes.

By Erik Orejuela, May 29, 2025, 11:19 AM

The Web Mobile

Amazon Photos app can now identify products in your images and link to store pages

Useful feature, or turning photos into product ads?

By Rob Thubron, March 31, 2025, 8:39 AM

Software Microsoft

Windows Photos gets revamped with powerful AI features and smarter tools

More powerful OCR, Copilot integration, and more

By Zo Ahmed, March 26, 2025, 9:47 AM

Apple Software

Privacy alert: iPhone feature shares photo data with Apple to identify landmarks

"Enhanced Visual Search" shares photo data with Apple by default

By Zo Ahmed, December 30, 2024, 1:35 PM

Software Microsoft

Microsoft Photos app gets AI super resolution upscaling in Windows Insider build

Free upscaling software for Windows users, but only if you run a Snapdragon Copilot+ PC

By Daniel Sims, October 23, 2024, 10:07 PM

Software Apple

iPhone users report resurfacing deleted photos after iOS 17.5 update

Not the kind of bug you would expect to run into on an Apple device

By Zo Ahmed, May 16, 2024, 8:09 AM 9 comments

Space Science

NASA releases photos of nearby supernova, lighting up space like it's Christmas

The James Webb Space Telescope makes yet another brilliant discovery

By Matt Frusher, December 13, 2023, 7:37 AM

AI Tech Culture

Artist wins prestigious photo competition, refuses prize because image was AI generated

Would it fool you?

By Rob Thubron, April 17, 2023, 8:39 AM 13 comments

Security Apple

Users claim Windows iCloud app bug is inserting images and videos from other people into their library

Syncing videos results in a corrupted file that displays random images from unknown sources

By Cal Jeffrey, November 22, 2022, 12:33 PM

What Ever Happened to Flickr?

FEATURE By Amir Shoam, December 26, 2021, 11:20 AM TechSpot The Web

In 2007, Flickr was the most popular photo-sharing site on the web and growing exponentially. There was no Instagram or Unsplash around, and essentially that's what Flickr could have become.

Microsoft Software

Check out the new look for Paint and Photos in Windows 11

An overdue visual update for Windows' stock apps

By Rob Thubron, August 2, 2021, 9:15 AM 7 comments

Top Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop

FEATURE By Sami Haj-Assaad, June 14, 2021, 6:09 AM TechSpot Software

While many professionals swear by Adobe Photoshop, others find it a bit overkill, and that also goes for the subscription. If you're among the latter, you should try some of these alternative photo editing tools.