engadget Monday May 18, 2026
Sony a7R cameras have always been more about resolution than speed, but with its latest model, the company has flipped that equation, notes Engadget: The 67-megapixel a7R VI is not only Sony's highest-resolution mirrorless camera ever but its first a7R model with a fully stacked sensor. That allows for sharp detail, higher speeds and reduced rolling shutter, making it one of the company's most versatile cameras yet. It’s now on pre-order for approximately $4,300. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday May 18, 2026
"All empires eventually fall, and it seems the creative software industry has collectively decided that Adobe's time has come." So noted The Verge recently in a eye-opening report on a major shift
that has put the once-omnipotent provider of design tools in a difficult spot. Adobe's Creative Cloud suite of tools - Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Acrobat Pro among them - have been
considered … Read the full Story >>
Associated Press Friday May 15, 2026
Photographer David J. Schwartz’s love affair with Route 66 has now been immortalized on postage stamps commemorating the celebrated highway’s centennial. Over two decades, notes Associated Press, Schwartz made 42 trips along Route 66, capturing its diners, gas stations and motels. Now the U.S. Postal Service is releasing eight stamps marking significant parts of the road in each of the states it traverses. To Schwartz, the road represents a significant piece of a newly mobile 20th century America, adds AP. Read the full Story >>
tech radar Friday May 15, 2026
OpenAI hyped the recent launch of ChatGPT Images 2.0 as if it were a complete shift in what AI image generation models can do. But, asks Tech Radar writer Eric Hal Schwartz, is it actually better than Gemini's Nano Banana 2? To find out, he tried both to see which was better at improving exiting photos “in ways that still feel real.” What stood out from all the tests was that Nano Banana 2 was usually faster, but ChatGPT Images 2.0 kept edging ahead, he concludes. Read the full Story >>
