The idea of a selfie drone isn’t all that unique any more. Many drones come with a “follow” mode for just this sort of thing, and it’s the Hover Camera’s sole purpose in life. The new ROAM-e, though, does have something of a unique appearance. Described by The Verge as the “flying phallus” (I think that name might stick), the suggestive design is no doubt quite practical. Spheres and cylinders allow side winds to blow past quite easily, and with a lower centre of gravity it should keep close to level quite well....

[I thought that seeing as I have a Post-Producition Workshop fast approaching, I needed a blatant excuse to promote it via an article on my site :D Well here it is, a look at some of the sharpening techniques I use in Photoshop to give my images a little visual-pop before I publish them.] What actually is image sharpening? What actually is image sharpening? This is Lightroom’s default sharpening settings as soon as you import your files....

Android apps with over 2 million installs contain malware Android apps with over 2 million installs contain malware Let’s start with the app called ‘TubeBox’. This app has over 1 million downloads on its own, as Bleeping Computer reported. TubeBox promises monetary rewards for watching videos and ads, but you get errors instead. Even if you get to the final withdrawal step, you never really receive any funds. This is just a trick for the app to keep you around for as long as possible....

Other than fishing for compliments, the selfie camera on your phone can find plenty more purposes. With Binah.ai’s latest app, measuring blood pressure with your phone camera could soon become one of them. This company has announced the app that does it just by observing you through your smartphone or laptop camera. However, there are some obstacles to overcome before the official launch. Binah.ai offers AI-based video monitoring solutions in its health and wellness app....

One of the biggest advantages of mobile photography for me is geotagging. An iPhone has been my go-to location scouting camera for about the past five years now. In an instant I can bring up a map of the world. Then scroll through it to find my images and where I shot them. More recently, I’ve switched over to using a DSLR with built in GPS. Flicking through Google maps with a mouse is ok, but it’s just not the same....