7 posts and columns on paparazzi

Qualcomm Bringing Augmented Reality Software Kit to the iPhone

in Mobile on May 19, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Although its chips power Android and Windows Phone devices–not the iPhone–Qualcomm has decided to bring its augmented reality software development tools over to the Apple smartphone. The move won immediate praise from developers that have been using the code to write Android apps since the tools were released last year.

Viral Video: Mel Gibson Paps the Paps

in News on September 17, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

Mel Gibson’s life seems like a long and unending celebrity tabloid accident, so it’s no surprise that he is constantly followed around by swarms of paparazzi. Earlier this week, the volatile actor turned the tables on a bunch, by using a smartphone to film them.

People’s iPad App Free to Print Subscribers

in News on August 19, 2010 at 8:15 am PT

Looks like People magazine’s rumored iPad standoff with the photo agencies that supply it with paparazzi shots is over. The publication’s iPad app debuted early this morning, and with an interesting twist: A subscription-verification interface that permits current People subscribers to download the issues for free.

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CES Goes Gaga

in News on January 7, 2010 at 4:39 pm PT

If Polaroid wanted attention by hiring Lady Gaga as its new creative director, it certainly succeeded. I arrived 45 minutes early for Polaroid’s CES event Thursday, only to find 200 people already crowded into a press pen. The pop star’s music, with lyrics such as “I love your psycho, your vertigo stareschtick,” blared from the speakers (sadly, I know all the words).

Search Users Evidently Just a Bunch of Megan Fox-Ogling, WWE-Patronizing Nascar Fans

in Social on December 1, 2009 at 9:31 am PT

If our search engine queries are, on some level, a reflection of who we are as a people, then we are a sorry, sorry lot indeed. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo all released their lists of the top search queries for 2009 today and they reveal us to be a nation of celebrity-obsessed, swine flu-suffering, vampire-loving, Megan Fox-ogling, Lady Gaga-humming, World Wrestling Entertainment-patronizing Nascar fans.
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Twitter Investors Celebrate: The Paparazzi Proof!

in News on September 28, 2009 at 9:30 am PT

Well, it’s not like Twitter’s investors are Britney Spears or anything, but somehow, the $1 billion valuation of Twitter deserves a BoomTown all-lenses-shooting response. Thus, the crack team at All Things Digital went all out in trying to capture one such investor in his true state. Click in to see photographic proof!
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Yahoo and Microsoft: Breaking (And Making) Up Is Hard to Do

in News on July 13, 2009 at 5:44 pm PT

Oh, they’re still talking. Except when they’re not. And, then, they are. Such has been the course of discussions Yahoo and Microsoft continue to be engaged in about a possible partnership deal around search and online advertising. “It runs hot, then cold, then hot, then who knows,” said one person close to the situation. It’s kind of like a digital version of the romantic travails of Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson, minus the paparazzi and screaming matches in trendy clubs. Here’s an update of the talks.
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