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It's been a busy week for Google, what with swinging the axe over Picnik and coming under fire for its new updated privacy policy, not to mention Daphne Keller - one its execs - letting slip that she uses Flickr rather that Picasa (or Google+) at the Leveson Inquiry. Then there have been a couple of important copyright judgements in the UK; one ruled that occasionally the public interest is more important than copyright, the other decided that an idea can be copyright, not just the image. Uh-oh.

Oh, and I got on my high horse about badly written press releases.

But there's plenty more in addition to that...

Camera talk

Tokina, Tamron, and Astrodesign have all announced that they're going to be releasing Micro Four-Thirds mount lenses: link (2012-01-27 by @SmallAperture)

Pentax has just announced the Optio VS20, and reading the spec, it seems a reasonable little point-and-shoot: link (2012-01-26 by @SmallAperture)

Looks as if the Sony NEX-7 will finally be available in the UK from late next month, for around £1,130 with kit lens. link (2012-01-25 by @SmallAperture)

Canon's C300 set for Japanese release at the end of January. But the price remains unconfirmed. link (2012-01-24 by @SmallAperture)

The as-yet unannounced Olympus OM-D will top Olympus' mirror-less line, and come with a price-tag to match: link (2012-01-25 by @SmallAperture)

A Canon 5D Mk III in the wild? link (2012-01-24 by @SmallAperture)

Apps and iPhoneography

100 amazing iPhone photos: A spot of inspiration for the iphone-o-graphers among you: link (2012-01-26 by @Photocritic)

Taking fantastic photos with an iPhone: link (2012-01-26 by @Photocritic) 

Might Apple team up with Lytro to make the next great leap for camera phones? link (2012-01-25 by @SmallAperture)

AntiCrop, does exactly what it says on the app label - link (2012-01-20 by @SmallAperture)

Instagram's dirty little secret... link (2012-01-24 by @Photocritic)

Time-lapse and long-exposure loveliness

25 time-lapse videos reeking of awesomeness ... Yes, REEKING: link (2012-01-27 by @Photocritic)

A quick timelapse of assembling the Triggertrap Shield link (2012-01-21 by @Photocritic)

I did a little piece on how to do timelapse photography link over on @GizmodoUK. Enjoy! (2012-01-24 by @Photocritic)

Inspiration

How does a daunted father photograph their newborn? In the case of Dedrot on Flickr; Beautifully: link (2012-01-27 by @Photocritic)

25 Flickr accounts worth following: link (2012-01-25 by @Photocritic)

Mind-bending portraits that defy gravity: link (2012-01-22 by @Photocritic)

Homeless boy sleeping in Buenos Aires... A little heartbreaking... link (2012-01-22 by @Photocritic)

A little bit of wow

The world’s fastest movie is shot at a quadrillion fps link (2012-01-27 by @Photocritic)

Questions in need of answers

Instagram or a movie: which would you prefer to watch on any given day? link (2012-01-24 by @SmallAperture)

Is HDR acceptable in photojournalism? link (2012-01-25 by @Photocritic)

My answer to: Which compact camera would you choose for macro phatography? link  (2012-01-26 by @Photocritic)

How big is your photography library, in Gigabytes? link (2012-01-20 by @Photocritic)

Finally...

Some wise words from Haje: 'Not all good photography equipment is expensive... And not all expensive photography equipment is good.'

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