There is a lot of excitement about Silicon Valley company Lytro and its new take on photography – its Light Field technology allows different parts of a taken picture to be shifted in and out of focus. The company held a news conference in San Francisco this morning to unveil its first camera, which it [...]
Award-winning war photographer Tim Hetherington was killed today in the Libyan city of Misrata, where rebels have been trying to hold off a brutal assault by the Libyan army. A statement from his family said he was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade. A second photographer, Chris Hondros of Getty Images, has also died of wounds [...]
China’s J-20 jet fighter is not ready for testing, said An official with Taiwan’s defense ministry. Shen Yi-ming, told lawmakers on Wednesday that China does not have the capability of manufacturing advanced fighter aircraft, not to mention test-fly them. Shen’s comments came after an online photograph showing China’s J-20 fighter caught international attention. Shen said the [...]