Photography News 9 November 2025 - 19 January 2026

Don’t Miss the Northern Lights: Google Pixel and Android Camera Tricks to Capture the Aurora

SAN FRANCISCO, January 20, 2026, 04:21 (PST) The U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center reported that on Jan. 19, a severe G4 geomagnetic storm kicked in after a coronal mass ejection—a burst of solar material and magnetic field—struck Earth. This kind of event

January 20, 2026

iPhone·News·Photography·Technology

Stop ignoring your iPhone Camera Control button — it can launch Instagram, Magnifier and AI search

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 19, 2026, 02:08 (PST) Apple’s Camera Control — the side control on iPhone 16 and newer models — can be configured to do more than snap photos, including opening apps like Instagram’s camera, launching Magnifier and triggering Apple’s Visual

January 19, 2026

iOS Features·News·Photography·Technology

iOS 26 Photos’ “ticket” icon can pull concert set lists and sports scores from your pictures

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 19, 2026, 01:57 (PST) Apple’s Photos app in iOS 26 can now recognize when an iPhone user has been to a concert or sporting event and pull up event details — including set lists and scoreboards — alongside the

January 19, 2026

News·Photography·Software Updates·Technology

Google Photos could soon add Backup Schedule and Playback Speed controls in a new Expressive UI update (Jan 13, 2026)

Google Photos may be preparing a trio of long-requested upgrades that could make the app feel significantly more “user-controlled” on Android: a Backup schedule setting, video playback speed controls, and an optional cleaner Photos grid that hides date separators. The changes were

January 13, 2026

Mobile Phones·News·Photography·Technology

Honor Magic 8 Pro Goes Global: UK Price, AI Button, 200MP Night Telephoto Camera, and a 6,000‑Nit OLED Display (Jan 10, 2026)

Honor’s Magic 8 Pro is rolling out in the UK and Europe with a 200MP “Ultra Night” telephoto, a new AI Button, a 6,000‑nit OLED, and big-battery endurance. Here’s the latest news and review roundup as of Jan. 10, 2026. (Honor) Honor’s

January 10, 2026

Mobile·News·Photography·Technology

Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max: Manual Zoom Ring Ignites 2025’s Biggest Camera Phone Battle (Dec 28, 2025)

Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra by Leica introduces a mechanical “Master Zoom Ring” and 200MP continuous optical zoom—now squaring off against Huawei’s Mate 80 Pro Max XMAGE quad-camera system. The smartphone camera arms race just took a sharp turn back toward tactile photography. As

December 28, 2025

News·Photography·Reviews·Technology

HONOR Magic8 Pro Cracks DXOMARK Top 5 With a 165 Camera Score as ‘Christmas Miracle’ AI Photo Fixes Grab Attention

HONOR’s latest flagship, the HONOR Magic8 Pro, is making a late-year push in the premium smartphone race on two fronts: independent camera benchmarking and attention-grabbing AI photo edits designed to “rescue” imperfect holiday shots. New coverage published today highlights the phone’s leap

December 27, 2025

Mobile Phones·News·Photography·Technology

Vivo X300 Series Goes on Sale in India: Nat Geo ‘Go Into The Wild’ Campaign, Big Launch Offers, and 5 Cheaper Camera Phone Alternatives

Vivo X300, X300 Pro officially hit Indian stores today Vivo’s new camera‑centric flagships, the Vivo X300 and Vivo X300 Pro, are now officially on sale in India from December 10, 2025, across online and offline channels. Business Standard The X300 series is

December 10, 2025

Mobile Devices·News·Photography·Technology

Apple Confirms iPhone 17 Pro Drops Night Mode Portraits — What Changes for Your Low‑Light Photos (December 4, 2025)

On December 4, 2025, Apple’s latest camera controversy became official: the iPhone 17 Pro no longer supports Night mode Portraits, a feature that’s been standard on Pro iPhones since the iPhone 12 Pro. Apple’s own support documentation, combined with independent testing, now

December 4, 2025

News·Photography·Smartphones·Technology

TECNO Freeform Continuum & Dual‑Mirror Telephoto: How Future Lens 2025 Brings True 1–9x Optical Zoom to Smartphones

Chongqing, China – December 4, 2025 TECNO has just fired a serious shot in the smartphone camera wars. At its Future Lens 2025 event in Chongqing, the company unveiled two “world‑first” telephoto concepts — Freeform Continuum Telephoto and Dual‑Mirror Reflect Telephoto —

December 4, 2025

Android·News·Photography·Technology

Google Camera’s Photo Sphere gets a 2025 spotlight: Android Police shows it still shines—while Pixel pivots to a rebuilt 360° Panorama

What happened today (Nov. 9, 2025) Android Police’s new piece argues that Photo Sphere is still worth your time, demonstrating how loading the Google Camera (GCam) app on a non‑Pixel phone can revive the feature and produce engaging, navigable 360° scenes. The

November 9, 2025

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No, AI isn't inevitable. We should stop it while we can.
January 24, 2026, 6:52 AM EST. An opinion piece argues that AI progress is not inevitable and calls for a pause while policymakers act. It notes trillions are being spent to build systems and robots that outperform humans, risking job losses, power consolidation among a few tech elites, and the potential to alter or undermine governance. The author cites OpenAI's aim for 'recursive self-improvement' toward superintelligent AI and warns of warnings from the Center for AI Safety about extinction or disempowerment. It emphasizes development as a deliberate project, not a natural law, and urges global political will to halt the reckless race, including stronger oversight and possible bans on dangerous capabilities.

Photography News 9 November 2025 - 19 January 2026

Don’t Miss the Northern Lights: Google Pixel and Android Camera Tricks to Capture the Aurora

Stop ignoring your iPhone Camera Control button — it can launch Instagram, Magnifier and AI search

iOS 26 Photos’ “ticket” icon can pull concert set lists and sports scores from your pictures

Google Photos could soon add Backup Schedule and Playback Speed controls in a new Expressive UI update (Jan 13, 2026)

Honor Magic 8 Pro Goes Global: UK Price, AI Button, 200MP Night Telephoto Camera, and a 6,000‑Nit OLED Display (Jan 10, 2026)

Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max: Manual Zoom Ring Ignites 2025’s Biggest Camera Phone Battle (Dec 28, 2025)

HONOR Magic8 Pro Cracks DXOMARK Top 5 With a 165 Camera Score as ‘Christmas Miracle’ AI Photo Fixes Grab Attention

Vivo X300 Series Goes on Sale in India: Nat Geo ‘Go Into The Wild’ Campaign, Big Launch Offers, and 5 Cheaper Camera Phone Alternatives

Apple Confirms iPhone 17 Pro Drops Night Mode Portraits — What Changes for Your Low‑Light Photos (December 4, 2025)

TECNO Freeform Continuum & Dual‑Mirror Telephoto: How Future Lens 2025 Brings True 1–9x Optical Zoom to Smartphones

Google Camera’s Photo Sphere gets a 2025 spotlight: Android Police shows it still shines—while Pixel pivots to a rebuilt 360° Panorama

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