Instagram debuts video functionality

It’s official. There is now video on Instagram pitting them against Twitter’s own Vine app. The video function can be easily accessed from the same place you take photos on Instagram and it allows you to take 15-second videos at a time. The company also announced that it has added thirteen new video-specific filters and you can pick your favorite scene to be the cover image of the video.

Instagram wanted to emphasize that this doesn’t affect photos at all and you will still only share those videos the same way you would with photos, meaning either in private or public. And they wanted to make sure you understand that “as with photos, you own your videos” to allay previous concerns about ownership rights.

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SlideShow: Canon's PowerShot N camera at CES 2013

Photos by Alex Davies

Canon's PowerShot N is a small point and shoot camera designed to compete with the rising tide of smartphones that are pretty good shooters. Compact, easy to use and with a flip-out touchscreen the PowerShot N also has built-in WiFi which helps make sharing photos much easier. The Canon PowerShot N costs $300 and features a 12.1- megapixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5 Image Processor, the ability to record 1080p Full HD video and built-in Hybrid Auto and Face ID systems.

Instagram faces class action lawsuit due to Terms of Service fiasco

By all accounts, Instagram has had a landmark year. Massive adoption throughout 2012 as Instagram boosted its user base by 1,100% since it was purchased in April for $1billion. Instagram has even recently surpassed popular microblogging service Twitter in terms of daily users. Twitter had 6.9 million daily users in August, while Instagram had 7.3 million. Yet, Instagram ends the year on a sour note with backlash resulting from their revised Terms of Service (which they reverted) and now a class action lawsuit from users.

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