March 25th, 2013

Google Launches Nik Collection, A $149 Bundle Of Nik Software’s Plugins For Photoshop, Lightroom And Aperture

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When Google acquired Nik Software, the development shop behind the popular Snapseed mobile photography app, it wasn’t clear what Google’s plans for Nik’s other products were. Today, Google announced that it has created a $149 bundle that includes all of Nik Software’s six plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture. This bundle, the Nik Collection by Google, is about 70… → Read More

December 6th, 2012

Deep Dive With Google’s Snapseed Team: Android App Launches, iOS Is Free And Instagram Should Watch Out

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One of the things that we hear the most from pundits when Google acquires a company, much like it did Nik Software, makers of the gorgeous and dead-simple to use app Snapseed, is “What will they end up doing with them?” Today, you now know what those who cover Google closely know, it’s business as usual.

Snapseed, the app that began on iOS, which allows people to do pretty advanced things to… → Read More

September 17th, 2012

Google Acquires Nik Software, The Company Behind The Popular Snapseed Photo Editing App For iOS

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Google has acquired Nik Software, the company behind Snapseed, the popular Instagram-like photo editing app for desktop and iOS. Besides Snapseed, though, the company also offers numerous other tools for amateur and professional photographers. The Nik Software team says that it has always “aspired to share [its] passion for photography with everyone” and that “with Google’s support [the Nik… → Read More