Google acquires Instagram competitor, could make Google+ a photog’s social hub

September 17, 2012 9:32 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Google bought "photography first" mobile app developer Nik Software today, meaning Google now owns Instagram competitor Snapseed. But while Snapseed will give Google those sepia filters, it also provides an arsenal of photography apps the company can use for its social network, Google+.

Apple’s iPad app of the year, Snapseed, coming to Mac and Android tablets

January 10, 2012 11:16 AM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Photography software developer Nik Software will soon release its popular Snapseed photo-editing application for Mac and select Android tablets.

Snapseed, originally released for iPhone and iPad, offers a smattering of photo-editing features and creative enhancements that help hobby photographers capture, …