Is your Firefox Colorblind

- As great as Firefox is as a browser, it has always lacked one critical feature for anyone that likes to look at images online, color management. That has now changed with the beta release of Firefox 3. Fotohacker has the skinny on where to download the beta and how to activate the color management. Click here for the details.

- The folks at Nikon have released a new version of ViewNX, a file browser which ensures quick access to images for instant viewing. Version 1.0.3 of Nikon ViewNX adds a long list of new features and enhancements, including thumbnails and playback of movie files from Nikon cameras and a fix for IPTC information that has been embedded using a third-party application. Click continue to view full details and download links.

Download Nikon ViewNX 1.0.3 (Windows)
Download Nikon ViewNX 1.0.3 (MAC)

- Are you still sitting on the fence between Nikon and Canon? If so, check out this article and poll over at c|net news.

- Adobe has followed up their Camera Raw 4.3 with a 4.3.1 release to fix a couple of bugs in the last release. The new fix adresses problems with D11 compressed raw files and file support for the Olympus E-3 (download for Mac, Win).

- Flickr announced a partnership with Picnik.com, a groundbreaking online photo-editing application, to fully-integrate Picnik's comprehensive photo-editing tools within Flickr. Flickr members will now have access to Picnik's extensive editing features such as resize, crop, change exposure, and red-eye removal, along with Picnik's special effects such as color boost, black and white, sepia, frames, shapes, text and soften, all within the Flickr site.

- Do you have a budding Photoshop user on your Christmas list? Calumet has come out with a new DVD workshop that is geared towards the absolute beginner. The Photoshop Basics: I Can Do That! Video Tutorials with David Rowley is the second DVD in the Calumet Imagemaker Series. The DVD contains 24 lessons with over 5 hours of video content. To order your copy, click here.

- Advanced Media, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of the popular Ridata brand of recordable DVD, flash media, electronic storage products and digital accessories, today announced the availability of its ultra fast, new 266X Series of 2-16 GB capacity Compact Flash memory cards. Depending on the device used, the card virtually eliminates data lag time. Ritek is committed to provide a comprehensive line of Ridata brand storage solutions for all mobile device users. Our new 266X Series of 2GB to 16GB* cards offer dependable, fast, storage for todays demanding consumers, Harvey Liu, president of Advanced Media Inc., commented. We are pleased to offer the ideal combination of ultimate performance, cutting-edge technology and strong consumer value for photographers or mobile device users. To find out more about this and other Advanced Media products, click here.

Late Monday News

It isn't late breaking news, just late posting, but still Monday nonetheless. So let's get to it.

- With the Nikon D300 now shipping as well as the 40D, many first time camera purchasers are asking themselves which camera is right for them. If you are in this group, here is a discussion over at ARS-Technica that covers much of this debate.

- Professional photographers can now upload their entries to the 2008 World Press Photo contest online. Photographers can register until 4 January to access the site. The deadline for uploading entries is 10 January 2008. Single pictures as well as photo stories/portfolios are accepted in ten categories. The first prize winners in each category will receive a cash prize of 1,500 Euro, the premier award, the World Press Photo of the Year, carries a cash prize of 10,000 Euro. For more information head on over the the main World Press Photo site.

- Noise Buster 5 reduces both luminance and color noise on digital images without spoiling other aspects of the photo. The new version of AKVIS Noise Buster offers an advanced algorithm of noise removal which suppresses visible noise without blurring the edges of objects. The plug-in version of Noise Buster offers a batch mode that improves a series of photos automatically. AKVIS Noise Buster 5 sells for $49 USD. To find out more about this and other Akvis software tools, check here.

- Uploading from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to photosharing sites is anything but seamless, that is until now. Included in Adobe's last Lightroom update was an SDK that developers could use to hook Lightroom's export functions into their tools and services. Developer Jeffrey Friedl has developed a plug-in using the SDK to upload images directly to Flickr, SmugMug, and Zenfolio. To find out more information and downloads the plug-in, click here.

- Rumors abound over what the next generation of Canon 5D will be. Will it be the 5D Mark II, or perhaps the 6D? Chances are that whatever Canon has up it's sleeve won't come out until PMA rolls around. If you would like to read more about what is rumored, check out this story over at Photography Bay.