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Photoshop to boost Kashmir CM image


kashmirnewz.com- Desperate to boost the image of the Chief Minister of Indian administered Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad, the region’s Department of Information has turned to graphic software to project a mass support for him.
This picture was released by the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Information shows Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a big public rally in Verinag area of south Kashmir. The cloning skills gone into the picture are discernible to naked eye.
This picture was released by the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Information shows Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a big public rally in Verinag area of south Kashmir. The cloning skills gone into the picture are discernible to naked eye.


Sigma Acquires Foveon

KFoveonawasaki, Japan, November 11, 2008 - Sigma Corporation (Location: Tokyo, Japan) has acquired 100% of the stock of the company that developed the original three-layer image sensor, Foveon Inc. Foveon will continue its sensor development operations in San Jose, CA, USA.


Foveon made history when it developed and patented the world’s first three-layer image capture technology, placing a stack of RGB pixels in each pixel location. As a result, Foveon sensors detect all three primary colors in every pixel location, producing images that are sharper and have significantly reduced image artifacts compared to competing image sensor technologies.

HOYA Corporation and PENTAX Corporation, Merged

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LETTER TO PENTAX CUSTOMERS

To our customers,

On October 29, 2007, HOYA Corporation and PENTAX Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of HOYA announced that we have entered into a merger agreement with respect to a merger which will become effective on March 31, 2008.