Optics manufacturer Irix has announced the release of a stills version of its 21mm prime lens, the 21mm F1.4. As with the other lenses in Irix’s cine and stills lineups, this lens remains optically unchanged from its cine counterpart, with the only difference being the external design and more traditional focus ring.
Illustration of the optical construction of the 21mm F1.4 lens.
This…
Canon files patent application for a new electromagnet shutter design that aims to minimize shutter shock
March 10, 2022
Canon has filed a new patent in Japan that aims to reduce the vibrations caused by a mechanical shutter. Japanese patent application number 2022-039332 outlines the issue of shutter shock and proposes a novel design that uses electromagnets to increase the precision of…
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here!
In the enterprise, revenue analysis involves canvassing the total revenue generated by a company’s activities to identify strengths and weaknesses.
OnePlus promises to deliver regular system updates for its wide array of smartphones for at least two years and in some cases longer for flagships, so let’s see how they’re handling the February 2022 security update.
OnePlus February 2022 security update — What’s new?
Google added the February security patch as the third post-Android 12 updates for all eligible Pixel devices including…
While we await Android 12L for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, the ProtonAOSP custom ROM has managed to beat Google to the punch with version 12.3.0.
You may remember ProtonAOSP being the first custom ROM to officially support the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro within just a few weeks of the…
Ethically minded smartphone maker Fairphone is now pushing out Android 10 to 2015’s Fairphone 2 and, in turn, offering the longest support period for any Android smartphone to date.
The Dutch manufacturer prides itself on repairability and sustainability, and it’s hard…
Messages will send videos as Google Photos links for the benefit of RCS-less iPhones, rolling out iMessage reactions
March 10, 2022
In recent weeks, Google has been testing and slowly rolling out a number of new features for Messages on Android. The company announced today that iMessage reactions, Google Photos integration, and several other capabilities will soon widely launch.
On iOS, users can respond to a text with one of six Tapbacks. Historically, that action was communicated to Android phones over SMS/MMS as an…
Gboard officially expands ‘Grammar Check’ to all Android devices, adds text stickers for Pixel, more
March 10, 2022
Gboard for Android keeps picking up new features to help you express yourself, and now Google is going a step further by helping out with your grammar on any Android device with “Grammar Check” and adding a new treat for Pixel owners too.
With a new update rolling out…
Google TV for Android getting ‘Highlights’ feed with entertainment news, Material You redesign
March 10, 2022
Google TV was a big redesign that replaced the Play Movies & TV app on Android, and it’s now adding a “Highlights” tab that serves as “personalized feed of entertainment news” and getting some Material You flourishes.
The first tab in the Google TV app is now…
Google’s Nearby Sharing can now send to multiple Android or Chrome OS devices at a time
March 10, 2022
Nearby Sharing, Google’s answer to AirDrop, is gaining the ability to send files and more to more than one Android or Chrome OS device at the same time.
First launched a few years ago, Nearby Sharing started out as a simple way to share photos, files, contacts, and more between Android phones and tablets. Things expanded from there to let Chromebooks both send and receive through Nearby…
