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Google Photos ‘Locked Folder’ Feature Comes to Non-Pixel Devices

December 7, 2021
Google has begun to more widely roll out the Locked Folder feature, which allows Android users to locally store sensitive images and videos, that was previously only available on Pixel smartphones. Google first revealed the beta stage of the Locked Folder feature for Google Photos back in 2020, however, now it has been made accessible on some non-Pixel Android devices, too, as reported…
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Oppo Teases a Telescoping, Retractable Smartphone Camera

December 7, 2021
Oppo has published a short video that teases a coming smartphone that will feature a telescoping, retractable camera with a design that is reminiscent of compact point and shoots. A telescoping, retractable lens design usually allows an optic to have variable focal…
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December Chromecast with Google TV update improves Dolby Vision playback, storage, and more

December 7, 2021
Nearly six months after its last update, the Chromecast with Google TV is getting a handful of performance improvements today. QTS1.210311.036 is still on Android 10 — despite Android TV 12 recently going stable — and moves the streaming dongle to the October 2021 (from June) security patch level. Google touts “storage optimizations and management improvements” that come as many are…
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Google will soon start releasing security bulletins for Android TV OS

December 7, 2021
Security patches have proved a valuable tool for keeping Android devices secure, but Android TV OS devices are often an afterthought in this process. With a renewed interest in the platform with Google TV and the release of Android 12, Google will begin releasing security bulletins for Android TV OS. Speaking to 9to5Google, a spokesperson for Google confirmed that the company will “soon”…
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Rare Photos of Giant Phantom Jellyfish from 3,200 Feet Under the Sea

December 7, 2021
Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) recently captured footage of a giant phantom jellyfish. Sightings are exceedingly rare, and this species has only been seen nine times over thousands of dives. The MBARI remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts spotted what the Institute describes as a “billowing crimson curtain.” This giant phantom jellyfish…
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