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Android 12 will restart apps and games if you change your wallpaper due to Dynamic Color

November 4, 2021
It’s finally rolled out to all Pixel phones, but even with that “stable” release, Android 12 feels relatively unfinished. One interesting problem that’s made it into Android 12’s final release sees apps and games force stopped, almost as if they’re crashing, when you change your wallpaper. This issue, detailed by CommonsWare and noted on Google’s Issue Tracker, sees apps and games…
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Panasonic confirms it's still developing its 8K organic CMOS sensor with WDR and 60 fps global shutter recording

November 4, 2021
One of the first images shared by Panasonic revealing what is, at least to our knowledge, still a prototype version of an 8K cinema camera that would use this organic sensor technology. Back in February 2018, Panasonic announced it was developing an organic 8K image sensor that offered wide dynamic range (WDR) and a global shutter at up to 60 frames per second (fps). While little has been…
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Brain Implant and Camera Glasses Restore Sight to Blind Woman

November 3, 2021
A team of researchers has found a way to restore sight to the blind by combining a brain implant with a pair of camera glasses. As summarized in an article from The University of Utah, a team of researchers from the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah and Spain’s Miguel Hernandez University successfully created a form of artificial vision for a blind 58-year old biology teacher…
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Pepsi Launches Throwback Polaroid Camera

November 3, 2021
Vintage tech revival company Retrospekt has partnered with Pepsi to release a Polaroid 600 instant film camera emblazoned with the soda company’s iconic colors and logo. It uses refurbished internal photographic components that are taken directly from vintage Polaroid…
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At Ignite 2021, Microsoft showcases functionality for scalable AI apps

November 3, 2021
Part of what Microsoft was determined to showcase at its Ignite conference, which kicked off Tuesday, is the extent to which Azure is maturing into an architecture for building scalable, AI-infused apps that also work in hybrid cloud and edge computing scenarios. Microsoft put out a barrage of AI, data analytics, and DevOps announcements for Azure announcements at Ignite. They include updates to…
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