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How Aspherical Lenses Fix Aberrations and Improve Sharpness

September 22, 2021
What is an aspherical lens and what does it do? Canon has shared a video that explains the problems engineers face in lens design and how the company solved them using aspherical lenses. Canon recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its aspherical lens technology through a new exhibit in its virtual Canon Camera Museum. The aspherical lens exhibition has multiple articles and videos on…
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iOS 15 brings back the popular dial picker from iOS 13 and earlier with a twist

September 22, 2021
Across the system, iOS 14 brought a new dial picker that was quite the departure from the tried and true version we had in the years before. As we first reported in June, with iOS 15, Apple has brought back its popular wheel dial picker but with a small twist for those who prefer numpad entry. iOS 14 made a big shift with its dial picker. Instead of the large, wheel-style dial picker, it adopted…
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Roundup: Here’s everything new with Siri in iOS 15

September 22, 2021
iOS 15 is finally here. It brings a handful of new features with Messages, FaceTime, Safari, and much more. For example, the company’s personal assistant, Siri, also received some great improvements. Here’s everything new with it. Last year, Apple said Siri was 20x…
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Facebook says privacy changes in iOS continue to impact its ad business

September 22, 2021
With an update to iOS 14 earlier this year, Apple rolled out its new App Tracking Transparency feature to give users more control over their privacy. Now, Facebook has issued a rare mid-quarter update to investors saying that Apple’s ad changes continue to impact its business. Facebook product marketing VP Graham Mudd issued the warning in a blog post published today. Mudd writes that Facebook…
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Microsoft announces Surface Duo 2 w/ 90Hz displays, upgraded cameras from $1499

September 22, 2021
Microsoft announced its first foldable in October of 2019, but did not ship the phone until almost a year later. The end result was not too groundbreaking, but Redmond is trying again with the Surface Duo 2.  The industrial design is mostly unchanged, with Microsoft opting for two separate displays instead of a single flexible screen. They both measure 5.8-inch (in a slight increase from…
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