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iPhone 13 Cinematic Mode – the five capabilities Apple demoed

Apple’s keynote presentation showed an impressive demo of the new iPhone 13 Cinematic Mode, albeit helped enormously by professional acting, lighting, and set design. Apple’s demo showed five distinct capabilities, all of them based on a video version of Portrait mode to add artificial blur to the background. First, tapping on part of the frame to choose what (or who) you would like to be in…
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iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro: 5 reasons to upgrade

The iPhone 13 is here. Whether you have an iPhone 12, 11, or even older, there’s plenty of reasons to upgrade to this year’s iPhone. Head below as we recap five of the top reasons why you should consider upgrading ahead of pre-orders opening tomorrow. As you probably know, Apple is bringing the same iPhone 12 sizes to this year’s iPhone: 5.4 inches, 6.1 inches, and 6.7 inches. This means…
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Report: Oppo staff cut by 20%, including ColorOS teams, following merger with OnePlus

The close merger of Oppo and OnePlus earlier this year is supposed to help speed up software updates by building OxygenOS on top of ColorOS. While we hope that’s still the case, a recent staff cut at Oppo might not help matters. Bloomberg reports that Oppo has cut its staff by 20% following its merger with OnePlus, specifically cutting down the teams responsible for its ColorOS software and…
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Google Maps bug sees navigation voice switch to an Indian accent at random, fix incoming

Whether in a new area or just finding the best way to get from point A to point B, Google Maps navigation can be a very valuable tool. However, some users have recently noticed a bizarre Google Maps bug that randomly changes the voice used for navigation directions. Noted by some Twitter users, this issue sees Google Maps change its navigation voice briefly and randomly in the midst of…
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