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Stadia Premiere now $80 as Google makes permanent Controller + Chromecast w/ GTV ‘package’

July 31, 2021
With the launch of Stadia for Android TV last month, Google started offering a discount for those that purchased the Chromecast with Google TV and Controller together. The Google Store is making the Stadia Controller and Chromecast an official “Package” today and discounting Premiere Edition further. The original discount was set to expire today, but Google is now offering it as a “Play…
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The DeanBeat: Activision Blizzard is losing the PR war

July 30, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The sex discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard is going to be a real nightmare for all parties involved, and my heart goes out to anyone who is suffering pain as a result of this…
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Inside Canon’s Impressively Stocked Olympic Pro Camera Service Facility

July 30, 2021
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo are well underway and despite changes that had to be made because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canon — like Nikon — has set up a fully-staffed Olympic camera repair and loan facility that is home to a massive arsenal of cameras and lenses. Riki Kakizaki, one of Canon’s Global Sports Event Professional Support Department leads, gave PetaPixel a tour of its facility…
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The Nikon Z9 Seen In Action at the Tokyo Olympics

July 30, 2021
While it is well-known that the Canon EOS R3 is being tested at the Olympics, Nikon has been a bit coyer with the status of its Z9. Over the past day, multiple photos have emerged that show that what is likely a functional prototype is indeed in attendance, however.
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AI-Assisted Photo Cloud Platform Lensii to Challenge Google Photos

July 30, 2021
An upcoming cloud-based Artificial Intelligent (AI) app for smartphones called Lensii claims that it will soon be able to assist users in organizing, sorting, searching, and choosing the best images from their collection of photographs. The app will group similar-looking photos together and then ranks each image so that it is easy to see which images are worth keeping and sharing and which ones…
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The Google TV Setup app is now listed on the Play Store

July 30, 2021
The Google TV Setup app has quietly arrived on the Play Store, even though it comes pre-installed on devices such as the Chromecast with Google TV. When setting up the Chromecast with Google TV for the very first time, you’ll run through a pretty standard process asking to connect to your associated Gmail account, set the system language, and join a Wi-Fi network. Towards the end of this…
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