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Apple Music for Android 3.6 prepares for lossless audio streaming

Earlier this month, our colleagues at 9to5Mac reported that Apple Music would be gaining “HiFi” streaming options, possibly with iOS 14.6. Today, we find that the Apple Music app for Android is also working toward lossless audio streaming. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we…
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Vazen Launches 50mm T2.1 Anamorphic Lens for Full-Frame EF and PL

Vazen has announced its latest anamorphic lens in the 50mm T2.1 1.8x, which adds what the company calls an “ultra-wide-angle option.” It is available in either Canon EF or PL mounts. Vazen is a Chinese-based lens manufacturer that exclusively makes anamorphic lenses for Canon EF, Canon RF, PL, and Micro Four Thirds. At the time of publication, the company had only eight lenses in its full…
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The Best iPhone Camera Apps of 2021

Just as there is hardly a one-size-fits-all best DSLR or best mirrorless camera for any given user, there is certainly not any single best application for everyone. Users’ needs and preferences vary wildly, especially considering the extensive capabilities of today’s…
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Facebook’s new technique helps AI systems forget irrelevant information

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Facebook says it has developed an AI technique that enables machine learning models to only retain certain information while forgetting the rest. The company claims that the operation, Expire-Span, can predict information most relevant to a task at hand, allowing AI systems to process information at larger scales. AI…
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Apple hired HTC’s ‘Jony Ive’ to oversee Beats hardware design for new products

There was a wild rumor making the rounds last year that Apple planned to phase out its successful Beats hardware brand and go all in with Apple-branded audio hardware. 9to5Mac reported at the time that burying Beats was “not a strategy that Apple plans to pursue” or even consider. We’ve since learned more about was happening behind the scenes in California. Rather than discontinuing the…
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