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Google releases final Play Music update to let you hide the Android app

In mid-March, Google removed the ability for users to download their Play Music library via Takeout. With that data now gone, Google Play Music is getting one last update on Android to hide the app. Version 8.29.9112-1.W of Play Music is widely rolling out via Google Play today. It still shows a “Google Play Music is no longer available” screen that prompts users to “Explore YouTube…
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Some Google Pixel phones stuck with Widevine L3 and SD quality Netflix

Netflix and many other video streaming apps use Google-owned Widevine DRM to ensure content isn’t easily pirated on Android. An issue for the past few months sees some Google Pixel phones unable to stream Netflix in HD quality due to Widevine L3 being detected Widevine L1 is required to watch Netflix in high resolution on Android. If Netflix only sees L3, you can still stream but only in…
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Fujifilm X-E4 review: small size, big image quality

Introduction Product photography by Dan Bracaglia 85% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Fujifilm X-E4 is a lightweight, rangefinder-styled camera built around a 26MP APS-C sized sensor that uses the company’s X-mount lineup of lenses. Billed as a…
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Videos: Learn photography by playing video games

Can video games help teach you photography skills? Texas-based photographer Mir-or-Image believes they can. In his ongoing video series, ‘Photo Mode Perspective,’ Mir plays popular video games and uses their built-in photo modes to help viewers learn the basics of photography, including principles of composition, how shutter speed and aperture impact the look and feel of an image, and…
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Photos of Squirrels Jumping with Nuts

Photographer Niki Colemont has spent a considerable amount of time over the past five years photographing the red squirrel, and one of his focuses has been catching the little creatures in mid-air as they jump from tree to tree. Colemont is a Belgium-based photographer finds peace through photography to help heal the wounds of a tumultuous childhood — Colemont was four years old when his late…
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