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YouTube Music Now Playing redesign starts rolling out to iPhones

Back in June, YouTube Music for Android got a redesigned Now Playing UI that did a great deal to help modernize the streaming service, and it’s now finally coming to iPhones. With this revamp, YouTube Music puts all key controls on the same screen so that repeat and shuffle no longer require swiping up for the queue. As a result, thumbs up/down is moved next to the song name. The song/video…
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Zynga acquires Diablo co-creator’s Echtra Games in expansion to PC and consoles

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Zynga has acquired Echtra Games, the game studio that Diablo and Torchlight co-creator Max Schaefer started, as part of its expansion into cross-platform games that include PC and console. The terms of the deal were not announced, as the value is smaller than previous Zynga acquisitions. But it continues…
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This Guy Got a Minecraft Server Running on His Canon DSLR

A programmer who goes by the name Turtius has managed to install and run a Minecraft server on a Canon SL2 (also known as the EOS200D) DSLR camera. Turtius was working on reverse-engineering Canon’s network processor when he decided to try and see if it could be done. It…
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Gang Members React to Photos of Themselves with Tattoos Removed

For his project Skin Deep, photographer Steven Burton shot portraits of current and former gang members and then used the power of Photoshop to reveal what they would look like without their face and body tattoos. This 4-minute video shows the reactions of the subjects seeing their ‘shopped portraits for the first time. Many of the subjects are clearly moved when they see themselves without the…
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Nikon Only Has 7.5% Share of the Mirrorless Market: Report

A new article published by Business Journal in Japan revisits Nikon’s current status in the country and cites a new report that found Nikon has fallen to fifth place in mirrorless cameras in the country with just 7.5% market share. The story leans heavily on the idea that…
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Fresh report of two ultrawide lens improvements in iPhone 13

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said last year that we can expect significant ultrawide lens improvements in the iPhone 13, and a new supply-chain report echoes this. One aspect of the report directly corroborates one of Kuo’s predictions: that the ultrawide lens will get…
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Android 11 with One UI 3.1 begins rolling out for Galaxy Tab S6

Android 11 with the full One UI 3.1 update is now rolling out early for the Galaxy Tab S6, giving the 2019 tablet a real shot in the arm and some added longevity. With Samsung committing to updating certain devices for up to four years just recently, we’ve laid praise over the Korean firm with regard to update speed and consistency. Although the Android 12 Developer Preview has already started…
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