Earlier this year, at Google Search On, the Google Assistant gained “Hum to Search,” the ability to match songs based solely on your humming. In collaboration with Google, Billboard has released the top 100 songs that people have hummed to the Google Assistant.
According to Google, the Assistant’s Hum to Search is capable of recognizing over 500,000 songs, regardless of whether you hum…
Canon Appears to Have Finally Designed a Dual Pixel BSI Sensor
December 7, 2020
Canon has patented a new sensor design that mimics the design of backside-illuminated (BSI) sensors made by Sony. Mixing Dual Pixel with BSI would likely result in huge leaps in low light performance, dynamic range, and readout speeds.
The design illustrated in Canon’s…
Telephoto Reach With Various Digital Cameras
December 7, 2020
It’s common for photo writers to state, “A 100mm lens on a Micro Four Thirds camera has the equivalent reach of 200mm on full frame”. While the field of view is equivalent to 200mm FF, the reach is not necessarily equivalent.
To understand reach, the important metric…
Oppo Has Patented a Smartphone with a Removable Camera Module
December 7, 2020
Needing to use a lower-resolution front-facing smartphone camera for selfies and video calls might be a thing of the past if Oppo acts on a recently-filed patent. The design within features a rear camera module that separates from the main camera body.
Oppo’s patent depicts how the rectangular module would detach from the rear of the camera and attach to the USB-C terminal at the bottom of the…
Nokia 5.4 specs leak: Snapdragon 662 chipset, 4,000 mAh battery
December 7, 2020
The Nokia 5.4 is on its way, as the phone has already been certified by FCC. While the existence of the phone is yet to be officially confirmed by HMD Global, we now get the full specs sheet of the device.
Apparently, the new Nokia phone will be a pretty affordable midranger…
Realme introduced a trio of 5G phones back in October, and now the mightiest of them – the Realme Q2 Pro – is getting two new color options. The phone, initially launched in a Leather Gray and Rainbow gradient, will now also be available with simpler Sea Blue and…
The Xiaomi Mi 11 and 11 Pro are just around the corner as per recent reports, so it’s about time we start getting some juicy info about the duo. Good thing, unearthed battery certification listing on 3C revealing the capacities and charging tech.
The listings feature 2,485 mAh and 2,390 mAh batteries for the Mi11 Pro and Mi 11, respectively. However, those numbers likely refer to just one…
We’re now almost a month away from Samsung’s announcement of the Galaxy S21 series and we get our best look yet at the Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21.
The renders laid out before you are based on reliable inside information obtained to , along with…
A week after the MIUI 12 based on Android 11 started seeding in Asia, Xiaomi has expanded the much-anticipated update for the Poco F2 Pro to the European units as well.
The build number is 12.2.1.0 RJKEUXM and is 2.9GB big. Of course, it carries the Android 11-intrinsic…
With the Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup approaching faster than anticipated (it’s launching in January after all), it is understandably the hot topic right now. We’ve just seen the whole family in a set of high-quality renders, and now it’s time for a more real life if not quite as telling image.
Trustworthy Samsung tipster just posted on his Instagram account a live photo of the…
