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OnePlus 8T review: More power, more features

October 14, 2020
OnePlus phones have rarely disappointed us over the past seven years. I was very impressed by the flagship OnePlus 8 Pro when it launched back in April, and it even became my main phone for a while. But for most OnePlus fans, the 8 Pro had a glaring problem: it was an unusually expensive device for the company, on par with Samsung’s Galaxy S20. It was a bold move, but maybe a necessary one to…
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DefenseNews

Army to conduct thorough review of aviation fleet in FY23

October 14, 2020
WASHINGTON — As the Army looks to bring on two future helicopters by 2030, the service is planning to review its entire aviation fleet in fiscal 2023, Lt. Gen. James Pasquarette, the Army G-8, told Defense News in an Oct. 8 interview. Over the past several years, the Army has said it is at “an inflection point” when it comes to prioritizing modernization in order to ensure soldiers can…
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Snapchat will let creators make LiDAR lenses for iPhone 12 Pro

October 14, 2020
Folks who make augmented reality lenses on Snapchat will soon have another powerful tool at their disposal: the LiDAR scanner on iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Snap has rolled out a Lens Studio update that offers lens creators a much broader canvas. As such, Snapchat…
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How To Take Photos Like Robert Frank

October 14, 2020
Robert Frank was a Swiss photographer and documentary filmmaker whose 1958 book titled The Americans has been heralded as perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century. In this 16-minute video, photographer Frederik Trovatten shows you how to mimic Frank’s style. Frank initially ventured out into the 1950s American landscape with optimism, but that was quickly quashed as he…
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Snap uses iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar sensor for AR imagery

October 14, 2020
Snap has launched a new version of its augmented reality studio that allows users to create cool AR effects on Apple’s newest iPhone 12 Pro smartphones, thanks to lidar sensors. The social chat company said the lidar-powered Snap Lenses will usher in a new generation of…
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Prototype Smartphone from Vivo Has a Removable Pop-up Camera

October 14, 2020
Chinese electronics manufacturer Vivo has won a Red Dot Award for its prototype design of a smartphone with a pop-up and removable camera unit. Called the IFEA, the company designed the smartphone in an attempt to glean benefits from separating the camera from the mobile phone. According to the description on their Red Dot Award, the IFEA is designed to equip smartphones with a detachable front…
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