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Google says Android 12 will make using third-party app stores easier

September 28, 2020
Google is outlining new changes to its developer policies and promising to make using third-party app stores easier on Android 12. The announcement addresses recent concerns around Android app development, including a fight over alternate in-app payment systems and difficulties for businesses moving online because of COVID-19. Android users can already install apps through third-party stores like…
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OnePlus opens closed beta program for OnePlus Nord series

September 28, 2020
The OnePlus software release cycle has an interesting release cycle that consists of a closed beta, open beta, and final release. Today, just a few months after release, the Chinese OEM is now requesting signups for the OnePlus Nord closed beta program. Like many…
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A Redditor got Stadia to run on an iPhone

September 28, 2020
Although Apple cracked open the door for game streaming services to run on iPhone and iPad earlier this month, you can’t use Stadia, xCloud or GeForce Now on those devices yet. Well, at least not officially. Members of the Stadia subreddit have been testing workarounds for…
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Resetting The Rules: ‘Sorry, No Tripod’ and ‘Pro Cameras Not Allowed’

September 28, 2020
During New Year’s Eve 2017, Dubai set a world record for the biggest LED and light show at Burj Khalifa, doing away with the usual fireworks and taking a different approach to welcoming 2018, the “Year of Zayed”, named after the founding father of the UAE. It was just a 30-floor elevator ride for me to be able to capture this moment with my trusted Olympus mirrorless camera. For those…
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Meyer Optik Görlitz Unveils the Trioplan 50mm f/2.8 II

September 28, 2020
After unveiling the Lydith 30mm f/3.5 II and Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 II earlier this year, the revived Meyer Optik Görlitz today announced the new Trioplan 50mm f/2.8 II, a sharp normal lens with “soap bubble bokeh.” “With our Trioplan 100 II and our Lydith 30 II, we…
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90s Throwback: My Street Photos of New York City

September 28, 2020
The streets of New York City as a photo studio. That is the idea. Nearly 9 million people live in New York and another nearly 2 million travel to New York every day, so the streets are bursting with people. Back then, New York looked completely different than it does today…
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This Guy Hacked an Old Polaroid to Print Instant Photos on Thermal Paper

September 28, 2020
Electrical engineering student Sam Zeloof recently created something really cool. Using his ample do-it-yourself skills and engineering knowledge, he retrofitted an old Polaroid camera with a Raspberri Pi and thermal printer, turning it into an instant digital camera that prints photos on receipt paper. Zeloof shared the whole process in detail on IEEE Spectrum, and while it is definitely doable…
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Cogniac raises $10 million for AI that spots visual changes for industrial and government uses

September 28, 2020
Cogniac, a startup developing technology for visual task automation, today raised $10 million. CEO Chuck Myers says the funds will be put toward hiring staff, expanding sales and marketing, and supporting the company’s growth. Tasks in manufacturing, one of Cogniac’s key markets, can be error-prone when humans are in the loop. A study from Vanson Bourne found that 23% of all unplanned downtime…
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