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Android app ratings on Google Play will soon be specific to every country, form factor

August 24, 2021
Google Play today announced that Android app ratings will be localized by country and device type to make the star count “more personalized and indicative of the experience each individual user can expect.” We’ve heard from both Play Store users and developers that ratings and reviews could be more helpful. This is especially true when ratings from one area unfairly impact another —…
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Google Meet now warns when your device is causing an echo

August 24, 2021
The occasional echo on video calls is unavoidable, and Google Meet already works to “intelligently” control audio to remove it. Google will now notify you when you’re causing the echo and provide tips on how to stop it. Echoes “happen when your system feeds back audio into a call.” When a “notable” one occurs, Google Meet will notify you via a red badge on the options button and…
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Steam’s top 20 new games for July 2021

August 23, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Valve has released its list of the best-performing new games on Steam for the month of July, and familiar franchises and debut hits are all on the list. While fans showed up for the latest ports of the original 8-bit Final Fantasy games, you’ll also find new properties like Death’s Door, The Ascent, and…
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10 of the Most Expensive Cameras Ever

August 23, 2021
We all love interesting and perhaps somewhat obscure facts and anyone reading this site has at least a moderate interest in cameras — and hopefully, their history. Part of that history includes the unique, weird, one-of-a-kind, and (you guessed it) extremely expensive…
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This Camera Camel Helps Shoot Hard-to-Reach Desert Locations

August 23, 2021
A group of photographers recently enlisted the help of the world’s first remote photographer camel. It wandered inaccessible areas in Saudi Arabia and worked as their photography assistant through the use of a remote shooting rig mounted to her hump. There are many areas in the world still very inaccessible to even the most adventurous photographers, but innovative methods are often deployed to…
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