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Google open sources Tilt Brush as VR painting app no longer an ‘actively developed product’

In the early days of VR, Tilt Brush was widely regarded as a premier application that helped sell the platform’s immersiveness. Google acquired the painting app in 2015 amid their big, multi-pronged push into the space. Tilt Brush is no longer being actively developed, and Google announced today that it’s now open sourced. Tilt Brush launched on the SteamVR platform for the HTC Vive VR…
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OnePlus prepares new camera modes including tilt-shift, focus peaking, more

The launch of the OnePlus 9 series is quickly approaching, and as we get closer, more details are coming out. In a teardown this week, it’s been revealed that the OnePlus 9 series — and possibly other OnePlus cameras — will be able to shoot pictures with tilt-shift effects, new pro-focused features, and more for the cameras. The folks over at XDA took a dive into OnePlus Camera 6.4.23, a…
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Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 ECG tracking comes to 31 more countries

Samsung has announced that it’s expanding the ECG and blood pressure tracking features in its latest Galaxy Watch models to the UK and Europe, along with Chile, Indonesia and the UAE for 31 new countries in total. So far, the function has only been approved in South Korea…
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Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra features a new low-power OLED display

When Samsung launched the Galaxy S21 Ultra, it talked about how the device’s screen supports refresh rates of 120Hz at both full HD and Quad HD resolutions. What it didn’t say until now, however, is that the S21 Ultra serves as the debut device for the tech giant’s new low-power OLED display technology. Samsung has revealed that the flagship phone uses OLED display that reduces power…
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OnePlus 9 series may lack periscope zoom lens, include minor display bumps

The OnePlus 9 may be heavily anticipated, but it looks like there are set to be some disappointing omissions from the leading smartphone from the BBK-owned firm in 2021. Notably, a rumor suggests the OnePlus 9 series will skip the periscope zoom lens. With firms like Samsung, Huawei, and even shared R&D teammate Oppo stacking periscope zoom lenses into their flagship handsets throughout 2020…
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