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Samsung launches Expert RAW camera app for Galaxy S21 Ultra

Samsung has just launched the Expert RAW camera app with support for 16-bit Linear DNG RAW from all four cameras on the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The DNG files include the multi-frame-based HDR processing of regular JPEG images, but with the added flexibility of the 16-bit RAM file. You can get the files looking as you like, without worrying about losing the excellent base dynamic range, detail, and…
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Six-year-old Fairphone 2 is getting Android 10

Dutch phone maker Fairphone has announced it’s updating its six-year-old Fairphone 2 with Android 10. Fairphone has already kicked off Android 10 beta testing and aims to release the final build in early 2022. The Fairphone 2 was announced in 2015 with Android 5.1…
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Four unknown Nokia phones surface, two show off a new design

Images of four unknown Nokia smartphones have surfaced, shared by Evan Blass. And while we don’t know much about them – not even their names, just their model numbers – they do hint at a change in design language. We’ll start with the N150DL and N1530DL. Two clearly related devices, they have their camera bump in the upper left, a rounded rectangle that is visibly split into two parts.
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Xiaomi 12X to debut at December event

Reports so far regarding the upcoming Xiaomi 12 lineup suggest that the company will unveil the series in multiple events over several weeks and months, starting with the vanilla Xiaomi 12 in December. Yet a new report now says we will get at least two members at the initial announcement event next month. The Xiaomi 12X, which only recently started making the rounds in the rumor mill, will be…
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Nikkei: Apple to use self-developed iPhone modems from 2023

Apple has long been looking to transition away from using Qualcomm modems to its own in-house developed solutions. A new report from suggests that Apple will finally start using its custom 5G modems in 2023 and they will be built on TSMC’s 4nm process node. Prior to…
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Kuo: Apple’s AR headset to launch in 2022 with Mac-level computing power, will operate without the iPhone

In a note to investors seen by 9to5Mac, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo details a bit more of the company’s long-rumored AR headset project, which is said to launch in 2022. According to Kuo, Apple’s AR headset will have a processor “with the same computing power level as the Mac” and its chip design will be the most significant difference between the Apple AR headset and its competitors. The…
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