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Apple published a new support page about how exposure to vibrations, like those generated by high-powered motorcycle engines, might impact iPhone cameras. Apple explains that some features like optical image stabilization (OIS) and closed-loop autofocus can be affected for “long-term direct exposure to high-amplitude vibration within certain frequency ranges.” As spotted by MacRumors, the…

After being hinted at and after testing in previous beta builds, WhatsApp has confirmed that end-to-end encryption for cloud backups is set to roll out soon. Announced in a Facebook Engineering blog post, end-to-end encryption has been missing from cloud backups despite the fact that the messages in chat gained the added security layer way back in 2016. The current implementation has relied…

Robot vacuums are still very much a luxury, but they’ve come down in price considerably over the past several years to the point where, now, you can get something halfway decent for around $150. What’s more interesting to me, however, are the vacuums that are still a bit more expensive but are also much better at the job in question. Roborock has become a big name in that market, and the…

There’s still time to enter to win Apple’s purple iPhone 12 this month courtesy of Baseus. Head below to get a special deal on the company’s new 10,000 mAh MagSafe portable charger and power bank and enter the giveaway now. Designed specifically for iPhone, the new Baseus MagSafe portable charger and power bank features a 10,000 mAh capacity (versus 1460mAh on Apple’s MagSafe battery)…