Last year, OM Digital Solutions (OMDS) announced it would gradually transition from using the name the Olympus branding it acquired to its own OM System brand it developed. Now, that transition is getting fast tracked, just a week after OMDS announced the first interchangeable lens camera bearing its new OM System name, the OM-5.
A graphic showing how the new branding will look on the OM…
As 2022 starts winding down, Google has now opened Users’ Choice voting on the Play Store for the best new Android app and game.
It starts with Users’ Choice App — “Which of this year’s new and trending apps do you love the most?” — and there are nine…
Google Maps update on Wear OS breaks home & work shortcuts on Pixel Watch, Galaxy Watch
November 1, 2022
If you have a Wear OS 3 smartwatch, including the Google Pixel Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch 5, a recent update to Google Maps appears to have broken the navigation shortcuts for home and work locations.
Some Pixel Watch and Galaxy Watch owners have noted on Reddit, as…
Almost a decade after its launch, Google Hangouts is shutting down for good, as the web app will stop working later today.
As announced earlier this year, Google Hangouts will finalize its transition to Google Chat by redirecting the original Hangouts web app to Chat. Google says on a support page that hangouts.google.com will close and redirect to chat.google.com.
Access to Hangouts on the…
After an extended beta phase, Android 13 or One UI 5.0 for Samsung Galaxy phones is now rolling out for eligible devices. Here’s every key feature that you need to know about.
One UI 4.1: Top new features for Samsung Galaxy smartphones [Video]
Samsung’s version of…
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Danish startup Modl.ai has raised $8.4 million (or €8.5 million) in a series A funding. The round was lead by…
Epic Games’ Star Wars collaborations didn’t end with Darth Vader. The gaming giant has added Luke, Leia and Han skins to Fortnite as part of “Skywalker Week,” complete with appropriate accessories such as Luke’s Landspeeder glider and Leia’s R2-D2 back bling. Lightsabers are back if you can either open Imperial Chests or defeat Darth Vader, and fans of wildly…
Foxconn has more than tripled iPhone worker bonuses as it fights to persuade them to remain working in extremely tough conditions amid a COVID-19 outbreak within its largest iPhone assembly plant.
For those who go further, and agree to forgo their leave this month, the bonus…
iPhone 14 Pro Max video capabilities really impress me [Diary]
November 1, 2022
After starting with still photography, it was time to put my iPhone 14 Pro Max video capabilities to the test – and I was incredibly impressed with how well the camera performed, especially at night.
Ok, it’s still not going to be replacing cinema cameras anytime soon…
Twitter could stop offering ad-free articles to Blue subscribers
November 1, 2022
When Twitter Blue began rolling out in the US last fall, the company positioned ad-free articles as one of the main reasons to subscribe. A little more than a year later, it looks like Twitter will discontinue that feature. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company plans to stop offering Twitter Blue customers the ability to access ad-free articles from publishers.
The Journal did not…
