A viral photo posted by NFL player Prince Amukamara highlights a well-documented problem with photography: cameras have historically been particularly bad at correctly metering for darker skin tones. In this case, Amukamara nearly completely disappears from a group photo.
The Cameras’ Bias
The discussion surrounding photography and how photos render dark skin tones is not a new one. The issue…
Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming brings SD 8 Gen 1 and 120W charging
February 16, 2022
Xiaomi held an event in China earlier today where it announced the Redmi K50 Gaming – the first member of the anticipated Redmi K50 series and a direct successor to last year’s K40 Gaming. The new phone uses Qualcomm’s latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and…
Cosina unveils new Voigtlander 40mm F2.8 Aspherical lens for Leica VM, L39 camera systems
February 16, 2022
Cosina has announced the details of its new Voigtlander Heliar 40mm F2.8 Aspherical lens for Leica VM and Leica screw mount thread (L39) camera systems.
The compact manual prime is constructed of five elements in three groups, including a single aspherical element in the…
Realme has just unveiled its latest phones from what it calls the Number series – meet the Realme 9 Pro and its mightier sibling Realme 9 Pro+. Both phones come with powerful midrange chipsets, big batteries and rapid charging, and the Plus builds on that with a large-sensor 50MP main camera.
Realme 9 Pro+
The Realme 9 Pro+ comes with a 6.43” AMOLED of Full HD+ resolution and 90Hz…
Realme GT2 series going global on February 28
February 16, 2022
Realme just confirmed it will bring the GT2 series at MWC Barcelona. Realme GT2 and Realme GT2 Pro will make their international debuts on February 28. The phones were previously announced for the China market back in January.
Realme GT2 brings a 6.62-inch AMOLED with 120Hz…
A newly emerged report suggests that Xiaomi is almost ready with the development of a 150W charging solution. There were rumors about this tech in the past and there was even one about Realme phones rocking a 150W charging support this year.
The report itself doesn’t…
Realme C25 gets Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0 beta
February 16, 2022
The Realme C25 announced last March with Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 is receiving the Realme UI 3.0 update based on Android 12, but through Realme’s early access beta program, and only in India.
If you are interested in trying Realme UI 3.0 on your C25, head over to its > menu, click on the Settings icon in the top-right corner, then click on > > , and submit the requested…
Some pre-ordered Samsung Galaxy S22 units already arriving
February 16, 2022
Samsung opened the Galaxy S22 series pre-orders on February 9 and they’re on schedule to start shipping on February 25 – next Friday.
But it seems some retailers are already shipping the units. This lucky customer sent in a pic of his Galaxy S22 with a…
Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming brings SD 8 Gen 1 and 120W charging
February 16, 2022
Xiaomi held an event in China earlier today where it announced the Redmi K50 Gaming – the first member of the anticipated Redmi K50 series and a direct successor to last year’s K40 Gaming. The new phone uses Qualcomm’s latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and…
Honor Magic4 series officially set to arrive at MWC
February 16, 2022
Honor is all set on unveiling its upcoming Magic4 series at MWC Barcelona later this month and the latest teaser confirms the naming while also showing out the device’s camera. Honor already confirmed the Magic 4 series will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, that’s all the available intel at the moment.
The Magic4 series is rumored to bring 50MP main camera alongside 50MP…
