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Samyang sneakily shares its first teaser for a forthcoming 135mm F1.8 lens for Sony E-mount cameras

January 3, 2022
Note the size of the 135mm F1.8 lens (center, no red ring) compared to Samyang’s AF 24-70mm F2.8 lens for Sony E-mount cameras. To celebrate the turn of the new year, optics manufacturer Samyang published a video showcasing a collection of its lenses followed by a brief display of digital fireworks. While it might seem like your usual marketing post to ring in the new year, it turns out…
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Developer brings Android 12 to the ancient Samsung Galaxy S3

January 3, 2022
We laud the efforts made by OEMs to keep devices updated for up to three or four years, but praise must be lavished upon a developer who has managed to boot Android 12 to the 10-year old Samsung Galaxy S3. Despite effectively being obsolete at this stage, the Samsung…
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Microsoft misses deadline for Surface Duo’s Android 11 update, but Android 12L may be coming

January 3, 2022
Microsoft’s Surface Duo debuted in 2020 as a unique take on a dual-screen device, but it launched with plenty of software issues that prevented it from being a success. Making matters worse, Microsoft just went an entire year without bringing Android 11 to the Surface Duo, though on the bright side, it sounds like Android 12L will be coming in the future. Back in September of last year…
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Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now are coming to Samsung’s 2022 smart TVs

January 3, 2022
As with last year’s CES, cloud gaming is starting off the new year with a pretty big announcement as Samsung has just announced that Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now will be coming to the company’s smart TV lineup. Samsung today announced that “select” TVs in its 2022 lineup will support apps for Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now for cloud gaming as a part of Samsung’s new…
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You can disable grid autoplay in Google Photos for Android

January 2, 2022
In mid-2019, Google introduced live previews for videos in the main timeline of the Photos app. This autoplay behavior in the Google Photos for Android grid can be disabled.  While it serves as a fast way to preview videos as you’re scrolling the timeline, some find this behavior to be annoying and rather distracting. (It’s pretty much standard behavior, e.g. Instagram’s “Search” tab…
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