New research shows that the level of depreciation affecting the iPhone 13 is half that of the iPhone 12. The research says that although Apple phones usually hold more value than any other brand, this is “exceptionally low depreciation.”
According to SellCell, after months one and two, the iPhone 13 has lost up to 50% less value than the iPhone 12. Not only that, the iPhone 13 saw the lowest…
Android 11 on nearly a quarter of all devices, but it’s not the most used version of Google’s OS
November 23, 2021
In late 2018, Google stopped monthly reporting on the adoption of various Android releases, but the company sparingly provides updated figures in Android Studio. Distribution numbers for 2021 today have Android 11 – instead of 12 – as the latest version.
Android 11 (R)…
Huawei pokes fun at ongoing ban w/ ‘100% off’ sale on all of those smartphones it can’t sell in the US
November 23, 2021
It’s been over two years since Google was forced to cut off Huawei as a result of the ban by the US government on the Chinese company, and things aren’t exactly going well. In a cheeky tweet today, Huawei poked fun at the ban with a fake Black Friday sale.
Taking…
The short-form video app and global phenomenon TikTok is expanding further on Google TV and Android TV, bringing the app to users in the US and Canada.
TikTok first made its debut on Android TV OS, and by extension Google TV, earlier this year in some regions, but the app wasn’t officially available in North America. Today’s expansion, announced in a blog post, expands the “TikTok TV”…
NVIDIA GauGAN2 AI Turns Sentences into Realistic ‘Photos’
November 22, 2021
NVIDIA’s GauGAN2 artificial intelligence (AI) can now use simple written phrases to generate a fitting photorealistic image. The deep-learning model is able to craft different scenes in just three or four words.
GauGAN is NVIDIA’s AI program that was used to turn…
Dear Lens Makers: Please Make Slower, Longer, Lighter Macro Lenses
November 22, 2021
Dear lens manufacturers,
I’m writing this letter to remind you of something you well know. The age of mirrorless cameras is upon us. And with this comes the benefit that we can compose, focus, and shoot at f/8, f/11, and f/16.
In the prior age, that of the SLR…
A German-based startup named K|Lens is set to launch an ambitious new camera lens that the company claims is the first to bring 3D light field depth mapping to any full-frame camera.
K|Lens has been in contact with PetaPixel regarding its in-development lens system for several months. Since initial outreach, the physical design of the lens has changed a bit (the photos of the finished lens…
Fully Loaded: The Complex Connection Between Guns and Cameras
November 22, 2021
“Why are guns and cameras so closely connected?” This is what I set out to explore and investigate recently through my own experience in film. Between starting the production and finishing it, one major event made this connection a lot darker.
On October 21st…
Nikon Reveals the Strobe’s Dirty Little Secret: It’s Cheap
November 22, 2021
Nikon recently announced that it is collaborating with Nissin and Profoto on speedlights and studio lights. Is this an admission of the not-so-secret reality that lighting products are actually quite cheap?
Canon and Nikon have made a ton of cash off their…
Nvidia’s latest AI tech translates text into landscape images
November 22, 2021
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Nvidia today detailed an AI system called GauGAN2, the successor to its GauGAN model, that lets users create lifelike landscape images that don’t exist. Combining techniques like segmentation mapping, inpainting, and text-to-image generation in a…
