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Samsung brings features and watch faces from its Wear OS Galaxy Watch 4 to older Tizen watches

November 15, 2021
While Samsung’s attention has clearly shifted over to Wear OS, the company isn’t abandoning its Tizen wearables. Today, alongside the announcement of its One UI 4/Android 12 update, Samsung is launching an update for Tizen smartwatches to bring over features from the Galaxy Watch 4. Rolling out starting today, this update will be made available for Tizen smartwatches including the Galaxy…
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Android Auto 7.1 tries to fix an issue with Telegram messages

November 15, 2021
Google’s Android Auto makes trips and daily commutes easier for many, but it often gets hit with issues. This month, Google has patched up one of those problems, with a recent Android Auto update trying to address a problem with Telegram. A thread on Google’s forums documented an issue that went on from September until just this month. Affected users were seeing Android Auto voice commands…
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This Film Camera Shoots like a Disposable but Doesn’t Hurt the Earth

November 15, 2021
LensFayre, a small online film camera store, has launched what it describes as an entry-level film camera that has all the hallmarks of popular disposable cameras, but is sustainably focused and made of reusable materials. The new camera is called the Snap LF-35M, and LensFayre’s co-owner Alecia Barnes tells PetaPixel that it is an affordable alternative to disposable cameras that is…
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A Little Baltimore Camera Repair Shop That Survived the Digital Revolution

November 15, 2021
If you live outside of Maryland, you’ve probably never heard of Baltimore Photo-Electronic Services. The little brick-and-mortar shop is tucked away in a run-down strip mall in the bustling Baltimore suburb of Pikesville, MD. If you drive past it on traffic-laden Reisterstown Road, BP-ES gets lost in the visual clutter of corporate signage that has come to surround it in the last 25…
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