We recently reported on an ophthalmologist using the iPhone 13’s new macro photography feature to document patient progress.
Thanks to the Macro mode, Dr Tommy Korn can take extremely detailed photos of the eyes, which lets him observe and record important details about patients’ health.
Korn came under fire in some quarters, with people suggesting he should instead be using a DSLR with…
A teardown analysis by TechInsights shows that the iPhone 13 Pro has a higher build cost when compared to the iPhone 12 Pro. The report says that the semiconductor shortage affected the iPhone 13 production as the A15 Bionic cost more to produce, as well as the NAND memory…
Filmic Pro updated with support for ProRes video capture on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
October 4, 2021
Today Filmic Pro version 6.17 is being released with full support for ProRes video for the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, making it the first iOS app available with support for capturing ProRes. ProRes video, which is hardware-accelerated by the A15 Bionic chip, is one…
WhatsApp for iOS working to improve voice message player
October 4, 2021
After releasing different playback speeds for audio messages, WhatsApp is now working on a global voice message player for its app.
According to always reliable WABetaInfo, the global voice message player “allows listening to voice messages when you leave chats. It’s called global because it’s pinned to the top of the application. It’s always visible when you open any section of the app…
According to some rumors, Android 12 is set to arrive today but while it is not technically official yet, we asked you what Android version you were running on your device and now we have the results.
As we mentioned, Google no longer provides official up-to-date…
Mazda invited us out for a drive of its upcoming MX-30 electric compact SUV, and some conversations with Mazda’s Irvine R&D folks. We have a lot of thoughts to share about the car and the future of Mazda’s EV programs.
To start with a few headline specs, the Mazda…
Tesla claims Rivian is stealing ‘trade secrets’ about its ‘next-gen battery’ in expanding lawsuit
October 4, 2021
Tesla, which is already suing Rivian and former employees hired by the electric pickup truck startup, is expanding its lawsuit against the company.
It now claims that Rivian is stealing its “trade secrets” about battery technology.
Rivian has been one if not the most serious electric vehicle startup since Tesla, and part of why the company is seen as a more serious new entry in what is…
Google Photos adds ability to edit time and date of uploaded images/videos on Android
October 4, 2021
Google Photos has now added the ability to edit the time and date of when an image or video in your library was taken directly from your Android phone.
For a long time, you needed to use a third-party application when trying to adjust this pertinent metadata attached to…
Surprisingly enough, the side-by-side timed speed test thing is, well, still a thing. And now that a new top dog iPhone launched, you’d naturally expect that to be pitted against the best Samsung has to offer for 2021. And you’d be right.
So here’s a speed…
Huawei employee reveals Huawei's Harmony OS 3 is coming soon
October 4, 2021
reported that a Huawei employee revealed in a social post that Huawei would be unveiling HarmonyOS 3.0 very soon. According to the report, the Chinese phone maker will be holding the Huawei Developer Conference on October 24. At said conference, Huawei will outline the updates coming to HarmonyOS 3.0.
Huawei has had to rely less so on Google services and re-invented it’s smartphones’…
