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ProRes support for iPhone 13 Pro ‘coming soon’ with a future iOS update

The new iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max were officially announced by Apple on Tuesday with the more powerful A15 Bionic chip, bigger batteries, and significant camera enhancements — including support for the ProRes video codec for the first time on an iOS device. However, ProRes support will not be available for iPhone 13 Pro users at launch. Apple talked a lot about ProRes during its…
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Google’s Grace Hopper undersea cable lands in the UK

Just over a year after being officially announced, Google’s Grace Hopper undersea cable has now officially arrived in Bude, Cornwall, UK. Named after the computer science pioneer, the Grace Hopper cable runs from New York, US to Bude, UK and Bilbao, Spain. One of the…
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Google hosting ‘Search On’ 2021 keynote later this month

Google is hosting a “Search On” 2021 livestream in late September to announce the “latest AI innovations” that are “making information more helpful than ever.”  Google’s Search On 2021 will take place on Wednesday, September 29 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. Like…
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Samsung reveals its first Wear OS-powered ‘Golf Edition’ Galaxy Watch

Samsung’s smartwatch lineup has included a “Golf Edition” several times in the past, but this time is different. For the first time, Samsung is releasing a “Golf Edition” smartwatch using the Wear OS platform in its new Galaxy Watch 4. The “Golf Edition” Galaxy Watch 4 is a special version of the product designed specifically for golfers in Samsung’s home country of South Korea…
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Android 12 Beta 5 feedback survey is now open for Pixel owners

Following last week’s release candidate, Google today opened the Android 12 Beta 5 feedback survey. Like in August, its availability was delayed from the usual Friday after launch. We’d like your feedback on the latest version of Android 12 on your Pixel device. This *anonymous* survey should take you about 5-10 minutes to complete. Please only fill out this survey if your Pixel device is…
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Google Photos rolling out Material You redesign, but without Dynamic Color

Outside of Workspace apps, Google Camera, Clock, Contacts, and Phone have already been updated with the company’s new design language. Google Photos is the latest app to get Material You, though it’s a work in progress. The most prominent change is the taller bottom bar that allows for a pill-shaped selection indicator. That particular highlight — and others — are blue, with Google…
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