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Google directly offering some Assistant users a ‘Special Discount’ on the Home Mini

September 14, 2021
Despite being almost four years old and having a successor, the Google Home Mini is still on sale. One measure to get rid of them is a “Google Assistant Special Discount” where you can get a Home Mini for $9.99. As implied by the name, this “Special Discount” is actually delivered through Google Assistant on Android. Upon activating, a card appears above the bottom sheet: Get a Google…
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Life in the Blink of an Eye, or: Shooting 50MP Olympics Photos at 30fps

September 13, 2021
“The Sony Alpha 1 is like driving a Formula 1 racecar,” says photographer Nick Didlick. “Give the race car too much gas going into a corner and you’re going to spin out of control. With the Alpha 1, shoot too early and you will have endless amounts of data at 30fps on a 50-megapixel camera.” The secret for both is timing. How do you shoot and edit sports images shot at 30fps for 1 to 5…
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Fujifilm Designs a Foldable Smartphone with a Stylus Pen

September 13, 2021
Fujifilm appears interested in jumping into the mobile smartphone space and designed a folding smartphone that works with a stylus pen. The description appears to be very similar to Samsung’s recently announced Fold 3. In a patent discovered and illustrated by…
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Astrophotographer Turns His Space Photos Into Kaleidoscopic Artworks

September 13, 2021
Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio is known for spending 12 years exposing a gigantic photo of the Milky Way. In addition to his impressive photos, he has also been using them for abstract, kaleidoscopic “Vision” artworks. “Pickering’s Triangle,” the original photo the above artwork was created from. “I’m an astrophotographer but first of all I’m a visual artist,”…
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Take a look at the possible new iPhone 13 case colors

September 13, 2021
In about 24 hours, Apple will announce the new iPhone 13 at its “California Streaming” event. With that, we’ll also get to know the cases for the new iPhones. Now, images on the web give us an alleged first look at the new case colors lineup. According to leaker…
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The iPhone 13 event is tomorrow — here’s everything you need to know about trade ins

September 13, 2021
The iPhone 13 is set to be announced tomorrow, so chances are you’re thinking about upgrading. But how do you make sure you get the most you can for your device in time to get the latest model? Here’s everything you need to know about trading in or selling your old iPhone ahead of next week’s event. Tip 1: If you can, sell ASAP The first thing you need to know is that trading in your…
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