MobileNews

Google’s iOS 15 app updates bring XL YouTube Music & Photos widgets, Focus mode support

September 21, 2021
With the launch of iOS 15 and iPad OS 15, Google announced a handful of app updates to support the latest platform features today. This includes new XL widgets, Focus mode, and Spotlight support. On the homescreen, Google Photos and YouTube Music will be rolling out extra-large widgets. The streaming service sees album/playlist artwork appear at the left, while you get a 4×2 grid of additional…
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MobileNews

Gmail search filters introduced on the web last year are now coming to Android

September 21, 2021
The most full-featured Gmail experience is still found on the web, but the mobile apps continue to pick up more and more capabilities. Gmail for Android is now gaining “improved search” through a set of filters.  Gmail search filters on Android work “independently or post-search.” The former means they appear after tapping the top — now pill-shaped — field before entering a query.
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NewsPhotography

Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN | C sample gallery

September 21, 2021
The Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary is the latest in the company’s I series range of compact, mid-priced primes for mirrorless cameras. We’ve been shooting it on the Panasonic S5, to have a look at how it handles portraiture, among other subjects, as we made…
GamingNews

Slice Gaming offers in-game rewards for Far Cry 6 with pizza purchases

September 20, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Slice is an app and a service that offers online ordering and marketing to over 16,000 independent pizzerias, and it is launching in-game rewards for Ubisoft’s upcoming Far Cry 6 if you buy a pizza. That’s no big deal by itself, as brands have been targeting game audiences for a long time. Just ask Burger King…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI-powered supply chain visibility platform Altana nabs $15M

September 20, 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Altana AI, a startup building a database for global supply chain networks, today announced that it raised $15 million in a series A funding round led by GV with participation from Floating Point, Ridgeline Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, and Schematic Ventures. The proceeds…
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