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Google hit w/ fine over blocking heavy Android skins, which apparently pushed Samsung to Tizen watches

September 15, 2021
South Korea’s regulatory authority, The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), has handed down a ruling and fine regarding Google’s actions with Android, saying that Google’s contract preventing heavier Android skins are an abuse of the company’s dominant market position. As Reuters reports, the KTFC’s decision takes issue with Google’s “anti-fragmentation agreement,” AFA. This is a…
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Google brings Nexus back from the dead… to tease Pixel 6 moments after iPhone 13 event

September 15, 2021
Apple’s iPhone 13 event just ended, and Google has a secret message for you: Wait for its upcoming flagship. That piece of Pixel 6 buying advice comes from the long-dead Google Nexus Twitter account.  Before today, the @GoogleNexus account sent its last tweet on October 16, 2017, about trading in your old phone for a Pixel 2. A more substantial post on August 31 announced the launch of…
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Canon launches EOS R3, a pro mirrorless camera with 30 fps, eye control and advanced AF

September 15, 2021
After several months of drip-fed details, Canon has announced the EOS R3 – the company’s new flagship mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The 24MP R3 is based around a Stacked CMOS sensor, designed and manufactured by Canon, and featuring the company’s Dual Pixel AF technology. It also sees the revival of Canon’s Eye Control, a feature that lets you choose an AF target…
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Canon Closed the Gap With Sony Much Faster Than Expected

September 14, 2021
Canon has spent the last five months hyping up its new sports camera and if there is anything to take away from it now that the R3 has been fully announced, it is that Canon has done a remarkable job closing the technology gap with Sony. For years now, Sony has been the undisputed champion of camera technology. While there have been complaints on other aspects of the company’s products — the…
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