Google’s Chromebooks play best with Google Drive and its associated apps, but others are available, including Microsoft Office. However, Microsoft is about to pull the plug on supporting its Android app on Chrome OS.
Microsoft is killing support for Office apps that can be downloaded on Chromebooks. The key bit of information here, though, is that Microsoft isn’t leaving Chromebook owners…
Pixel Buds update adds Android home screen widget
August 26, 2021
The latest version of the Pixel Buds app for Android adds a home screen widget that Pixel owners may find particularly useful.
On any Android phone that isn’t a Pixel, the Pixel Buds app is a proper app in the drawer, just like the companion apps available for many other…
At the end of last year, Google thoroughly redesigned and simplified the process of creating Assistant Routines. That update introduced sunrise/sunset triggers, and Google will soon let you program a delay between when the command is given and the Assistant Routine…
Google commits $10 billion to cybersecurity initiatives, including open source funding & training
August 26, 2021
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and other tech executives today attended the White House Cyber Security Meeting. Google announced that it’s committing $10 billion over the next five years to strengthen and “advance cybersecurity.”
The event was attended by Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and many others in the industry as “widespread cyberattacks continue to exploit vulnerabilities targeting…
The latest update to the Stadia app, version 3.31, includes continued work towards a touch gamepad for Android TV, a new “magic linking” method for controllers, and more.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an…
These custom-built hard cases protect camera rigs for Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Sony and others
August 26, 2021
Keeping your gear safe can be a tricky – and expensive – proposition. A longtime favorite for traveling and professional photographers and videographers are hard cases. With custom-fitted padded inserts, a hard case is a great way to store and protect your gear. Over at…
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One of the biggest upcoming Xbox games finally has a release date — sort of. Halo Infinite is launching December 8, according to a listing on the Microsoft store. And that lines up with the timing I’ve heard, which put the release in an early December window. This will get the game out in time for the 2021…
Majority Share of the Olympics Press Cameras Were Canon
August 25, 2021
Canon claims that a majority share of press cameras at the Olympics were its mirrorless and DSLRs, claiming its 1DX Mark III, R5, and R6 were “widely used.”
While Canon, Nikon, and Sony as companies were all present at the Tokyo Olympics in support of photographers, the…
A Look Back at the Olympus IS-1, an Early Bridge Camera
August 25, 2021
Do you know what ZLR stands for? How about ED, or ESP? And what in the world is Fuzzy Logic? In this article, we’ll learn all about the Olympus IS-1, a pivotal model in a whole new category of camera released in the 1990s, and all the strange acronyms that come with it.
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While smartphone cameras continue to improve, most don’t offer any kind of variable aperture. While Samsung has developed a way to introduce this in a future device, Huawei has also designed a method, and it’s more akin to a traditional lens.
While implementing variable aperture into a smartphone is uncommon, it is not a new idea. Back in 2018, Samsung’s Galaxy S9 smartphone featured a…
