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Galaxy Watch 4 leaves room for Google Assistant, but only has Bixby; Google Pay may be delayed

August 13, 2021
Samsung products have always been a bit tricky when it comes to voice assistants since the company has its own Bixby offering but usually is required to still support Google Assistant alongside it. With the Galaxy Watch 4 series, the Wear OS-based smartwatches will be lacking Google Assistant entirely when they launch and might have to wait for Google Pay. Voice controls aren’t exactly a huge…
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Panasonic Leica 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH field review

August 13, 2021
Introduction 88% Overall score Jump to conclusion Panasonic’s Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH is a bright zoom lens aimed at photographers using Micro Four Thirds camera bodies. With a 35mm-equivalent focal range of 50 to 100mm, the 25-50mm F1.7…
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Video: Peter McKinnon goes hands-on with a pair of Canon EOS R3 cameras

August 13, 2021
Photographer and YouTuber Peter McKinnon was recently sent a pair of Canon EOS R3 cameras to play around with. While he hasn’t had much time yet to put it to the test, he has shared a new hands-on video wherein he shares his initial thoughts on the EOS R3 and shows off plenty of up-close shots of Canon’s forthcoming mirrorless camera. McKinnon starts off by acknowledging that at the time of…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 calculates body fat from the wrist

August 12, 2021
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 4 has a feature that can calculate body fat percentage and muscle mass, the company announced yesterday. It’s the latest tech company to offer a body composition feature, joining Amazon, which has a body fat percentage feature in its Halo Band.
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Honor’s Magic3 Smartphone Has Four Cameras and an IMAX Partnership

August 12, 2021
Honor has announced the Magic3, Magic3 Pro, and Magic3 Pro+, its first internationally launched flagship smartphone line. The Pro packs four cameras into its giant camera array and adds the ability to shoot “cinema-like” videos thanks to its “IMAX Enhanced” capabilities. Honor, previously Huawei’s budget smartphone brand that was spun off into an independent entity, has launched the…
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Foxconn hints at iPhone 13 component shortages; new camera assembly process

August 12, 2021
Foxconn’s Q3 forecast hints at potential iPhone 13 component shortages, following an earlier warning by Apple that supply constraints with Macs and iPads would extend to iPhone production this quarter. The company is also reported to be using a new iPhone camera assembly process to reduce costs … Background Apple said back in April that the impact on iPhone production had been very limited…
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