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Google Tasks tab redesign lets you quickly switch lists on Android, iOS [Update: Rolling out]

August 24, 2021
Google Tasks is a straightforward organization tool that’s tightly integrated with Gmail, Calendar, and other Workspace apps. A small redesign of Google Tasks for Android and iOS introduces tabs that let you quickly jump between lists. Update 8/23: The Google Tasks redesign is beginning to roll out as a server-side update today. Tabs are not centered, but rather left-aligned for an odd look if…
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Google Meet now warns when your device is causing an echo

August 24, 2021
The occasional echo on video calls is unavoidable, and Google Meet already works to “intelligently” control audio to remove it. Google will now notify you when you’re causing the echo and provide tips on how to stop it. Echoes “happen when your system feeds back…
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New Google Maps prompt makes clear that turn-by-turn navigation requires you to crowdsource data

August 24, 2021
Google Maps users on Android and iOS today are seeing a new prompt that explicitly permits the app to crowdsource their “navigation data.” Notably, live turn-by-turn navigation will not work unless you agree. This dialog box provides a high-level overview of how “How navigation data makes Maps better” and appears after you tap “Start” on the directions page. As you navigate, Google…
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GamingNews

Steam’s top 20 new games for July 2021

August 23, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Valve has released its list of the best-performing new games on Steam for the month of July, and familiar franchises and debut hits are all on the list. While fans showed up for the latest…
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Making a DIY Film Wigglegram Lens from 3 Disposable Cameras

August 23, 2021
I’ve got to admit that half of the reason I bought a film camera was to post cool-looking pictures on Instagram, so when I saw these things called “wigglegrams” on Instagram, I immediately wanted to make my own. I found out that they are typically made with a Nishika camera which has 4 lenses to capture 4 separate images, which can be animated into a 3D-looking video. Unfortunately…
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10 of the Most Expensive Cameras Ever

August 23, 2021
We all love interesting and perhaps somewhat obscure facts and anyone reading this site has at least a moderate interest in cameras — and hopefully, their history. Part of that history includes the unique, weird, one-of-a-kind, and (you guessed it) extremely expensive…
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Reflex SLR Camera Project Derailed by Development Issues

August 23, 2021
Three years after raising £100,000 on Kickstarter, the Reflex SLR project may be shelved indefinitely due to major issues in developing a prototype that have burned through the cash raised from backers. Reflex was launched in a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign by Laurence Von Thomas back in late 2017 with the goal of developing the first newly designed manual SLR system camera in over a quarter…
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