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Android’s Find My Device network preps to crowdsource locating lost phones, secure vehicle data

August 12, 2021
Google is preparing to upgrade its “Find My Device” system to use other Androids to anonymously find your lost phone, as well as gain the ability to protect data on a lost vehicle. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android…
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Canon R5 Beats Out the Sony Alpha 1 in Comprehensive IBIS Test

August 12, 2021
The Digital Picture has published an in-depth in-body image stabilization (IBIS) test that compared the performance of the Canon EOS R5 and the Sony Alpha 1. In many cases, Canon’s EOS R5 showed a 1/3 to 2/3 stop advantage over Sony’s flagship. The camera and lens review website recently published a detailed IBIS test that compared the two mirrorless cameras, but just one day after that was…
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Google Camera points to 50MP Samsung sensor on Pixel 6

August 12, 2021
The latest version of the Google Camera app suggests that the Pixel 6 series will use a 50 megapixel sensor made by Samsung. Android 12 Beta 4 released earlier today, and with it, the Google Camera app was bumped to version 8.3.252. While nothing changed on the surface, some important changes were made under the hood. Android community member and renowned Google Camera modder Cstark27 took a…
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How to preorder the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3

August 12, 2021
Like in previous years, Samsung used its latest Galaxy Unpacked event to announce a slew of new devices, including the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. The two smartphones are already available for preorder starting at $1,799.99 and $999.99, respectively, and will launch…
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Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge — Last Call is coming this fall to Oculus Quest

August 12, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. ILMxLab announced today that Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge — Last Call is coming to Oculus Quest virtual reality headsets this fall. The game, or experience as ILMxLab calls it, is the sequel to Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge. The studio, which Disney’s Lucasfilm ownes, revealed new key art…
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