MobileNews

Google Home 2.42 adds Nest Cam/Doorbell support, preps setting per-Device DNS and ADT

August 11, 2021
With the launch of the Nest Cam line and Doorbell, Google is requiring the Home app and bringing over a slew of legacy features from the old companion client. Google Home 2.42 adds support for the new security cameras, and reveals works on two other efforts. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play…
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DefenseNews

US Army’s critical missile defense system will play role at Project Convergence

August 11, 2021
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army’s critical missile defense system will play a small role at the service’s major campaign of learning this fall — Project Convergence — in order to focus on the system’s progress through a challenging initial operational test, the head of Army Space and Missile Defense Command told Defense News. The Integrated Battle Command System will not only link…
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GamingNews

Nintendo will showcase more indies on August 11

August 10, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Nintendo announced today that it will host another Indie World showcase at 9 a.m. Pacific tomorrow, August 11. The 20-minute show will give Nintendo a chance to highlight some of the biggest indie…
GamingNews

Krafton shares close 9% down after PUBG maker’s IPO

August 10, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Krafton raised $3.75 billion in on public offering, but the maker of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) saw its share price close 9% down in the first day of trading Tuesday. The South Korean company tried to go out with a valuation that was too high, and investors balked, analysts told Reuters. The company debuted…
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NewsPhotography

Radioactive Lenses and Everything About Them

August 10, 2021
There’s a lot of misinformation about radioactive lenses – from scare stories about growing an extra arm and getting cancer, all the way to saying that radioactive lenses are entirely harmless. The truth is somewhere between the two extremes and requires careful…
NewsPhotography

Use ‘The Two-Minute Rule’ To Create More Interesting Photos

August 10, 2021
Click. Press the playback button. Look at photo. “Mehhhh.” We’ve all had it happen — the photo on the back of our camera does not match the vision or intent we had when we clicked the shutter button. To help myself in these situations, I follow “the two-minute rule” to create more interesting photos. I’ll get to how I use those two minutes… in a minute. But first, what are…
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