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Google likes headphone jacks so much it parodied Jony Ive, but not enough to put one on the Pixel 6

August 28, 2021
Google ads for Pixel phones have been all over the place as of late, and the latest one about the 5a with 5G’s headphone jack parodies old Jony Ive product videos, but seemingly without realizing its own product history. “The Circle Comes Full Circle” is just over two minutes long and a clear parody and/or homage to Apple design videos narrated by Jony Ive to accompany the launch of a new…
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MobileNews

Galaxy Z Flip 3 review: A worthwhile price might not outweigh the worst battery since Pixel 4

August 28, 2021
Foldable smartphones offer a lot of potential, but price has always been a prohibitive factor. For the first time, Samsung has dropped pricing considerably this generation, with the Galaxy Z Flip 3 coming in at $999. With a price that, frankly, is worth it, is there any reason to stick with a traditional smartphone? Hardware |  The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is one of two types of foldables. Where its…
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Venus Optics adds new mount options for seven of its most popular Laowa lenses

August 28, 2021
Chinese lens manufacturer Venus Optics has announced that seven of its specialist Laowa lenses are now available in additional mirrorless camera system mounts. The lenses concerned are the 9mm T2.9, 12mm T2.9 and 15mm T2.1 cine lenses, the famous 24mm macro probe lens, 4mm and 9mm fisheyes and the Argus 33mm F0.95 CF APO. The new mounts will allow these lenses to work with L, Nikon Z, Canon RF and…
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GamingNews

Zynga plans to launch Merge Dragons mobile game in China

August 27, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Zynga said that it plans to launch Merge Dragons in China, and it has received some important approvals for doing so. China’s regulators will only permit externally produced games to be…
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Photo Recovery Software Found a Factory Test Photo on My Camera

August 27, 2021
Back in 2008, I was in the Middle East in the military. I wasn’t permitted to have my mobile phone in that location at the time, so I took a relatively cheap digital camera and used it to capture reams of unique photos. When it came time to transfer some of the pictures from the camera, I somehow instead managed to wipe the memory card. I was utterly gutted, but it wasn’t the first (or…
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