Asus has been perhaps the biggest name in gaming smartphones for the past couple of years, and that continued earlier this year with the debut of the ROG Phone 5. Today, the Asus ROG Phone 5s has arrived with an upgraded chipset.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s is a relatively minor tweak compared to the previous model that launched in March. There are two new models being replaced in the ROG Phone 5s and…
Google Contacts is the first big Material You redesign with Dynamic Color, UI tweaks [Updated]
August 17, 2021
Material You can be seen in various parts of the system on Android 12. The next big step for the company’s new design language is app updates, and that started with Google Camera seeing some tweaks this month. Google Contacts is now the inaugural first-party app to get a…
WhatsApp will soon be able to transfer messages between iPhone and Android [Update: rolling out]
August 17, 2021
WhatsApp made an appearance during Samsung’s Unpacked event, revealing that it would soon be possible to transfer messages between iOS and Android devices, starting with Samsung Galaxy phones.
Update: The ability to transfer messages has begun to roll out with the latest…
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is very clearly still a product that favors Galaxy smartphone owners, but it seems like the product is opening up a bit more compared to past generations. Not only does the Galaxy Watch 4 support charging from Google’s Pixel 5, but it even seems to work on some standard Qi charging pads.
Reverse wireless charging has been around on Samsung smartphones for a couple of…
Android’s latest accessibility feature lets you control your phone w/ facial expressions [gallery]
August 17, 2021
Android has a lot of neat accessibility features for those with special needs, including the ability to use natural language to control your phone. Now, Android phones are getting the ability to control your phone using only facial expressions in Android.
Google has long…
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Canon has filed a patent application for what has to be one of the most interesting camera designs we’ve ever seen. Japanese patent…
Roblox acquires game chat startup Guilded
August 16, 2021
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Roblox, the maker of user-generated games and other content, said it has acquired the startup Guilded, a maker of platform for connecting gaming communities.
Roblox didn’t disclose the purchase price. The deal feels like one more step in service of Roblox’s goal of creating the metaverse, the universe of virtual…
How to Edit Food and Drink Photos Shot with Hard Light
August 16, 2021
As photographers, we generally aim to shoot perfectly to where our photos require minimal to no editing. But for some of us, the editing process can be just as creative of a process as the photography side. I am going to share exactly how I edited this hard light image to…
Teen Finds Entire Leica M Camera Kit at Church Sale for $15
August 16, 2021
According to his Facebook profile, 16-year-old Tyler B. of Detroit, Michigan is into BMX, snowboarding and tennis. Soon, he may be into photography also. And who wouldn’t be, after scoring a complete Leica M outfit, that is considered a dream camera rig, for just $15?
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SAP acquires AI-powered human resources platform SwoopTalent
August 16, 2021
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SAP today announced it has acquired the intellectual property of SwoopTalent, a platform that automatically connects companies’ talent systems and data for analytics, migrations, and machine learning. As a part of the deal, SAP says it will embed SwoopTalent’s technology…
