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Photos of Kuwait 30 Years After the Gulf War

September 15, 2021
Kuwait is known for its oil, the Gulf War, the Daguet division, and the “Desert Storm” operation. But what most people are not privy to is its rich history, heritage, and architecture. It is a country where more than 90% of the population lives in its capital, Kuwait City, where the demolition of many historic sites has taken on such epic proportions that soon, no trace of history will remain…
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The Photos of 9/11, Twenty Years Later

September 15, 2021
Prior to the advent of social media and smartphones, and on the cusp of the shift to digital photography, the world witnessed September 11, 2001. Visually captured in a way that no single event had been documented before, 9/11 has been seared into our collective…
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Nikon Was Almost Named ‘Nikorette’

September 15, 2021
In a documented but little-known fact, Nikon was very close to being instead named “Nikorette.” The name was only changed when executives were afraid that the word sounded “weak.” Capa Camera Web recently published an article (first spotted by Nikon Rumors) that details the history of Nikon’s name, and in it reveals that Nikon was tenatively called “Nikorette” when the company was…
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Here’s a look at the new emoji that could come to iPhone this year [Update: Emoji 14.0 finalized]

September 15, 2021
Emoji 14.0 draft renderings by Jeremy Burge The draft candidates for the Unicode Consortium’s Emoji 14.0 release are up for approval and Emojipedia has shared a great look at many of the new emoji that could come to iPhone over the next year. Seven new faces are in the mix like melting face and face with peeking eye, with other candidates including heart hands, person with crown, troll, low…
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Google Keep is next in line for a Material You update, coming later this month

September 15, 2021
After debuting Material You revamps for other Workspace apps earlier this month, Google is today announcing that Google Keep is next in line for the update. Already being a pretty colorful app by design, it’s interesting to see how Keep is adopting the new Dynamic Color feature. Based on Google’s example below, the Material You version of the theme will desaturate the colors of many notes…
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