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Chrome for Android to gain new widget to match iOS, complete with Dino Run shortcut [Updated]

July 17, 2021
Chrome is set to offer a new home screen widget for Android to match the delightful ones added to Chrome for iOS. Update: Chrome’s Android widget has gotten further along in development, revealing more of its final design. Original 6/29: Earlier this year, Google joined the fun of introducing widgets to some of its iOS apps after the platform gained widget support with iOS 14. For Chrome…
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Updated: Nikon Z fc pre-production sample gallery

July 17, 2021
The Nikon Z fc is due to start shipping soon, and while we wait for a final production sample to review, we’ve been adding images to our previously published gallery of JPEG samples. In addition to a variety of images taken around the Pacific Northwest, we’ve…
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Google is now taking survey feedback for Android 12 Beta 3 from Pixel owners

July 17, 2021
Following the launch on Wednesday, Google has opened the customary Android 12 Beta 3 survey for Pixel owners.  We’d like your feedback on the latest version of Android 12 on your Pixel device. This *anonymous* survey should take you about 5-10 minutes to complete. Please only fill out this survey if your Pixel device is running Beta 3 (SPB3.210618.013). You can verify this by going to…
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June 2021 NPD: Ratchet & Clank and Mario Golf set franchise records

July 16, 2021
Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Video games have maintained their sales momentum even as summer began in earnest in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. As more people turned to games during the pandemic, many of them are sticking with that hobby, even as they return to other…
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June 2021 NPD: Xbox and Switch outsell the competition

July 16, 2021
Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Hardware sales had a huge month in the United States in June. Consumers snapped up $401 million in new consoles, which is up 112% compared to the same period in…
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Ubisoft delays Rainbow Six: Extraction and Riders Republic

July 16, 2021
Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Ubisoft announced today in separate blog posts that Riders Republic is delayed from September 2 to October 28, and Rainbow Six: Extraction is moving from…
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Venus Optics Unveils 14mm f/4 Zero-D Lens for Canon and Nikon DSLRs

July 16, 2021
Venus Optics has announced a new Laowa 14mm f/4 Zero-D (zero distortion) wide-angle manual focus prime lens for Nikon and Canon DSLRs. The company says that it uses a completely different optical design from the mirrorless version of the lens. Venus Optics says that the Laowa 14mm f/4 Zero-D DSLR lens is designed specifically for Canon and Nikon DSLRs and is not just a rehoused version of the…
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