MobileNews

Hands-on: HP Chromebook X2 is pretty close to the ideal Chrome OS tablet, when it’s on sale

November 5, 2021
Google started pushing Chrome OS tablets a few years ago, but with the Pixel Slate being a rather spectacular failure, the task of bringing that idea to life fell to the company’s partners. Lenovo was the first to strike excellence with its IdeaPad Duet in 2020, and now HP has brought the vision a step closer. I’ve spent a few weeks with the HP Chromebook X2, and I think it’s a bit closer to…
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MobileNews

Google Search will rank desktop sites based on ‘page experience’ starting in February

November 5, 2021
Since August, Google has been using a “page experience” metric to determine how websites appear in mobile Search. Page experience ranking is now coming to the desktop version of Google Search from February 2022.  Page speed and other experience metrics that quantify how an end user interacts with a website is now one of Google’s preferred methods for determining how to rank results in…
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Samyang's updated 50mm F1.4 AF lens for Sony E mount is $750 and lighter than ever

November 5, 2021
Correction (Thursday November 4, 2021): The original headline and text within the article stated this lens retails for $500. That is the pricing of the first generation. This second-generation lens retails for $750. THe headline and article has been corrected. Samyang, which also goes under the brand name Rokinon, has announced the release of its new AF 50mm F1.4 FE II lens for Sony E mount…
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GamingNews

Zynga launches FarmVille 3 for Android and iOS

November 4, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Zynga today announced the launch of FarmVille 3, the most recent iteration of its casual game series. The game is now available on iOS and Android. The…
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How Adobe’s Neural Filters Make Colorizing Photos Way Easier

November 4, 2021
A growing trend among retouchers and editors in the last few years has been to repair vintage photographs that have faded and been damaged over time. In addition to this restoration work, “colorizing” vintage photographs has been experiencing explosive growth. Adobe’s “Colorize” Neural Filter now makes the job easier than ever. While some historians have been vocally against the…
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