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Everything new in Android TV 12: tweaked design, privacy toggles, ‘Quick Connect,’ more [Gallery]

July 17, 2021
Android 12 has brought a ton of new changes to smartphones, as we’ve detailed over the past few months. However, Android TV and Google TV are known for providing most updates independent of system versions. In Android TV 12 Beta 3, though, there are a few minor tweaks to Google TV and Android. Here’s what we’ve found. Table of contents Camera/microphone blocking Microphone…
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MobileNews

Alphabet Scoop 129: Using Android 12 Beta 3 and more on the Pixel 6

July 17, 2021
This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss the additions and changes to Android 12 now that Beta 3 is released. Also, new information on the upcoming Pixel 6 is here with the possibility of an Ultra? New episodes of Alphabet Scoop are published every Thursday/Friday. Subscribe to our podcast in Google Play or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes…
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NewsPhotography

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 also included in-camera Raw conversions to show off every one of the Z fc’s twenty Picture Controls. Please note that…
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DefenseNews

The number of major F-35 flaws is shrinking, but the Pentagon is keeping details of the problems under wraps

July 17, 2021
WASHINGTON — As the F-35 program inches its way through operational testing, the number of critical technical deficiencies is slowly dwindling, dropping from 11 critical deficiencies in January to seven in July. However, the exact nature of these problems will remain unknown to the public, even when the deficiency itself is not classified. The F-35 Joint Program Office declined to…
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