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Stadia brings its ‘direct touch’ controls to iOS devices

October 13, 2021
Earlier this year, Stadia debuted a new method of playing cloud games on Android by passing your touchscreen presses through to the game. Now this “direct touch” control scheme is coming to Stadia’s iOS app. Debuting with the release of Sega’s HUMANKIND, a 4X game rivaling the Civilization series, Stadia’s direct touch enables mobile-like controls for games that wouldn’t otherwise…
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Samsung shows off how it tests durability of Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 [Video]

October 13, 2021
Foldable smartphones are often thought of as fragile compared to traditional devices, but Samsung has done quite a bit of work over the past couple of years to change that. In a video, the company is showing off how it tests the durability of its Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3. In a brief video, Samsung shows off the different internal tests the company runs to verify the durability of its Galaxy Z…
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Ricoh GR IIIx vs Fujifilm X100V: which is the photographers' compact king?

October 13, 2021
Introduction We often see Ricoh’s 28mm equiv GR cameras discussed alongside Fujifilm’s X100 series models. The temptation is obvious: they’re two of the only large-sensor fixed lens cameras sold at anything approaching a mainstream price. But this ignores the fact that most photographers will have a strong preference for either the 28 or 35mm equivalent angle of view, and may be…
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NASA’s massive next-generation space telescope arrives in South America ahead of launch

October 12, 2021
After more than two decades of delays and ballooning development costs, NASA’s next-generation space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, has arrived in French Guiana, South America — the site of the spacecraft’s planned launch later this year. Its arrival sparks the beginning of weeks of final preparations before the telescope is loaded on the top of its rocket for flight. The James…
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