MobileNews

Android getting native Matter support via Play services, branded routines coming to Google Home

October 22, 2021
Google’s 2021 Smart Home Developer Summit today sees a number of developments around Matter, including Android support via Play services. The announcements start with “Google Home” now serving as the name for the company’s entire smart home platform, developer program, and tools. Next year, a new “Google Home Developer Center” will serve as a “total redesign” of help…
Read more
MobileNews

Google Search adds daily word notifications on Android and iOS

October 22, 2021
After previewing bigger changes in September, Google Search is now getting a nifty little notification feature that will help you “learn a new word every day.” One of Search’s many built-in tools is a dictionary. Over the years, it has expanded to let you see definitions in different contexts/fields and learn how to pronounce with a visual tool, as well as the ability to “Practice”…
Read more
GamingNews

War photographers go inside Call of Duty: Vanguard to capture images

October 21, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Activision sent war photographers into Call of Duty: Vanguard, and their images illustrate the realism of the video game world’s graphics. The move showed people how realistic the graphics are in the latest version of Call of Duty debuting on November 5 on the consoles and the…
Read more
NewsPhotography

Ricoh Launches the Pentax FA 21mm f/2.4ED Limited DC WR Lens

October 21, 2021
Ricoh has announced the HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4ED Limited DC WR lens for K-Mount full-frame DSLRs. The company says that this ultra-wide prime is optimized for visual characteristics that can’t be measured in numerical values alone. Ricoh says that the HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4ED is capable of making photos look more realistic, and captures the prevailing ambiance and true-to-life sense of…
Read more