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Annoying ‘out-of-sync’ Google Photos prompts on non-Pixel devices may go away w/ Android 12

May 22, 2021
The arrival of Android 11 brought with it the effects of Scoped Storage which, on phones that weren’t Pixels, also led to an annoying Google Photos quirk that included more prompts and “out-of-sync” warnings. On Android 12, those annoying trash prompts and more will be gone for Google Photos users on all devices. A page from Google (via XDA) explains a new “Media Management Access”…
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Pakistan delivers JF-17 fighters to Nigerian Air Force

May 22, 2021
ISLAMABAD — Nigeria’s Air Force officially took delivery of three JF-17 fighter aircraft Friday during a ceremony at a base in Makudri amid celebrations marking the 57th anniversary of the service. The fighters were handed over by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, which…
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Google Weather readies Material Theme redesign, new menu

May 22, 2021
For years, Google’s “Weather” applet on Android has used a fairly straightforward design with elements from the original 2014 Material Design. Now, Google Weather is in the process of being updated to be more in line with the Google Material Theme. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play…
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Video: A review of Canon's first PowerShot camera, 25 years after its release

May 22, 2021
Gordon Laing, Editor of CameraLabs*, has *published his latest ‘Retro Review,’ featuring the Canon PowerShot 600, an early digital camera that he considers ‘Canon’s first consumer digital camera.’ The 10-minute video showcases the pros and cons of the 25-year-old camera, contextualizing the features with its contemporaries at the time of its release in 1996. Specifically, Gordon…
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Patent Shows How Canon Will Integrate Eye-Control AF into an EVF

May 21, 2021
In a patent, Canon explains how it intends to translate its Eye-Control Autofocus (AF) technology into a camera with an electronic viewfinder (EVF). The technology was originally developed for the EOS 5 SLR, and as such needed updating. In early April, Canon announced that it was developing the EOS R3 camera which would use the company’s old Eye-Control AF for the first time in years. However…
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