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Chrome OS Linux support drops the beta label as Google promises 50 new Chromebooks this year

May 20, 2021
Since their debut years ago, Chromebooks have long been criticized for lacking native apps. That’s something Google has addressed by delivering support for Android apps and, more importantly, Linux apps on Chromebooks, and now the latter is finally dropping its beta label. Google first announced the ability to bring Linux apps to Chromebooks at I/O 2018, launching the functionality in beta on…
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Google Photos’ Locked Folder will be limited to certain Pixels, local-storage only

May 20, 2021
Privacy was a pretty big focus of Google I/O 2021, with one of the big new announcements being a “Locked Folder” headed to Google Photos. That feature is going to be a bit more limited than you probably expected, though. On a support page explaining the new Locked Folder feature, Google details exactly how it’ll work on Photos. To access it, users will head to Library > Utilities &gt…
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Spotify rolling out new search filters for iOS and Android

May 20, 2021
Spotify for iOS and Android is getting a little update to make search easier with new filters. The change is coming to both free and Premium subscribers. Spotify says the new search filters are rolling out starting today and will make it more seamless to find the music or…
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Field review: Fujifilm XF 18mm F1.4 R LM WR

May 20, 2021
Introduction 89% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18mm F1.4 R LM WR is a bright, fast walkaround prime lens that’s particularly well-suited to landscape and street photography. It also makes a good video lens thanks to its small size, light weight and confident, silent autofocus. Available only for Fuji X-mount cameras, all of which share an APS-C sensor size, it…
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Silberra Unveils New Range of 35mm and 120 Format Color Film

May 20, 2021
Silberra, a Russian-based company known for its line of 13 black-and-white films, has unveiled three new styles of color film for 35mm and 120 formats at approximately $13 per roll. While the color film made by the company was initially discovered by Kosmo Foto in early 2020 with the release of the Color 160, it and the other new additions were not made available through the official website…
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