As Google’s Android TV platform continues to expand, the TVs running it are only getting better. For the past couple of months, I’ve been using the Hisense U8G that runs Android TV with a great display, and importantly, much better software performance than I expected.
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Display & hardware: In a word, excellent
Sound: As good as you’ll get outside of a…
Pelican releases new 'Rugged Camera Lens Cover' for keeping your lenses protected on the go
July 24, 2021
Pelican, who’s most known in the photography world for its protective carrying solutions for camera equipment, has teamed up with CM Brands to release a new Pelican Outdoor series, which includes a new silicone lens cover, not unlike the KUVRD lens cap from a few years…
NASA’s Europa Clipper will start its journey to Jupiter’s icy moon aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket built by SpaceX. NASA will pay SpaceX $178 million to launch the vehicle in October 2024.
The Europa Clipper got the green light from NASA in 2015. It will fly by the moon 45…
Leica Akademie UK has announced the launch of its Leica Lab program which is set to offer an exclusive learning experience provided by industry experts with backgrounds in commissioning, shooting, editing, and curating work.
The educational program is taught both in-person and online and delivers an intensive four-week learning experience where participating photographers are challenged and…
Hubble, which just came back online after being down for a month, has captured this stunning photo of a galaxy that exists a staggering 10 billion light-years away. The telescope can see and focus this vast distance by leveraging the power of gravity.
This photo of…
The long-awaited successor to Apple’s popular AirPods earbuds have been rumored and leaked in many forms at this point, but customers are still waiting for them to actually be released. A supply chain report from Digitimes indicates that production is ramping and the new…
iOS security researcher Will Strafach agrees with a recent claim that Apple can do more when it comes to combating NSO and others who exploit combat zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS.
It follows a report by Amnesty International that said that NSO spyware Pegasus was being used to mount zero-click attacks against human rights activists, lawyers, and journalists …
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NSO Group makes…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Jetpack Joyride and Skate City: Tokyo]
July 23, 2021
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 180 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for 7/23: iOS hit Jetpack Joyride has arrived on Apple…
OxygenOS 11.0.9.9 is now rolling out for selected OnePlus 8T units in North American and Europe with some software tweaks to resolve some “known issues” and improve camera performance.
The update was confirmed as rolling out over on the Official OnePlus Forums, but…
It looks like Android 12 won’t bring back font, icon customization because of Material You
July 23, 2021
Android has always been famous for its customization options, but in Android 10 Google pushed that a step further with the ability to easily adjust system accent colors and fonts. In Android 12, though, it seems the ability to swap fonts and icons is being removed in favor of Material You.
With the latest Android 12 Beta, we saw Google fully implement its new Material You design language…
