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Google Chat rolling out more granular notification settings

In addition to a web revamp, Google Chat is rolling out more notification settings over the coming weeks. These new options are “based on your level of engagement or involvement in specific conversations.” From the three-dot overflow menu in each room, users can open a new Notifications page: Notify always: You’ll receive a notification for every message and new messages will be…
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PSA: If your Android apps keep crashing, uninstall Android System WebView

A large number of Android users over the past few hours have been encountering continuous Gmail and other app shutdowns, with some finding that uninstalling Android System WebView will stop the crashing. This issue starts with Android throwing up prompts that warn how apps “keep closing.” Applications that are in the background and not currently open are also affected. If this bug is…
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Canon 5D Mark IV Versus EOS R6: Which is Better?

It’s really easy to get caught up in mirrorless versus DSLR argument, but between the EOS R6 and 5D Mark IV, which is actually the better image-making machine for a professional shooter? Photographer Kevin Raposo takes a deep dive and compares the two in this 17.5-minute…
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A Photographer’s Dream: The 145-Year-Old Dallmeyer 3B Petzval Lens

Photographer Markus Hofstaetter has been looking for what he calls his “dream lens” for some time, visiting flea markets and using his contacts to try and locate the Dallmeyer 3B Petzval lens, circa 1876. Thanks to one of his friends, he finally found one in shockingly-good condition. “This is a very early copy of a 3B lens,” Hofstaetter says. “Because John H. Dallmeyer founded his…
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HOW-TO: Turn your Android phone into the best webcam for Zoom, Skype, Meet and Teams for free

Be it for work or school, video communications are skyrocketing. You are probably already using the webcam built into your laptop, or you’ve upgraded to a USB webcam. But today, we will tell you how you can up your teleconferencing game using your far superior smartphone camera. Even a mid-range or budget smartphone from a few years ago likely has better camera hardware than a decent USB…
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