Jared Middleton (AKA Sirdork) is a toy photographer who brings miniature scenes to life using practical effects. His photos are created by carefully setting up scenes with action figures and then adding in things like water, snow, dirt, and sparklers to complete the look.
“You’re never too old to play with your toys,” writes the Clifton Park, New York-based photographer.
Here’s a…
There’s no doubt podcasts are having a moment. They have been for a while, and it started before we were all stuck at home. Music services, production companies and more are betting big on the format, by either snapping up platforms and high-profile hosts or announcing a…
If you want to add your account to the WhatsApp Mac app, you’ll now need to use either Face ID or Touch ID on your iPhone in order to activate it. The new requirement applies to any iPhone with either of the biometric login features …
The Mac app works in a rather…
Report: Facebook building antitrust lawsuit against Apple over iOS 14 privacy features
January 28, 2021
Facebook is reportedly planning to take its long-running battle with Apple to the courts. The Information reports that Facebook has been working with outside legal counsel to prepare an antitrust lawsuit against Apple alleging that the company “abused its power in the smartphone market by forcing app developers to abide by App Store rules that Apple’s own apps don’t have to…
OxygenOS 10.3.8 rolls out for OnePlus 6/6T w/ January patch
January 28, 2021
The OxygenOS 10.3.8 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 6 and 6T with the incremental update touting the January 2021 security patch but very little else of note.
After seeing the entire OnePlus 7 and original Nord get an OxygenOS 11.0 Open Beta with all the…
While it’s most definitely a “simple” note-taking, checklist, and reminders app, Google Keep is great at what it does. It should be a little easier to stay on top of reminders though, as Google Keep is now adding location-based reminders as of the latest update.
The…
Galaxy S21 series can apply custom backgrounds, blur to video calling apps including Google Duo
January 28, 2021
Video calling has become more important than ever before, and Samsung’s new smartphones have a neat way to take advantage of that. With the Galaxy S21 series, users can apply custom backgrounds and other video effects to apps such as Google Duo, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.
Pointed out by Max Weinbach (via Android Police), there’s an option for applying video effects to calling apps buried in…
Samsung adopted Android 11’s slick smart home controls after all, they’ve just been moved
January 28, 2021
One of the coolest new features of Android 11 is the ability to use the power menu to host a bunch of shortcuts to your smart home devices. There was no sign, however, of Samsung adopting this feature in its take on the update, but it turns out they did after all. Samsung…
Telegram update lets you import chat history from WhatsApp, improves animations on Android
January 28, 2021
This year has seen a spike in interest for secure messaging apps and one of our favorites, Telegram, is seizing the oppurtunity. With its latest update, Telegram is introducing the ability to import your chat history from other apps including WhatsApp.
In a blog post…
CAKE unveils solar-charging electric motorcycle designed to catch poachers in Africa
January 28, 2021
We first reported late last year on Swedish electric motorcycle manufacturer CAKE’s ambitious plan to deliver solar-charging electric motorcycles to Africa to combat poachers.
Now the company is unveiling the new bikes, known as the CAKE Kalk AP, for anti-poaching operations.
The bikes are built on the existing CAKE Kalk platform, which has long been a favorite in the premium electric dirt…
