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Google Assistant prepares to show fitness, health data w/ ‘proactive’ results on smart displays

January 25, 2021
In a quiet update to Google Assistant, a new “wellness” section has been added which prepares the ability for Assistant to show your health and fitness data on smart displays and more. Rolling out now to users, the “Wellness” section of Google Assistant’s settings replaces the “Sleep” section that rolled out in November 2020. This new section integrates the sleep settings including…
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Apple warns against putting an iPhone 12 too close to your pacemaker

January 25, 2021
You probably don’t need someone to tell you that magnets and life-saving medical devices don’t mix, but Apple wants to make that patently clear. MacRumors has learned that Apple recently updated a support document to warn against keeping the iPhone 12 and MagSafe accessories too close to pacemakers, defibrillators and other implants that might respond to magnets and radios. You should keep…
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Sony is apparently bringing back the Xperia Compact this year

January 25, 2021
Small phones are likely making a comeback thanks to Apple’s iPhone 12 Mini, and as it turns out, one of the most popular is being revived, too. According to the reliable @OnLeaks, Sony is bringing back the Xperia Compact for 2021. In a post on Voice, we get a first look at the still-unnamed 2021 revival of the Sony Xperia Compact. The design is practically identical to Sony’s last collection…
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Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD sample gallery

January 25, 2021
Tamron’s 17-70mm F2.8 III-A VC RXD is a lightweight zoom for Sony APS-C E-mount shooters. Equivalent to a 25-105mm F4 in full-frame terms, this lens handles nicely on a6000-series cameras and offers great versatility for daylight shooting. Fast to focus, it also…
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Samyang adds full frame 14mm T3.1 to VDSLR MK2 line-up

January 25, 2021
Lens manufacturer Samyang has introduced a new wideangle lens to its VDSLR MK2 full frame cine series in the shape of the 14mm T3.1 VDSLR MK2. This brings to series to five lenses in total and takes the focal ranges covered to 14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. Like the other lenses in MK2 series the 14mm offers weather-proofing, a 9-bladed iris as well as distance and aperture scales on the side…
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