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Google Discover tests marking each article with hashtags

January 30, 2021
Google’s interest-based stories field is to the left of even more Android homescreens following the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S21 and continued One UI 3.1 rollout. Google Discover is now interestingly testing applying hashtags to every article that appears. The hashtag appears just after the article description and above the website’s favicon, name, and publish time. Aesthetically, it…
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Leica's Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2 is an homage to one of its most iconic lenses

January 30, 2021
The last Leica Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens was produced 46 years ago. Now, nearly half-a-century later, the iconic lens has been reborn in the form of the Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2 ASPH, a ‘new’ lens from Leica that pays homage to a classic. An advert for the original Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens (note it uses the same six-element, four-group optical construction as the new Noctilux-M version). The…
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Google Camera 8 introduced a new way to quickly access the zoom slider

January 30, 2021
The Pixel 5 and 4a 5G launched with a redesigned Camera app that later made its way to other phones. One of the Pixel UI tweaks to Google Camera 8.0 is a new way to access full zoom controls outside of the preset increments. Above the shutter button is a pill with .6x (4a 5G/5 only), 1x, and 2x increments for quickly zooming in/out. It’s more convenient than pinch-to-zoom, which requires…
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Micro Four Thirds Has Japan’s Number One Market Share Among All Lens Mounts

January 29, 2021
OM Digital Solutions has announced that micro four thirds has achieved number one in market share in the number of units sold by lens mount in Japan. Supported by 56 companies, OM Digital makes the case that the 12-year-old mount is stronger than ever. OM Digital Solutions is the new name of the Olympus Imaging Division after being purchased by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), and this is the…
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