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Snap It Bundles Disposable Cameras into a Subscription Model

Disposable cameras are all the rage, and the relatively new Snap It wants to make it easier to always have one on hand by mixing the retro-tech with the very modern subscription service business strategy. Snap It is blending a couple of different strategies that other companies have dabbled in recently. Like with Dispo, the idea is to try and “live in the moment” while still enjoying…
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WildArt Photographer of the Year Unveils Winners of its ‘Wet’ Competition

WildArt Photographer of the Year, a new international wildlife competition, has announced the winners of its first contest that is themed “wet.” It is the first of 10 competitions the organization is launching in 2021. The organization touts itself as a “competition designed by wildlife photographers, for wildlife photographers and judged solely by wildlife photographers.” WildArt says…
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Facebook for iOS adds new COVID-19 vaccine profile frames

Facebook is launching today a new COVID-19 vaccine profile frame on iOS, Android, and the web, developed in collaboration with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new frames will let you share…
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Google Maps restores compass when navigating on Android

After initially removing the compass within Maps on Android way back in early 2019, Google has now restored the much-loved feature after fan pressure. The little floating compass widget was unceremoniously ripped from Maps in what Google said was an “effort to clean up the Navigation screen” — which you can see in the header image above. However, in an official support thread, Google…
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Google Lens translate chip for Recent Apps screen shows up on Android 12 w/ new design

Even after trawling through almost all aspects of the recent Android 12 Developer Preview, things slip the net. One of those looks to be the long-overdue addition of a Google Lens translate option within the Android recent apps panel. If you cast your mind back, this feature was touted as far back as July 2019 during the Android 10 preview phase. The original Android Q solution provided a…
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