Apple finally debuted widgets in iOS 14, years behind Android. While Google gets a lot right about widgets, Apple has some good ideas, too. “Smart Stack” is one of those good ideas, and now that widget has been brought over to Android.
Action Launcher, one of the most popular third-party launchers on Android, has added its own “Smart Stack” widget in its latest beta update. The update…
Google today recapped the 2020 progress of its Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRPs) across Android, Chrome, and web services. The company touts a “record-breaking payout” of $6.7 million in rewards to researchers.
The previous year saw Google award $6.5 million, while…
In the coming months, Apple will require app developers to disclose and make tracking opt-in. A new report today says Google is considering similar privacy measures for Android.
According to Bloomberg, “Google is exploring an alternative to Apple Inc.’s new…
Video: Orbit around the moon for 4 hours in this real-time video
February 5, 2021
Seán Doran uses still images from organizations like NASA and JAXA to create stunning videos. His latest work is ‘MOON in Real Time I,’ which is the first video seen below. Doran denoised, graded, repaired and retimed footage from the JAXA/NHK Kaguya Orbiter archive.
The Kaguya spacecraft, officially known as SELENE, was first launched in September 2007 from the Tanegashima Space…
Google has a $1 billion plan to pay publishers for content that appears in a cross-service “News Showcase” product. This is the company’s preferred route to support journalism, and comes as it’s locked in a dispute with Australia over an upcoming requirement to…
Empire State Building owner’s portfolio now on 100% wind power
February 5, 2021
New York City’s iconic Empire State Building and other buildings in its owner’s portfolio are all now powered entirely by wind, making it the US’ largest real estate user of 100% renewable energy.
Empire State Realty Trust’s big move
Empire State Realty Trust…
Google will delete your Play Music library later this month, emailing out final warning
February 5, 2021
Google Play Music stopped working at the start of December, but the files you uploaded to the cloud locker and other data remain available for export. That will be changing later in February when Google deletes all information associated with Play Music.
Besides all the songs you’ve uploaded to the cloud locker since the service’s inception in 2011, Play Music data includes purchases…
Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner specializes in dissecting objects and photographing them in stunning detail. His work is meticulously and thoughtfully crafted. One of Oefner’s more famous series, ‘Disintegrating,’ features images of performance cars…
Sonic is getting his own Lego set
February 4, 2021
Mario may have been first, but Sonic isn’t lagging far behind. Sega’s famous hedgehog is getting his own Lego set.
This is actually thanks to the Lego Ideas program, where fans can submit their own plans for themed Lego sets. In this case, Sonic fan Viv Grannell entered…
Canon Has Now Made Over 150 Million RF and EF Lenses
February 4, 2021
Canon has announced that the company has eclipsed the mark of 150 million EF and RF lenses manufactured as of January 2021. The 150 millionth lens was an RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM zoom.
The company began producing interchangeable EF lenses for the EOS-series autofocus cameras in 1987 at the Utsunomiya Plant in Japan. As the years passed, Canon expanded production to four total manufacturing…
