Google has improved the screenshot experience on Android quite a bit in recent years, and now the company is delivering another tweak. With the latest Feature Drop, Google has quietly made Pixel phones take a screenshot instantly.
After installing the December security patch and Feature Drop on Pixel smartphones, you’ll notice the first time you take a screenshot that the process is almost…
More Google Photos filters coming to Pixel phones, including sunrise/sunset suggestions
December 8, 2020
At the tail end of September, Photos got a revamped editing experience on Android with new features. Notably, there’s a new tab that surfaces machine learning-derived “Suggestions.” Google Photos is now rolling out a slew of new sunset filters that are first coming to…
Toyota announces new all-electric SUV, says it’s their ‘first step’ for battery-electric cars
December 8, 2020
Toyota announced today that they will be unveiling a new all-electric SUV in the coming months.
The automaker, which has been seen as a lagger when it comes to all-electric vehicles, says that it’s their ‘first step’ for battery-electric vehicles.
Toyota has yet to…
Tesla gives deadline to Roadster referral discount winners ahead of finally delivering new Supercar
December 8, 2020
Tesla is contacting owners who referred enough new buyers through their referral program to get a discount on a new Roadster to let them know about a new deadline.
Could this finally mean production is coming?
Tesla Referral Program
Tesla’s referral program has changed a lot over the years.
It went from a relatively high cost with credit to both referrers and new buyers to a relatively low…
Earlier this year, at Google Search On, the Google Assistant gained “Hum to Search,” the ability to match songs based solely on your humming. In collaboration with Google, Billboard has released the top 100 songs that people have hummed to the Google…
Canon Appears to Have Finally Designed a Dual Pixel BSI Sensor
December 7, 2020
Canon has patented a new sensor design that mimics the design of backside-illuminated (BSI) sensors made by Sony. Mixing Dual Pixel with BSI would likely result in huge leaps in low light performance, dynamic range, and readout speeds.
The design illustrated in Canon’s…
Telephoto Reach With Various Digital Cameras
December 7, 2020
It’s common for photo writers to state, “A 100mm lens on a Micro Four Thirds camera has the equivalent reach of 200mm on full frame”. While the field of view is equivalent to 200mm FF, the reach is not necessarily equivalent.
To understand reach, the important metric is pixel density or pixels per mm. You can calculate this for any sensor by dividing the width in pixels by the width in…
Oppo Has Patented a Smartphone with a Removable Camera Module
December 7, 2020
Needing to use a lower-resolution front-facing smartphone camera for selfies and video calls might be a thing of the past if Oppo acts on a recently-filed patent. The design within features a rear camera module that separates from the main camera body.
Oppo’s patent…
Nokia 5.4 specs leak: Snapdragon 662 chipset, 4,000 mAh battery
December 7, 2020
The Nokia 5.4 is on its way, as the phone has already been certified by FCC. While the existence of the phone is yet to be officially confirmed by HMD Global, we now get the full specs sheet of the device.
Apparently, the new Nokia phone will be a pretty affordable midranger…
Realme introduced a trio of 5G phones back in October, and now the mightiest of them – the Realme Q2 Pro – is getting two new color options. The phone, initially launched in a Leather Gray and Rainbow gradient, will now also be available with simpler Sea Blue and Fantasy White paint jobs.
While the new versions might be different on the outside, on the inside it is the very same…
