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Gear of the Year: Barney's choice (part 1) - Fujifilm X100V

November 25, 2020
Please note: the images in this article are downsized from the original files. A link is provided below to our full samples gallery. What a year. I thought 2016 was bad, but then 2020 barged in, ripped a room-clearing fart, handed 2016 its beer and went bananas. Hopefully you don’t need me to list the many horrors of the last 11 months, because I would prefer not to. It’s surreal…
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Google sets the groundwork to allow new emoji without full Android system updates

November 25, 2020
Nowadays, emoji are essentially a part of our normal language. That’s why it’s frustrating that, as it stands today, Android requires a full system update to add new emoji, leaving some devices hopelessly out of date. Soon, though, that may change. As noted by the folks over at XDA, some unmerged commits to AOSP strongly hint that Google is preparing to allow emoji to be added to Android…
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The Vsmart Bee Lite is the cheapest Android Go phone to date at just $26

November 25, 2020
Android Go might only be aimed at those in emerging markets, which means modest internals and an even more modest price. The Vsmart Bee Lite is the cheapest Android Go device to date, though, with a staggeringly low $26 asking price. Now, just because it is cheap doesn’t mean that it’s going to be worth buying. For starters, this device is only available officially in Vietnam and is unlikely…
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Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for iOS add Microsoft Office editing

November 25, 2020
Following the web last year and Android in September, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for iOS can now edit Office files.  This capability is pitched as bringing the “collaborative and assistive features of Google Workspace to your Microsoft Office files” in a familiar interface. For example, an organization might still receive Word documents from clients and other sources, but otherwise use…
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