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Spotify for Android is working on local music playback

Streaming music is what most people do nowadays, but local files can help fill in the gaps and pull from a library you spent years curating. Now, Spotify for Android is preparing to finally add support for listening to local music on your phone. Jane Wong discovered a new option being developed for Spotify’s Android app which allows users to import audio files locally stored on the device so…
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Google Pixel phones now take screenshots instantly, just like Samsung and iPhone

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…
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Tesla gives deadline to Roadster referral discount winners ahead of finally delivering new Supercar

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…
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Telephoto Reach With Various Digital Cameras

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…
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