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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 the Pixel.  The Suggestions tab is part of Google wanting “Photos [to do] most of the heavy lifting” when editing…
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Google and Billboard share the top 100 songs hummed to the Assistant

December 8, 2020
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 Assistant. According to Google, the Assistant’s Hum to Search is capable of recognizing over 500,000 songs, regardless of whether you hum…
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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…
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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 depicts how the rectangular module would detach from the rear of the camera and attach to the USB-C terminal at the bottom of the…
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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…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 and 11 Pro back designs and battery capacities revealed

December 7, 2020
The Xiaomi Mi 11 and 11 Pro are just around the corner as per recent reports, so it’s about time we start getting some juicy info about the duo. Good thing, unearthed battery certification listing on 3C revealing the capacities and charging tech. The listings feature 2,485 mAh and 2,390 mAh batteries for the Mi11 Pro and Mi 11, respectively. However, those numbers likely refer to just one…
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