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When will Apple release iOS 14 to everyone? This year’s schedule is tricky to predict…

September 1, 2020
iOS 14 is currently in beta testing with developers and public beta users, with Apple having released the sixth beta just last week. While beta testing is moving along nicely, and Apple recently switched from a biweekly schedule to a weekly schedule for releases, there is quite a bit of uncertainty about when Apple plans to release iOS 14 to everyone. How iOS 14 compares to iOS 13 It’s no…
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This Dead $10,000 Camera Shows the Danger of Salt Water

September 1, 2020
LensRentals recently got back a $10,000 Fujinon GFX100 medium format mirrorless camera from a customer who used it in dive housing and reported that it “suddenly died for no reason.” After Fuji declared repair impossible and insurance claims were paid, LensRentals…
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Google Play Music for Android adds ‘export local playlists’ option

August 31, 2020
By October, YouTube Music’s predecessor will stop working around the world. Ahead of that, the latest version of Google Play Music for Android introduces an “Export local playlists” capability. Version 8.26 of Play Music for Android introduces a new capability under “General” in Settings: Export local playlists Allow playlists on this device to be played in other apps  If you only…
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Phase One Unveils $13K 90mm f/5.6 Lens for the Medium Format XT System

August 31, 2020
Phase One has just unveiled the latest lens for the $57,000 XT camera system. The new XT-Rodenstock HR Digaron W/SW 90mm f/5.6 is the fifth lens for this system, weighing in at $13,000 and built with three priorities in mind: image quality, image quality, and image quality. In case you missed the announcement last September, the Phase One XT is a tiny medium format field camera system that accepts…
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Allen Institute open-sources AllenAct, a framework for research in embodied AI

August 31, 2020
Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI today launched AllenAct, a platform intended to promote reproducible research in embodied AI with a focus on modularity and flexibility. AllenAct, which is available in beta, supports multiple training environments and algorithms with tutorials, pretrained models, and out-of-the-box real-time visualizations. Embodied AI, the AI subdomain concerning systems…
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