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Android Go 11 squeezes more performance from modern budget phones

September 10, 2020
Now that Android 11 has dropped, Google has unveiled Android 11 Go Edition with the aim of speeding up entry-level smartphones. Many of the changes are designed to take advantage of improved features on modern budget devices like larger screens, dual cameras, more RAM and extra storage . The OS now supports 2GB of RAM (up from 1.5GB before), giving users an additional 270MB of free space —…
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Ninja has returned to Twitch on a multi-year exclusive deal

September 10, 2020
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is back on Twitch. He has signed a multi-year contract with the platform where he made his name, and his first stream under the deal starts at 3PM ET. “I am excited to get back to streaming full-time and connecting with my loyal…
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 update delivers new health, messaging features

September 10, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 just hit the market last month with some pretty great features, but also a fairly steep price tag. Now, a few of the Watch 3’s best software features are making their way over to the Galaxy Watch Active 2 in an update. Samsung has announced that a handful of software features are set to start rolling out to the Galaxy Watch Active 2. That starts with the improved…
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This Universal Lens Hood is One Lens Hood to Rule Them All

September 10, 2020
The camera accessory company KUVRD has announced its new Universal Lens Hood. It’s a collapsible lens hood that’s designed to fit 99% of lenses on the market. KUVRD specializes in universal camera accessories, having launched a innovative lens cap in 2017 and a camera…
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This Guy Converted His Nikon FM Into a Digital Camera with a Custom Sensor Cartridge

September 10, 2020
A Japanese tinkerer who goes by the name Sanasol has created something pretty cool. Using a homebrew sensor cartridge, he’s converted his classic Nikon FM SLR into a functional digital camera without having to alter the 35mm film camera at all. First spotted by Nikon Rumors, Sanasol says the mod is inspired by an idea that first popped up nearly two decades ago: the EFS-1. That product allowed…
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Lensrentals Did a Proper Heat Emission Test on the Canon EOS R5

September 10, 2020
Roger Cicala and the team at Lensrentals recently decided to do a proper heat emission test on the Canon EOS R5. After all the debates in the comments, amateur teardowns published to Weibo, and a whole lot of speculation, LR wanted to answer a basic question well: how does heat get out of this camera… or does it at all? If you had to sum up 2020 camera industry news in a tag cloud, “EOS R5…
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