Google are making it easier to move images from your camera to Google Photos. Owners of recent Canon cameras can now automatically upload photos and videos to the popular photo management platform by wirelessly slinging them via your phone.
This auto-backup to Google Photos feature works with both the iOS and Android versions of the image.canon app, but you’ve got to make sure your camera is…
The Google Photos app for iOS is getting an updated video editor that adds several useful new features, including the ability to trim video clips, add filters, crop, and make adjustments like exposure, contrast, and saturation.
The new video editor options work similarly to…
Fujifilm breaks mirrorless speed record with new f/1.0 lens
September 4, 2020
Fujifilm has announced a new 50mm X-series lens with an unprecedented f/1.0 aperture. The XF 50mmF1.0 R WR is the world’s first f/1 autofocus lens for mirrorless cameras, according to Fujifilm, and marks the 35th X-series lens the company has produced. Its field of view is…
Google Maps readying app-wide dark mode on Android [APK Insight]
September 4, 2020
Following the Home app last month, one of the last first-party apps that needs a dark mode is Google Maps. Fortunately, the latest version of the Android client finally reveals that work is underway.
About APK Insight: In this ‘APK Insight’ post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the…
This week we talk about one confirmed and one leaked price: Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 and the ‘Sabrina’ Android TV dongle, respectively. We also take a look at what features are coming next to Stadia and new games.
Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and…
T-Mobile’s LG Velvet has a different processor inside, and it’s an interesting choice
September 4, 2020
We weren’t huge fans of the LG Velvet, the design-first, specs-second flagship smartphone the company released this summer. The sleek phone felt stuttery in our review. But what if I told you the T-Mobile variant comes with a different chip?
Today, T-Mobile announced…
iOS 14: How to use burst mode with your iPhone volume button
September 4, 2020
Apple changed how burst mode works with the iPhone 11 cameras in iOS 13 that made things a bit more complicated. With iOS 14, there’s a new option to make things simpler and faster to access the feature. Follow along for how to use burst mode with the iPhone volume button.
iOS 13 brought a host of new camera features along with the new camera hardware with the iPhone 11 lineup. However, as Apple…
We’re entering the AI twilight zone between narrow and general AI
September 4, 2020
With recent advances, the tech industry is leaving the confines of narrow artificial intelligence (AI) and entering a twilight zone, an ill-defined area between narrow and general AI.
To date, all the capabilities attributed to machine learning and AI have been in the…
Apple today released iOS 14 beta 7 to developers as we move closer and closer to a release to the public sometime this fall. iOS 14 beta 7 includes a notable change to the stock wallpaper collection: adding a new Dark Mode option to the popular rainbow stripe…
iOS 14 introduces privacy ‘nutrition labels’ for apps, here’s how developers can prepare
September 4, 2020
After announcing new iOS privacy requirements back at WWDC in June, Apple has shared a new detailed document for developers as they prepare to create privacy “nutrition labels” for apps. The new iOS 14 feature will apply for all apps that are available in Apple’s App Stores with the goal to better inform consumers with a clear overview of an app’s privacy practices.
The new developer…
