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GIF search, voice typing and more are coming to Windows 10

September 4, 2020
Windows 10 is getting an integrated GIF search, improvements to voice typing and other new features, Microsoft Senior Program Manager Brandon LeBlanc wrote in a Windows blog post. All are currently in beta testing. The overall goal of the new features, LeBlanc said, is to improve the system’s ability to help you communicate via voice and text on your devices.  To better enable you to react with…
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Vivo is making a phone that has color-changing rear glass

September 4, 2020
Vivo is developing one of the coolest looking phones I’ve ever seen. In a video posted to Weibo (and spotted by Android Authority), the company confirms that its new phone, which doesn’t yet have a name or release date, can change its rear case’s color with the press…
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First Look: Is the Fuji XF 50mm f/1.0 the Ultimate X-Mount Portrait Lens?

September 4, 2020
A while back, Fujifilm announced that they were working on a 33mm f/1 lens. Recently it was announced that they had scrapped that lens to work on a 50mm f/1, which would result in a more compact lens. With a super-fast 56mm f/1.2 already in the Fuji lens lineup, will a 50mm f/1 be different enough? We were lucky enough to get a sample 50mm f/1 to test out for a short while. The XF50mm f/1 is a…
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MobileNews

If only one iPhone 12 model has mmWave 5G, that’s fine — until 2022

September 4, 2020
I would love to tell you that buying a 5G smartphone will be simple this holiday season — that your late 2020 investment will have everything you need for the typical phone’s three-year lifespan. But as the iPhone 12 family launch is only a month away, it’s becoming clear that Apple will create two tiers of 5G performance, and the line between them might not be drawn where most people…
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Apple delays privacy feature that would let iPhone owners keep ad tracking at bay

September 3, 2020
Apple is delaying a controversial new privacy rule it’s implementing with iOS 14 that will require developers to ask users for permission to gather data and track them across mobile apps and websites on the iPhone and iPad, the company announced in a developer update posted Thursday. Apple originally intended for the rule to go live with iOS 14, slated for released sometime this fall, but…
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