Bathynomus yucatanensis | Dr. Ming-Chih Huang, Journal of Natural History
Scientists have recently trapped and photographed a giant deep-sea isopod — a giant, underwater cousin of the pillbug — off the coast of Mexico and after studying it closely, realized that it was an entirely new species.
The giant isopod is often seen as a singular creature, but there are actually more than 20…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in favor of photographer Elliot McGucken who brought a case against Pub Ocean Ltd after they published photos of a lake that had formed in Death Valley without permission.
The decision reversed a lower…
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August 11, 2022
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Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you’ll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions.
We suspect the small difference in apparent…
In May, we wrote about Sigma’s new headquarters in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture. While the new four-story building isn’t open to the public, Gizmomo Freak took a private tour of the new facility. Now CineD has toured the facility, giving us our first English-language look at the impressive building.
Johnnie of CineD not only got to check out Sigma HQ, he also sat down to talk…
Samsung has made great strides over the past few years with its update cadence throughout the entire device lineup. With that in mind, here’s every smartphone and tablet that Samsung has updated with the August 2022 security patch.
Samsung August 2022 security update…
OxygenOS 12 Open Beta 2 based upon Android 12 is now available for some of 2019’s best devices in the form of the OnePlus 7 and 7T series.
While we are gearing up for OxygenOS 13 and Android 13 on selected 10 Pro series handsets, OnePlus is making efforts to ensure that…
Google Wallet has only been on the scene for about a month, but Google is already working toward some of its next big features. This week, behind-the-scenes developments hint at support for showing your ID at TSA checkpoints using Google Wallet.
It was announced alongside the unveil for Google Wallet that, in time, the app would support housing your driver’s license and other forms of official…
Samsung slashes repair prices for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 by over $200
August 11, 2022
Samsung’s foldable phones are not cheap, and getting them fixed was often one of the biggest headaches. Now, Samsung has slashed the repair costs for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 dramatically.
As pointed out by The Verge, repair costs for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy…
How to search any image on Chrome desktop using Google Lens
August 11, 2022
Chrome is a great browser with tons of tools and functionality; one feature that many users aren’t familiar with is the desktop version of Google Lens that’s fully integrated into Google Chrome. Follow along to learn how you can use Google Lens on Chrome desktop to…
Razer Phone closing its Theme Store on Android later this month, nearly five years later
August 11, 2022
Do you remember when Razer, the PC gaming brand, made its own smartphone? The Razer Phone and Razer Phone 2 are mostly forgotten memories at this point, and now the brand is closing the door on its Theme Store for those devices.
The Razer Phone and its sequel both shipped with a special Theme Store, which allowed the phone to redesign its UI based on packs available in the store. One click could…
