In 2020, Google’s streaming service offered a “Year in Review” playlist, while a handful of users got an email with top stats. YouTube Music’s 2021 Recap is much more extensive than previous Google efforts and more on par with other streaming services.
Update 12/7: As of Tuesday afternoon, YouTube Music’s 2021 Recap is widely rolled out to Android and iOS users. Close the mobile app…
Hands-on: Google’s Entertainment Space has potential, when paired with the right Android tablet
December 8, 2021
Earlier this year, Google announced a new feature called “Entertainment Space,” a way to offer Android tablets a specialized media experience that organizes content in one place. For the past few weeks, we’ve had a chance to try out the feature, and it has some clear…
Google Stadia is now available for LG WebOS Smart TVs
December 8, 2021
As was promised at the beginning of the year, Google Stadia is now playable on the most recent generations of LG’s WebOS Smart TVs.
At CES 2021, LG debuted a new lineup of smart TVs, and Google and Nvidia were each there to support the launch by announcing that dedicated…
Just published: More sample images from the Nikon Z9
December 8, 2021
We recently took delivery of a pre-production sample of the Nikon Z9, and we spent our time with it shooting as much as possible. We’ve just updated our previously-published gallery of samples with more than 50 new images taken in and around the Pacific Northwest.
Please note that as with our earlier gallery, these images were taken using a pre-production camera, and at Nikon’s…
Sony adds Animal Eye AF for video to its a7C, ZV-E10 cameras with 2.00 firmware update
December 8, 2021
Sony’s ZV-E10 compact camera.
Sony has announced a pair of new firmware updates for its a7C and ZV-E10 camera systems. In addition to overall improved performance, the 2.00 firmware updates bring Animal Eye AF to both cameras while recording video.
Starting first…
Nikon is licensing intoPIX's TicoRAW technology for 8K/60p Raw video in its Z9 camera
December 8, 2021
When Nikon announced its forthcoming Z9 camera, it confirmed it would be able to shoot 8K Raw video at up to 60 frames per second (fps) with a firmware set to be released in 2022. At the time, Nikon didn’t specify how it had achieved this, but we now know it’s being done…
Yesterday, NASA announced its newest class of astronauts: 10 new candidates who will train to fly to space with the agency over the next two years. The group included plenty of qualified individuals with backgrounds in the military, as well some with more unique professions. One of the candidates was most recently a flight surgeon at SpaceX, while another has worked as a drilling engineer on…
Nintendo loses preorder refund case in Germany
December 7, 2021
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The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt has ruled…
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Ubisoft is unveiling Quartz, a new platform for…
15 Photos From the 2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year
December 7, 2021
Travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the images from its annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year competition which features 25 of the best photos that highlight the aurora borealis or australis captured from around the world.
The competition publishes these images in December to coincide with the Northern Lights season with the hope of inspiring others to…
