The latest update to Stadia for Android, version 3.44, is rolling out now via the Play Store and includes early work on a revamped search feature, livestream spectating, and more.
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 case of Android…
Chromecast volume controls are disabled on Android 12 due to a ‘legal issue’ [Update: Fix incoming]
December 1, 2021
Following the launch of Android 12 to Pixel devices, it’s been discovered that the update disables the once-handy volume controls for nearby Chromecast media sessions due to a “legal issue.”
Update: A Googler has shared a rough timeline of when this issue will have a…
Paranoid Android ‘Sapphire’ is based on Android 12, launches today w/ OnePlus support
December 1, 2021
The custom ROM scene isn’t as strong as it once was, but one name that has stuck around is Paranoid Android. Now, the team of developers behind the project has announced Paranoid Android’s take on Android 12 will be called “Sapphire” and launches today.
Announced…
Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it’s headed to Chromecast with Google TV
December 1, 2021
A bit behind its launch on smartphones, Android 12 has just officially launched on Android TV. Unfortunately, it’s unclear when it will actually arrive on consumer devices.
Quietly announced on Google’s developer site today, Android TV 12’s final stable release is now available with both Android TV and Google TV versions. As with the beta updates, Android TV 12 is still only available on…
Zhong Yi announces $600 Speedmaster 90mm F1.5 lens, a budget-friendly Leica Summilux M alternative
December 1, 2021
Zhong Yi Optics has announced the release of its new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm F1.5 lens, a fast, manual prime designed to be a more budget-friendly alternative to Leica’s $14,000 90mm F1.5 Summilux M.
The lens, which will be available for Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and…
Photos of an Abandoned Underground Ammo Factory in Albania
November 30, 2021
In the 1960s and ‘70s, the town of Poliçan was one of the largest and most important armaments centers in Albania. For security reasons, most information about the site was top secret and the town itself was closed to foreigners.
Today, it is known that it was…
Zhong Yi Optics Launches the Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 Lens
November 30, 2021
Zhong Yi Optics has announced the Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 manual focus portrait lens for full-frame Leica M, Canon RF, Sony FE, and Nikon Z mounts.
The company says its new portrait prime provides a medium telephoto angle of view, great control of depth of field, and the ability to render distortion-free portraits with well-controlled color artifacts. Zhong Yi Optics also says…
The Winning Photos from the Hasselblad Masters 2021 Competition
November 30, 2021
Hasselblad has announced the winners of the 2021 Masters photography competition across 12 categories. The winning photographers gain the title of “Hasselblad Master” and receive a medium format mirrorless Hasselblad camera.
The Hasselblad Masters competition…
Researchers from the University of Princeton and the University of Washington have developed a high-resolution, full-color camera that is the size of a grain of salt that is the next generation of metasurface technology.
Tiny cameras have long been thought to have…
Son Uses Photoshop to ‘Fix’ a Family Portrait His Dad Hates
November 30, 2021
Author Kyle Scheele grew up looking at a family portrait that has hung in his parents’ house for the past 30 years — a photo his dad absolutely hates. As a Christmas present, Scheele decided to use his Photoshop skills on the picture to create the best gift idea he’s ever had.
“[The photo is] my dad, my mom, me, my brother, my cousins, and my uncles,” Scheele says. “My dad hates…
