Although we’re almost ready for the stable Android 12 update to arrive on Pixel devices, the rest of the industry is just beginning to roll out their own flavors of the latest stable OS. Samsung is next with One UI 4.0, and although effectively Beta 1, we’ve been working out what the top new features are for intrepid Galaxy device enthusiasts.
It’s worth noting that unlike the Android 12…
Google Maps can now adjust its Android Auto UI for right-hand drive cars
September 22, 2021
Android Auto and the various available apps are built with safety and quick interactions in mind. This involves putting controls close to the driver, but that’s not always the case in some parts of the world. To help remedy that, Google Maps in Android Auto can now adapt…
Google Pixel 5a is now supported by LineageOS 18.1
September 22, 2021
With the phone not even a month into its life span, the Google Pixel 5a is now supported by the ever-popular Android ROM LineageOS.
Google’s phones have some of the longest life spans in Android, with the Pixel 3 series that launched on Android 9 Pie set to gain Android…
LG's unveils the 32" 4K UltraFine OLED Pro monitor, a $3,999 consumer-ready OLED display
September 22, 2021
LG has announced its new 32” UltraFine Display OLED Pro Monitor, its first consumer-ready OLED monitor.
LG says this 32″ 4K monitor (3840 x 2160 pixels) covers 99% coverage of both Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 color spaces. It features a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and has both HDR10 and VESA’s DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification, which ensures the display can maintain 400-nits of brightness…
One of the most glaring omissions of the Stadia app for Android may soon be fixed as a Google support document details how voice chat will — and won’t — work.
For many months now, our APK Insight team has been watching the development of voice chat in the Stadia app…
Samsung shares new promotional video for its pixel-packed 200MP HP1 mobile image sensor
September 22, 2021
Samsung has published a new promotional video detailing the features of its new ISOCELL HP1 mobile image sensor.
In the three-minute video, Samsung Sensor Design Team member Minho Kwon shares the various technologies the HP1 sensor brings to mobile image. Specifically, he…
The body of NASA tasked with managing human spaceflight is being split into two distinct directorates, the agency’s chief announced on Tuesday, embarking on a major reorganization that past officials have tried and failed to execute for years. The move comes as private companies like SpaceX demonstrate leaner methods of putting people in space and as NASA pushes ahead with ambitious plans to…
Roblox starts age verification for those who want to use spatial voice
September 21, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
Roblox is introducing age verification for users, starting with those who want to try out spatial voice features on its user-generated content platform.
As the company’s community continues…
Vaonis Launches the 1050mm, 61MP Hyperia Telescope Camera
September 21, 2021
Vaonis has announced the Hyperia telescope camera, a 165-pound personal observatory that leverages a 61-megapixel sensor and sets it behind a massive 1050mm lens that is mechanically driven to allow for stunning photos of astronomical objects.
Vaonis has been producing…
DIY Ultra-High-Res Digital Photos with a Large Format Camera
September 21, 2021
In 2014, I started my project Applied Metaphysics – Ground Truth on exemplary still life. The goal was to produce very large prints (2 to 9 square meters and more) at a high resolution so that people could look at them very closely.
The idea was that the sheer amount of detail in each image and the immersive way of looking at them was fundamental for conveying the inner essence of things at a…
