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Google Tasks tab redesign lets you quickly switch lists on Android, iOS [Update: Rolling out]

Google Tasks is a straightforward organization tool that’s tightly integrated with Gmail, Calendar, and other Workspace apps. A small redesign of Google Tasks for Android and iOS introduces tabs that let you quickly jump between lists. Update 8/23: The Google Tasks redesign is beginning to roll out as a server-side update today. Tabs are not centered, but rather left-aligned for an odd look if…
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Google Meet now warns when your device is causing an echo

The occasional echo on video calls is unavoidable, and Google Meet already works to “intelligently” control audio to remove it. Google will now notify you when you’re causing the echo and provide tips on how to stop it. Echoes “happen when your system feeds back…
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New Google Maps prompt makes clear that turn-by-turn navigation requires you to crowdsource data

Google Maps users on Android and iOS today are seeing a new prompt that explicitly permits the app to crowdsource their “navigation data.” Notably, live turn-by-turn navigation will not work unless you agree. This dialog box provides a high-level overview of how “How navigation data makes Maps better” and appears after you tap “Start” on the directions page. As you navigate, Google…
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Steam’s top 20 new games for July 2021

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Valve has released its list of the best-performing new games on Steam for the month of July, and familiar franchises and debut hits are all on the list. While fans showed up for the latest…
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10 of the Most Expensive Cameras Ever

We all love interesting and perhaps somewhat obscure facts and anyone reading this site has at least a moderate interest in cameras — and hopefully, their history. Part of that history includes the unique, weird, one-of-a-kind, and (you guessed it) extremely expensive cameras which have, in one way or another, played a role in paving the way to where we are today. With that said, here are ten…
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Reflex SLR Camera Project Derailed by Development Issues

Three years after raising £100,000 on Kickstarter, the Reflex SLR project may be shelved indefinitely due to major issues in developing a prototype that have burned through the cash raised from backers. Reflex was launched in a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign by Laurence…
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This Camera Camel Helps Shoot Hard-to-Reach Desert Locations

A group of photographers recently enlisted the help of the world’s first remote photographer camel. It wandered inaccessible areas in Saudi Arabia and worked as their photography assistant through the use of a remote shooting rig mounted to her hump. There are many areas in the world still very inaccessible to even the most adventurous photographers, but innovative methods are often deployed to…
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