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Pixel Buds update adds Android home screen widget

August 26, 2021
The latest version of the Pixel Buds app for Android adds a home screen widget that Pixel owners may find particularly useful. On any Android phone that isn’t a Pixel, the Pixel Buds app is a proper app in the drawer, just like the companion apps available for many other headphones. With it, you’re able to check on firmware updates, adjust Assistant settings, and more. On Pixel phones…
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Stadia 3.31 preps touch gamepad for Android TV, ‘magic linking,’ and more

August 26, 2021
The latest update to the Stadia app, version 3.31, includes continued work towards a touch gamepad for Android TV, a new “magic linking” method for controllers, 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 apps)…
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Majority Share of the Olympics Press Cameras Were Canon

August 25, 2021
Canon claims that a majority share of press cameras at the Olympics were its mirrorless and DSLRs, claiming its 1DX Mark III, R5, and R6 were “widely used.” While Canon, Nikon, and Sony as companies were all present at the Tokyo Olympics in support of photographers, the company has said that it achieved the top share with approximately 55% of cameras used by professional press photographers…
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A Look Back at the Olympus IS-1, an Early Bridge Camera

August 25, 2021
Do you know what ZLR stands for? How about ED, or ESP? And what in the world is Fuzzy Logic? In this article, we’ll learn all about the Olympus IS-1, a pivotal model in a whole new category of camera released in the 1990s, and all the strange acronyms that come with it. …
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Federal Judge Blocks New Georgia Law Banning Photos of Voted Ballots

August 25, 2021
A United States federal judge has found that a part of Georgia’s new sweeping election laws that broadly prohibits taking photos of voted ballots is likely unconstitutional. As reported by ABC News, U.S. District Judge J.P Boulee granted a preliminary injunction on that particular section of the new law, though he did not block a number of other provisions that mostly deal with monitoring or…
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