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New ‘Today at Apple’ video shows how to take and edit great photos in Night Mode with iPhone

July 29, 2021

As part of its Today at Apple sessions, Apple has been offering content to help users get the most out of the iPhone camera. This time, the company has shared on its YouTube channel a new video showing how you can take and edit great photos in Night Mode using the iPhone and the iOS Photos app. The 8-minute video features photographer Maria Lax and also Landon, a Creative at Apple Grand Central…

Google launches Jetpack Compose 1.0, making Android UI design easier w/ Kotlin

July 29, 2021

Google and Jetbrains have released the first stable build of Jetpack Compose 1.0, the new Kotlin-based UI framework for Android. First announced over two years ago at I/O 2019, Jetpack Compose is a new framework for creating user interfaces for Android apps, co-developed…

Android Studio Arctic Fox is now available w/ Wear OS pairing and Jetpack Compose

July 29, 2021

The latest version of Android Studio, codenamed Arctic Fox, is now out of beta and includes the ability to easily pair Wear OS emulators, as well as a variety of new tools for Jetpack Compose. This year, Google has decided to tweak the way they handle the version number of…

Google will require vaccinations for employees working in offices, delays campus return

July 29, 2021

Sundar Pichai kicked off yesterday’s Alphabet Q2 2021 earnings call by encouraging “everyone to get the vaccine when it’s available to you.” In an internal memo today, the Google CEO announced that vaccinations will be required for employees working at offices. In recent weeks, Googlers have been able to start working on campuses again. This is currently voluntary and some sites even…

Google Assistant rolling out ‘Fast checkout’ shopping, powered by Duplex on the Web

July 29, 2021

While Duplex is most known for calling on your behalf using a human-like voice to make appointments, the technology is also being used to speed up online interactions. Some Google Assistant users are now seeing Duplex on the Web help with “Fast checkout” when…

Google Maps for iOS adds search and ‘Know before you go’ widgets

July 29, 2021

Since last year, Google has been continually updating its iPhone and iPad apps with homescreen widgets. Google Maps is now the latest with version 5.74 seeing a pair of useful iOS widgets. The first is a standard search widget called “Find places nearby.” Google has…

US has ‘no plans right now’ to increase LCS presence in Singapore, says Navy chief

July 29, 2021

MELBOURNE, Australia — The U.S. Navy no longer has concrete plans to increase the number of littoral combat ships deploying to the Indo-Pacific region on a rotational basis, the chief of naval operations has confirmed. Speaking to reporters at a virtual media roundtable while visiting Singapore, CNO Adm. Mike Gilday said that “there are no plans right now to actually increase the numbers…

Google gives $25 off Nest Audio to select Home device users

July 29, 2021

Google is sending out a promo email to select users of older Google Home and Nest speakers to offer a discount of $25 USD on Nest Audio. The email, which went out this morning, encourages an “upgrade to Nest Audio” for better sound quality and marks down the original…

Google Keep now lets you set delightful note backgrounds on Android, iOS [Updated]

July 29, 2021

Google Keep has not seen a major update in quite some time — outside of a new icon, though it is already a mature Workspace application. Google is working on a small feature that will let you customize the background of Keep notes. Update 7/28: The ability to set…

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Sigma to release new products on August 4

July 29, 2021

Mark your calendars, people. Sigma has published a YouTube Premiere placeholder video teasing the launch of new products on August 4, 2021. No additional information is shared in the placeholder image, nor in the video’s description, but the plural ‘products’ suggests it will be more than one accessory, camera or lens. According to L-Rumors, at least one product it expects to be announced…