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Google promotes finding a nearby COVID-19 vaccine w/ ‘Get back to what you love’ video

March 24, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Google has used its wildly popular online tools such as Maps and Search to help curb the spread of misinformation and give people the resources they need to stay safe. Now, Google has posted a new video that reminds users they can use Search to find a nearby COVID vaccine. A video posted to Google’s official YouTube channel today is called “Get back to what…
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PSA: If your Android apps keep crashing, update ‘WebView’ and Chrome [Permanent fix]

March 24, 2021
A large number of Android users over the past few hours have been encountering continuous Gmail and other app shutdowns, with some finding that uninstalling Android System WebView will stop the crashing. Update 3/23: Just after 11 p.m. PT on Monday, Google issued a permanent fix for the app crashing issue. It involves updating both Android System WebView and Chrome to version…
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Monster Hunter Rise review — Switch rises to the occasion

March 23, 2021
I’m not the biggest Monster Hunter fan in the world … although, ironically, I did enjoy Monster Hunter World. Something about the boost in presentation and graphics made it more appealing to me. I was worried that a Switch version of Monster Hunter would be…
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Sony Unveils 24mm f/2.8 G, 40mm f/2.5 G, and 50mm f/2.5 G Lenses

March 23, 2021
Sony has announced three compact and fast prime lenses — designed to balance high-quality with small size. These lenses look to be clearly designed in response to Sigma’s recent push in this direction with its I-Series lenses. The three lenses are part of Sony’s G lens line, not the higher-end G-Master line. All will reportedly perform similarly but fill different use cases based on their…
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Jared Polin is Giving Away $92,000 in Camera Gear

March 23, 2021
Photographer and YouTuber Jared Polin (AKA FroKnowsPhoto) has announced one of the biggest camera gear giveaways the Internet has ever seen. He’s giving away 50 camera kits worth a total of $92,000 to young people who could use the help. Polin’s newly launched project is…
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Nikon Plans for Profitability by 2022, Will Aggressively Expand Lens Line

March 23, 2021
Nikon has financially struggled over the past year due to a host of factors, but according to the company’s CFO Muneaki Tokunari, it expects to be fully in the black by the next fiscal year. Additionally, it will push to release 12 lenses in the next 12 months. In an interview on Nikkei (which is soft paywalled), Tokunari says that its imaging business, loss of factory equipment due to…
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