In the coming months, Apple will require app developers to disclose and make tracking opt-in. A new report today says Google is considering similar privacy measures for Android.
According to Bloomberg, “Google is exploring an alternative to Apple Inc.’s new anti-tracking feature.” It is specifically looking to limit data collection and cross-app tracking as users become more aware about…
Video: Orbit around the moon for 4 hours in this real-time video
February 5, 2021
Seán Doran uses still images from organizations like NASA and JAXA to create stunning videos. His latest work is ‘MOON in Real Time I,’ which is the first video seen below. Doran denoised, graded, repaired and retimed footage from the JAXA/NHK Kaguya Orbiter…
Google has a $1 billion plan to pay publishers for content that appears in a cross-service “News Showcase” product. This is the company’s preferred route to support journalism, and comes as it’s locked in a dispute with Australia over an upcoming requirement to…
Google will delete your Play Music library later this month, emailing out final warning
February 5, 2021
Google Play Music stopped working at the start of December, but the files you uploaded to the cloud locker and other data remain available for export. That will be changing later in February when Google deletes all information associated with Play Music.
Besides all the songs you’ve uploaded to the cloud locker since the service’s inception in 2011, Play Music data includes purchases…
Empire State Building owner’s portfolio now on 100% wind power
February 5, 2021
New York City’s iconic Empire State Building and other buildings in its owner’s portfolio are all now powered entirely by wind, making it the US’ largest real estate user of 100% renewable energy.
Empire State Realty Trust’s big move
Empire State Realty Trust…
Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner specializes in dissecting objects and photographing them in stunning detail. His work is meticulously and thoughtfully crafted. One of Oefner’s more famous series, ‘Disintegrating,’ features images of performance cars…
Sonic is getting his own Lego set
February 4, 2021
Mario may have been first, but Sonic isn’t lagging far behind. Sega’s famous hedgehog is getting his own Lego set.
This is actually thanks to the Lego Ideas program, where fans can submit their own plans for themed Lego sets. In this case, Sonic fan Viv Grannell entered this idea for a Sonic box. It then got over 10,000 votes, a requirement for becoming an official Lego product.
The set…
Canon Has Now Made Over 150 Million RF and EF Lenses
February 4, 2021
Canon has announced that the company has eclipsed the mark of 150 million EF and RF lenses manufactured as of January 2021. The 150 millionth lens was an RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM zoom.
The company began producing interchangeable EF lenses for the EOS-series autofocus…
New Lens Tech Poised to Eliminate the Smartphone ‘Camera Bump’
February 4, 2021
Metalenz, a startup that has just emerged from “stealth mode” today, has revealed its vision for the future of smartphone lenses, a segment of the market that has not seen much change in the last ten plus years.
While sensor technology continues to see notable changes…
Apple is Making a $3,000 Dual 8K Mixed-Reality Headset: Report
February 4, 2021
There have been rumors that Apple was going to enter the virtual reality/augmented reality hardware space, but a recent report cites the most detail that has been revealed thus far: more than a dozen cameras, dual 8K displays, and a $3,000 price.
The Information, the source of this latest rumor, has cited its latest report based on images of the headset that its reporters viewed as well as…
