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Google launches suite of AI-powered solutions for retailers

January 19, 2021
Google today announced the launch of Product Discovery Solutions for Retail, a suite of services deigned to enhance retailers’ ecommerce capabilities and help them deliver personalized customer experiences. Product Discovery Solutions for Retail brings together AI algorithms and a search service, Cloud Search for Retail, that leverages Google Search technology to power retailers’…
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These Photos of Underwater Flowers Look Like Paintings

January 19, 2021
Underwater photographer Barbara Cole is best known for her beautiful portraits of people—stunning creations that seem to walk the line between photography and painting. But her most recent project, Appearances, explores a different subject: flowers. Finding herself…
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iOS 14.4 Will Display a Warning if Your iPhone Has a Non-Genuine Camera

January 19, 2021
Reports emerged recently that the iPhone 12’s camera can’t be repaired well by third-party repair shops — even swapping it for a genuine Apple camera module causes functionality issues. Now it seems Apple may soon officially warn iPhone owners when their device has a non-genuine camera. MacRumors reports that after the second beta release of iOS 14.4 was made available to developers and…
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Nikon to Focus on Mirrorless as It Anticipates Historic $720M Loss

January 19, 2021
Nikon’s worrisome financial situation has cascaded as a result of the deflated camera market caused by the fallout from COVID-19, and in an effort to recover from what is expected to be its worst financial year ever, Nikon plans to focus its efforts on mirrorless. In two articles published by Toyo Keizai in Japan (both require a “premium membership to view, but that membership is free), the…
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Apple shares shot on iPhone 12 photos – from portraits to pie

January 19, 2021
In a somewhat random press release this morning, Apple has emphasized some of the features of the iPhone 12 camera systems, and shared some “shot on iPhone 12” photos. These range from portraits to pie. The photos are, as you’d expect, beautiful examples of what can be…
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Acer announces $399 Chromebook 511 with LTE, Snapdragon 7c, and 15-hour battery life

January 19, 2021
CES 2021 saw a handful of Chromebooks, and the announcements are continuing at the BETT education show. Acer has four new devices with the Snapdragon 7c-powered Chromebook 511 leading the pack.  Acer unveiled its first Qualcomm Chrome OS device back in October, and that’s expected to launch next month for $699. The Snapdragon 7c is now coming to the Acer Chromebook 511 C741 (shown above) for…
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