Ahead of its January launch, the first official-looking press render of the Galaxy S21 has apparently made its way online. Courtesy of Evan Blass, here’s the front of the Galaxy S21.
We’ve already seen several leaks of the Galaxy S21 to date, but today’s render gives us a very clear look at the phone’s front panel, which, so far, has been one of the few things we haven’t seen in…
Last month, Google announced that Photos would drop free unlimited backups as part of cross-service changes to storage that also impacts Docs/Sheets/Slides. This means that more people will be paying for cloud space, and Google One is now getting a significant price cut on…
Herbert Diess, the head of the Volkswagen group, forced a vote of confidence over his leadership at Volkswagen after facing some pushbacks due to his more aggressive stance on electric vehicles.
Now Volkswagen’s board confirmed that it is backing him and his team over the…
You didn’t ask to learn about bellows extension factors, but we’re going to cover it with the most absurd camera that you may ever see!
Built from over two sheets of plywood, scraps of 2x6s, old drywall screws, and the cheapest 610mm lens that I could find on eBay, literally every expense was spared. I would be surprised if I spent more than $200 out of pocket to create this 10-foot…
A camera collector recently discovered photos on a roll of film shot with a vintage Leica camera. The images, which seem to show a couple’s travels through Europe, are estimated to have been shot around 70 years ago, and they’ve sparked a worldwide hunt for information…
Regarding Photographs: Reading Photos I
December 15, 2020
This is the third essay in this series, and it begins a smaller sequence of notes running over the ways we as viewers make sense of pictures. We spend, I think, too much time thinking about what happens before and during the making of a picture, but not enough on what…
AIStorm raises $16 million for low-powered AI edge computing chips
December 15, 2020
AIStorm, an AI startup developing chipsets that can directly process data from devices, has raised $16 million. The company says the funding will enable it to scale manufacturing to deploy its hardware for devices like handsets, notebooks, smart speakers, remote controls, TVs, earbuds, IoT, and wearables and for transport applications.
Edge computing is forecast to be a $6.72 billion market by…
Google Photos Can Now Turn Your Shots Into 3D Cinematic Images
December 15, 2020
Google Photos is rolling out a new feature it is calling Memories, which lets viewers “relive the moments” from photos uploaded to the platform by transforming them into 3D cinematic images.
According to a blog post, using machine learning, Google Photos predicts an…
Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G appears on TENAA, confirms most rumored specs
December 15, 2020
Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G is expected to arrive on December 24, blurring the lines between midrange and flagship. Rumors were claiming the phone will have a Snapdragon 865 chipset, four cameras with one of them bringing along a periscope lens, and plenty of storage options.
The…
Apple iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max get ProRAW with iOS 14.3
December 15, 2020
Apple has released iOS 14.3 that enables the ProRAW feature on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. What that does is give you all the standard RAW data with the photos, while also retaining the information generated by the phone’s processing algorithms.
Additionally, iOS 14.3 brings Apple Fitness+ and AirPods Max support, while introducing privacy information on the App Store and…
