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Galaxy S21 will reportedly trust Bixby’s voice recognition enough to let it unlock the phone

November 26, 2020
Fingerprint sensors and face unlock have made it way easier to unlock a phone compared to PINs and passwords. For its next major release, the Galaxy S21, it appears that Samsung is planning to add voice unlock to the mix, powered by Bixby. According to SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy S21 will introduce the ability to use voice recognition to unlock your phone as a Bixby feature. Technically, this…
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Tesla recalls 437 Model Y SUVs over loose bolt in steering control

November 26, 2020
Tesla has issued a new recall on 437 Model Y SUVs over a potentially loose bolt that could result in the upper control arm separating from the steering knuckle. It happened on three Model Ys to date, but Tesla is not aware of any crash as a result of the defect. Tesla describes the issue a safety recall report to NHTSA: The bolts connecting the front upper control arm and steering knuckle may…
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Classic Hangouts now uses Google Meet for group video calling

November 26, 2020
Back in October, Google announced that Chat was going free next year as part of the eventual deprecation of classic Hangouts. The company detailed several transitions related to this, including a change to group video calling that brings Meet into the existing Hangouts…
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Hands-on: Google Assistant works better on Fitbit than most Wear OS watches

November 26, 2020
Google Assistant is a powerful tool, but it’s only ever been available on the wrist via the company’s own Wear OS. Now, Google Assistant has arrived on Fitbit, and somewhat annoyingly, it works incredibly well. Assistant on Fitbit arrives as the second voice assistant option on the fitness-focused wearables following Alexa’s debut on the Versa 2. Through a new app on the watch or the…
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Best cameras for videographers

November 26, 2020
There are a lot of photo/video cameras that have found a role as B-cameras on professional productions or A-camera for amateur and independent productions. These cameras provide a variety of tools to support filmmakers and output high quality footage at high bitrates. Our pick: Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H The S1H’s stills-camera looks disguise one of the most video-centric stills/video cameras…
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