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Honor says its new rugged smartwatch has 25-day battery life

September 4, 2020
Even the bulkiest smartwatches from major tech brands can have that slightly milquetoast vibe. Sure, they look butch when you’re in the office, but do you fancy risking it against the elements when you’re in the middle of nowhere? That’s the question Honor is hoping you want to answer with its new Watch GS Pro, designed for rugged urban explorers. The GS Pro has a 1.39-inch round AMOLED…
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Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro renders, specs, and proposed pricing leak

September 4, 2020
Leaked renders of the upcoming Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro have now leaked, giving us a glimpse at the upcoming smartwatch that refines an already successful formula. ‘s Roland Quandt shared some high-resolution images of the likely LiteOS-powered follow-up to last year’s…
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Honor made a 16-inch laptop powered by AMD’s Ryzen 5

September 4, 2020
Pay attention to the PC business and you may notice that the momentum is now with AMD rather than Intel. It’s successes, and Intel’s failures, means that Honor is now adding AMD’s Ryzen 5 4600H into its flagship MagicBook Pro 16.  Design-wise, it looks like the…
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This Guy Turned His Game Boy Camera Into a Functional Webcam

September 4, 2020
A couple of days ago a user on r/Gameboy asked the community if there was any way to turn his Game Boy Camera into a functioning webcam so that (in his words) “I can be an a** to people I don’t respect.” Well, someone came through and showed that it is actually possible to do this. The whole thing started with user u/eye_for_an_homonculi on the r/Gameboy subreddit, who had a bit of a passive…
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Google Photos on iOS can now crop, trim, and add filters to your videos

September 4, 2020
The Google Photos app for iOS is getting an updated video editor that adds several useful new features, including the ability to trim video clips, add filters, crop, and make adjustments like exposure, contrast, and saturation. The new video editor options work similarly to the existing image editing tools. Simply tap the “edit” button when previewing a video, and you’ll be taken to the new…
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Fujifilm breaks mirrorless speed record with new f/1.0 lens

September 4, 2020
Fujifilm has announced a new 50mm X-series lens with an unprecedented f/1.0 aperture. The XF 50mmF1.0 R WR is the world’s first f/1 autofocus lens for mirrorless cameras, according to Fujifilm, and marks the 35th X-series lens the company has produced. Its field of view is…
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Google Maps readying app-wide dark mode on Android [APK Insight]

September 4, 2020
Following the Home app last month, one of the last first-party apps that needs a dark mode is Google Maps. Fortunately, the latest version of the Android client finally reveals that work is underway. About APK Insight: In this ‘APK Insight’ post, we’ve decompiled the…
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Alphabet Scoop 098: Fold 2 & ‘Sabrina’ Android TV dongle pricing, Stadia games

September 4, 2020
This week we talk about one confirmed and one leaked price: Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 and the ‘Sabrina’ Android TV dongle, respectively. We also take a look at what features are coming next to Stadia and new games. Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players. New episodes of…
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