While several media outlets focused on the TV-related patents from the gaggle Apple was granted this week, there was one that I think points to a camera update (or at least new features) for the iPhone 8. Originally published in December 2016, it covers “optimizing capture of focus stacks.” Doesn’t sound sexy? Focus stacking would …
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Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10.3: Best new features 2:04 iOS 10.3 is a midyear iPhone update full of helpful features, such as a tool that lets you track down a lost AirPod and easier iCloud storage management. But perhaps best of all, Apple is giving you more power over being nagged about leaving reviews for an app in the …
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Phones, cameras and batteries go together like the legs of a tripod. So Moment’s going back to Kickstarter for funding its revised case and lenses to support the dual-lens iPhones, including capability to add a lens in front of the phone’s telephoto camera. But this time the company’s floating an option for a battery case that adds its lens mount …
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Casting a YouTube video from your phone to your TV is a great way to share videos with friends or just watch by yourself on a larger screen and Chromecast ($80 at Walmart) makes it easy to do. Thanks to a recent update to the YouTube app for iOS, casting YouTube videos from your phone is easier than ever. The …
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Now playing: Watch this: Big news! Apple is not killing off a port 1:20 Enlarge Image Apple’s alleged new connector is an old off-the-shelf connector used with such products as Nikon cameras. http://www.jcshop.co.uk/ Apple blog 9to5Mac reported today that Apple was planning a “new smaller Ultra Accessory Connector (UAC) for Made-for-iPhone accessories,” which created a small uproar in the blogosphere. …
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Apple apparently isn’t giving up on selling used iPhones in India. The electronics giant, during negotiations with the India government over starting iPhone manufacturing in the country, has asked to import used iPhones to be refurbished and sold in India, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company has said “it will have the manufacturing infrastructure needed to make them …
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Xiaomi was China’s hottest phone brand in 2014 and ’15, but it couldn’t maintain the momentum in 2016. Shipping 41.5 million smartphones, the company once known as ” the Apple of China” was the No. 5 brand in China last year, according to market researcher IDC. It was edged out by the actual Apple, which at No. 4 shipped 44.9 …
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Some iPhones could soon come with a “made in India” label. Priyank Kharge, IT minister for the Indian state of Karnataka, said Thursday on Twitter: “Apple’s intentions to make iPhones in Bengaluru will foster cutting-edge technology ecosystem & supply chain development in the state.” Kharge also gave a statement to local press expressing his approval for “Apple Inc.’s proposal to …
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The iPhone has never had a built-in QR code scanner. That’s probably because it’s not every day (or every month) you scan a QR code spotted in the wild. Despite the dwindling popularity of QR codes — except for app-specific QR codes, like Snapchat’s Snapcodes — Chrome for iOS now makes it extra-easy to scan a QR code, should you …
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