Now playing: Watch this: Android P developer preview now available 1:34 Google wants your photo files to be smaller with its upcoming Android P software, and it’ll get you there taking the same approach Apple did in 2017. The next version of Google’s software for powering smartphones and tablets will support a photo compression technology …
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It’s not just your imagination — your old iPhone is, in fact, getting slower. Apple admitted today that it’s slowing down older iPhones in order to preserve deteriorating battery capacities. Starting with iOS 10.2.1, Apple began slowing down the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE in order to prevent sudden shutdowns. If you have one of these devices and …
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When Apple introduced iOS 11 in September, it boasted how new compression technology called HEVC shrinks your video files about 40 percent. On Tuesday, Firefox took a step to do even better. The latest Firefox test version, called Nightly, debuts compression technology called AV1 that Mozilla said makes video files 25 percent to 35 percent smaller than those compressed with …
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Four of the five biggest companies in tech now are backing an effort to make video easier and cheaper online. On Monday, Facebook joined the Alliance for Open Media, a consortium building new video compression technology that doesn’t require any patent licensing payments. The effort unified next-gen video compression work already under way at Google, Mozilla and Cisco, and includes …
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If Telstra has its way, you’ll never have to go anywhere else for entertainment ever again. The telco announced Monday the launch of Telstra TV2, also dubbed “the new Telstra TV,” building on the first generation, Roku-powered set-top box it first released in 2015. The second-gen device has a lot of the same features as the original Telstra TV — …
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The Google Pixel 2 and iPhone 8 Plus both take really good still photos. So let’s see how well they shoot video. The iPhone 8 Plus’s camera is an improvement over the 7 Plus, but whether or not it’s worth the extra cost will depend on your needs. I found the biggest differences between these Pixel 2 and 8 Plus came …
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The iPhone 7 Plus takes great photos and video. But now it has a new younger sibling, the iPhone 8 Plus, with larger camera sensors, a faster processor and new software tricks including Portrait Lighting Mode. But just how much better is the 8 Plus at shooting pchotos and videos? Can you even really tell the difference between them? To …
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For capturing still photos, the iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 are on a pretty even field. But does the same apply to video recording? I found the biggest differences between the iPhone 8 Plus and Note 8 came down to three categories: audio, the front-facing camera and low-light performance. Video specs Galaxy Note 8 iPhone 8 Plus …
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Now that they’re free, operating system updates are often just as much about fixing the underlying plumbing of a device as they are about adding new and notable features. That’s largely the case with MacOS 10.13, otherwise known as High Sierra. For the most part, don’t expect jaw-dropping changes or totally new interfaces. Instead, you get new features such as …
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iOS 11 adds a bevy of new features and interface tweaks to your iPhone (and even more changes for your iPad). After opening your new iPhone or upgrading your current iPhone, here are the settings to check or change straight away. Do Not Disturb While Driving Given the frightening number of drivers I see each and every day with their eyes …
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