Month: November 2022
Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept fixes the cameraphone’s biggest problem
Audio player loading… As impressive as smartphone cameras are these days, even the best camera phones face a couple of major limitations. One is the selection of lenses, since there’s a limit to how many different ones you can reasonably equip a phone with, and the other is the quality…
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Inside the Underground Market for Fake Amazon Reviews
Seedy scam networks are using social media to organize campaigns that influence product ratings. They’re a headache for shoppers—and tough to crack down on. Source
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Adobe Just Held a Bunch of Pantone Colors Hostage
Certain Pantone collections now require users to pay $15 a month to access them—with colors turned black unless you pay up. Source
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Is your mattress causing you back pain? 3 things to check for
Audio player loading… Is your mattress causing you back pain – and if so, how can you tell? There’s seldom anything more uncomfortable than constantly contorting yourself in an attempt to find relief from a sore back or achy joints. What’s worse, consecutive nights of low-quality sleep due to pain…
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Google Assistant Gets Parental Controls, New Voices, and a Kids’ Dictionary
The voice assistant now has parental controls, a kids’ dictionary, and four new gender-neutral voices. Source
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Xiaomi concept clips a full-size Leica lens onto a smartphone
Xiaomi’s new concept phone allows a full size Leica camera lens to be attached to the back of a prototype version of its 12S Ultra. The version of the smartphone released earlier this year is already notable for having a 1-inch-type camera sensor on its rear, which is far larger…
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