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Big bang from Samsung: A 50-megapixel camera sensor with faster autofocus
South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics has announced a new 50-megapixel camera sensor called the ISOCELL GN1. Samsung is a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, and this sensor is its first to include both dual-pixel autofocus and Tetracell pixel-binning. As per the company, this should offer a combination of…
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Think Google Pixel 4’s price was too high? The Pixel 5 may be dramatically cheaper
Think the Google Pixel 4 was expensive at its $799 / £669 / AU$1,049 starting price? The Google Pixel 5 could be cheaper than that if an official Google survey is anything to go by. The Google Pixel 5 could cost $699 (around £572 / AU$1,070) instead – and the…
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Another hurdle for India’s Aarogya Setu app – pharma lobby sees red
India’s federal government toned down its directive over compulsory use of the Aarogya Setu app for several categories of citizens. The move comes a day after the country’s cyber security agency warned of online scamsters of using the app for phishing attacks. But, that is not all. A lobby of…
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With 170M users, Bilibili is the nearest thing China has to Youtube
Bilibili, a Chinese video streaming website that was once regarded as a haven for youth subculture, has been steadily making its way into the mainstream as users age up and content diversifies. The NASDAQ-traded company recorded a 70% year-over-year growth to reach 172 million monthly active users by the first…
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Americans still don’t trust self-driving cars
Self-driving cars are having a really rough time gaining our trust. This is not a total shock considering autonomous vehicles remain theoretical and elusive for most people. The limited number of self-driving cars on the road today are mostly test vehicles that aren’t available to the riding public. Combine that…
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Samsung announces 50-megapixel camera sensor with faster autofocus
Samsung has announced a new 50-megapixel camera sensor called the ISOCELL GN1. It’s Samsung’s first sensor to include both dual-pixel autofocus and Tetracell pixel-binning, which the company says should offer a combination of fast performance and good low-light image quality. The pixel size is 1.2μm, closer to what you’d find…
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