Tag: author_name|Steve Dent
Apple’s Assistive Access simplifies iOS 16 for people with cognitive disabilities
With Global Accessibility Awareness Day just days away, Apple is previewing a raft of new iOS features for cognitive accessibility, along with Live Speech, Personal Voice and more. The company said it worked in “deep collaboration” with community groups representing users with disabilities, and drew on “advances in hardware and…
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Apple Silicon Macs now natively support Unreal Engine 5
Fortnite creator Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5 allows anyone to quickly build 3D worlds, so it's great not just for games, but Hollywood virtual sets and more. Until now, recent Mac users have relied on Rosetta technology to run it, but Epic has just released a new update, version 5.2,…
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WiZ’s motion-sensing smart lights can now monitor your home
WiZ has unveiled a new home monitoring system that uses its existing motion-sensing WiFi smart bulbs in combination with Wiz's new $70 (€90) Indoor Camera. It takes of advantage of WiZ's "SpaceSensing" feature to detect changes in WiFi signals caused by movement, then sends an alert to the app warning…
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How to buy a vlogging camera in 2023
With the explosion of TikTok and the growth of video on YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and other social media platforms, interest in vlogging has increased exponentially since we last updated our guide. If you’re one of those vlog creators and a smartphone is no longer good enough, it may be time…
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Sony’s Xperia I V phone is a photo and video powerhouse
Yes, Sony is still making smartphones, and its latest is the flagship Xperia 1 V designed for both photographers and vloggers. It features a new stacked, backside-illuminated (BSI) sensor along with features aimed at content creators found in its Alpha-series cameras. The Xperia 1 V has a new image sensor…
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WhatsApp begins testing Wear OS support
One of the largest apps in the world is coming to Wear OS watches, 9to5Google and WaBetaInfo have reported. WhatsApp is now testing an app for Wear OS 3 on devices like the Galaxy Watch 5, Pixel Watch and others. It offers much of the functionality of the mobile versions,…
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