Dec 20
Some Think An Alien Space Probe Just Passed Earth And Deliberately Ignored Us
Posted in: Today's ChiliMaybe they took one look at Earth and said, “Nope!”
Dec 20
The actor is “so happy” about Australia passing marriage equality, too.
Dec 20
In memoriam of Sean Spicer, Steve Bannon, Anthony Scaramucci, et al.
Dec 20
AI is the big thing this year and for the foreseeable future. You’re starting to see it in cars, phones, and, of course, home appliances. Some of the biggest names in the consumer electronics market, some of which also happen to be the biggest names in the smartphone market, are jumping aboard the train. That includes Samsung, Sony, and, now, … Continue reading
Dec 20
Our homes are getting more complicated. Never mind the variety of mobile devices and even smart appliances. Just the circus of set-top boxes, consoles, hubs, and other entertainment devices that may make our TV areas look more like cyberpunk shelves and desks. Earlier this year, Caavo promised to put all those in order with one box and one remote to … Continue reading
Dec 20
Dec 20
Europe’s highest court has ruled that Uber is a transportation company and not some kind of middleman between passengers and drivers, like it has often claimed. The much-anticipated decision opens the door for member nations to impose stricter regula…
Dec 20
When Razer first announced their plans to launch a smartphone, it’s safe to say that there was some skepticism. However upon launch and based on the reviews, many were pleasantly surprised with its features, like its 120Hz display, its high-end performance, and also its design and construction.
However if there was one issue that users seemed to have with the phone, it would have been its camera in which quite a few reviews found the camera to be lacking. The good news is that Razer has recently released an update that is supposed to bring about improvements to the camera and audio features of the phone.
The camera improvements include faster shutter speed in low light and when using HDR, reduced noise and clearer shadows, improved picture quality with better color cast, and fixed some bugs. The audio improvements also include better quality HD Audio during phone calls, and also addressed some issues that users had with Dolby audio.
The update weighs in at 97MB so it shouldn’t take too long to download onto your phone. We’re not sure if these improvements will be satisfactory to users, so we guess we’ll have to wait and see, but in the meantime we suppose any improvements should be welcome.
Razer Phone Update Brings About Camera & Audio Improvements , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 20
Apple’s iPhones have always been known to take some pretty good quality photos and videos, to the point where some photographers feel comfortable shooting professionally with it. In fact if you might recall, back in 2015 a film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival called “Tangerine” which made headlines not just for the content of the film itself, but also the fact that it was shot using an iPhone 5s.
So much so that it looks like Apple’s iPhone 5s will now be honored by gaining a place in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences museum. This is a museum that is in the process of being built, and basically it will play home to many movie related objects that have a place in movie history.
For those unfamiliar with the process of how Tangerine was shot, it involved the use of three iPhones, an app called Filmic Pro that cost the movie’s creators $8, a Steadicam to help stabilize the footage (the iPhone 5s did not feature OIS/EIS), and a set of anamorphic adapter lenses, which at that time existed as prototypes built by Moondog Labs.
It is a truly an impressive feat and it not only goes to show how far along technology has come, but also sometimes you don’t necessarily need fancy or expensive equipment to get the job done.
iPhone 5s Gains A Place At The Academy of Motion Pictures Museum , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 20
It is no secret that Facebook knows a ton about us given that we seem to be more than happy with sharing our personal information with the social network, such as our names, age, birth date, job, school, photos, and so on. Also given how much Facebook is part of our lives, it’s hard to separate ourselves from it, despite some being unhappy with the data it collects.
In a report from Bloomberg, over in Germany, the Federal Cartel Office who is the country’s local watchdog is going as far as claiming that Facebook’s data harvesting is “abusive” in terms of leveraging its market power. In a statement made by FCO President Andreas Mundt, “We are mostly concerned about the collection of data outside Facebook’s social network and the merging of this data into a user’s Facebook account.”
He adds, “We are not convinced that users have given their effective consent to Facebook’s data tracking and the merging of data into their Facebook account.” This is actually not the first time Facebook (or other tech giants like Google) have caught the eye of privacy watchdogs. Just recently in France, the country’s privacy watchdog CNIL have ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing data with Facebook (Facebook owns WhatsApp).
Facebook has since responded to these allegations, stating, “Although Facebook is popular in Germany, we are not dominant. A dominant company operates in a world where customers don’t have alternatives”
German Watchdog Claims Facebook’s Data Harvesting Is ‘Abusive’ , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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