For many years we saw the “megapixel race” in smartphone cameras, but most companies have settled on 12MP as a standard for smartphone photography. The software algorithms and intelligence were advanced and perfected in 2021 with Google and Apple taking computational photography to the next level. It’s awesome that smartphones help you take great pictures, but there is a lot more to a phone for productivity than taking photos. See also: Best camera phone: Take the best photos and videos Google released Android 12 in late 2021 while Apple brought us iOS 15 and both of these major updates offer glimpses of what we can expect in 2022....

Mike Banning realizes that an approaching flock of birds is really something far more dangerous (namely, a bunch of drones) in a new clip from Angel Has Fallen. Audiences were introduced to Gerard Butler’s Secret Service Agent in 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen, a modestly-successful throwback to pulpy 1980s and ’90s action movies like Die Hard and Air Force One. It was followed by a sequel in 2016 titled London Has Fallen, which grossed more at the box office but was derided by critics for its made-for-cable feel and blatant Islamophobia....

A sizeable number of Apple Pencil fans have been waiting impatiently for iPhone support ever since Tim Cook apparently let slip that it was on the way … We’ve seen a succession of Apple patent applications for the idea, and a new one has been published today. The patent itself is a pretty technical one on an efficient method of identifying the position of the pencil on a touchscreen, where the device first identifies the approximate position and then activates smaller sensors in that region to provide the precision needed for a pencil....

With BioWare’s Anthem releasing soon, it’s time to look at an essential element of the RPG: the Javelins. In Anthem, Javelins are customizable exosuits that Freelancers wear, with each Javelin granting its wearer a unique set of superhuman abilities and weapons. Choosing a Javelin is one of the big decisions that Anthem players will have to make, and that choice will ultimately determine the kind of game experience that players can expect....

Taking a snapshot means capturing the state of the executable at a particular point in time, most likely when it has completely decrypted its original code and had reached its OEP (original entry point). This snapshot is saved onto a disk after fixing the import table, API redirects etc. This dumped executable can be reverse engineered since the original code for the executable has been recovered. Here we are going to see some of the anti-dumping techniques that are prevalent in packers that prevent the reverser from capturing the decrypted executable....

The App Store on iOS 6 beta, which is software currently only available to those a part of Apple’s Developer Program, scored a nice little update this evening. Most notably: the layout when searching for an app was given a considerable redesign. It now displays apps in swipeable cards on both the iPhone and iPad. In the nifty cards, users are presented with a screenshot of the app, along with the five-star rating system, and a handy button to install the app on your device....

Microsoft’s Active Directory was the centerpiece of every enterprise’s IT strategy for many years. From Exchange to the shared drive, to a centralized login system, AD was everything. We’ve all of a sudden realized in 2020 that AD is not everything. It’s still a crucial part of IT strategy for many organizations, but it’s no longer the only strategy. For cloud-first companies, many of them aren’t even deploying an active directory infrastructure....

You can get just about anything at the Shenzhen market in China, and that apparently includes an on-the-spot internal storage upgrade for your iPhone (in addition to a long list of counterfeit Apple products). It’s a service that, save for perhaps the most hardcore DIYers, is unheard of stateside. Apple charges a $100 premium each time you bump up to a higher capacity iPhone, but at the Shenzhen market this third-party upgrade costs only around $60 to go from a 16GB model to 128GB....

Unfortunately, there’s still one major evolution for which I’m holding out: The evolution of marketing language. I’ve been vocal in the past about the importance of language and how marketers must consider revamping much of their vocabulary. And while the use and abuse of these common terms might not be overtly offensive to some, in many ways it’s cheapening our conversations. But it’s not just their frequency that dilutes their effectiveness, it’s their lack of intentionality....

The states are said to have met with the attorney general yesterday… Reuters reports. In addition to Texas, four other states have been named with varying degrees of certainty. The bipartisan group held discussions centered on “big tech companies stifling competition on the internet,” the statement said. The other participants were not named, although four other states have been identified as having attended. “It was a productive meeting and we’re considering a range of possible antitrust actions against such companies,” the statement said....

From the courtroom of the Apple vs. Samsung trial comes some major news involving Apple’s iOS device patents and Microsoft. Some may have noticed that some of Microsoft’s mobile device designs are akin to Apple’s iOS device designs. Specifically, the Microsoft Surface has the same general curved, black bezel design as the iPad. This is, of course, also the case with Samsung’s products. However, as Reuters reports, this is perfectly legal for Microsoft....

The Apple Accessibility website has been given a major revamp, in a move praised by accessibility and assisting tech reporter Steven Aquino – who said that it “captures their institutional love for accessibility as a thing.” Apple heads the page with an invitation to “make something wonderful” … The page itself uses large, high-contrast copy to describe the accessibility features in Apple products. Built‑in features that work the way you do....

Speaking to TechCrunch today, Apple has shared an official statement regarding the decreased performance of iPhones with older batteries. While Apple’s response doesn’t offer much that’s new, it does reveal that the company plans on rolling out the battery stabilizing feature to more iPhones. TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino shares a thorough look at this situation with some actionable feedback for Apple. Earlier this week, Geekbench developer John Poole shared detailed test results of the iPhone 6s and 7 as he looked further into the performance/battery age issues that gained a lot of attention on Reddit....

Lenovo K8 Plus was launched in September 2017. Here we will discuss the release of Android 9.0 Pie update for Lenovo K8 Plus. Google finally released the 9th iteration of Android OS called Android 9.0 Pie. The update has rolled for Pixel supported devices and few other OEM supported with Android Beta. After putting Android users through four beta updates of Android P, Google has named Android 9.0 as Android Pie....

BioWare’s Anthem is one of the biggest releases of 2019 so far. That might seem like a strange statement given that we’re only two months into the calendar year, but we’ve already seen games like Kingdom Hearts 3 and Metro Exodus release to strong showings. Contextually, Anthem is competing with a lot even though it’s so early, and there are more contenders on the horizon - namely The Division 2, which occupies roughly the same space as EA’s newest sci-fi shooter....

EA and BioWare have a problem. To say that Anthem is currently underperforming would be a massive understatement. It is the worst-reviewed BioWare game in the studio’s history, somehow beating out Mass Effect: Andromeda for that lofty accolade despite the latter having facial animation glitches so prolific they still haunt the dreams of thousands of unfortunate gamers. Anthem also can’t seem to go longer than a few days without unearthing a fresh bug ready to break the way weapons work or to force PlayStations to shut themselves down out of fear of having to process whatever’s going on inside the game....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTjejvnBJfU&feature=youtu.be&a Just a few hours after a report claimed that Apple was moving its TV advertising in house, the company debuted a new ad during the Stanley Cup Finals. The ad is part of Apple’s “You’re more powerful than you think” campaign and focuses on using your iPhone to track your fitness progress. The ad is set to the song “Chicken Fat,” performed by Robert Preston. The track was originally written for President John F....

People have been editing videos with iMovie on Mac for over 20 years. Available for free to anyone with a Mac, iMovie was initially used primarily by amateur videographers with a digital camera. In recent years, iMovie has successfully transitioned to a world where smart devices such as the iPhone and iPad reign. Though it all, using iMovie hasn’t changed all that much. Editing Videos With iMovie In this article, you’ll learn about the tools required to use iMovie and its different sections....

AAPL earnings for Q3 2019 will be revealed tomorrow, and analysts are not expecting much. The consensus view is that Apple will hit the midpoint of its own guidance, and will forecast a significant year-on-year fall in revenue for Q4 … Apple’s guidance for Q3 is for earnings of $52.5B to $54.5B. The midpoint of $53.5B would be very slightly up on the $53.27B the company earned in the same quarter last year....

LG K8 2018 launched on February 2018. Here we will discuss the release of Android 9.0 Pie update for LG K8 2018. Google finally released the 9th iteration of Android OS called Android 9.0 Pie. The update has rolled for Pixel supported devices and few other OEM supported with Android Beta. After putting Android users through four beta updates of Android P, Google has named Android 9.0 as Android Pie. It is expected that in the coming months all the devices that had been signed up for the Android P beta program including the OnePlus 6, Oppo R15 Pro, Vivo X21 and more will receive the Android P update first....