YouTube Shorts launching in the US soon, YouTube videos to add automatic video chapters

In a blog post, YouTube announces some new features coming soon to its product offerings. The first one mentioned in the post is video chapters – which will soon be applied to YouTube videos automatically. Video chapters segment a YouTube video into chunks, making it easier for viewers to find the information that’s relevant to them more quickly without having to skim through the video. We’ve been using video chapters for a while on our YouTube channel, which are seen by the time stamps that we place in our video descriptions. Next up, YouTube is going to launch a redesigned YouTube VR...

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Three new Motorola phones are now available at Google Fi

In a new blog post. Google Product Manager announces that the company’s wireless carrier Google Fi will begin offering three new Motorola handsets. All three devices are under $300, one of which supports the carrier’s 5G signal. Motorola One 5G Ace The Motorola One 5G Ace starts at $279 and is Google Fi’s most affordable 5G offering. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 750G 5G chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and 64BG of storage. A generously sized 6.7” Max Vision display features FHD+ resolution and a 20:9 aspect ratio. There’s a 5,000 mAh battery for extended use and it comes...

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Deal: grab a Nokia 8.3 for just $379.99

HMD Global launched the Nokia 8.3 5G in the US last year for a whopping $699.99, which is definitely not a price that would make this sell like hot cakes. Fast forward a few months and today you can take advantage of a new deal over at B&H which brings down the phone's price to a much more palatable level. We're talking $379.99, unlocked. This offer is limited-time, however, as it ends on February 20 at 11:59 PM EST, so if you're interested make sure you act fast. The Nokia 8.3 5G boasts a 6.81-inch 1080x2400 IPS touchscreen, the Snapdragon 765G chipset at the helm, 8GB of RAM,...

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Google Maps gains built-in parking payments for over 400 US cities

Back in September, Google Maps announced the option to pay for parking fares from within its Android app. The payments went through Google Pay and the whole process was done in cooperation with Passport Parking. In a new blog post, Google announced the “Pay for Parking” feature within Maps is now available in over 400 US cities including Boston, Cincinnati, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C and coming to iOS users soon. In addition, Google Maps users will be able to pay for transit fares in 80 more transit agencies globally via GPay. Public transport users in select...

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OmniVision's new OV50A sensor has 100% phase detection autofocus coverage

OmniVision unveiled its first camera sensor with 100% phase detection coverage. It uses Quad Phase Detection (QPD) technology where all pixels (in groups of 2 x 2) are used for focus detection. This is similar to Sony’s 2 x 2 on-chip lens system and might prove superior to the Dual Pixel tech used by Samsung (this sensor clearly wants to take on the ISOCELL GN1). QPD enables faster autofocus, especially in the dark. It also improves distance calculations (so bokeh and similar effects will be more accurate). The chip has on-board hardware to do remosaicing of the QPD color filter array,...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 review

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