Google Maps updates bring Immersive Views, Charging Stations, and more

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Google Maps has recently introduced several exciting features that promise to enhance user experience. Let’s dive into the details:

Immersive View for Routes

Google Maps now offers an “Immersive View” for route planning. Whether you’re walking, cycling, or driving, this feature allows you to explore your planned path through street-level, turn-by-turn visuals. Imagine virtually strolling down the streets of Amsterdam, Barcelona, or Tokyo before embarking on your journey. The feature is available on both iOS and Android platforms. You can also check out the streets of Dublin, Florence, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, and Venice.

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Samsung’s ISOCELL Zoom Anyplace tech: The future of video zoom

Samsung has unveiled its ISOCELL Zoom Anyplace technology, which uses its 200-megapixel sensors to achieve impressive video zoom. The feature can capture both the complete scene and zoomed-in areas simultaneously, and automatically follow and record a moving subject. Samsung first previewed Zoom Anyplace at a press event this month.

The company has not confirmed which devices will support the new feature, but it is likely to be the Galaxy S24 Ultra, its next flagship phone expected to launch early next year. The S24 Ultra is rumoured to have a 200-megapixel main sensor, similar to the S23 Ultra. Samsung’s promo video also shows that the feature is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, the chip rumoured to run the S24 Ultra globally.

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Leica M11-P: A camera that can prove your photos are real

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Leica has launched a new camera that aims to ensure the authenticity of photos. The Leica M11-P is a high-end rangefinder camera that can cryptographically sign each image using Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI). This feature allows users to verify the origin and integrity of their photos online.

The M11-P is based on the M11, a 60-megapixel manual focus camera that was released earlier this year. The M11-P has some subtle differences, such as a sapphire crystal LCD cover, an engraved logo instead of a red dot, and 256GB of internal storage. It also comes with a new Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH. lens that has improved close-focusing capabilities.

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Samsung’s 3nm Chip to supposedly debut in Galaxy Watch7, not Galaxy S24

Samsung has ambitious plans to produce chips with smaller and smaller nanometer (nm) sizes in the coming years. However, its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24, will not use its latest 3nm technology. Instead, it will have a 4nm Exynos 2400 processor. The 3nm chip, which might be called Exynos W940, will reportedly debut in the Galaxy Watch 7 series in the second half of 2024. 

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