Snapchat gets real-time location sharing on its map

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Snapchat is building on its safety features by adding a new live location-sharing feature in its app. It will allow you to share your exact whereabouts to select friends for a predetermined time. While Snap Map's location sharing has been available for years, this new version only updates your location when the Snapchat app is open.

You and your loved ones have to mutually opt into the feature to use it. Like Apple's "Find My" function, you can set the sharing option to be available for 15 minutes, one hour, or eight hours. You can use it to make it easier to meet up or as an extra precaution when you need the reassurance that your loved ones know where you are.

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HBO's 'The Last of Us' adaptation gets delayed

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If you were waiting for HBO's The Last of Us series, unfortunately, it isn't arriving any time soon. The company's channel programming president Casey Bloys told The Hollywood Reporter that the adaptation of Naughty Dog's apocalyptic games won't air this year. He didn't commit to another release date but said that filming was still underway in Calgary.

The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal stars as the grizzled survivor Joel opposite his Game of Thrones' co-star Bella Ramsey as teen Ellie. The series' plot is based on the first game. We have Joel tasked with escorting Ellie to an organization looking for a cure to the brain infection ravaging humanity. The Last of Us series is written and executive produced by Chernobyl's Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann.

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OnePlus launches Nord CE 2

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OnePlus's Core Edition Nord model gets an upgrade with the just launched OnePlus Nord CE 2. The company revamps the look of the phone to sport a design reminiscent of sister company OPPO's Find X3 Pro. The redesign makes sense, given how the OPPO and OnePlus teams have merged. Even with the new look, the Nord CE 2 gets the same triple rear camera setup as its predecessor, including a 64-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide, and 2-megapixel depth.

The Nord CE 2 runs on a Dimensity 900 processor with 6GB or 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB of expandable UFS 3.1 storage and Android 11-based OxygenOS 11.3. It retains the original model's 6.43-inch 90Hz AMOLED display, 16-megapixel selfie camera, and 4,500Mah battery with 65W wired charging support. OnePlus retails the Nord CE 2 for INR 23,999 (roughly CA$410 converted) for the 6GB variant. It goes on sale in India on February 22, followed by Europe on March 10.

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'Oldboy' director shoots a martial arts fantasy short with an iPhone 13 Pro for Apple

Apple taps famous Korean director Park Chan-wook to shoot a short film for its "Shot on iPhone" campaign. Park, best known for the action thriller movie Oldboy, recorded a 20-minute martial arts fantasy film called Life Is But a Dream on the iPhone 13 Pro. You can see it in the embedded video above.

The synopsis on the YouTube video clip reads: "An undertaker who needs woods to build a coffin for the savior of his village digs up an abandoned grave. But while doing so, he accidentally awakens the ghost of an ancient swordsman. Now the ghost tries to take back his coffin." 

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