Night Sight might get more attention in the new version of Google Camera

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The teardown of the Google Camera app didn’t just reveal what we can expect from the next Pixel phone. It also shows us what current Pixel users can expect, like Pixel 3’s Night Sight mode. It looks like version 6.3 will make this feature more prominent. Instead of it being kept in the More panel, it’ll take the place of the Panorama option in the main camera interface.

One other feature that might come to Google Camera is McFly mode, which is a nod to the famous Back To The Future movies. The mode appears alongside a reference to the word rewind. This could mean you can record video clips and play these in reverse, which could be similar to one of the filters Snapchat has. For now, we don’t have word yet when Google will roll out this version of the app.

Source: Tech Radar

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Huawei CEO claims HongMengOS is faster than Android and macOS

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Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei is setting our expectations for its alternative operating system. In an interview with a French magazine, he claims that HongMengOS will be faster than Android and that it’ll have broader applications as well. It will work not just with smartphones but with devices like tablets, routers, computers, network switches, as well as data centers. He even claims it’ll be quicker than macOS, with less than 5ms processing delay. The company continues to develop the operating system despite US’s softened ban on Huawei.

Source: GSMArena

Netflix vows to cut back on depictions of smoking after report of tobacco exposure in its programs

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Just before the third season of Stranger Things dropped, a report from the anti-smoking group Truth Initiative found that Netflix depicted tobacco use more often than even cable or broadcast shows. And the show mentioned earlier is named as one of biggest offenders. The report reads, “The popularity of streaming combined with the pervasive rise of smoking in episodic content points to an emerging threat to a new generation of young Americans.” The streaming service promises to depict smoking less and pledges to closely monitor, particularly the content it aims at younger viewers. Truth Initiative tracked not just the instances of smoking, but any appearance of tobacco products.

In a statement told to EW, Netflix said it “strongly supports artistic expression. We also recognize that smoking is harmful and when portrayed positively on screen can adversely influence young people. Going forward, all new projects that we commission with ratings of TV-14 or below for series or PG-13 or below for films, will be smoking and e-cigarette free—except for reasons of historical or factual accuracy. For new projects with higher ratings, there’ll be no smoking or e-cigarettes unless it’s essential to the creative vision of the artist or because it’s character-defining (historically or culturally important). In addition, starting later this year, smoking information will be included as part of our ratings on the Netflix service so our members can make informed choices about what they watch.”