You can now add music to your Instagram photos

Instagram Reels aren't just a way to add music to your posts. Now, you can add music to photos you add to the feed. Instagram says music plays a "huge part" of expression on the platform. “No matter which format works best to tell your story, you can now add a soundtrack to your favorite photo moments to bring them to life,” the company says.

So, when you upload a photo, you can select a song that will play when a photo is viewed. There should be an "Add Music" option in the interface. You can select songs or browse through Instagram's Trending or For You pages. Once you find the song you like, you can clip the duration (between five and 90 seconds) and then post.

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Qualcomm brings Dynamic Spatial Audio to Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Another one of the new features to expect in Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is an improvement in the audio space. This new chipset will allow for Dynamic Spatial Audio. This means the sound will move with you as you move your head if you're using compatible earbuds, that is. This new addition should be familiar to Samsung or Apple earbud users. 

Dynamic Spatial Audio has also been optimized between the smartphone and earbuds to ensure low motion-to-sound latency. The experience should be more natural or immersive, whether you're listening to music, watching movies, or playing games.

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Qualcomm and OPPO partner to bring ray tracing to Android games

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When the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile chipset comes out, you can expect a fully optimized hardware-based ray tracing feature, which we'll see on devices like the upcoming OPPO Find X flagship phone. OPPO took the stage at the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2022 to demonstrate the latest achievements OPPO and Qualcomm have made in mobile ray tracing technology.

The next Qualcomm chip is expected to offer multiple ray tracing effects, allowing top mobile games to run at a steady 60 frames per second while offering "life-like soft shadows and reflections for the highest gaming visual quality." Its ray tracing render efficiency is increased by a factor of five and with a reduced CPU workload by 90%.

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Netflix to try out live streaming with Chris Rock performance

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Netflix wants to try out its hand at live streaming. And the company is working with comedian Chris Rock. He's expected to perform live in a global streaming event in 2023. This news comes out after reports in May say the streamer is experimenting with the technology. 

"Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation," said Robbie Praw, Netflix VP of Stand-up and Comedy Formats. "We’re thrilled the entire world will be able to experience a live Chris Rock comedy event and be a part of Netflix history. This will be an unforgettable moment and we’re so honored that Chris is carrying this torch."

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