“Battery life is central to enjoying the luxury and innovation in a Tesla automobile and, if one Tesla owner is right, that particular aspect of the car is about to get a boost. Last week, North Carolina-based Jason Hughes posted the results of his fiddling around with the Tesla system.”
Samsung releases small but urgent update for Galaxy S7 edge – Android and Me
“The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is set to launch in just two days alongside its less curved counterpart, but some people have already received their devices early. However, it seems that the device wasn’t completely ready for prime time, as Samsung has released a small update labeled as urgent.”
Not all Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge devices will ship with the same camera sensor – Android and Me
“It feels like its 2015 again. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge appear to share more in common with last year’s Galaxy S6 and S6 edge than just their looks.”
Samsung shipping both ISOCELL and Sony sensors in the Galaxy S7…again
“Remember the uproar last year when it was discovered that the the Galaxy S6 was shipping with two different camera sensors? Some shipped with a Sony sensor – which turned out to be the slightly superior option – and others shipped with Samsung’s ISOCELL sensor.”
First Click: TomTom’s Bandit camera beats GoPro with software
“I’ve just returned from a weeklong snow holiday in the Austrian Alps where I performed a casual survey of action cameras. It didn’t require much scientific rigor because the mountain was absolutely dominated by hundreds of boxy little GoPros.”
1 Thing that We Now Know About the Apple Inc. iPhone 7 Camera
“Image credit: Apple. Anybody who follows Apple knows that the latest entries in the company’s premier iPhone lineup get the innovative new technologies first. Examples include camera technology, Touch ID, 3D Touch, and much more.”
Here’s why megapixels don’t matter on your smartphone camera
“In technology as in life, bigger is usually better. The iPhone 6s Plus’s main selling point is that its screen is nearly an inch larger than the iPhone 6s. A terabyte hard drive is obviously better than a gigabyte hard drive.”
Google trials optical character recognition for Google Now on Tap
“Google appears to still be tinkering with the ins and outs of its Google Now on Tap feature. A number of users have begun noting that the software is now capable of performing optical character recognition (OCR) using your regular camera viewfinder or from a previously taken picture.”
Google Photos for iOS Adds Live Photos, iPad Pro Support
“Google has released an update to its Google Photos iOS app that adds support for Live Photos, the camera feature available to iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus owners that captures sound and motion just before and after the moment a still photo is shot.”
How ‘Electronic Mail’ Changed The World
“Narrow microwave beams from satellite proposed by Bell Labs would sweep U.S. ground stations, sending and receiving electronic mail and other information as packets of digital data. Concept would greatly boost signal-carrying capacities of satellites.”
