TikTok will disappear from most US government devices TikTok will disappear from most US government devices TikTok has been staring at a nationwide ban from US government-issued devices for the past few weeks. Members of the US Senate unanimously approved the No TikTok on Government Devices Act in mid-December. Originally introduced by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), the Act was crammed into the omnibus bill. The bill received the Senate’s approval with a 68-29 vote on December 22nd....

This little saga started a couple of months ago, but now the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has opened an official patent infringement investigation. Reuters reports that the ITC launched the probe on Friday into Nikon digital cameras, software and components. This comes in response to complains filed against Nikon by Carl Zeiss and ASML. Of course, Nikon started this fight, filing lawsuits against Zeiss and ASML back in April. They accused the two companies of using Nikon’s patented lithography technology without permission or licenses....

Stupid selfie risks seem to be on the rise, leading to ever-increasing bans on places where you can shoot. But being stupid while shooting photos of others is also pretty common. This video shows the moment when 20-year-old Emily Koford was photographing her mother at the Grand Canyon and almost slipped straight off the edge. The description of the video says that Koford and her mother visited the Arizona landmark from Texas on October 28th....

Well, it looks like it’s Leica vs Hasselblad vs Zeiss now in the smartphone camera market. VIVO has just unleashed their new X60 series smartphones on the world, including the X60, X60 Pro and X60 Pro+. The X60 and X60Pro launched in China in December of last year, but now they’re going global. The X60 Pro+ is only launching in India and China (at least for now), so we’re not going to talk about that one here (although it has an extra camera)....

Well, almost 7 months have passed since that review. So let’s see how the new Vivo X80 Pro stacks up against its excellent predecessor and other flagship devices from Oppo and Xiaomi. Unboxing the Vivo X80 Pro Unboxing the Vivo X80 Pro The Vivo unboxing experience hasn’t changed much. You still get a dark blue square box with the phone at the top, followed by a case, charging brick, USB-C cable, and USB-C earbuds with extra tips....