For Decades Our Coverage Was Racist Says National Geographic

Now, more than ever, racism is a touchy subject. National Geographic’s April issue is being devoted entirely to the subject of race. Naturally, this is going to upset a lot of people. No matter what one’s thoughts on the subject, somebody’s going to be upset by those thoughts and opinions. But National Geographic is holding their hand up and taking responsibility for their own actions. They challenged John Edwin Mason, a professor of African history and the history of photography at the University of Virginia to investigate the history of their own coverage of “people of color” in the USA and around the world....

February 10, 2023 · 3 min · 506 words · Erik Romero DDS

Galaxy Note 10 Now Receiving February Update In More Regions

As of this writing, the latest SMR (security maintenance release) is available to Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ users in Switzerland, SamMobile has confirmed. The OTA (over the air) update should soon reach more countries in Europe as well as other regions. The new firmware version will be N975FXXS7GVB1 or something along that line. According to Samsung’s official security bulletin, the February 2022 SMR contains fixes for more than 60 vulnerabilities....

February 10, 2023 · 2 min · 390 words · Justin Vang

Galaxy Z Fold 4 Flip 4 To Support Swipe Gestures For Split Screen

The source doesn’t go into details regarding how the new function will work. You should be able to enter the split-screen mode by swiping on the screen. However, it’s unclear whether you need to swipe vertically or horizontally and in which direction. There’s also no clarity about the number of fingers you need to swipe with, or whether the gesture only works with the S Pen. For instance, Vivo smartphones let you enter the split-screen mode by vertically swiping up with three fingers from the bottom of the screen....

February 10, 2023 · 2 min · 357 words · Robert Hunter

Google Assistant Will Remind You To Change Alarms Ahead Of Holidays

Ahead of Canada Day today, Reddit user u/als26 received a notification from Google Assistant reminding them to turn off their alarm (via 9to5Google). “Tomorrow is Canada Day,” the notification is titled. “Tap to change your 9:30 alarm,” the follow-up text reads. The Redditor says 9:30 am is their usual alarm time for work. Tapping the notification takes you to the Alarm page. From here, Google Assistant will leave you alone. You will have to manually turn off the alarm or reschedule it....

February 10, 2023 · 2 min · 362 words · Shawn Shah

Google Pixel 4 Is Helping With Alzheimer S Disease Research

Researchers are using face unlock cameras from the Pixel 4 for Alzheimer’s research Researchers are using face unlock cameras from the Pixel 4 for Alzheimer’s research Researchers based in the DigiHealth Lab at UC San Diego, are researching various diseases, including Alzheimer’s. The team is led by Professor Edward Wang, and they’re actually using the Pixel 4, as The Verge revealed in a YouTube video. That video is embedded below the article....

February 10, 2023 · 2 min · 343 words · Jonathan Jones
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