If you want to be a good photographer, there are many skills to learn and master. After all, that’s what makes photography so interesting. Over time, we all start finding our own style and niche, but there are some essential skills that every good photographer needs to have. Evan Ranft suggests four of them in his latest video, so let’s see if you agree – and if you have them....

This might be a slap to the face of all the people who attended/watched Google I/O back in May. The company said that it’s working on an integrated ecosystem of its phone, earbuds, and its upcoming tablet. Though the company didn’t state anything about a new Pixel computer, it just made sense. Other than Apple, Google is the only company with the power to make an integrated ecosystem consisting of its own mobile and computer software....

Announced back in August 2019, Google originally planned to roll out Privacy Sandbox this year. A year ago, the company pushed back the deadline to the end of 2023 because it needed more time to get things right across the ecosystem. It turns out an extension of one year won’t be enough. The tech biggie is needing even more time to get the tech ready for prime time. According to Google, it released multiple trial versions of Privacy Sandbox over the past several months for developers to test and provide feedback....

Additionally, Google Meet now also allows you to customize your video feed with various light and color filters. You get several more stylized static backgrounds as well, in case animated backgrounds aren’t your type of thing. Google says the new backgrounds and styles are now rolling out on the web version of Google Meet. The company doesn’t tell when they will arrive on mobile apps. It took Google several months to bring the first batch of video backgrounds on Meet to the Android app....

It’s a little hard to spot, but you can catch a glimpse at the dedicated Xbox cloud gaming device below the sword on the top shelf. It’s a little white box and seems to resemble a smaller version of the Xbox Series console. Microsoft gets points for design continuity there. Also worth noting is that this could be an old prototype design. The Xbox cloud gaming device shown off could be an old prototype The Xbox cloud gaming device shown off could be an old prototype...