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Google Camera HDR+ coming to all 3rd party camera apps
HDR+ magic will now be made available to all 3rd-party developers who use Google's Camera2 API. That means any app, from 360 Camera for example, to Chinese stock camera apps.…
Google Pixel 2 combines EIS OIS and machine learning to produce incredible video stabilization
The majority of phones out there use electronic image stabilization (EIS) for video. This includes cameras which have hardware optical image stabilization (OIS). Google's Pixel 2 takes things to a…
Pixel 2 officially best phone camera. Steals Apple’s crown.
Poor iPhone. They were at the top of the heap for a scant few days before Samsung tied them on DxO. Pixel 2 then came along to smoke them both.…
Google and Xiaomi have teamed up big time
"The Mi A1 is an entirely new type of device." said Xiaomi Senior VP Wang Xiang, "Google came to us in Q4 of last year as they were seeking to…
Google DeepMind artificial intelligence learns to jump, run, and crawl
Machines learn and work in much the same way as a person or a pet sometimes learns-- by receiving rewards, also known as Reinforcement Learning (RL). That is, when a…
Google AI is now programming itself
Summary Google has announced AutoML -- automatic machine learning, which beats human engineers at some things. In the future, Google foresees AI neural net design becoming simple enough for the…
Google forcing interactive notification in the Android Nougat 7.1 update
For many users one of the most frustrating things about Chinese phones from Xiaomi and Miuzu and other Chinese brands catering mostly to the China market is that they don't…
Google Pixel camera has a lens flare problem
Recently multiple users have been complaining about lens flare with the Google Pixel camera based on the Sony IMX378 sensor. (more…)
Google AI compresses more efficiently than JPEG
Google researchers have developed a method using a neural network to compress image files more efficiently than current modern methods such as with JPEG. AI TensorFlow Researchers built an AI…
New Google tech makes gigapixel virtual art museum
Going to a real museum is so 2010. The project by Google dedicated to putting a bit of culture in your day just got a big boost from new technology.…
Facebook to make 360 degree content available
Now that Google and YouTube are well into the the 360 craze, Facebook will be implementing 360 image compatibility within the next couple of weeks. Users will be able to…
Google releases $150 Photoshop plugins for free
This excellent set of plugins was created by Nik Software, but Google bought them out in 2012. If you haven't heard of Nik Software, they're the team behind Snapseed and…