Researchers develop after-the-fact portrait relighting AI that works without 3D depth information
Jul 17, 2019
John Aldred
When the iPhone X came along with its Portrait Lighting effects, a lot of people were very impressed. Apple was even claiming that you don’t…
Google Photos is sending your private shares public and you don’t even know it
Jul 15, 2019
John Aldred
Researcher Robert Wiblin over at 80,000 Hours spotted something quite interesting about Google Photos recently. He noticed that privately shared links became publicly accessible. He…
Google Drive is separating from Google Photos – Here’s how to keep your photos synced
Jun 16, 2019
John Aldred
Remember when Google cloud storage used to be quite simple? You had one account to which you uploaded pretty much anything and then it was…
This video explains Google’s Super Resolution algorithm in just three minutes
May 31, 2019
John Aldred
There are so many new features coming to smartphone cameras these days that it can be difficult to keep up. You’ve got all kinds of…
Google cuts off Huawei – Loses Play Store, Gmail and Android security updates
May 20, 2019
John Aldred
Google has suspended business operations with Huawei, effective immediately, according to Reuters. They say that a source close to the matter has told them Google…
Google disables “Photos” on Android TV after privacy bug exposes users
Mar 6, 2019
John Aldred
Google has disabled Photos on Android TV temporarily due to a privacy bug. The bug allowed some Android TV users to view the profile photos…
Google pulled 29 photo apps from the Play Store that stole photos and promoted scams
Feb 6, 2019
John Aldred
Android’s openness is something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it allows just about anybody to (relatively) easily write and publish mobile apps…
Google news links may lose thumbnail photos because of EU copyright directive
Jan 22, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
You know what Google news results look like when the page doesn’t load properly? If EU Copyright Directive Article 11 and 13 pass, all Google…
Google used this crazy 5-phone case to tweak Portrait Mode on the Pixel 3
Dec 3, 2018
John Aldred
When the Google Pixel 2 came out it was extremely impressive. Despite only having the single rear camera, it beat out everything else on DxOMark…
Google’s Night Sight feature lets you shoot in the dark without a tripod or flash
Nov 15, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Google Pixel 3 may only have one rear camera, but it relies heavily on Google’s promising AI to deliver high-quality images. The latest feature Google…