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Friday, December 4...
Samsung Begins One UI 3.0 Rollout
Samsung announced the official launch of
its
One UI 3.0 Android update. The latest refresh of the company's Android skin
is based on Android 11 and brings with it a variety of new and updated features,
including new, smoother visual transitions; updated notification panes; revamped
lock screens and media control widgets; new AI-based photo management features;
a refreshed customization pane; and expanded digital wellbeing applications.
Samsung noted that the update is rolling out now to Galaxy S20 series devices
(Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra) in the US, South Korea, and most of Europe.
This will be followed by the Galaxy Note20, Z Fold2, Z Flip, Note10, Fold, and
S10 series, in the coming weeks, and by the Galaxy A series of devices sometime
during the first half of 2021.
DISH Network Reveals Details of Latest Blackout
DISH Network issued a
press release on its latest media blackout. The company revealed that
Nexstar Media Group has blacked out a total of 5.4 million subscribers. The
conflict this time around apparently revolves around Nexstar's demand that DISH
carry WGN America as part of its channel package. DISH claims that the network
in question has suffered declining viewer numbers, and that it has "made a fair
offer to keep Nexstar stations available," but Nexstar rejected it. The blackout
impacts ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates in 120 markets across 42 states. A
full
list of impacted networks has been posted online. DISH notes that it will
continue to negotiate in good faith to remedy the blackout.
Google Allows Users to Upload Standard Photos to Street View for First Time
Google
revealed that Android device owners will now be able to capture and upload
their own Street View images to its Google Maps database. The "connected photos"
feature employs Google's ARCore technology to capture images as the user walks
down a given street. Google's software can then "rotate, position and create a
series of connected photos," from the user's capture images. This gallery can
then be uploaded "in the right place on Google Maps, so your new Street View can
be found in the exact location where it was taken for others to see and
explore.” Photo galleries uploaded in this way will appear on the live version
of Google Maps as dotted blue lines, which can be tapped on to surface the
associated images. Google's own images will be displayed as solid blue lines
now, to differentiate official uploads from user captures. While Google had
previously supported user-generated Street View imagery, it required users to
employ a 360-degree camera. This is the first time users can upload imagery with
a standard smartphone camera.
...Michael Gariffo, Faulkner Information Services
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