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YouTube Kids

Violent knockoff kids cartoons have YouTube strengthening review process

YouTube Kids is getting stricter policy reviews with a mix of software and human review teams launching in the next few weeks.
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Eastman Kodak cuts 425 jobs, says licensing of hardware played a role

Eastman Kodak cited licensing of hardware among the reasons for a $46 million loss that led to the layoff of 425 workers.
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50 is the new magic number for your Twitter handle

First comes 280-character tweets, then comes 50-character display names as Twitter launched both changes this week.
YoloBox

Live-stream from almost any camera with a single cord and a little black YoloBox

Live-streaming might mean choosing between a smartphone and several thousand dollars worth of pro equipment with the YoloBox.
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Snapchat’s risky redesign could debut in early December, anonymous source says

Get ready for a Snapchat redesign coming in 2018. The company is working to bring more users to the platform.
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Travel etiquette survey pinpoints the proper way to sleep with 200 strangers

What's proper travel etiquette for sleeping on a plane? Who gets that armrest? A British Airways survey creates an unofficial guide.
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Pinterest’s Sections give you new tools for organizing your ideas

Craving more organization? Pinterest Sections now allow users to break up their boards into subboards for a hierarchy of Pins.
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Tweet as if you were using a megaphone with Twitter Promote Mode

Businesses can now promote their Tweets without actually going through the process for each Tweet using the new Twitter Promote Mode.
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Tired of the same face filters? Skype now uses A.I. to offer new suggestions

Skype filters now allow users to jazz up their photos before sending them in the chat or adding to Highlights.
VSCO Recipes

VSCO photo filters just got even better with custom one-click photo Recipes

VSCO Recipes means the app's popular photo filters can be custom adjusted, then saved for later -- or shared with other users.
Album+

Album+ with offline A.I. is Google Photos for the cloud naysayers

Like AI photo tools but don't like the cloud? Album+ uses AI photo organization and editing tools entirely offline.
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Tenba Roadie Hybrid Roller 21 Review

Meet the bag that is both a rolling camera case and a backpack designed for less stressful travel. Learn more in our Tenba Roadie Hybrid Roller 21 review.
Reflex

Who says film cameras can’t be smart? Reflex is a connected, modular film SLR

Reflex is a film camera with a modern touch, mixing film with smartphone connectivity, a modular design, and rechargeable batteries.
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Instagram Stories become less ‘Insta’ with a new throwback-friendly feature

Instagrammers can now share images that are older than 24 hours inside of Instagram Stories, making it possible to share throwbacks.
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Twitter is tweaking its algorithms after a bug hid results for LGBT keywords

In the midst of refining community standards, Twitter is apologizing for a bug that censored LGBT keywords, resulting in zero search results.
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Nikon halts sales efforts in Brazil as part of global restructuring

Nikon's quarterly profits are higher than expected, but the company is also cutting costs by withdrawing from Brazil.
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Peak Design is revamping photographer favorites with slimmer, sleeker designs

Peak Design is back on Kickstarter -- and this time, the firm is fine-tuning a few favorites in a campaign that is already fully funded.
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Twitter will monitor tweets to find the biggest holiday trends

What gifts are trending this year? Are ugly sweaters still in? Twitter will be sharing insight with their first holiday trends campaign.
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With the Pika app, kids teach an A.I. program how to recognize colors

With Pika, kids go on a color scavenger hunt, all while teaching an AI program how to recognize each of the primary colors.

Two Twitter users find a way to post a 35,000-character tweet

Two Twitter bug-finders just found a way to work around the Twitter character limit by formatting a 35k-character post as a link.
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Businesses can design their own software for these Olympus smart glasses

The Olympus smart glasses El-10 are intentionally left without much software so that businesses can design their own applications.
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Pack your Lego-proof slippers — Airbnb is giving away a night at the Lego House

What would you make with one night and 25 million Legos? Airbnb is hosting a contest to send a family to stay at the Lego House in Denmark.
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The Hasselblad X1D is getting bright aperture prime lenses in 2018

Hasselblad says it will be bringing their brightest lens yet with the XCD 80mm, set to launch next year for the mirrorless X1D system.
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Got color? Polaroid Originals launches duochrome instant film

Polaroid Originals new and refurbished cameras can now shoot a colorful variation on the traditional black and white with duochrome film.
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Artymate turns Photoshop into a cinemagraph-creating machine for photos

Want a GIF, but only have a still photo? Artymate is a new Photoshop plug-in for animating still photos with several different tools.
Facebook

Video is key, Facebook says as Instagram Stories, WhatsApp post big growth

Facebook video will continue to be a focus for the next three years, including inside Instagram and WhatsApp, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.
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Hero6 was the hero GoPro needed as company posts first profit in two years

GoPro needed a Hero -- and it appears that the Hero6 and Karma have helped bring the company out of a long slump.
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Google pulls flight API search, putting its competition in a tight spot

QPX Express API, code that allows small companies to integrate flight data into their apps, will be discontinued by Google in the spring.
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Macphun Luminar 2018 review

Luminar 2018 is photo-editing software for amateurs and pros. Find out how it compares in our Luminar 2018 review.
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iOS Portrait Mode not enough? Focos is a free app for customizing that blur

Don't like the level of blur in the portrait mode? Didn't get the shot in focus? Not an issue with a dual lens iPhone and an app called Focos.
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Resolution too low? Let's Enhance is a free A.I.-powered upscale program

Photo resolution too low? Research is getting closer to a solution, but Let's Enhance offers 4x upscales for free using AI.
Peak Design Everyday Sling 5L

Peak Design Everyday Sling 5L is the company’s smallest camera/drone bag yet

Taking a nod from the 10L version, the Peak Design Everyday Sling 5L helps pack just the essentials in a shoulder or waist carry bag.
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Turn a series of stills into a video for Instagram Stories with latest test

Instagram is testing a new video feature to add alongside the Boomerang and Super Zoom with an Instagram Stop Motion effect.
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Turn Hangouts into business meetings with Google’s new hardware suite

Google Hangouts Meet is a chat system for business meetings, but now the software has some hardware to match.