A hands-on video test using an iPhone 16 Pro Max shows that Apple's Cinematic mode still struggles with basic depth-of-field challenges, producing visible focus halos and background objects drifting in and out of focus during a simple interview setup. The tester filmed a subject seated with railings and a distant landmark behind him, revealing recurring artifacts despite the phone's far more powerful hardware than the iPhone 13 that introduced the feature.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-08-28
Google is rolling out new trip-planning tools inside AI Mode, including a price-tracking feature from Google Flights that emails users when fares change, and the ability to view flight and hotel costs in miles or points. The company is also enabling in-chat hotel booking via Google Pay, starting in the US with partners like Expedia, Marriott and Priceline.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-27
Google has expanded its AI Mode search feature to let users track flight prices across more than 180 countries, receiving email alerts when fares change. The tool can also display flight and hotel costs in points or miles, and in the US, users can now book hotels directly within AI Mode using Google Pay through partner services.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-27
Google announced that its AI Mode conversational search tool can now track flight prices, help users book hotels, and show flight and hotel costs in points or miles. Flight price tracking pulls from over 300 airlines and travel sites and is available in more than 180 countries, while hotel booking is rolling out first in the U.S. in English through partners like Booking.com.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-27
The newly released Emacs 31 includes a tree-sitter-based mode for editing Markdown files, called markdown-ts-mode, though it is not enabled by default and is labeled experimental. Despite that label, the mode already supports the full CommonMark spec and most of GitHub Flavored Markdown, plus extras like code block editing, table-of-contents tools, and integration with converters such as pandoc. Users must manually load the library, for example via use-package or autoload, since Emacs won't switch to it automatically when opening .md files.
rahuljuliato.com
· 2026-08-27
As part of an $18 billion settlement with 29 U.S. states over children's online safety, Meta agreed to major restrictions on how teens use Instagram and Facebook. The changes include a cumulative two-hour daily time limit across both apps, a default midnight-to-6 a.m. usage block, options for a non-algorithmic default feed, and usage-break prompts every 15 minutes, with most measures required to stay in place for a decade pending court approval.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-26
Nokia's new 300 Charge dumb phone packs a 3,700mAh battery capable of 37 hours of talk time, but its standout feature is a reverse-charging 'powerbank mode' that outputs 10W via a bundled 4-in-1 cable with Micro USB, USB-C and USB-A adapters. The phone also includes a bright LED flashlight, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and basic specs like a Unisoc SC6531E chipset, 4GB RAM/storage, a QVGA camera and a 2.4-inch display.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-25
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