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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Selfies have become the modern day equivalent of postcards, a way to share our travel experiences with family and friends on social media. It's one thing to strike a goofy pose and snap a photo for Instagram on a beach or town square, but what if you are visiting a Holocaust memorial site? Taking fun, playful, even…

If you've not tried the AI selfie trend yet, then you might be in the minority. Every time I open Instagram, Twitter/X or TikTok I see a new type of AI selfie doing the rounds. Whether it's what you'd look like if you were around in the 1920s, what you'd look like if you were a character on Gossip Girl or what you'd look like if you switched genders, they offer lots of interesting options. I think we can all agree these trends are both ridiculous and completely irresistible.But if you've never jumped on the AI selfie…

As It Happens5:59Artist trains rats to take selfies to make a point about social mediaWhen Augustin Lignier built a photo booth for rats, he was really trying to point the lens at humanity.The French artist trained two pet store rodents to take selfies in exchange for sweet treats. But over time, he says, they started doing it purely for the pleasure. He says it's not unlike the way people engage with social media — at first for the likes, but eventually just to trigger a flood of feel-good chemicals in our brains. "It's…

Google/ZDNETI don't take a lot of selfies but I know a lot of people who do. Inevitably, those selfies look as if the subject/photographer was trying their best to look like they weren't snapping a selfie. However, when you have to hold the phone with one hand and tap the shutter button with another, it's all too obvious. And what about when you want to take a solo photo and your arm just isn't long enough to get whatever's in the background framed properly?Well, Google has developed a solution for those who consider…

Influencers have a notorious reputation online. Just the word alone makes some people immediately disregard anything and everything that pertains to said influencer, even if they are a good influence on people. Just a case of that one person ruined it for everyone.Well, in this case, it was actually a person who ruined it for everyone, namely for a couple who could only take pictures in a particular stance all because there was a non-zero chance of the husband looking like a simp.You’d be surprised how much influence…

iPhone 16 Pro camera upgradesAccording to Ming-Chi Kuo’s report, the iPhone 16 Pro will get the tetraprism zoom camera from the iPhone 15 Pro Max.  The screen size of the standard Pro version is tipped to be bumped to 6.27-inch and this will be quite an upgrade. To recall, the vanilla Pro model has a 6.1-inch screen size historically.Kuo says the standard 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera will be bumped to a 48MP 1/2.55-inch (0.7µm) unit.However, the lens will still produce pixel-binned 12MP 1.4µm images. The ultrawide will…

A new report claims that Apple is planning a major upgrade to the iPhone 17’s front-facing camera that could see it deliver a 24MP sensor, doubling the size of the current 12MP offering. The news comes via notable Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo, who made the revelation in a blog post-Thursday. His note pertains to the fortunes of camera supply chain outfit Genius, which is set to benefit from several upcoming Apple innovations including “a significant upgrade to the iPhone 17’s front camera lens” and a periscope lens in the…

Have you heard about the new Samsung Galaxy S23 camera hack that enables users to take selfies through palm gestures and voice commands? Yes, with the Samsung Galaxy S23 camera, you can just raise your hand to take an amazing selfie. In fact, there is more! Now, with palm gesture selfies and voice commands, users will not have to stay anywhere near the phone to click a selfie! Check how this new Samsung Galaxy S23 camera hack works. Samsung Galaxy S23 palm gestures and voice command selfiesThis Samsung camera hack simply…

Social media video of a black bear being pestered by people while feasting on fish on the shores of the Campbell River has sparked outrage online and among locals.The video was posted seven weeks ago but has now caught the attention of residents in the Vancouver Island city of the same name, located about 225 kilometres north of Victoria.The video, taken and posted online by Blake Pedersson, shows a group of people with fishing gear fixated on a black bear eating at the river's edge. Members of the group get within inches…

Last updated: July 21st, 2023 at 12:11 UTC+02:00 While Samsung is readying two new foldable phones for the Galaxy Unpacked launch event scheduled for July 26, you can be sure that the company is also working on its next-gen slab-type flagship phone, the Galaxy S24. For the 2024 model, some hardware components will get upgraded while others might not, and a new report says the selfie camera falls in the latter category. After four years of using a 10MP selfie camera for the Galaxy S flagship lineup, Samsung switched…