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Adobe crams multiple AI tools into its experimental camera app
Adobe is adding a suite of generative AI tools to Project Indigo, its experimental smartphone camera app, in a feature set called AI Playground. This marks a shift for the app, which originally focused on giving mobile photographers a “natural SLR-like look,” and now embraces AI-driven editing and creative assistance at the point of capture.…
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UK Retailer GAME Entered Administration Owing A Staggering £16 Million
UK video game retailer GAME has entered administration owing nearly £16 million, according to a new report from administrators James Saunders and Lauren Wentworth of KR8 Advisory, as reported by The Herald. Once the country’s dominant games retailer following its takeover of GameStation, the Frasers Group-owned chain had already lost all its standalone UK stores…
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Tides Of Annihilation Loses Expedition 33 Voice Actor Jennifer English
Jennifer English, known for her role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, is no longer attached to the forthcoming game Tides of Annihilation. The change is notable because English is a prominent voice actor whose involvement had helped raise interest in the action-adventure title. The available article text does not provide a reason for her departure,…
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LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads
LG monitors are silently installing an unwanted Windows app that has begun bombarding users with pop-up adverts for McAfee antivirus and LG’s own software. Investigators at Gamers Nexus found that connecting a new LG UltraGear monitor to a Windows 11 PC triggers Windows Update to install LG drivers and the “LG Monitor App Installer” without…
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The Document Foundation says Microsoft’s file formats keep users on a short leash
The Document Foundation (TDF), which backs LibreOffice, has renewed its criticism of proprietary file formats, arguing that Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) formats keep users locked into Microsoft’s own software despite carrying ISO certification. TDF contends that although OOXML is technically a standard, only Microsoft Office fully and correctly implements it, meaning the format functions…
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Adobe’s ‘natural look’ camera app embraces generative AI
Adobe has updated its Project Indigo camera app, which was originally designed to give iPhone photos a “natural, SLR-like” look, with a new suite of generative AI editing tools called “AI Playground.” The move is notable because it marks a shift for an app that had built its reputation on authentic, computational photography for “camera…
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GameSir’s latest software will teach you handy pro controller jargon you’ve been too scared to ask about, and you now won’t need to reinstall it every time there’s an update
GameSir has updated its companion PC software, adding features aimed at making the app friendlier for players who are new to pro-level controllers. The update introduces in-app explanations of technical controller terminology, helping users understand settings and jargon they might otherwise have been reluctant to look up, while also overhauling how the software handles updates.…
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After Doom director Hugo Martin denied reports that id Software had been gutted, “current and former employees” are disagreeing with his optimism
Doom director Hugo Martin recently pushed back against reports that id Software had been gutted by Microsoft’s wave of 3,200 layoffs across its Xbox division, insisting the studio hadn’t been reduced to a mere support outfit. However, “current and former employees” have since contradicted his optimistic framing, according to a Game Developer report citing anonymous…
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Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI
Adobe is expanding its experimental iOS camera app, Project Indigo, with a suite of AI-powered features that critique users’ photos and suggest edits, using large language models. Led by Marc Levoy, formerly behind Google Pixel’s camera technology, the update reflects a broader industry push to make generative AI tools more useful for everyday photographers by…