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This week I have a lot of news, so let's see what happened this past week in photography & tech!

- We received more news on the Sonos vs Google lawsuit, and it is a big, glaring loophole. Google is the only one who can't integrate speaker groups. Apparently Xiaomi, Samsung, Apple, OnePlus, etc are totally open to use speaker groups.

- Due to an exploit that hackers can use on any smartphone of 2g, there is a kill switch to 2g networks on Android being added. Apple is being encouraged to follow Google's footsteps.

- 9to5 Google has made an informative article on setting up Nest speakers following the Sonos lawsuit effects.

- HereWeGo Maps is now more popular as an offline map option than Google Maps. HereWeGo is now the most popular in the world which is cool to see!

- Walmart's tech teams have their eyes set on the Metaverse innovation. They want to make major contributions to the VR project.

- Samsung's pushing of Samsung softwares (particularly Bixby branded apps) has been really frustrating to users who just want to use Google apps. Here is AndroidPolice on the topic.

- Apple's headsets are going to be priced above $2000!! This and more details are now available

- Canon may be about to change autofocus performance forever again with upcoming QUAD PIXEL AUTOFOCUS!!!!! I am soooo excited about this knowing how revolutionary dual pixel was in 2013.

- Google's new foldable continues to be teased heavily: Pixel Notepad! I love this name and Google may push one of their biggest strengths with mind-blowing value for price points. This foldable may not be killing the budget! I would actually consider something like this with the lack of Pixel tablet right now.

- Here is some info on the One UI 4 update.

- Nearby share on Chrome OS is now coming!

- Company Rockstar is releasing Pancake lenses for a great price of $80!

- Google Keep on Samsung devices seems to be breaking with Android 12's update but has taken a bit before it was noticed due to the prevalence of Samsung notes.

- Strange issues with the Pixel 6 & 6 Pro fingerprint sensors are emerging and it is not good. Speculation over Google's in development software face unlock (instead of hardware) being added instead for struggling users. Major tech influencers have dropped using the 6 Pro due to the fingerprint (among other issues) and Google is under fire over it.

- The first USBC iphone with waterproofing is likely going to sell for more than the non-waterproof USBC iphone's $86k price tag! It is also a newer phone than the origional one.

- Someone remade San Francisco in Unreal Engine and it looks mind blowing! Like REALLY mind blowing!

- Canon shut down a major camera manufacturing site in China. It is their biggest factory!

-Google made an incredible tribute to Betty White when searching her name. It was really heart-warming to celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday.

- A new cinema framerate record of 937frames sounds incredible on the Phantom S991!

- Windows SE is arriving in schools to take on Chromebooks mind blowing success.

- Google Play Games for PC is in beta for VERY LIMITED devices. It still seems way more exciting as amazons alternative!

- Intriguing reports show that YouTube music grew by 50% in the past year up to 50 million users with Gen Z in a surprising success for Google. As a Gen Z myself, I can confirm that I am listening to Megan Trainor on YouTube Music right now 😂

- Material You for Chrome OS is coming in an intriguing blend of two OS's!

- The Pixel 6 seems like it may or may not make the cut for C-Band Verizon 5g speeds.

- Through a series of tweets from Google and the media, a lot of talk of imessage has emerged. I personally am on Google's side in saying that Apple is bullying through imessage.

- Nikon has a new telephoto at a wonderful $14k price tag... yikes. 😂

- The Nikon Z9 can capture a bullet shooting from a gun with its crazy shutter speed!

- Linux based Pinephone may be bringing high quality Linux phones to the market!

- After the past few weeks, it is official that Google is building an AR headset to follow on from Google Glass with the Google class devs returning to Google.

- Ricoh is exiting the mass production camera market.

- Updated Chrome OS palm rejection for touchscreen is coming!

- RSC on Google Chat is now here!

- TikTok may be adding subscription fees for creators to earn more much like YouTube channel membership or Patreon.

That is all for this week!

Thanks for reading!

-Digital Wonders & Smiles