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Our obsession with taking photos is changing how we remember the past

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by on January 10, 2019 at 8:34 am
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Last year I visited the Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia – one of the best art museums in the world. I was expecting to serenely experience its masterpieces, but my view was blocked by a wall of smart phones taking pictures of the paintings. And where I could find a bit of empty space, there were people taking selfies to create lasting memories of their visit. For many people, taking hundreds, if not thousands, of pictures is now a crucial part of going on holiday – documenting every last detail and posting it on social media. But how does that…

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Xiaomi reignites the megapixel wars with its 48MP Redmi Note 7

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by on January 10, 2019 at 7:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


It feels like we’re back in 2012 with phone makers battling each other over megapixel counts. Weeks after Honor announced its ambitious View20 with a 48-megapixel dual camera, Xiaomi today announced the Redmi Note 7 with a similarly specced shooter. This is the first phone under the company’s new Redmi sub-brand that was announced last week. The rest of the Note 7’s specifications of the phone give us an idea of what we can expect from mid-range phones in 2019: Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Screen: 6.3-inch 2340×1080 pixel LCD display RAM: 6GB Rear camera: 48-megapixel + 5-megapixel depth-sensing camera Front camera: 13-megapixel…

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