The A to Z of Photography: White Balance

White balance is a camera setting that adjusts the color balance of light the you’re shooting in so that it appears a neutral white, and it’s used to counteract the orange/yellow color of artificial light, for example, or the cold light of deep shadow under a blue sky so that portrait shots taken in shade look more natural.

All digital cameras have

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PCs with Cannon Lake CPUs won't be on sale until the very end of 2019PCs with Cannon Lake CPUs won't be on sale until the very end of 2019

Intel has confirmed that its long-awaited 10-nanometer Cannon Lake processors will be arriving in volume in the second half of 2019, with consumer PCs carrying the CPUs to be on sale before the year is out (just in time for the holidays, the firm says).

The news came via a conference call with the company following its Q2 fiscal results. If you’ve b

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Huawei 'cracks' UK market thanks to P20Huawei 'cracks' UK market thanks to P20

Huawei’s share of the UK smartphone market has increased dramatically thanks to the critically-acclaimed Huawei P20 device.

New figures from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech show that the Chinese manufacturer’s market share rose from 2.7 per cent to 13.7 percent over the past three months.

In addition to positive reviews and increased awareness of Huawei,

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The rise (and rise) of bare metal serversThe rise (and rise) of bare metal servers

In the world of hosting, Bare Metal Servers really are the buzz word of the day. And with good reason. These servers offer a good balance of high performance at a reasonable price, combining as they do the best bits of both dedicated and cloud servers.

Let’s start with definitions. A dedicated server is a physical server that is purchased or rented

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Google bans crypto-miners and Disney pregnancy simulators from the Play StoreGoogle bans crypto-miners and Disney pregnancy simulators from the Play Store

Google has published an update to its Play Store Developer Policy banning cryptocurrency miners, tutorials for making explosives, and Disney princess childbirth games.

Google blocked cryptocurrency miners from the Chrome Web Store in April, and has now extended that ban to mobile apps. Apps for managing mining remotely are still permitted, though.

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Samsungnew Gear Icon X 2018 earbuds arrive in IndiaSamsung’s new Gear Icon X 2018 earbuds arrive in India

Samsung has launched the new Gear IconX (2018) in India on Thursday. It’s the companies latest edition of truly wireless earbuds focused on fitness enthusiasts. Sale for he Gear IconX has kicked off from July 26 in India.

 The company claims that the Gear IconX brings several new upgrades and features. It comes with standalone music playback and

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