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Some Roku smart TVs are now showing banner ads over live TV

Enlarge / A Roku streaming box. It seems these ads aren’t appearing on Roku’s own hardware like this device; instead, they’re appearing on TVs that license Roku’s software platform. Some Roku smart TV owners are seeing banner ads appear over live content, according to a thread on the r/cordcutters subreddit. A user named p3t3or posted […]

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Forget multiple cameras—Sharp phone has one giant 1-inch camera sensor

On the back, you get a single giant camera, a time-of-flight sensor, and an LED flash. That’s it. [credit: Sharp ] Is filling the back of a smartphone with several small camera lenses really the best camera solution? Sharp is bucking the multi-camera trend with the Aquos R6, a phone with—get this—a single massive camera […]