Rest of the Day: Apple’s New Portrait Mode for IPhone 7 Plus Now Available in Beta
Apple’s highly publicized Portrait Mode, exclusive to the iPhone 7 Plus, is now available for testing in the iOS 10.1 public beta. This mode adds artificial depth-of-field blur, which makes photos look almost as if they were taken with a high-end camera. Nearly. About this and much more in today’s news.
- We first saw the new portrait mode in the wild yesterday when it was made available to developers. On the one hand, it’s pretty impressive, but I can’t get rid of the obviously artificial kind of depth-of-field blur. It doesn’t look quite real. You can join Apple’s software beta program here if you want to try it out. [ Gizmodo ]
- The CW has a new streaming service where you can watch all of their current shows for free. Their shows were already available online, but this new service will be available on almost all platforms including iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, and more. [TechCrunch]
- If you live in New York, you can now book Uber up to 30 days in advance. Lyft also introduced a similar feature back in May . Scheduled trips are currently available in several dozen markets . [Mashable]
- Chinese Uber haunts ghost drivers! Scammers with obscene, disgusting avatars are clearly tricking people into booking trips and then scaring them away; cancellation of the trip requires customers to pay a small fee. [Sixth tone]
- Amazon just launched a photo printing service and you can celebrate with 50 free 4×6 prints. In a startling coincidence, Shutterfly’s shares fell 12%. [Kinja Deals]
- On the photography side, Flickr is closing its photo licensing marketplace. They will pay any outstanding fees. [TechCrunch]