

Software
Google degrades in Google Photos the definition of the place where the photo was taken
Google has warned users about a new location policy for Google Photos (Google Photos).
Google Photos will stop using a user account’s location history to determine where specific pictures were taken, according to a new support document. This policy will apply to users who have opted out of sharing location data for the camera app for privacy reasons.
Until now, if you didn’t allow the camera app to use your current location, Google Photos used two methods to roughly estimate where you took the photo. First, the app will try to identify visible landmarks in your photos, and second, it will use your location history to narrow down the area.
However, now Google Photos will rely solely on trying to identify landmarks in photos. As you can easily guess, this method is noticeably less reliable.
Google notes that the change has already started rolling out to some Google Photos users, with a full rollout expected in the coming months.

Software
The most productive sub-flagships of Android: long-awaited changes in the AnTuTu ranking

The AnTuTu benchmark team has published the latest ratings of the most productive smartphones based on the Android operating system of the sub-flagship level and from the inexpensive price category in January 2023.
According to experts, the rating of sub-flagships has finally changed after several months of silence. This happened thanks to the emergence of models based on the MediaTek Dimensity 8200 platform.
The Vivo S16 Pro smartphone, which debuted at the end of December, took the first place. The second place belongs to iQOO Neo7 SE, and the third went to Redmi K60E. All three models use MediaTek Dimensity 8200. The rest of the Top 10 belongs to not so new models based on Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 8100-Max.
There are practically no changes among inexpensive models, the Top 3 were occupied by the already well-known models iQOO Z6, Honor 80 and iQOO Z5.
Statistics collected from January 1 to January 31, 2023. The AnTuTu ranking uses averages, not the highest scores. For each smartphone, the results of at least 1000 tests were taken into account – models with fewer tests are not included in the rating.
Phones
The most productive Android smartphones: the leader has changed in the AnTuTu ranking

The team of the popular benchmark AnTuTu has published a fresh rating of the most productive flagship smartphones based on the Android operating system in January 2023.
In January, the newest smartphone OnePlus 11 broke into the first place, which managed to become a bestseller. He pushed out the December leader iQOO 11 Pro, which dropped to second place. Third place again went to Vivo X90 Pro +, but the Redmi K60 Pro, which was in second place, dropped to sixth place.
The ranking is dominated by models based on the new flagship platform Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, they own 8 positions out of ten. The remaining two in the Top 10 are Vivo X90 Pro and Vivo X90 based on Dimensity 9200.
Statistics collected from January 1 to January 31, 2023. The AnTuTu ranking uses averages, not the highest scores. For each smartphone, the results of at least 1000 tests were taken into account – models with fewer tests are not included in the rating.
Software
End of an era: Microsoft stopped selling Windows 10 licenses

Microsoft has begun the gradual process of phasing out the Windows 10 operating system after more than eight years since its launch.
Windows 10 was released in 2015, and the end of support is scheduled for October 14, 2025. Microsoft has now stopped selling licenses for Windows 10. Microsoft will no longer offer keys to activate the OS in its official online or offline stores.
For users, this means that only Windows 11 keys can be purchased from the Microsoft Store, not Windows 10 keys. Windows 10 Home and Pro On the Microsoft website, a redirect to the Upgrade to a Windows 11 PC page (Upgrade your PC to Windows 11) also began to work today.
Note that Microsoft will continue to release security updates until October 14, 2025. Users will be able to purchase Windows 10 licenses and physical copies of Windows 10 from third-party retailers.
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