Apple on Monday stopped signing iOS 15.4.1, just a week after iOS 15.5 was released to the public. As a result, iPhone and iPad users can no longer downgrade from iOS 15.5 to iOS 15.4.1, which impacts users who jailbreak their devices.
iOS 15.4.1 was released on March 31 with fixes in general, including fixing a bug that made the battery drain faster. On May 16, Apple released iOS 15.5 – which…
Tesla is back to ramping up production at Gigafactory Shanghai. The automaker could reportedly be back to pre-shutdown level as soon as tomorrow and plans to ramp up to new records later this week.
Like many other companies, Tesla had to shut down production at its…
Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market
May 23, 2022
Tesla has filed to change rules for grid operators in Texas in order to enable anyone with solar and batteries, including residential homeowners, to participate in the state’s energy market.
Since moving to Texas, Tesla has been lobbying to change several energy market…
St. Petersburg, Florida-based Climate First Bank, which claims to be the world’s first FDIC-insured community bank founded to fight the climate crisis, today launched an online solar lending platform for Florida residents.
Climate First Bank’s new online solar lending platform
Homeowners in Florida can now apply online for solar energy financing with no dealer fee. It consists of a…
Photographer Turns Smartphone into a Film Camera
May 23, 2022
A photographer has repurposed an old and broken Sony Ericsson smartphone lens into a camera that shoots film and integrated it into his Samsung Galaxy S2.
Alireza Rostami had an old Sony Ericsson k700i that was broken and unable to be repaired. But instead of…
Camera and computer accessory brand Nine Volt has created a camera body cap that on the surface looks normal, but secretly hides a slot to hold an Apple AirTag so that photographers can always locate their equipment.
In major cities, cameras are often targeted by…
How to Take Photos Out an Airplane Window
May 23, 2022
If you are a photographer and travel by air then you know that some of the views from an airplane window can be absolutely stunning. Carrying a camera with you when flying can not only work as a nice diversion to kill time but also allow you to capture some incredible images. While your fellow travelers are busy on their tablets, phones, or sleeping, you can be enjoying and capturing some amazing…
Leica has teamed up with Xiaomi in a new long-term strategic partnership to create smartphones, the first of which will launch later this year.
As can be inferred from the image the company uses to commemorate the partnership which shows an invisible smartphone…
Insta360 has published a video to Youtube teasing a new product set to launch tomorrow, May 24, 2022.
The 19-second teaser doesn’t reveal any details about a new product, but the visuals present in the teaser imply the use of a drone. Could it be Insta360 is going to take…
An illustration from the patent application showing how the auto-zoom feature would detect a subject within a frame and adjust the composition accordingly through digital and/or optical zoom.
Canon has been granted a patent that highlights the details of a new technology that uses AI to automatically detect a subject within a frame and adjust the zoom of a camera or lens to better frame the…
