WASHINGTON — The new U.S. Air Force secretary says he’s skeptical about current plans to build the service’s Advanced Battle Management System, signaling the program could be heading for an overhaul.
“I want to focus it more on specific operational return on investment,” Frank Kendall told Defense News in a Aug. 13 interview. “Where do we get the most improvement in performance…
Nikon Z fc added to studio test scene
August 20, 2021
Nikon recently announced the Z fc, its newest APS-C offering with a design reminiscent of the company’s film cameras like the FM2. While we’re working on our full review, we thought we’d present our studio test scene results here for your perusal. Below is…
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
The Quakecon fan event starts today, and shockingly, it looks like Bethesda and id Software plan to reveal some news about the classic shooter.
The Entertainment Software Rating Board in the…
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
Activision and Sledgehammer Games are unveiling a well-known secret: Call of Duty: Vanguard. The game is the next installment of the Call of Duty series that has sold more than 400 million copies to date. It will take players back to World War II and weave a global story about the birth of the special forces.
The…
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo today unveiled a number of new technologies for smartphone photography, including an 85-200mm continuous optical zoom, a next-gen RGBW sensor, a 5-axis OIS, and a next-gen under-screen camera.
Here’s a look at the new innovative…
Racial bias is well documented in photography—consider, for example, photographers’ inability to capture and expose darker skin tones with film. Within the emulsion of film, the chemicals that recapitulate light, is inherent social bias. There’s a distinct prejudice…
More than 90 civil rights groups around the world have signed an open letter objecting to what they call iPhone surveillance capabilities, asking Apple to abandon its plans for CSAM scanning.
Additionally, they would also like the iPhone maker to drop plans for the iMessage nude detection, as this could place young gay people at risk.
Signatories to the letter include the American Civil…
Over a decade ago, a handful of rumors indicated that Apple was developing a more affordable alternative to the iPhone 4, dubbed the iPhone nano. Emails unearthed as part of Apple’s legal battle with Epic Games confirm that this is something Apple and Steve Jobs were…
The ever-expanding Google Photos auto-generated Memories collections are expanding yet again with the addition of an “Ancient wonders” selection that features old architecture and natural rock formations.
Google confirmed earlier this year that Google Photos will add…
Android updates are still not perfect, but we’re seeing things improve year over year. Samsung has accumulated a stellar update track record as of late and is now among the best in the business when it comes to rolling out Android updates. Now, the company is rolling out the August 2021 security update to its Samsung Galaxy lineup. Here’s the full list.
Samsung August 2021 security update…
