DefenseNews

Rheinmetall, MBDA building high-energy lasers for Germany’s Navy

January 29, 2021
STUTTGART, Germany — Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have officially been tasked to build, test and field a high-energy laser weapon system for the German Navy over the next year. The consortium, dubbed ARGE, was awarded a contract “in the low double-digit million euro range” by Berlin’s military procurement office, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology…
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Fujifilm X-E4 hands-on

January 29, 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Introduction Shown with accessory grip attached The role of the Fujifilm’s X-E models has changed subtly since the X-E1 arrived as the second camera in the company’s X-mount range of mirrorless…
MobileNews

Google Play allowing Android gambling and betting apps in more countries, including US

January 29, 2021
Today, Google Play announced an upcoming policy change that will allow gambling and betting Android apps in more countries. These applications are currently only available in four stores around the world. At the moment, “real money gambling apps” are only available in the Brazilian, Irish, French, and UK Play Stores. They include online casino games, lotteries, sports betting, and daily…
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Hands-on with the new 100MP Fujifilm GFX 100S

January 29, 2021
Hands on with the new 100MP Fujifilm GFX 100S Coming (relatively) hot on the heels of the groundbreaking GFX 100, Fujifilm’s latest medium-format camera brings 100MP to the masses, at an MSRP of $5,999. That’s not small change, by any means, but for those…
GamingNews

Epic Games Store reached 160 million customers in 2020

January 28, 2021
Epic Games released the 2020 stats for its digital PC store, revealing that it reached 160 million customers in 2020. Epic Games Store launched in 2018 as a way for the company to build on the success of Fortnite. Steam is still the undisputed king of PC gaming stories. It has over 120 million active monthly users. But Epic Games Store is managing to do good business thanks to hits like…
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These Incredible Glacier Photos Were Shot on an iPhone

January 28, 2021
Photographer Toby Harriman has published a stunning set of photos of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska that he captured with his iPhone 12 Pro Max and Apple ProRAW and has provided a few opinions on the performance. In short: he was blown away. For a very long time, taking photos with a smartphone has been a compromise. You can take photos more easily with a device you always have on you, but the…
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