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Canon Considering More Lenses Like the RF 800mm and 600mm f/11

December 1, 2020
In an interview with Mynavi News, Canon’s Kengo Iezuka says that not only were the 800mm and 600mm f/11 lenses possible because of mirrorless design, but the success of these two lenses may lead to additional similarly-designed primes. Kengo Iezuka is one of the executives involved in the planning of Canon lenses – specifically in the ICB Business Management Department of the Image…
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Xiaomi Mi 10i and Redmi 9 Power incoming, likely the Chinese Redmi Note 9 phones

December 1, 2020
Xiaomi introduced three Redmi Note 9 phones back in March, followed by three more in November but the latter trio was designated for the local market. Or that’s what we thought – apparently, the Chinese company is planning to launch them online under new names. According to two listings on Google Play Console, the Xiaomi Mi 10i and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power are on their way but the model…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 to cost as much as the Z Fold2

December 1, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is still pretty far off but info starts to emerge lately. This one, for example, gives some insight into the possible pricing of the handset. The cited source has an excellent leak track record but warns not to take it as a sure thing yet. The…
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Tesla Gigafactory Texas starts to take shape in rush to increase Model Y production

December 1, 2020
Tesla Gigafactory Texas in Austin is starting to take shape with construction ramping up on both sides of the first section of the construction site. In May 2020, Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla’s next factory is going to be in Austin. At the time, a source said that Tesla planned to move fast, with hopes to have a general assembly line for Model Y in Texas by the end of the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 30, 2020

December 1, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Canon confirms August ransomware attack, notes past and current employees affected

December 1, 2020
In August, we reported that Canon suffered a ransomware attack that, allegedly, saw more than 10TB of data taken from Canon’s servers. At the time, a Canon representative told us the company was ‘investigating the situation,’ but the company never confirmed the attack took place. Now, three months later, Canon has confirmed in a statement that an attack did take place as well as details on…
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