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Nikon adds CFexpress Type B card support to its D500, D850 and D5 DSLR camera systems

December 4, 2020
Editor’s note: The links and changelogs in the article have been replaced with the copy and downloads from the Nikon USA website. Twenty-two months after originally announcing its intentions to do so, Nikon has released a trio of firmware updates for its D5, D850 and D500 cameras that, amongst other updates, brings CFExpress Type B support for to all three DSLRs. This new support means…
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Android users can now shoot and publish their own Street View images

December 4, 2020
Google is opening up Street View photography to a lot more folks. The company has announced that its latest Street View beta comes with a tool called connected photos. That lets anyone capture and publish photos from an Android phone, with no need for a fancy 360-degree camera or backpack, let alone an entire car. To create the imagery, you simply record a series of photos as you move down a…
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Google Play will soon let you send, receive Android apps using Nearby Share

December 4, 2020
Back in August, Google introduced a native system for quickly sharing text, links, and images across its devices. Nearby Share will soon let you send Android apps to people near you. The process starts with the sender visiting the “Manage Apps & Games” page in the Play Store and opening the new “Share Apps” menu. They’ll be presented with a list of applications found “on this…
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Daimler announces $85 billion investment, mostly toward accelerating electrification

December 4, 2020
Daimler, Mercedes-Benz’s parent company, announced a new investment plan worth €70 billion ($85 billion USD) for the years 2021 through 2025. The automaker says that most of the investment will be used “to accelerate the transformation towards electrification and digitization.” After what Daimler’s work council described as “controversial discussions”, they came to an agreement…
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