Nikon will cut more than 2,000 workers outside of Japan by March of 2022 as well as shift some of its production from its factory in the Miyagi province of Japan to Thailand. The changes come as the company grapples with the rise of smartphones and the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Miyagi Prefecture will continue to produce “LiDAR” sensors and inspection equipment for cameras, and…
Google Photos May Lock Key Editing Features Behind Paywall
November 9, 2020
Four strings of code have been found in Photos version 5.18 that seem to indicate that Google is planning to lock key editing features behind the Google One subscription paywall, melding access to the full service into Google’s paid platform.
According to a report on…
Photoshop vs Luminar 4: Which Performs Sky Replacements Better?
November 9, 2020
Adobe recently added the ability to do easy and accurate sky replacements in Photoshop, very similar to a feature that was the main reason to pick up Skylum Luminar. So, which is better? In this 18-minute video, YouTuber Serge Ramelli decides to find out.
Ramelli tests…
Marques Brownlee on iPhone 12 Pro Max Camera: ‘The Differences are Mostly Imperceptible’
November 9, 2020
Marques Brownlee, also known by his channel brand-name MKBHD, has released his review of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, and despite all of Apple’s hype surrounding the new, larger sensor says that he believes it’s not worth buying the Pro Max for the camera over the other iPhone 12 models.
“I want to point out that it really is a larger camera module,” he says. “And that’s to house the new…
Huawei knows the future path to Google Services might be non-existent even with a new US President, so the company is going full ahead with its own Harmony OS.
According to Wang Chenglu, the president of the software department at Huawei Consumer Business Group, the…
Xiaomi’s Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are now officially updated to Android 11 in China. The new firmware update comes with Xiaomi’s MIUI 12.2.2.0 RJBCNXM and sits at 3GB in size. It comes two months after Xiaomi published its first stable Android 11 beta for the Mi 10.
For now…
Oppo Reno5 5G appears on TENAA in full, confirms rumored specs
November 9, 2020
Oppo has certified a smartphone on TENAA last week with the model numbers PEGM00 and PEGT00 and today the full specs sheet, along with photos, appeared in the listing. As we expected, this is the Oppo Reno5 5G smartphone – we assume it is not the Pro since the front panel is flat – both the Reno3 Pro 5G and Reno4 Pro 5G had curved sides of the screen.
Oppo PEGM00/PEGT00 (Reno5…
Oppo introduces Reno4 Mo Salah Edition
November 9, 2020
Oppo has been partnering with Mohamed Salah, Liverpool FC and Egypt forward, who advertises various phones of the company in the Middle East & Africa Region. To thank him for the loyal support, the company is now launching a customized version in his home market –…
Reborn Nokia N95 shown on video
November 9, 2020
Since taking over the Nokia brand, HMD has been reviving several classics from years past. From 2017’s Nokia 3310 to the Nokia 8110 4G and upcoming Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G, HMD is betting on nostalgia. Back in 2007, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more capable…
Nokia 8 V 5G UW is the mmWave-supporting Nokia 8.3 for Verizon
November 9, 2020
HMD unveiled the Nokia 8.3 5G back in March and now the company is introducing a special version for Verizon dubbed Nokia 8 V 5G. The big change is that the 8 V 5G supports the carrier’s mmWave 5G as well as the slower but more widely available sub-6GHz standard. Other than that the smartphone is identical to the regular Nokia 8.3 5G.
Nokia 8.3 V 5G UW
You get a 6.81-inch IPS LCD of FHD+…