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Alphabet Scoop 105: Assistant Driving Mode, new Google Pay, E2EE RCS in Messages, and Stadia’s birthday

November 20, 2020
This week saw Google announce an absolute flood of news from Assistant Driving Mode and end-to-end encryption for RCS in Messages finally happening to a brand new Google Pay. We then talk about everything the Stadia team announced for the streaming service’s one-year anniversary. Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS…
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Nikon Z6 II sample gallery

November 20, 2020
Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month, adding some more processing power and a few other modest upgrades to its ‘multimedia’ full-frame mirrorless offering. We got our hands on one and have some preliminary samples to share – take a look. Author…
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Japan Saw Mirrorless Camera Sales Jump 128.9% in October

November 19, 2020
In what is perhaps the best good news for the camera world in 2020, BCN Ranking out of Japan found that October was remarkably strong for mirrorless camera sales, outperforming the previous year’s level for the first time in 14 months. BCN Ranking aggregates point-of-sale data from consumer electronics retailers across Japan to get its data and found that sales of mirrorless interchangeable…
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Make a DIY Selective Focus Lens with a CV Boot

November 19, 2020
Iranian photographer and camera tinkerer Alireza Rostami wanted to shoot tilt-shift photos but found the specialized lenses too expensive, so instead he decided to make himself a selective focus lens using a cheap CV boot. Rostami needed a lens that could project an image…
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Metabones Smart Expander Gives Canon EF Lenses Full Functionality on the Fujifilm GFX

November 19, 2020
Metabones has announced the EF-GFX Smart Expander which features electronic integration and full functionality of Canon EF lenses onto the Fuji GFX medium format camera series in exchange for 1.26 times focal length extension and aperture value. According to the manufacturer, the Metabones EF-GFX Smart Expander is able to match the image circle of full-frame EF mount lenses to the medium-format…
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Realme 7 5G announced with Dimensity 800U and 120Hz LCD

November 19, 2020
Realme just unveiled a very interesting offering to European and Indian users dubbed Realme 7 5G. It’s an affordable 5G phone powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U 5G chipset – both a rarety outside China. Realme 7 5G in Baltic Blue The 7nm chipset brings an…
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Realme unveils its Black Friday promos

November 19, 2020
As November marches on we are getting close to one of the biggest shopping frenzies of the year – Black Friday. Realme is the latest brand to come through with its discount offers and there are plenty of phones and wearables to go around. The just-launched Realme 7 5G is…
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ZTE unveils a 4G version of Axon 20 with Unisoc Tiger T618 chipset

November 19, 2020
ZTE brought the first smartphone with a selfie camera under the display to the market with the Axon 20 5G. The device is already available in several global markets, but now we learn some of them a getting a different version. It comes with a Tiger T618 chipset by Unisoc and is limited to 4G speeds. The ZTE Axon 20 4G will keep its overall footprint, as well as its key selling feature – the…
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