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VW ID.4 electric SUV gets official EPA range: 250 miles

November 25, 2020
The VW ID.4 electric SUV has received its official EPA-rated range, and it delivered on the expected 250 miles of range on a single charge. It is not impressive in terms of efficiency, but VW might be playing safe. In September, VW launched the ID.4 electric SUV. The vehicle is important since it’s the first of the German automaker’s next-generation electric vehicles built with its new MEB…
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Android Runtime to become Mainline module in Android 12

November 25, 2020
Google’s Project Mainline — or Mainline — effectively turns part of your favorite mobile OS into modules that are treated as independent portions of the wider build. It was introduced with Android 10, with the express aim of making core updates easier by decoupling…
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Stop the budgetary bleeding to get the Air Force we need

November 25, 2020
In 2018, then-Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson sounded the alarm regarding the size of her service: “The Air Force is too small for what the nation expects of us.” Her response was direct: The service needed to grow from 312 to 386 operational squadrons. …
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Sigma to release a new 'DN' lens for mirrorless camera systems via livestream on December 1

November 25, 2020
Sigma has announced it will be showing off a new Digital Neo (DN) lens on December 1 during its ‘Sigma Stage Online’ livestream. No further information has been shared about what kind of lens we can expect, but with the livestream just a week out, we won’t have to wait long. The livestream will take place at 7am ET (4am PT) using the below video: You can subscribe to Sigma’s Youtube…
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Fujifilm Adds Pixel Shift Multi-Shot to GFX100, Enabling 400 MP Capture

November 25, 2020
Fujifilm has announced a firmware update the brings pixel shift multi-shot functionality to the GFX100. The camera combines with newly-announced software to combine 16 RAW images into a single 400-megapixel image. The feature works by combining the 102-megapixel sensor, the X Processor 4, and the in-body image stabilization system to move the image sensor in 0.5 pixel increments and record…
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Huawei announces schedule for stable EMUI 11 update

November 25, 2020
Huawei unveiled EMUI 11 in September with upgrades to split-screen multitasking, multi-screen collaboration 3.0, animated always-on displays and much more. Some phones are already running the beta version as a final checkup before the stable version starts rolling out. For the Huawei P40 series and the Mate 30 Pro (both 4G and 5G versions), that will happen before the end of the year. Here’s the…
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