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A Modified Pentax 300mm Lens is at the Heart of Japan’s Kitsune Satellite

Ricoh Japan has announced that its Pentax DA* 300mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM lens has been installed on Japan’s Kitsune 6U Microsatellite and has been sent into space. Japan’s Kitsune Satellite The Kitsune 6U was launched into space on a February 20, 2022 mission aboard the Antares rocket. It successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) and will soon be released into orbit.
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Take 10 minutes to learn how Super Nintendo graphics work

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! I’ll admit that I never really knew what “Mode 7 graphics” meant when I used the term as a kid. Through context clues, I pieced together that it…
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Samsung March 2022 security update is now rolling out for these Galaxy devices

Samsung is now rolling out the latest March 2022 Android security update to its massive lineup of Galaxy devices. Samsung March 2022 security update – what’s new As has typically been the case, the first Samsung Galaxy phones to receive the March update actually did so before March had even began, with the patch arriving on February 25. According to Google’s official security bulletin, the…
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Using Takeout to export your Google Photos – What you need to know

If you’ve been using Google Photos for any amount of time, you know that photos can stack up fast. That’s why you need to know how to export Google Photos safely if you ever need to move to a different service, like Apple’s iCloud. This guide will explain how you can use Takeout, a service by Google, in order to export your images. Table of contents What is Google Takeout? Exporting…
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Google oddly promotes ‘the new Chromebook’ that unfortunately isn’t a Pixelbook

While Google hasn’t released a new Pixelbook since 2019, OEM partners have continued to release flagship Chrome OS devices and different form factors. In a rather peculiar Instagram post today, Google talks about a “new Chromebook” from HP as if it were its own.  Google has 12.8 million followers on Instagram and this afternoon wanted you to “Say hello to the new Chromebook.”…
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