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General Motors (GM) shared plans to invest nearly $154 million to renovate its Lockport Components plant in western New York to support stator module production. These key components for electric motors will eventually serve GM brand electric trucks and SUVs built upon the…
Tesla aims for a few Model Y deliveries from Gigafactory Texas by the end of the quarter
January 21, 2022
Sources familiar with the matter told Electrek that Tesla aims to deliver a few Model Y vehicles from Gigafactory Texas by the end of the quarter.
It would be an important milestone for the automaker and its new factory in Austin.
The start of production and subsequent…
Tokina Launches a 500mm f/8 Mirror Lens for Six Camera Mounts
January 21, 2022
Kenko Tokina has announced that the 500mm f/8 mirror lens that it teased last year is finally available and will be available for Canon EF, Sony E, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Fujifilm X, T-mount, and Micro Four Thirds.
A Catadioptric Optical Design
The Tokina SZ Super Tele 500mm f/8 Reflex is a manual focus super-telephoto lens that uses a catadioptric optical design with a fixed f/8 aperture. Also…
When Lightroom CC originally launched it was woefully behind Classic from a features perspective. Photographers who had come to expect certain tools and performance were greeted with an underpowered CC, and few gave it a second glance after that. But now, nearly five years…
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Late last year, the Allen Institute for AI, the research…
The Samsung Galaxy A53 hasn’t yet been officially unveiled, but we’re being treated to some real-world images and specs for the upcoming mid-ranger.
We’ve actually already had an idea of what to expect courtesy of unofficial 3D renders, but thanks to Chinese regulators, we get to see official renders and some confirmed specifications – plus 91Mobiles has shared some device teardown…
Samsung opens reservations for Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8 today with extra $50 credit
January 21, 2022
The Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8 are set to arrive next month, and Samsung is today opening up reservations to hold a spot for a pre-order of either device with an additional $50 credit to boot.
Starting at 10am ET today, Samsung.com will open up reservations for its next…
French iPhones will no longer be sold with free EarPods after a health law was overturned in favor of an environmental one.
This will mark the end of the special iPhone packaging used only in France …
Background
As of the iPhone 12, Apple made the decision to stop…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis]
January 21, 2022
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for 1/21: Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis has launched on Apple Arcade – letting you play as your favorite Nickelodeon characters including multiplayer mode.
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