If you love the gear you rent from Lensrentals, you now have direct purchase options, removing the need to send it back. Lensrentals has announced two purchase programs, Keeper and Keeper Test Drive.
The programs, both available via the Keeper page on Lensrentals, allow customers to purchase pre-owned inventory that has been refurbished, tested, graded and priced by the Lensrentals sales team.
Square Enix Montreal celebrates a decade of triple-A mobile games
November 15, 2021
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Square Enix Montreal is celebrating its 10th year as a mobile game studio focused on triple-A franchises.
The studio opened its doors in 2011 when mobile…
Cosina Unveils ‘Vintage Line’ Voigtlander 21mm f/3.5 for M-Mount
November 15, 2021
Cosina has announced a new ultra-wide lens under its “Vintage Line” for Leica M-Mount: the 21mm f/3.5 Color Skopar Aspherical lens. It updates a 2019 design reminiscent of the 1950s to one more akin to the 1970s.
Cosina describes its lens as a combination of an…
Sony Unveils the Venice 2, a Full-Frame 8.6K Cinema Camera
November 15, 2021
Sony has announced the Venice 2, the successor to the company’s first full-frame cinema camera. It features 8.6K capture, 16-stops of dynamic range, and the ability to interchange sensors between models for added versatility.
The Venice 2 builds on what is found in the original Venice — such as the color science, Dual Base ISO, and 8-stops of built-in neutral density (ND) filters — and…
Learn 80% of Photoshop in 15 Minutes
November 15, 2021
Although Photoshop has many tools to cover practically any post-processing desire, it is daunting to newcomers as a result. To help make the program easier to jump into, photographer PJ Pantelis has shared a brief tutorial that equips photographers with a handful of top…
Google Camera 8.4 Update Adds New Features to Older Pixel Phones
November 15, 2021
Google has updated its Google Camera app to version 8.4, which adds features that debuted on the new Pixel 6 flagship phones to older devices.
As reported by XDA Developers, the 8.4 update doesn’t bring all the features found on the new flagship phones, but it does…
AI-driven background check startup Intelligo raises $22M
November 15, 2021
Intelligo, an Israeli startup providing AI-driven background check solutions to investors, financial institutions, and corporations, today announced it has raised $22 million from Felicitas Global Partners, one of its long-standing clients. The company said that the growth round, which takes its total fund-raise to $44 million, will drive the development of its AI-powered risk intelligence…
AI-powered writing assistant Writer nabs $21M
November 15, 2021
Writer, which bills itself as an AI writing assistant for marketing teams, today announced that it raised $21 million. (Writer’s total now stands at $25 million.) Insight Partners led the series A round with participation from Gradient Ventures, which Writer CEO May Habib…
Astera Labs today announced key advancements to clear up performance bottlenecks in enterprise datacenters caused by the massive data needs of AI and ML applications.
Timed to coincide with Supercomputing21, a conference for high-performance computing that happens this week…
Tanya Watson signs on as president of JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Games
November 15, 2021
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JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Games has named game development veteran Tanya Watson as president and chief operating officer.
She will join Anna Sweet, who is CEO of Bad Robot Games, which started in July 2020. Back in May, Sweet announced that the company had raised $40 million, and…
