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Lightyear raises $110 million to bring its $170,000 ‘solar’ electric car to market

September 16, 2021
Lightyear, a startup developing electric solar cars, has announced a significant $110 million round of financing to bring its first vehicle to market. A lot of money is being raised in the EV sector right now. Lightyear first caught our attention because it spun out of Solar Team Eindhoven, a group of engineering students from the Technical University of Eindhoven (Netherlands) who have been…
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Cosina Launches the Voigtlander 28mm f/2.8 SL II S for Nikon F-Mount

September 16, 2021
Cosina has announced the Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28mm f/2.8 SL II S Aspherical lens for Nikon F-mount. This all-metal manual lens is an homage to Nikon’s film lenses from the 1960s. The Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28mm f/2.8 SL II S is described by Cosina as a wide-angle lens with sharp image quality from edge to edge. The focusing unit is equipped with a helicoid ring with a long extension…
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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE brings Snapdragon 778G in a familiar body

September 16, 2021
The ongoing global chipset shortage is no joke, Xiaomi could not keep up supply of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 780G SoC for its Mi 11 lite 5G and is thus launching the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (New Edition) powered by the Snapdragon 778G chipset. The 778G uses TSMC’s 6nm node instead of Samsung’s 5nm seen on the 780G. The only difference between the two phones is the chipset choice with the rest…
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Xiaomi Pad 5 hits Europe

September 16, 2021
During its Xiaomi 11T series event, the company announced that its recently announced Xiaomi Pad 5 is making its debut in Europe too. Sadly, the Pro version won’t make it to international markets, but the vanilla Pad 5 will be offered in two memory options &#8211…
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Motorola Moto E20 announced with Android 11 Go and affordable pricing

September 16, 2021
A new Moto phone just debuted in Europe and at just €100, it’s among the maker’s most affordable new devices. The Moto E20 is built around a 6.5-inch LCD with HD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch for its 5MP selfie cam. The back houses a simple 13MP main shooter and a 2MP depth helper while the third cutout is for the LED flash. Motorola Moto E20 in blue There’s a Unisoc T606 SoC at the…
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