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Comparing Sigma’s New 18-50mm f/2.8 to Sony’s 16-50 f/3.5-5.6

October 19, 2021
Sigma today announced its new 18-50mm /f2.8 DC DN lens — a small zoom lens for mirrorless cameras with APS-C sensors — and photographer Gordon Laing decided to see how it compared to Sony’s 16-50 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens. Sigma claims that it is the smallest and lightest f/2.8 zoom lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras on the market and the size and relative affordability makes it not just a viable…
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OnePlus Watch Harry Potter Edition unveiled

October 19, 2021
The Harry Potter Edition OnePlus Watch was finally unveiled earlier today in India. It comes just three months ahead of the twentieth anniversary of the original Harry Potter movie release and brings a Hogwarts-themed look. Pricing is set at INR 16,999 ($225) with early…
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Rugged Nokia XR20 lands in India

October 19, 2021
HMD just announced the official arrival its rugged Nokia XR20 smartphone in India with pre-orders starting on October 20 and actual sales commencing on October 30. The handset’s main appeal is its durability boasting IP68 water and dust protection on top of the MIL-STD-810H military standard. The XR20 is powered by a Snapdragon 480 SoC paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable…
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Vivo will unveil new T1 series tomorrow - T1 and T1x

October 19, 2021
vivo announced that it will unveil a couple of new smartphones tomorrow – October 19 – as part of the T1 series. The teaser itself shows a phone with a triple camera and a top-mounted headphone jack. Vivo teaser for T1 announcement Popular insider Digital Chat…
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Charles de Gaulle airport (timidly) tests autonomous EV luggage haulers

October 19, 2021
Groupe ADP, the French company that operates Paris area airports, is running a trial of autonomous electric vehicles (EV) transporting luggage in the Charles de Gaulle platform – the biggest in Europe now that Brexit has turned Heathrow into a mid-Atlantic outpost. Groupe ADP revealed the test operation this month as part of its efforts to decarbonize on-ground airport activity, and…
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Watch Google fully detail the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro at the ‘Pixel Fall Event’ [Livestream]

October 19, 2021
Later today, Google will conclude 11 weeks of teasing and fully detail its highly anticipated 2021 flagship. You can watch the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro event at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. UTC. You can of course watch the Pixel 6 event on YouTube, but Google recommends viewing the “Pixel Fall Event” from the interactive pixelevent.withgoogle.com landing page. At the moment, it lets you…
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