WASHINGTON — The Army wants to fund ways to extend the range of its Precision Strike Missile – which is still under development – out to 1,000 kilometers or more in fiscal 2022, according to documents accompanying the service’s budget request.
The service wants to spend $5 million to begin the effort that will investigate and develop “critical technologies” that would extend the…
Interview: Olympus Educators Lisa and Tom Cuchara on how Olympus has transformed their outdoor photography
June 15, 2021
Lisa and Tom Cuchara are photographers and Olympus Educators, based in Connecticut. Their work covers everything from weddings and infant portraiture, to bird and macro photography.
Over the course of long careers, they’ve used various types and brands of camera…
Specialty vehicle manufacturer The Shyft Group recently announced plans to bring its own Class 3 all-electric chassis platform to market to serve a wide range of medium-duty trucks. This includes commercial trucks, recreational vehicles, passenger buses, and last-mile…
Google Meet background noise cancellation will be enabled by default for more Workspace users
June 15, 2021
In addition to an upcoming Companion Mode, Google is bringing the background noise cancellation feature in Meet to more users and making it the default behavior.
Google Meet can remove typing, doors opening/closing, outdoor/road noise, and other background sounds.
Noise cancellation helps make calls more productive by reducing distractions that can divert attention away from the content of…
Lockheed says global demand for F-35 remains strong despite uncertainty over US Air Force plans
June 15, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas — Despite lingering questions about the U.S. Air Force’s commitment to buying 1,783 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Lockheed Martin’s new head of the aircraft program expects growing international demand for the stealth jet, she told reporters…
Historic tripod manufacturer Gitzo is taking a beating in the comments section of its Indiegogo campaign page for the Légende tripod over a lack of communication with its customers regarding delays to deliveries. Gitzo cites an issue with packaging being the problem, and…
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In a blog post today, EA’s BioWare division announced that Gary McKay would drop the “interim” from his general manager title and become a permanent part of the company. As part of his duties, EA said McKay will lead the BioWare Edmonton and Austin studios.
The move is important in a couple of ways for EA. BioWare…
According to new reports, Nikon is close to announcing a Z-mount retro-inspired camera, similar in design to the Df DSLR. The Zfc, as it is reportedly named, will be an APS-C camera that is expected to be similar in performance to the Z50 but comes wrapped in Nikon’s film…
China’s Zhurong rover, which landed on Mars as part of its Tianwen-1 mission, has sent back its first images which include a panoramic photo of the landing site as well as a “selfie” that the rover captured of itself using a detachable, wireless camera.
According to…
Adobe to Discontinue Photoshop Mix and Photoshop Fix
June 14, 2021
Adobe has announced that it will be pulling the plug on Photoshop Mix and Photoshop Fix, two stripped-down photo-editing apps for mobile devices that Adobe offered until “full” Photoshop was released for the iPad.
Adobe Photoshop Mix was unveiled for the iPad back in June 2014, and it was designed to bring some of Photoshop’s more advanced editing tools to mobile devices — things like…
