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Galaxy Z Fold 2 diary: Cases remain one of the biggest problems foldables have to solve

I’ve been happily using the Galaxy Z Fold 2 since it launched, and it being my daily driver smartphone, I’ve gotten to know it pretty well in that time. There’s one issue that’s plagued me the entire time, though: There’s not a single truly good case option for the Galaxy Z Fold 2. Foldables present a unique challenge to case makers because there’s no obvious way to provide full…
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Tokina announces 25-75mm T2.9 cinema lens for $4,999

Tokina has announced the impending release of its new 25–75mm T2.9 cinema lens, a parfocal lens it calls ‘the pinnacle of modern cinema zoom lens design.’ The lens’ focal length fits between the company’s current 11–20mm T2.9 and 50–135mm T2.9 cinema…
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Ubisoft posts a record year thanks to Assassin’s Creed and its strong back catalog

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Ubisoft has released its financial report for 2020-21 — the period ending on March 31, 2021 — posting net bookings of $2.27 billion (€2.24 billion). That is up a massive 46.1% compared to the previous year. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, which came out last November, gave the company a big boost. According to Ubisoft, the franchise…
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EA Play digital event set for July 22

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Electronic Arts announced today that it will broadcast EA Play event on July 22. This is essentially EA’s E3-without-E3 show. The publisher has been doing its own thing separate from the big trade show in recent…
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Razer Unveils the Blade 15 Laptop: 4K OLED and Power in a Thin Chassis

Razer has announced an upgraded Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model laptop lineup with an ultra-thin design, new features, and a price starting at $2,300. Well-known amongst gamers and the Esports community, Razer is a consumer electronics brand that has developed a steadily growing fanbase with its products, from mobile gaming devices and accessories to monitors, desktop computers, and laptops. But…
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Edge AI chipset developer Sima.ai raises $80M

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Sima.ai, a company developing embedded edge hardware for machine learning applications, today announced that it raised $80 million in a series B round led by Fidelity Management & Research…
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How Does Luminar AI Compare to Lightroom Classic in 2021?

I wanted to see how Luminar AI works when compared to Lightroom in 2021, and to do so I took one image — a photo of a lavender field in the south of France — and processed it in both. First, let’s start with Lightroom. I chose to do some basic development to get the exposure right using the highlights, shadows, exposure, basic white balance, white points, and black points. On that note, I…
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