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Venus Optics launches Laowa 11mm F4.5 lens for Canon RF mount, 65mm F2.8 2X Macro lens for Nikon Z mount

February 23, 2021
Editor’s Note: (Monday, February 22, 2021 at 1:43 PM): The original version of this article originally stated the Canon RF version of the Laowa 11mm lens was $699. That is incorrect and we have updated it to the correct price, $799. Venus Optics has announced it’s adding new mount support for two of its Laowa lenses. The Laowa 11mm F4.5 FF RL (full-frame rectilinear) lens is now available for…
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Huawei Announces the Folding Mate X2, Featuring a Leica Quad-Camera

February 22, 2021
Huawei continues to push ahead along with Samsung in the folding devices space with the announcement of the Mate X2. With massive screen real-estate and a camera array branded with Leica, the phone appears to be on the cutting edge, if it wasn’t for one major, glaring issue. The phone’s raw specifications look very impressive. It features an 8-inch wide inner screen with a resolution of…
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Google Doodle honors Zitkala-Sa, American Indian composer and suffragist

February 22, 2021
Google has replaced their homepage logo with a Doodle celebrating the 145th birthday of Zitkala-Sa, a Native American musician, composer, and suffragist. Zitkala-Sa — whose name means “Red Bird” in Lakota/Lakȟótiyapi — was born on February 22, 1876, on the Yankton Indian Reserve in South Dakota. At age eight, she was recruited by Quaker missionaries to attend a local school that…
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Apple TV for Chromecast can be controlled by Google Assistant speakers, smart displays

February 22, 2021
A few months after its debut, the new Chromecast with Google TV picked up support for Apple TV last week. An added bonus? Apple TV for Chromecast can be controlled by Google Assistant speakers and smart displays. Google mentioned in its announcement last week that this feature would be supported, and it’s also now mentioned on an official support page. Notably, this doesn’t apply to older…
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