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Canon produced its 150-millionth lens in January, marking an incredible milestone 34 years in the making

February 5, 2021
Canon’s current collection of EF and RF lenses for both still and cinema cameras. Click to enlarge. Canon has announced it reached the ‘significant milestone’ of producing its 150-millionth interchangeable (EF and RF) lens in January 2021. In its press release celebrating the achievement, Canon says the lucky number 150,000,000 was an RF 70–200mm F2.8 L IS USM telephoto zoom…
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ZeniMax Media CEO Robert Altman passes away at 73

February 5, 2021
ZeniMax Media chairman and CEO Robert Altman has passed away at the age of 73. The leader of the parent company of video game publisher Bethesda Softworks was in the midst of selling Bethesda to Microsoft for $7.5 billion. Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda for so much money…
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Call of Duty just had its best year ever

February 5, 2021
As part of its earnings report today, Activision Blizzard revealed that the Call of Duty had its strongest year ever in 2020. The series had over 100 million monthly average players during the year, and net bookings were at about double what they were in 2019. Call of Duty has been an annual franchise for over a decade, and each installment becomes one of the best-selling games (if not the…
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Apple releases updated build of iOS 14.5 beta 1 to developers

February 5, 2021
Apple has released an updated build of iOS 14.5 to developers today. This comes after the release of beta 1 earlier this week. The new build released today is still referred to as beta 1, but it features a new build number. The updated version iOS 14.5 beta 1 is available…
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Super Bowl LV: How to watch for free on iPhone, Mac, and Apple TV, halftime show details, more

February 5, 2021
Super Bowl LV is set for Sunday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. ET with the reigning champions – the Kansas City Chiefs defending their title against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With in-person attendance limited amid the pandemic, more people than ever will be tuning in from home. Follow along for a few ways to watch Super Bowl LV for free on the web, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. We’ll also cover the…
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Apple releases first public betas of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5

February 5, 2021
Apple is releasing the first public betas of its next round of software updates today. This includes iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 which launched to developer beta testers earlier this week. Head below for details on what’s new. So what’s new in iOS 14.5? As it turns out…
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EA moves closer to $1.2 billion Codemasters purchase

February 5, 2021
EA has edged closer to buying Codemasters after shareholders of the latter approved the takeover. Out of 76 shareholders, 63 approved EA’s $1.2 billion bid. Those who voted for the deal hold just under 99 percent of the total Codemasters stock. Competition regulators…
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Apple releases watchOS 7.4 public beta with new ‘Apple Watch Unlock’ feature for iPhone Face ID

February 5, 2021
At first, it appeared the iOS 14.5 public beta arrived without the watchOS 7.4 this afternoon. However, the latest watchOS beta is now available, it’s just slightly hidden as it only shows up after first upgrading to iOS 14.5. watchOS 7.4 brings the handy Apple Watch Unlock feature for iPhone when wearing a mask. watchOS 7.4 public beta 1 arrives after the developer beta was seeded this past…
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