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Survey shows EV owners will not go back to gas, brand loyalty is a bit ‘fickle,’ and Tesla leads

January 23, 2021
A new Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study by JD Power shows that electric car owners will not go back to gas, but brand loyalty is a bit more “fickle.” Tesla is enjoying a strong lead in EV experience. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study JD Power describes this new survey of the electric vehicle ownership experience: The overall EVX ownership index score measures…
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Lensrentals tears down a Canon RF 100-500mm F4.7-7.1 lens to solve the mystery of a cracked element

January 23, 2021
Roger and Aaron are back at it again for Lensrentals, this time with a teardown of a Canon RF 100–500mm F4.7–7.1 lens with a little secret inside. As Roger tells it, Lensrentals has come across ‘several’ copies of Canon’s RF 100–500mm F4.7–7.1 lens with a cracked element inside. He believes this crack occurs during shipping, but notes that ‘if you’ve ever rented from…
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Canon’s AI Camera Will Be Called PowerShot PICK: Report

January 22, 2021
Just two days after the initial rumor that Canon’s experimental AI camera was close to coming to market, a Japanese publication has reported that it will be officially revealed at the end of January through a crowdfunding campaign. Reported by DC Watch and accompanied by…
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Mystery: Different Canon RF 100-500mm Lenses Similarly Cracking

January 22, 2021
Roger Cicala of Lensrentals noticed that multiple copies of the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 returned to the warehouse with the same visible crack in an internal element. Why it kept happening was a mystery. Cicalas initial assumption was that it had to do with Canon’s change in the optical stabilization system, which no longer locks down like it did in previous lenses. If you shook an older…
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The View40 is Honor's first phone after splitting from Huawei

January 22, 2021
Honor has unveiled the flagship View40 5G, its first phone since it was sold off by Huawei, Engadget Chinese has reported. Released in China as the V40, it could well come to Europe and elsewhere at a later date under the View brand. The V40’s headline feature is the 6.72-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 800 nits of maximum brightness. It’s powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1000+…
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