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The Honor Band 6 will soon be available in US for $35

January 12, 2021
While the Chinese company is still steadily removing ties with its former paymasters Huawei, Honor is set to launch the Band 6 fitness strap in the US in the coming weeks. Although by no means a “new” product in any sense of the word, having been launched in China and some other global markets in late-2020, the Honor Band 6 might prove to be an enticing fitness tracker given the design and…
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YouTube rival Rumble sues Google over video search rankings

January 12, 2021
Video sharing platform Rumble is suing Google, accusing the YouTube-owner of abusing its power in the search and mobile market by promoting its own platforms. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Canadian-based Rumble has accused Google of “unfairly rigging its…
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Galaxy S21 packaging is super slim thanks to removed charger, earbuds left out too

January 12, 2021
It’s no secret at all that Samsung is removing the charger from the Galaxy S21 box, but a fresh leak gives us the biggest confirmation of that to date. As reported by WinFuture, the box the Galaxy S21 ships in is incredibly slim with no charger or headphones included. Unpublished marketing material presumably made for Samsung’s website shows “What’s in the box” with the regular Galaxy…
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Sony promises streaming quality nearly as good as 4K Blu-ray on Bravia Core movie service

January 12, 2021
Sony’s new line of Bravia XR television sets will allow customers to watch and stream movies at some of the highest quality available in the consumer market through its new Bravia Core platform, according to the company. Bravia XR owners will be able to choose from a number of Sony Pictures titles and watch them using Sony’s “Pure Stream” technology, which achieves “near lossless”…
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Camera Sales Shrank 40% in 2020

January 12, 2021
While monitoring the camera market over the past year has been like riding a volatile roller coaster, now that 2020 is behind us it can be properly evaluated as a whole. BCN+R, a major Japanese camera retailer, has released its data from the whole of 2020 and it is…
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Nikon Has Likely Discontinued the D3500 and D5600 DSLRs

January 12, 2021
Nikon Japan has designated the D5600 and D3500 as “old product,” which has historically meant that the cameras were being discontinued. This news comes after the Nikon D5600 was Japan’s top-selling DSLR of 2020. Though it continues to sell well, Nikon’s designation…
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Canon R5 Nabs Top-Selling Camera of December, Nikon Z7 II in Second Place

January 12, 2021
MapCamera, one of Japan’s leading camera retailers, has published its top 10 sales for new and used digital cameras in December of 2020. The top slot for new cameras was claimed by Canon for its R5, while Nikon’s Z7 II entered the ranking at number two. The Fujifilm X-S10 was third. MapCamera had been tracking camera sales all year and says that for the six months that the Canon R5 had been…
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