The F-35 is in the middle of a public relations storm.
With the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, referring to the program as a “rathole” and news reports attacking the aircraft, the public is left to wonder about America’s newest fighter. However, reality dictates a far different conclusion: The F-35 is an operational success.
While the program has…
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 28mm F2 ASPH lens samples
March 19, 2021
We just got our hands on Leica’s new APO-Summicron-SL 28mm F2 ASPH lens for full-frame L-mount cameras and, as you might expect, it’s an impressive piece of glass.
We shot it on the Leica’s SL2 and found a lot to like, including outstanding sharpness…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 18, 2021
March 19, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Estimated development costs for the F-35′s modernization program increased by $1.9B in a year
March 19, 2021
WASHINGTON — The estimated development costs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s ongoing modernization program grew by $1.9 billion since 2019, and the effort is expected to extend though 2027, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a new March 18 report.
Over the course of the F-35′s Block 4 modernization program, which officially began in 2018, the Pentagon will upgrade the…
Since it was announced in 2017, Google’s visual search tool has seen two (live) logos. Google Lens is now getting a third logo that better reflects how it’s a camera for looking up things in the real world.
The new Google Lens logo is rectangular and shaped like a…
A camera repair company in Finland is recruiting new technicians for a forthcoming training school that will teach students how to repair, preserve and create parts for discontinued film cameras. The training program will be run by CameraMakers for the Camera Rescue project…
Microsoft and Twitch are partnering for an ID@Xbox showcase of independent video games on March 26 at 9 a.m. Pacific time (noon Eastern). The broadcast will go live on the Twitch Gaming channel, and it will reveal new trailers and gameplay videos for more than 25 games — although Microsoft’s news blog says that “more than 100 games” are taking part.
And this indie event is going to include…
Black Panther is coming to Square Enix’s Avengers
March 18, 2021
Black Panther is on his way to The Avengers game, as revealed during today’s Square Enix Present event.
The new hero will be part of an expansion called War for Wakanda. It is coming out later this year.
The Avengers gets Hawkeye as a new playable character today, along…
David Alan Harvey Has Resigned From Magnum Photos
March 18, 2021
David Alan Harvey, who has been at the center of controversy around images he took in 1989 which may or may not feature underage sex workers, has announced that he has resigned as a Magnum Photos photographer. Magun had previously suspended Harvey for one year while it…
Beijing Silvermine is an ongoing project by French collector and artist Thomas Sauvin. It boasts nearly a million found photos showing life in China from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
During this period, the photographic color negative film became popular among Chinese families to record their special occasions.
“Beijing Silvermine started in May 2009 out of my meeting with a man called Xiao Ma…
