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Tesla is behind a secretive big battery project in Texas

Tesla is apparently behind a somewhat secretive big battery project in Texas, a state in which people have been calling for improvements to the electric grid. The project is located in Angleton, near Houston. Tesla has attempted to distance itself from the project with an LLC, but Bloomberg managed to link Tesla to the LLC and the project: A Tesla subsidiary registered as Gambit Energy Storage…
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OnePlus 9 series will retain charger in box, CEO confirms

Following Apple’s lead, a new trend in the smartphone industry is to strip the included charger and headphones to prevent e-waste and make packaging smaller. According to CEO Pete Lau, though, the OnePlus 9 won’t take part in that, with a charger still in the box. In…
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You cannot currently review the new Google Pay from the Android Play Store

Last week, Google’s latest payment service left “early access” for those in the US. Besides being more easily downloadable, exiting beta means that users can leave public ratings. However, the Play Store is not currently letting users review the new Google Pay. In normal circumstances, the Play Store listing for applications that you’ve installed has a “Rate this app” section to…
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Why the speed of Stacked CMOS is key to Nikon's pro mirrorless camera

In an interview with DPReview, Nikon announced its next pro sports camera will be mirrorless. That in itself isn’t much of a surprise, perhaps, given how much investment has clearly been made in the Z-mount system. But the detail we didn’t expect to be revealed was that the camera will be based around a Stacked CMOS sensor. What is Stacked CMOS? Stacked CMOS chips are the next…
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Video: Japan Camera Hunter tours Nikon's incredible Tokyo museum

Belamy Hunt, better known as Japan Camera Hunter, ventured to the Nikon Museum in Tokyo earlier this year and recorded the experience. It looks like a wonderful museum and a must-see for any photographer visiting Tokyo. The Nikon Museum is a showcase of Nikon’s history, its products and the technology of the company’s various businesses. The museum includes a pair of theaters, a…
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