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Canon Nifty Fifty Battle: EF 50mm f/1.8 STM vs RF 50mm f/1.8 STM

After testing the RF mount 50mm f/1.8, Photographer Alex Barrera didn’t think it had the “pop” that other Canon RF lenses had shown. To see if it was just in his head, he decided to pit it directly against that lens’s predecessor: the EF 50mm f/1.8. Barrera was wondering if it was worth upgrading to the RF mount version of the lens for any reason other than the native mount for…
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It Is Done: Olympus Finalizes Sale of Imaging Business

Olympus has finalized the sale of its imaging division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) effective January 1, 2021. OM Digital Solutions, a corporation under JIP, will take over the imaging business from Olympus. In a press release, Olympus states that the final transfer…
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OnePlus teases smartband, design and specs leak in full

It looks like the rumors were right – OnePlus is working on a smartband to take on Xiaomi’s Mi Band series. The new product was teased on OnePlus’ official Facebook page though without much details of its specs and pricing. Official OnePlus Band teaser Leaksters Ishan Agarwal and Mukul Sharma did not wait long to fill us in though. The OnePlus band will reportedly come with a 1.1-inch…
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Huawei 135W charger certified in China

In 2020 we saw the first phones to surpass the 100W charging threshold and it’s only natural that the trend will accelerate in 2021. A new certification on China’s 3C Agency reveals a 135W Huawei charger is in the works bearing the HW-200675CP0 model number. Huawei…
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Xiaomi confirms Redmi Note 9T launch date - it is January 8

At the end of last year we heard a rumor about an upcoming phone called Redmi Note 9T, and the new 2021 began with confirmation of its arrival. The company’s Spanish branch tweeted a teaser about an upcoming launch on January 8 at 10 AM GMT, but the tweet was deleted shortly after. A few minutes later other Xiaomi accounts again confirmed the phone, albeit with a new time slot – 12PM…
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OnePlus releases Oxygen 11 OS list of eligible devices

OnePlus brought a bit more clarity about its Android 11 update plans, announcing which devices will get Oxygen OS 11 and when they should expect it. In a forum post, the company confirmed the OnePlus Nord is first in line for an Open Beta build with the arrival scheduled for next week. The OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T series will follow once the company resolves an internal data decryption issue with…
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