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This Page is a Fantastic Primer on How Cameras and Lenses Work

December 24, 2020
If you want to learn the science and technical details of how cameras and lenses work, there’s a fantastic new resource on the Web for you. Developer Bartosz Ciechanowski has published an interactive 5,700-word article that explains things in great depth. “Pictures have always been a meaningful part of the human experience,” Ciechanowski writes. “From the first cave drawings, to sketches…
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Honor V40 to launch on January 12 with a 120Hz screen

December 24, 2020
Honor is expected to unveil the V40 next month, and while we are yet to get an official confirmation on this, a Weibo user claims the smartphone will go official on January 12. The same user also posted a screenshot of a 120FPS beta test on the Honor V40, corroborating…
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FCC confirms S Pen support on Galaxy S21 Ultra

December 24, 2020
If it wasn’t clear enough from Samsung’s statement that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will gain support for the S Pen, it’s clear now. An FCC filing for a Samsung SMG998B (Galaxy S21 Ultra) in testing has listed support for a “stylus device” with both “hover and click and an operating range of 0.53-0.6MHz”. So we can now take it as confirmed that the Galaxy S21…
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Samsung starts One UI 3 beta program for Galaxy A51 too

December 24, 2020
Samsung announced the start of the One UI 3 beta program based on Android 11 earlier today for the Galaxy M31 and now it’s doing the same for the Galaxy A51 5G. It was announced in the Samsung Community forums in South Korea. You can check if you are eligible to enter…
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ZTE Axon 20 goes through torture test, lives to tell its tale

December 24, 2020
The first commercially available phone with an under display camera title belongs to ZTE’s Axon 20 5G and given its already up for grabs globally, Zach form decided its time for his signature durability test. As you’d expect the UD selfie cam gets its own breakdown…
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One of the first third-party MagSafe battery packs for iPhone 12 is now available to order

December 24, 2020
We’ve been anxiously waiting for third party accessory manufacturers to create new kinds of MagSafe accessories for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. Last month we shared a concept detailing ideas for a MagSafe battery pack to replace things like chunky battery cases. Now, we’re starting to see real products come to life. Charge Fast has debuted the one of the first MagSafe power banks. Charge…
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Let this eerily accurate AI dunk on your Spotify habits

December 24, 2020
If you’re a Spotify user, you might have checked out your 2020 listening data with Spotify Wrapped. It’s a straightforward celebration of your year in music and podcasts, a judgement-free overview of what you listened to. The Pudding, however, is distorting that…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 23, 2020

December 24, 2020
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…
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Hyundai accidentally leaks IONIQ 5 electric car specs and it’s not bad

December 24, 2020
Hyundai is preparing to launch the IONIQ 5, the first electric car under its new Ioniq electric subbrand, and it has accidentally leaked the specs. It’s not looking bad, but it will depend on the price point. Last summer, the Korean automaker announced that “IONIQ” will become a new EV brand and confirmed three new electric cars to launch under it in the next three years. This is not to…
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