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Yongnuo Launches 25mm f/1.7 Lens for Micro Four Thirds

February 5, 2021
Yongnuo has announced the 25mm f/1.7 lens for Micro Four Thirds on its official website today. While the construction appears to be designed to be affordable and lightweight, the company also claims solid performance. The YN25mm f/1.7M will weigh 150 grams and will be 60.8mm wide (~2.4 inches) by 66.6mm tall (~2.6 inches). While pricing and availability were not part of the announcement, given…
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7 Reasons to Add a Noctilux Lens to Your Camera Bag

February 5, 2021
As a professional corporate photographer who completes around 300 professional assignments a year and has done so for many years, I have used a number of modern, ultra-fast lenses made by excellent optical equipment manufacturers, but I keep on coming back to the Noctilux…
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iOS 14.5 public beta lets Apple Watch users try the new mask-friendly Face ID

February 5, 2021
The public betas of iOS and iPad OS 14.5 are out, giving eligible users their first taste of automatically unlocking their iPhone while wearing a face mask. The system, as 9to5Mac demonstrates, just needs to be activated in the settings menu, and will then let you use an unlocked Apple Watch on your wrist as the key. That way, when you’re out and trying not to give anyone COVID-19, you’re…
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These Bluetooth earbuds can deliver 50 hours of battery life

February 5, 2021
Everyone but the most fervent Apple fans thought the company was crazy when it got rid of the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 in favor of the AirPods, essentially creating a solution to their own problem. And yet, five years later, Bluetooth earbuds of all shapes and sizes…
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Google updates Android Beta Feedback app ahead of Android 12 Developer Preview

February 5, 2021
In a sign that Google intends to follow last year’s early release cadence for previewing the next version of its mobile OS, the Android Beta Feedback app was updated via the Play Store on Thursday for Android 12. With Android 10/Q in 2019, Google made available an Android Beta Feedback app so that users could report bugs without having to visit the bug tracker website. It automatically appears…
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Galaxy Watch 3 update brings SmartThings Find feature, more

February 5, 2021
A sizeable update is now rolling out for the Galaxy Watch 3 with multiple new features that includes the SmartThings Find option. The update should now be rolling out with plenty to sink your teeth into if you do own the Tizen-powered smartwatch. Notable features coming to the Galaxy Watch 3 with this update include a new group-walking challenge tracking option within the Samsung Health app…
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