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Maserati is ‘electrifying’ its entire lineup, but expect hybrids

December 1, 2020
Maserati says that it plans to “electrify” its entire lineup within the next five years, but it is using the safe “electrify” word, and we should expect many hybrids. The Italian luxury automaker is part of the Fiat-Chrysler organization, which has notoriously been slow to move to electrification, and it also suffered from FCA’s slow start with electric vehicles. That’s despite the…
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Meyer Optik Görlitz Primoplan 75mm f/1.9 II: Rebirth of a ‘Legendary Lens’

November 30, 2020
Under its new owner OPC Optics, the Meyer Optik Görlitz brand today announced the rebirth of another “legendary lens”, the Primoplan 75mm f/1.9 II. Following launches of lenses in the Trioplan and Lydith lines, this new lens marks the start of the new Primoplan series. Vintage pre-owned Primoplan 75 lenses can be found on eBay for thousands of dollars. “Primoplan 75 has always been one of…
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Samsung's Galaxy S20+ hits an all-time low of $899 for Cyber Monday

November 30, 2020
If you weren’t ready to pull the trigger on either the Samsung Galaxy S20 or Galaxy S20+ when Amazon discounted them to $950 and $800 two weeks ago, an extra $50 might do the trick. For Cyber Monday, the retailer has made the two phones even more affordable, pricing the base 128GB models at $899 and $749, respectively. Both of those prices represent all-time lows for Samsung’s early 2020…
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Second report says 2022 iPhones could offer up to 10x optical zoom

November 30, 2020
A second report says that Apple is working on using periscope lenses in future iPhones, which could enable up to 10x optical zoom without increasing the thickness of the phone or the size of the camera bump. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo first saw supply chain indications of the plans last summer, predicting that the technology would be used in 2022 iPhones … Kuo details Apple’s plans for its…
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