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Tesla co-founder JB Straubel on QuantumScape’s new fast-charging battery: It’s a ‘major breakthrough’

December 9, 2020

QuantumScape unveiled the data about its new solid-state battery technology today, revealing some impressive results with fast-charging and long-range capacity. It received praise from many battery experts, including Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, who described the result as “a major breakthrough.” QuantumScape QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep…

Google One for Android loses quick settings toggle to enable VPN

December 9, 2020

Earlier this year, Google One introduced a VPN for Android users on the 2TB+ subscription plan. At launch, it could be enabled from quick settings, but the latest Google One app update has oddly removed the VPN tile. The VPN launched with version 1.78/9 of the Google One…

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GM reveals working Hummer EV pickup prototype to show the doubters

December 9, 2020

After GM unveiled the GMC Hummer EV pickup truck, much was made that GM didn’t have a working prototype at the time. Now, a few months later, GM is revealing a working prototype of the electric pickup truck — showing the doubters. In October, GM officially launched…

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Adobe Lightroom is now native for both Apple M1, Windows Arm platforms

December 9, 2020

Adobe, today, released an update for its line of Lightroom apps, bringing native support for Apple’s M1-powered computers and Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows Arm devices, as well as support for Apple’s new ProRAW image format and more. In addition to native support for M1-powered Apple computers and Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 Arm devices, Lightroom version 4.1 also…

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Benchmarking Performance: Lightroom on M1 vs Rosetta 2 vs Intel

December 8, 2020

Today Adobe publicly announced native support for Apple Silicon, which means you won’t have to emulate with Rosetta 2 to edit photos if you have a new M1-equipped Mac. But is there a noticeable improvement over emulation, or even over Intel-based machines? After testing…

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Adobe Releases Lightroom for Apple M1 and Windows Arm, Adds Apple ProRAW Support

December 8, 2020

Adobe has announced that the latest version of Adobe Lightroom is now a native app for both Apple computers with the new M1 chip as well as Windows Arm platforms. The company says the app has been “rebuilt to take advantage of the newest performance and power efficiency…

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Capture One 21 Announced: Leica Collab, Speed Improvements, Dehaze, and More

December 8, 2020

Capture One has announced Capture One 21, the latest version of the editing software that brings a host of new features as well as a collaboration with Leica to bring camera tethering support to its cameras, starting with the SL2 and S3. Capture One adds several new features in addition to the built-in support for Leica cameras: Speed Edit: Speed Edit is a new feature that lets you work without…

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Sony Updates SDK for E-Commerce Focus, Multi-Camera and MacOS Support

December 8, 2020

Announced today, Sony has released an update to the Sony Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows for custom imaging solutions with the company’s cameras. The update is designed to allow for automated photography for businesses and researchers to automate and…

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Voigtlander Unveils APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical for Leica M

December 8, 2020

Cosina has announced the Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical lens for Leica M-Mount cameras based on the E-Mount version the company released last year. The apochromat design is touted as able to produce “ultimate performance” of resolution and contrast.

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Thoughts on the Nikon Z6 II for Wildlife Photography

December 8, 2020

I’ve had the Nikon Z6 II in my possession for the past three weeks and have been able to put the camera to use photographing birds, and I’d like to share my thoughts on the experience. Let me start by saying I am fully aware that three weeks isn’t necessarily long enough to get to know this new camera fully. I also understand there are some settings that I can likely change to improve some…