WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is preparing for the possibility of defense budget top lines dropping, which would mean some modernization priorities could take a hit to save the most critical future capabilities in development, according to the Army’s G-8 chief, who is in charge of planning, developing and resourcing programs.
“I believe we’ll look at continuing to fully resource selected…
Alphabet Scoop 105: Assistant Driving Mode, new Google Pay, E2EE RCS in Messages, and Stadia’s birthday
November 20, 2020
This week saw Google announce an absolute flood of news from Assistant Driving Mode and end-to-end encryption for RCS in Messages finally happening to a brand new Google Pay. We then talk about everything the Stadia team announced for the streaming service’s one-year…
Nikon Z6 II sample gallery
November 20, 2020
Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month, adding some more processing power and a few other modest upgrades to its ‘multimedia’ full-frame mirrorless offering. We got our hands on one and have some preliminary samples to share – take a look.
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Japan Saw Mirrorless Camera Sales Jump 128.9% in October
November 19, 2020
In what is perhaps the best good news for the camera world in 2020, BCN Ranking out of Japan found that October was remarkably strong for mirrorless camera sales, outperforming the previous year’s level for the first time in 14 months.
BCN Ranking aggregates point-of-sale data from consumer electronics retailers across Japan to get its data and found that sales of mirrorless interchangeable…
Canon Updates Firmware Across Camera Lines: R5, R6, 1DX III and More
November 19, 2020
Canon has published firmware updates that upgrade multiple features of the company’s most popular cameras. Updates are available now for the EOS R, Ra, R5, R6, RP, and 1D X Mark III.
The EOS R5 and R6 are seeing the most changes as a result of the new firmware, as the R…
Make a DIY Selective Focus Lens with a CV Boot
November 19, 2020
Iranian photographer and camera tinkerer Alireza Rostami wanted to shoot tilt-shift photos but found the specialized lenses too expensive, so instead he decided to make himself a selective focus lens using a cheap CV boot.
Rostami needed a lens that could project an image…
Metabones Smart Expander Gives Canon EF Lenses Full Functionality on the Fujifilm GFX
November 19, 2020
Metabones has announced the EF-GFX Smart Expander which features electronic integration and full functionality of Canon EF lenses onto the Fuji GFX medium format camera series in exchange for 1.26 times focal length extension and aperture value.
According to the manufacturer, the Metabones EF-GFX Smart Expander is able to match the image circle of full-frame EF mount lenses to the medium-format…
Realme 7 5G announced with Dimensity 800U and 120Hz LCD
November 19, 2020
Realme just unveiled a very interesting offering to European and Indian users dubbed Realme 7 5G. It’s an affordable 5G phone powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U 5G chipset – both a rarety outside China.
Realme 7 5G in Baltic Blue
The 7nm chipset brings an…
Realme unveils its Black Friday promos
November 19, 2020
As November marches on we are getting close to one of the biggest shopping frenzies of the year – Black Friday. Realme is the latest brand to come through with its discount offers and there are plenty of phones and wearables to go around.
The just-launched Realme 7 5G is…
ZTE unveils a 4G version of Axon 20 with Unisoc Tiger T618 chipset
November 19, 2020
ZTE brought the first smartphone with a selfie camera under the display to the market with the Axon 20 5G. The device is already available in several global markets, but now we learn some of them a getting a different version. It comes with a Tiger T618 chipset by Unisoc and is limited to 4G speeds.
The ZTE Axon 20 4G will keep its overall footprint, as well as its key selling feature – the…
