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Podcast: Tesla new battery pack, Rivian R1T/R1S, BMW iX, and more

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s new Model 3 battery pack, the Rivian R1T and R1S, the new BMW iNext, and more.  Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred…
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Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Ultra Macro Now Available in Pentax K and Stepless on Canon EF

Venus Optics has announced that the 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro lens originally announced in 2018 and has seen updates to multiple mirrorless mounts including Canon RF and Nikon Z is now available for Canon EF with a stepless aperture ring and finally on Pentax K. This announcement makes for two different versions of the optic available for Canon EF. Venus Optics had previously launched an EF…
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Apple ProRAW Photos Will Be 12-Bit DNGs with 14-Stops of Dynamic Range

Yesterday, the developer beta for iOS 14.3 – which contains the upcoming ProRAW photo feature – became available. Though the exact date of the consumer beta or final release of the software has yet to be announced, we now know some facts about how ProRAW will work. In an interview last week with Apple, we already gleaned a lot of information about the advantages of the coming file type. The…
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Apple iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max now on sale

Exactly three weeks after the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro went on sale, their smaller and larger companions are also now officially available in over 35 countries around the globe. As usual, eager buyers in Australia and New Zealand were first in line to receive their new iPhones…
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HMD Global announces Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G

HMD has revived two more Nokia classics with the Nokia 6300 4G and the Nokia 8000 4G. The handsets run KaiOS which comes with plenty of useful apps like WhatsApp, Google Maps and Assistant. In the case of the 6300 4G the design is nearly identical to the old 2006 version…
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Realme X7 phones to hit India in 2021

Realme India already teased the X7 series arrival in the country, but now we learn there’s still some waiting to do. The CEO Madhav Sheth, CEO revealed on they will be hitting India in 2021, with more devices to follow after that. We were the first to introduce 5G smartphones in India with #realmeX50Pro. Now our plan is to democratize 5G technology in 2021 starting with the launch of…
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