November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States, and to celebrate, Google has enlisted the help of an Air Force veteran who crafted a Doodle from military uniforms.
For over 75 years, Veterans Day has been a federal holiday in the United States, initially ratified by Congress in 1938 as “Armistice Day,” celebrating the anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended World War I on November…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 10, 2020
November 11, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
WASHINGTON — The Senate wants to spend an additional $1.7 billion to buy 17 more F-35 fighter jets for the military in fiscal 2021.
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s $696 billion defense spending bill, which was released Nov. 10, would add 12 F-35As for the Air…
Leica introduces 47 Megapixel Q2 Monochrom for $6000
November 11, 2020
Leica has introduced the Q2 Monochrom, a black and white version of the Q2 – a team favorite here at DPReview. It features a designed-for-monochrome full-frame 47MP sensor that Leica claims should capture 2 additional stops of dynamic range over the Bayer version (13EV vs…
Leica Q2 Monochrom initial review
November 11, 2020
Introduction
Product shots: Dan Bracaglia
The Leica Q2 Monochrom is Leica’s latest dedicated black-and-white camera, joining the M Monochrom and the M10 Monochrom manual-focus rangefinders. The Q2 Monochrom has a 47MP sensor that only produces black and white…
Hands on: Leica Q2 Monochrom
November 11, 2020
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Hands-on with the Leica Q2 Monochrom
It was perhaps only a matter of time before Leica made a monochrome-only version of its popular Q2, and here it is! The Q2 Monochrom is a stealthy, niche camera aimed at black and white enthusiasts, and we’ve had one in our hands for a few days. Read on for all the details.
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Huawei to sell Honor smartphone unit to Shenzhen government, others in $15 billion deal
November 11, 2020
(Reuters) — Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The…
Huawei may have found a buyer for its Honor smartphone business
November 11, 2020
Huawei may sell its budget technology brand to a coalition of buyers that includes major partners and even the local Shenzhen government. Reuters is reporting that Honor, the low-er end arm of Huawei’s sprawling tech conglomerate, will be sold in its entirety for an…
Xiaomi is testing retractable camera lenses for phones
November 11, 2020
Xiaomi continues to experiment with phone cameras. It showed off an under-display selfie camera earlier this year and was among the first to introduce a 108-megapixel sensor on a phone. Its Mi Mix 3 flagship even has a sliding screen to reveal a sensor on the panel behind. This time, though, the company is squeezing serious camera tech onto the small body of a smartphone. It tweeted today two…