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 Force and five F-35Cs for the Navy and Marine Corps for a total of 96 jets in FY21. That’s five more than House appropriators…
Leica Q2 Monochrom sample gallery
November 11, 2020
Leica’s black-and-white-only variant of the Q2 has just arrived, and what better time to shoot monochrome than late fall? Take a look at some samples captured with a pre-production Q2 Monochrom, including some Raw conversions that highlight the camera’s…
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 images, a fixed 28mm F1.7 ASPH lens with 17cm (6.7 in) macro mode and a claim of better dynamic range and noise performance…
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…
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 all-cash price of $15.2 billion. As well as Shenzhen, the buyers include Digital China, a distributor and Huawei partner, as well…
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.
Peter McKinnon tackles ‘why everyone is wrong’ about the iPhone 12 MagSafe Wallet [Video]
November 11, 2020
Apple’s new iPhone 12 Leather Wallet with MagSafe has stirred up a bit of controversy around the strength of the magnet, functionality, and more. Now photographer and YouTuber Peter McKinnon (also has a background in leatherwork) has shared a new video making his case for…
OmniFocus launches iOS 14 widgets with latest update
November 11, 2020
Popular productivity software OmniFocus has released its latest update with the major change being iOS 14 widgets. Three options are included in a variety of sizes.
OmniFocus 3.11 for iOS has arrived and comes with a forecast widget and perspective items widget in small, medium, and large sizes. There’s also a new inbox item widget available in the large size, and you can even customize the…
