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This Camera Was Used for Aerial Photos During WWII

November 17, 2020
Check out this absolute unit of a camera that was used to do aerial photography during World War II. Mounted on the front of the camera is a massive 2-foot long 305mm f/5 lens. This viral photo has made the rounds on the Web in recent years, and the camera has widely been misidentified as a Kodak K-24. It’s actually a Fairchild K-17, which was designed by Fairchild Camera and Instrument and…
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Oppo unveils rollable smartphone concept

November 17, 2020
Oppo is no stranger to shaking up the smartphone design status quo. Back in 2013, the Oppo N1 had a rotating camera followed by 2018’s Find X which got rid of the notch thanks to its slide-out cameras. Now the maker is yet again redefining the norms with its Oppo X 2021…
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Oppo announces AR Glass 2021

November 17, 2020
Last year at its Inno Day event, Oppo unveiled AR glasses, and this year it’s back with a much improved version. While the previous iteration seemed to model VR glasses in design, this time around, with the Oppo AR Glass 2021, we’re getting something that’s…
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OnePlus 9 also spotted on Geekbench

November 17, 2020
Yesterday we saw the OnePlus 9 Pro in a Geekbench listing, flexing its Snapdragon 875 chipset and 8GB RAM. That phone had the LE2117 model number and now we have its non-Pro counterpart with the LE2113 codename in another Geekbench test run. OnePlus 9 on Geekbench The new listing confirms the OnePlus 9 is also powered by the Snapdragon 875 alongside the same 8GB of RAM and runs Android 11. The…
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Samsung Galaxy M12 renders show an A42-like design

November 17, 2020
Samsung is working on an entry-level Android with a massive 7,000 mAh battery. It will likely be named “Galaxy M12”, though F12/F12s is also a possibility. Anyway, we saw live photos of an unfinished back panel earlier this month, now @OnLeaks has filled in the blanks…
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Huawei asks UK to reconsider ban now that Trump lost

November 17, 2020
Huawei is having a turbulent period in the past two years, being a major hostage in the trade war between the United States and China. One of the setbacks the Chinese company suffered is its ban for supplying carriers with 5G equipment in the United Kingdom. In an interview with The Guardian, Victor Zhang, Huawei’s vice president, said he is hoping the decision could be revisited since Donald…
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Huawei sells Honor phone brand to 'ensure' its survival

November 17, 2020
Following last week’s report that a deal was imminent, Huawei announced the sale of its budget mobile brand Honor. Saying that the company ships over 70 million units annually, Huawei explains its reasoning for the sale as a way for Honor’s suppliers and dealers to…
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iPhone 12 Diary: Night mode portraits with the LiDAR scanner are a game-changer

November 17, 2020
I said yesterday that the differences I’m seeing in night shots, compared to my outgoing iPhone 11 Pro, are subtle. But there is one feature that is not only new to this year, but found only on the two Pro models: Night mode portraits. That’s something I wouldn’t get with the iPhone 12 mini. A test on Friday night quickly revealed the main drawback to these: both photographer and subject…
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