MobileNews

Google Maps can now show real-time transit ‘crowdedness’ info, live food delivery status

November 17, 2020
While the prevailing thought might be that people are using mapping and navigation services less amid COVID-19 restrictions, Google has been working to make its app more useful and relevant. Google Maps today announced three new features, including live transit “crowdedness” status. Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve added nearly 250 new features and improvements to Google Maps to…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla MCU car touchscreen failure rate reached over 30%, NHTSA still considering a recall

November 17, 2020
An update to the NHTSA investigation into Tesla’s MCU car touchscreen failure showed that some build months had a failure rate over 30% and Tesla has received over 10,000 requests from owners to change their MCU. NHTSA is still considering a recall even after Tesla pushed its own fix. Owners of older Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles have been reporting some issues with their MCUs. The…
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DefenseNews

US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test

November 17, 2020
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean with an SM-3 Block IIA missile in a milestone test that demonstrated a potential scheme to defend Hawaii, the Missile Defense Agency announced Tuesday morning. The…
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Olympus releases the lightly updated OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs

November 17, 2020
Olympus has announced the release of the OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs. If you’re feeling a bit of deja vu, you aren’t alone. While the name looks familiar, you’ll note the addition of an ’s’ on the end compared to its predecessor, the OM-D E-M10 Mark III. Rather than beating around the bush, we’ll get straight to the point: the OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs is the OM-D E-M10 Mark III with a new silent…
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Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x initial sample gallery

November 17, 2020
Olympus’ new 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x is one seriously-impressive piece of kit. Offering 1000mm equiv. of reach when using the built-in teleconverter, it’s a great option for wildlife photography. Handling-wise, we found it a bit lighter and smaller than its massive focal range suggests and the perfect companion for the twin-grip OM-D E-M1X. This is an initial sample gallery; we’ll…
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