Google today is releasing the first software update of 2021 for the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), and Pixel 5. The January security patch follows last month’s sizable Pixel Feature Drop.
As a reminder, the Pixel 2 is no longer receiving monthly updates following one last patch in December.
There are 22 issues resolved in the January security patch dated 2021-01-01 and 19…
EGEB: Japan to scrap gas-powered cars by mid-2030s
January 5, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Japan aims to abolish gas-powered vehicles in the next 15 years.
Massachusetts reaches a deal to make 40% of its electric power green by 2030.
South Korea will replace all diesel trains with an electric bullet train by…
Tesla (TSLA) stock surges to $700 billion valuation
January 5, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) stock start its first trading day of 2021 by surging 5% to a market capitalization of $700 billion for the first time.
Tesla (TSLA) Stock Performance
2020 was a crazy year for Tesla’s stock.
It went up 700% while raising billions of dollars on three…
Tesla has received the green light to import its electric cars in Israel, meaning that a launch in the country is imminent.
Tesla in Israel
Tesla has been looking into entering the Israeli auto market for a while now.
Last year, we reported that Tesla is working on opening a service center and a Supercharging station in Tel Aviv.
The automaker listed some job openings for sale and service…
The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a fast zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds that covers several popular focal lengths. It provides a focal length range equivalent to 20-50mm, so you can cover 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm or 50mm with a single lens (and a fast…
January update improves auto-brightness on Pixel 5/4a/5G, improves auto-rotate on Google phones
January 5, 2021
Google is following last month’s big Pixel Feature Drop with a bug fixer. The January update addresses six issues for the Pixel 5 and Google’s other current phones.
One audio fix exclusive to the Pixel 5 is “further tuning & improvements for volume level of…
The end of an era: Olympus confirms it's completed the sale of its imaging business to JIP
January 5, 2021
Olympus has confirmed in an announcement on its website that it’s completed the transfer of its imaging division to OM Digital Solutions, the subsidiary of Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP) that now controls the Zuiko and OM brands.
Olympus first agreed to sell its imaging business back in June 2020, when it announced JIP would be the new stewards of its camera brands. Further details were…
The astronauts who work on the International Space Station (ISS) have some of the best views of our planet that can be imagined. Thousands of photos of that view are captured every year, but which ones are NASA’s favorites?
The folks at the Earth and Science Remote…
After testing the RF mount 50mm f/1.8, Photographer Alex Barrera didn’t think it had the “pop” that other Canon RF lenses had shown. To see if it was just in his head, he decided to pit it directly against that lens’s predecessor: the EF 50mm f/1.8.
Barrera was…
It Is Done: Olympus Finalizes Sale of Imaging Business
January 4, 2021
Olympus has finalized the sale of its imaging division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) effective January 1, 2021. OM Digital Solutions, a corporation under JIP, will take over the imaging business from Olympus.
In a press release, Olympus states that the final transfer of the Imaging Business to JIP, based on the agreement both parties signed on September 30, 2020, has concluded.
JIP…
