DefenseNews

US Army solidifies requirements to counter small drones

October 12, 2020
WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders approved in late September a set of requirements to help counter small drones, laying a path for how industry can develop technology to plug into a single command-and-control system, according to the general in charge of the effort. The defense secretary delegated the Army in November 2019 to lead the effort to take a petting zoo of counter-small unmanned…
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ComputersNews

Lenovo's Thinkpad C13 Yoga is a Chromebook built for the office

October 12, 2020
Lenovo has unveiled the Thinkpad C13 Yoga Chromebook, joining HP and Dell in offering Chrome OS powered laptops for businesses. The idea is to deliver the security and organizational features of Chrome OS and Google’s Workspace (formerly G Suite) apps for corporate IT departments not wedded to Microsoft’s Office365 ecosystem. The C13 Yoga is maybe the best-looking enterprise Chromebook so far…
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NewsPhotography

Canon 5DS and 5DS R See Massive Closeout Discount

October 12, 2020
Perhaps lending credence to reports of an 80+ megapixel high-resolution RF-mount mirrorless coming in 2021, the Canon 5DS and 5DS R are on closeout. Normally $3,499, the 5DS is available for $1,299, which is a 63% discount. The 5DS R is also listed for closeout at $1,499, nearly 65% off. The 5DS and 5DS R are Canon’s high megapixel flagship cameras and have been for some time. Though not as…
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NewsPhotography

Can You Even See the Difference Between 1080 and 8K?

October 12, 2020
YouTuber Matti Haapoja decided to put himself, and his viewers, to the test: can you tell the difference between shots taken in 1080p and those taken in 8K from the Canon EOS R5? He edited several clips back to back in a mix of 1080p and 8K to see if the average person…
MobileNews

Android Studio 4.1 simplifies using TensorFlow Lite models and Android Emulator

October 12, 2020
Google today launched Android Studio 4.1, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE). Android Studio 4.1 is supposed to address “common editing, debugging, and optimization use cases.” Version 4.1 includes easier implementation of on-device TensorFlow Lite models, the ability to run Android Emulator directly in the IDE, and support for foldable form factors. There’s…
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