Leading RV manufacturer Thor Industries, the parent company of the iconic Airstream brand, announced that it had signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with German auto supplier ZF to give Thor companies exclusive rights to ZF’s eTrailer System in a travel trailer RV. The goal is a new kind of camper that would maintain – and possibly extend – the nominal range of an electric…
Capturing the look with Christian Sorensen Hansen and the Fujifilm XF 23mm and 33mm F1.4 R LM WR
January 10, 2022
The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 23mm and 33mm F1.4 R LM WR are high-quality prime lenses for the company’s APS-C X-mount mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. Fast, versatile and weather-sealed, the XF 23mm and 33mm F1.4 provide focal lengths equivalent to 35mm and 50mm in…
Fujifilm confirms it will release its next X-mount camera in May during 2022 X Summit event
January 10, 2022
Fujifilm has announced the date of its next X Summit event, wherein the company will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its X mount camera system and release its newest X Series camera. The event is set to take place online in May 2022
Yesterday, January 9th, was ten years…
Global chip shortage pulls back the veil on Canon printer's onboard authenticity checks
January 10, 2022
The global chip shortage has had a lot of consequences. While we expected many products to be tough to find, some of the outcomes of the shortage are more surprising. For example, Canon puts chips in some of its ink and toner cartridges so that its printers can identify them as genuine cartridges. However, these chips are difficult to find so Canon has been manufacturing cartridges without the…
Take-Two buys Zynga for $12.7B enterprise value
January 10, 2022
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Take-Two, the maker of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft…
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StageZero has raised $1.8 million in funding to give…
Gmail reaches 10 billion Google Play Store downloads
January 10, 2022
Gmail for Android has hit a pretty huge milestone after surpassing the 10 billion download milestone on the Google Play Store.
Having been around since the dawn of Android, the Gmail app is essential for billions of people across the globe, so it comes as no great shock that it has attained this download milestone (spotted by Android Police). However, it’s quite a shock that it has taken this…
Honor Magic V is a thinner, slightly bigger Galaxy Z Fold 3 with no global launch plans
January 10, 2022
The foldable market continues to heat up, as the success of Samsung’s recent attempts has pushed more companies to try out the space. This week, formerly Huawei-owned Honor is debuting its first foldable smartphone, the Honor Magic V.
Honor Magic V is a foldable in the…
Some European carriers are already blocking Apple’s Private Relay feature on the iPhone
January 10, 2022
One of the major new iCloud features announced last year was Private Relay, which seamlessly sets up an encrypted VPN-like tunnel for all iPhone Safari traffic. Private Relay is currently available as an opt-in beta in iOS 15. Apple says that this feature means that no one…
Virgin Media O2 – which owns both the O2 and Virgin Mobile networks – has announced a U-turn on European roaming charges for UK customers following Brexit…
Background
Normally when you travel outside your own country and continue to use your own SIM, you will pay “roaming” charges for calls, texts, and data. In some cases, these charges will be extremely high, and in others, they will…
