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Washington Asks the Defense Department to Send in the National Guard Ahead of Trucker Protest

February 22, 2022
A military police officer secures an area near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 1, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class R.J. Lannom Jr.) The Department of Defense is considering activating National Guard units to respond to a possible protest by truck convoys in the nation’s capital later this week, according to a statement released Tuesday. “The Department is…
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Why Android Camera Apps Are So Bad Compared to iOS

February 22, 2022
Android phones appeal to many — from affordable low-end devices to higher-end models with all the bells and whistles. But why are Android camera apps still nowhere near as good as iOS? Are Android users always going to be a step behind? In January, PetaPixel…
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The NONS SL660 Camera Uses EF Lenses and Shoots to Instax Film

February 22, 2022
Hong Kong-based camera manufacturer NONS has announced the SL660, an interchangeable lens camera that accepts Canon EF lenses and shoots to Fujifilm Instax square instant film. NONS says the SL660 is the follow-up to the SL42, the world’s first interchangeable lens SLR instant camera it announced in February of 2020. The company says that after the successful funding of that Kickstarter, it…
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Sigma releases update on the development of its three-layer full-frame Foveon image sensor

February 22, 2022
Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki. Sigma’s ongoing Foveon full-frame sensor development project has run into many issues. In February 2020, Sigma announced that it was going back to the drawing board with its full-frame Foveon sensor and would be restarting development from scratch. About a year later, it announced it was fully engaged in research and development and asked for patience from its…
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GamingNews

Redmi K50 Gaming gets torn down on video

February 22, 2022
Last week Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi took the wraps off its first K50 family member, the Redmi K50 Gaming (also known as the K50G). This is a model aimed at gaming as the name implies, with magnetic pop-up physical gaming triggers and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC at the helm. So a…
MobileNews

Samsung announces Galaxy Tab S8 pricing for India

February 22, 2022
Samsung announced the Galaxy S22 pricing for India last week and we thought we might see the prices for the new Tab S8 slates at the same event, but no – the company kept that information under wraps until now. The three tablets will go on pre-order tomorrow, February 22, open sales will begin on March 10 (over two weeks from now). Those who pre-order during that time on Samsung.com and…
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