This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s v11 software update, Tesla accepting Bitcoin, another Model 3 price increase, and more.
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an…
Canon patent application reveals optical designs for three F2.8 ultra-wide RF mount lenses
March 27, 2021
A new patent application from Canon has revealed the company is working to develop a trio of ultra-wide lenses for its RF mount mirrorless cameras.
First seen by Canon News, the patent application details the optical designs for a 12mm F2.8 lens, a 14mm F2.8 lens and a 20mm…
While 2020 wasn’t a particularly good year for camera manufacturers overall, by the late fall and into the winter the sales number had rebounded, returning to more typical numbers. Through the year, the big three — Sony, Canon, and Nikon — unsurprisingly led total…
Canon has been busy: it has recently applied for a number of patents for its mirrorless system, including a new version of the popular 100mm f/2.8 macro, two fast wide-angle lenses, and an RF cinema camera mount.
These strings of patent applications were first noticed by Canon News. The EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro is one of Canon’s most popular lenses as it is ideal for a set of tasks ranging from…
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Aunalytics announced an update to its Daybreak for Financial Services platform that employs machine learning algorithms to enable midrange banks and credit unions to more easily…
On March 25, Sigma announced the 61-megapixel fp L camera that features a new autofocus system and much more resolution than the original fp. The company has provided a few images captured on the camera, and the quality looks impressive.
Sigma’s latest takes what made…
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Avvir, a startup using laser scans and AI to catch construction mistakes, today announced that it raised $10 million in a funding round led by Trust Ventures. The New York-based startup, which is valued at $40 million, says it’ll use the funds to expand its workforce while improve its technology…
According to a report by Max Weinbach via EverythingApplePro’s YouTube channel, Apple is doubling down on the colorways for the iPhone 13 refresh, at least for the Pro models. The iPhone 13 is expected to mostly resemble the iPhone 12’s industrial design, albeit with a…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, Apple TV [Farm It! and Hitchhiker]
March 26, 2021
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for March 26: Farm It! and Hitchhiker.
You can learn more about and download all the new…
2015’s Fairphone 2 is now receiving Android Pie
March 26, 2021
The idea that Android smartphones can’t be updated long after their supposed “shelf life” is one that persists. However, not for sustainable smartphone brand Fairphone, as the firm is pushing the Android Pie update to the Fairphone 2.
Sure, Android Pie is over two years old at this stage, but given that the Fairphone 2 is now five years old itself, this is a fantastic show of support for…
