DefenseNews

The first-ever World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia is a year away. Are event planners ready?

February 25, 2021
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabian Military Industries is the official strategic partner for the World Defense Show, a defense conference scheduled for an inaugural launch in March 2022 in Saudi Arabia, event organizers announced Monday. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries, which is charged with building a sustainable domestic defense sector, founded the…
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Star Wars: Republic Commando gets Switch/PlayStation 4 port

February 24, 2021
Nintendo Switch is getting another Star Wars game. This time it’s Star Wars: Republic Commando from LucasArts. Publisher Aspyr Media is porting the squad-based shooter just like it did with the Star Wars: Jedi Knight games. It is also releasing the game on PlayStation 4.
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Sigma Launches 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary Lens

February 24, 2021
Sigma has announced the 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN zoom lens for Sony E-Mount and L-Mount. In contrast to what is commonly associated with Sigma lenses, the company says this new lens is the smallest and lightest full-frame f/2.8 standard zoom for mirrorless systems currently…
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Who Should Own Photos of Slaves?

February 24, 2021
In 1976 while rummaging through an attic of Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in search of old museum publications, editorial assistant Lorna Condon opened a drawer in a wooden cabinet. Inside, she found a number of flat leather cases which contained a series of daguerreotypes of partially and fully nude Black people. Names were handwritten on paper labels identifying 7…
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Photographer Paints Pastels with Her Camera

February 24, 2021
Teresa Freitas is a photographer, although her photographs look more like airy pastel paintings. Her imagery is not just art for art’s sake, but she makes a living as a professional photographer working with brands like Adobe, American Express, Chloé, Club Med, DKNY…
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These Photos of Fireflies in Japan are Magical

February 24, 2021
In the summer, around June and July, firefly season kicks into full swing in Japan and watching (and photographing) the natural light show is a popular pastime. Photographer Daniel Kordan shot a beautiful set of photos that captures the magic of hotaru season. In the summer…
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Navy Vet's Widow Testifies She Saw No Sign of Danger Before Guest Shot Her Husband

February 24, 2021
(Getty Images) CROWN POINT — The wife of a slain Navy veteran testified Tuesday their 165-pound dog didn’t give any indication her husband was in danger before he was fatally shot by a guest in their house earlier this year. Jessika Lile broke down in tears as she sat on the stand listening to the hysterical 911 call she made in the moments after her husband, 42-year-old Nicholas Lile…
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MobileNews

Yonhap: LG has put the rollable phone project on hold

February 24, 2021
A report from last month claimed that LG is weighing its options for the rollable phone it showed off at CES 2021. Now reports that the decision has been made to mothball the project. LG has told its parts suppliers to put work on the rollable phone on hold, according to…
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Meizu 18 specs leak, Snapdragon 870 for the vanilla model

February 24, 2021
The Meizu 18 series has been rumored for a long while though without much clarity in terms of specs. Today we have a leak which aims to clear up the picture regarding the vanilla model, revealing it’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 870 chipset, complete with 8GB RAM…
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ECG and blood pressure monitoring finally live for Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Watch3

February 24, 2021
Back in January, Samsung announced that its Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Watch3 would finally receive support for ECG and blood pressure monitoring in 31 markets across the world. Although that announcement made it seem like the rollout was imminent, it actually took until today for these features to finally become available. Better late than never, then. Here’s the full list of places…
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