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7 Reasons to Add a Noctilux Lens to Your Camera Bag

February 5, 2021
As a professional corporate photographer who completes around 300 professional assignments a year and has done so for many years, I have used a number of modern, ultra-fast lenses made by excellent optical equipment manufacturers, but I keep on coming back to the Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 lens by Leica. As a Leica shooter, I was first drawn to the Noctilux out of curiosity but I already had a sense it…
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MobileNews

These Bluetooth earbuds can deliver 50 hours of battery life

February 5, 2021
Everyone but the most fervent Apple fans thought the company was crazy when it got rid of the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 in favor of the AirPods, essentially creating a solution to their own problem. And yet, five years later, Bluetooth earbuds of all shapes and sizes…
MobileNews

Google updates Android Beta Feedback app ahead of Android 12 Developer Preview

February 5, 2021
In a sign that Google intends to follow last year’s early release cadence for previewing the next version of its mobile OS, the Android Beta Feedback app was updated via the Play Store on Thursday for Android 12. With Android 10/Q in 2019, Google made available an Android Beta Feedback app so that users could report bugs without having to visit the bug tracker website. It automatically appears…
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Tesla submits investment proposal for a battery project in nickel-rich Indonesia

February 5, 2021
Tesla has reportedly officially submitted an investment proposal for a battery project in nickel-rich Indonesia, according to a government official. Tesla and Indonesia Late last year, we reported on Tesla allegedly being in talks with the Indonesian government to build a new nickel venture in the country, which has a strong nickel reserve. Nickel is one of the main materials used in the…
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MobileNews

Galaxy Watch 3 update brings SmartThings Find feature, more

February 5, 2021
A sizeable update is now rolling out for the Galaxy Watch 3 with multiple new features that includes the SmartThings Find option. The update should now be rolling out with plenty to sink your teeth into if you do own the Tizen-powered smartwatch. Notable features coming to…
DefenseNews

New approach to Ground-based Midcourse Defense confronts our other enemy

February 5, 2021
The Missile Defense Agency has correctly concluded the need for a new approach to managing the nation’s only ground-based, anti-missile system to protect the U.S. homeland. It’s a bold but overdue move. Vice Adm. Jon Hill’s call for increased competition — a source of innovation, motivation and new solutions — for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, or GMD, is spot on. The…
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