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Laowa Brings Four of its Popular Lenses to L-Mount

Venus Optics has announced that four popular Laowa lenses are being released for L-mount. Two wide-angle lenses, the 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye and the 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D, and two macro lenses, the 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe and the 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro, are available to order now. All four lenses are also available for Micro Four Thirds, Fuji X-mount, Sony E-mount, and EOS-M. The addition of L-mount…
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The Limited-Edition Leica Noctilux May Have Already Doubled in Value

In January, Leica announced the re-issue of the classic Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH. The silver edition was limited to 100 pieces and an official Leica reseller is claiming its value has already doubled. In a note on its Facebook Page, Lcameras.com — an official Leica reseller — said that despite receiving incredible demand for the Noctilux, as it was only available at Leica Stores and quickly…
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Moto G8 Play starts receiving Android 10

Motorola has begun seeding the Android 10 firmware to the Moto G8 Play in Brazil. The firmware, QMD30.47-19, is the same Android 10 that Motorola pushed to the One Macro in India a few weeks ago and is about 1.46GB in size. Android 10 brings along a number of improvements.
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Samsung confirms record-setting Galaxy S21 series pre-orders in the UK

Samsung UK revealed that pre-orders for the Galaxy S21 series set a new record and surpassed pre-orders for the preceding Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S10 series. Exact pre-order numbers were not revealed though the Galaxy S21 Ultra was outlined as the most popular model accounting for over half of all sales. This news comes nearly two weeks after the open sales for the S21 series began and almost a…
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Google News Showcase launches in UK, Argentina

After initially launching in Australia, the brand-new Google News Showcase has officially launched in the UK and Argentina. This brand-new product effectively offers a licensing program to publishers for news content, with local, national, and independent publishers in the…
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Nintendo Switch gets unofficial Android 10 port w/ LineageOS 17.1

After the mobile OS unofficially arrived on the portable console in mid-2019, Android 10 is now on the Nintendo Switch courtesy of another unofficial LineageOS 17.1 port. This version of Android 10 for Nintendo Switch is actually based upon the LineageOS 17.1 build for the popular Nvidia Shield TV. Naturally, this is a hacky method to get Android running on the games console, which has seen an…
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