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Fujifilm Has Discontinued its Pro 400H Color Negative Film

January 15, 2021
Fujifilm has discontinued the Pro 400H film in both 35mm and 120 formats, citing the challenges associated with producing this particularly unique film. Announced on its website, the company cites the unusual fourth layer coating that makes the film challenging and expensive to produce. FUJIFILM PRO 400H film is a unique product that is coated with a fourth layer – requiring specialized raw…
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Canon Exceeded Sales Projections For its 2020 Fiscal Year

January 15, 2021
The success of Canon’s R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras have exceeded the company’s expectations and it has revised its 2020 fiscal year earnings over initial projections. The company logged net income of more than a quarter of a billion dollars in excess of its original…
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Facebook claims its AI can anticipate COVID-19 outcomes using X-rays

January 15, 2021
Researchers at Facebook and New York University (NYU) claim to have developed three machine learning models that could help doctors predict how a COVID-19 patient’s condition might develop. The open-sourced models, all of which require no more than a sequence of X-rays, ostensibly predict patient deterioration up to four days in advance and the amount of supplemental oxygen (if any) a patient…
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Google's Android and TV leads chat Samsung, RCS and CES

January 15, 2021
There’s been an onslaught of news this week from CES 2021 and Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked, and even though Google didn’t have major news of its own to share, its presence was still felt. In addition to joining us on our virtual stage for a panel with Microsoft on…
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Galaxy Buds Pro review: Samsung's best earbuds yet

January 15, 2021
When the rumors began to swirl about Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Live, the promise of active noise cancellation (ANC) led me to believe the company was finally addressing a key omission from its lineup. However, those earbuds would ultimately offer an “open type” design that doesn’t seal your ear canal entirely. So while ANC was there, it wasn’t particularly effective. Enter the Galaxy Buds…
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Galaxy S21 comes pre-loaded with Google Messages… just not in the US

January 15, 2021
As RCS takes over the default messaging service on Android, Google Messages is leading the charge. Yesterday, Samsung and Google announced that Google Messages would be “native” to the Galaxy S21 but without going into detail on what that meant. Now, we’ve got a bit more context. In an interview with Engadget, Google’s Hiroshi Lockheimer further details that Google Messages on the Galaxy…
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