The former CIA Chief of Disguise spoke with Wired for this 8.5-minute video that discusses some of the most crucial photography tools used for espionage in the Cold War. Some of what she describes sounds like myths but were actually hugely helpful in intelligence gathering operations.
During the Cold War, surveillance of Moscow was some of the most challenging that CIA operatives encountered.
Why Mirrorless Wins: We’ve Come a Long Way and I’m Not Going Back
December 30, 2020
In 2018 with some trepidation I bought my first mirrorless camera, a Nikon Z7. It wasn’t because I thought it was better than the DSLR I had been using but because my old muscles were spasming with the weight of the camera I was using and I hoped that a package a pound…
This Free App Lists Recipes for Over 100 Fujifilm Film Simulations
December 30, 2020
The creator of the Fuji X Weekly blog has published his giant library of film simulation recipes to an easy-to-use app. The Fuji X Weekly app has over 100 recipes and more will be added regularly.
Fuji X Weekly is a blog created by photographer Ritchie Roesch who has been…
LG will add 8K QNED TVs to its lineup in 2021
December 30, 2020
While we typically focus on LG’s outstanding OLED TVs, it also has LCD panels, and for 2021 it will unveil a new line with Mini LED tech. Branded QNED, they will occupy a high-end slot in the company’s LCD line, although its flagship technology will still be represented by the various OLED series.
Samsung has not used Mini LED tech in its QLED LCD TV lineup yet, but TCL has implemented the…
iPhone workers given choice of forced labor or being sent to detention centers, says report
December 30, 2020
A fresh claim of iPhone workers being used as forced labor in China has appeared today, following an investigation by the Tech Transparency Project.
It suggests that iPhone glass supplier Lens Technology has been using Muslim minority Uighurs, who were given the stark choice…
Apple once again dominated Christmas day smartphone activations in the US, according to new data from Flurry Analytics. The data indicates that the iPhone accounted for nine of the top ten smartphone activations on Christmas day this year, although total activations were…
Last August, Apple filed a lawsuit against virtualization company Corellium, which allows users to virtualize iOS for security research purposes. Now, a judge has thrown out Apple’s claims that Corellium’s virtualization tools violated copyright law.
Apple had also argued that if Corellium’s virtualization tools were used by the wrong person, the vulnerabilities discovered with the tools…
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin delivered 123 F-35s to the U.S. military and international customers in 2020, missing its initial 141-aircraft goal for the year but meeting its revised target, the company announced Monday.
The COVID-19 pandemic proved itself to be a…
These are the games we want to see on Google Stadia in 2021
December 30, 2020
The first full year of Google’s Stadia platform saw the debut of over 100 games and the promise of four times that many on their way. As opinions of Stadia change, here are some of the top games we want to see arrive on Stadia in 2021.
In this list, the most active…
Google’s Adaptive Charging for Pixel phones only works with alarms set during these hours
December 30, 2020
The December Feature Drop introduced a trio of smart features to better optimize Pixel usage. Adaptive Charging, which has your Pixel top up slowly overnight to preserve battery health, is the most significant, but there are key requirements to get it to work.
Adaptive Charging helps preserve battery health over time by dynamically controlling how quickly a Pixel device charges. Just plug in your…
