Sony’s finally delivering a fast 35mm lens unto the full-frame faithful. It’s a compact, midpriced f1.8 option optimized for both still and video shooting and designed to be a high-end choice for APS-C cameras as well as full-frame models. To date, Sony’s only in-house fast 35mm lenses have been for APS-C cameras. The $750 lens …
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9 July
911 location tracking should be added to VoIP calls, FCC chair says
The US Federal Communications Commission will be deciding next month whether to expand 911 location tracking to other calling platforms such as VoIP. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Tuesday that street address, floor number and suite number should be conveyed via all emergency calls. Pai has produced draft rules that would see “dispatchable location” information provided to emergency responders “regardless of the technological …
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9 July
Microsoft denies it will move production out of China
Microsoft has denied that it’ll be moving production of its tech products out of China, following a report that the rising US-China trade tensions had spurred the potential move. Last week, the Nikkei Asian Review said Microsoft, along with Amazon, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Sony, Nintendo, Asus and Lenovo, would start manufacturing products in other Asian countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia …
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9 July
Trump can’t block haters on Twitter, federal court rules
President Donald Trump will have to lay off the block button on Twitter. A federal court has ruled that the leader of the US can’t block users on the social network, because it’s a public forum. The unanimous decision by the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit affirms the ruling made by the US District Court for the Southern …
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9 July
It’s now easier to buy things online using Google Chrome. Here’s how
Using Google‘s Chrome browser to buy things just got easier with an update that skips over a step to autofill your credit or debit card digits directly into the purchase page. Before, you could use only Chrome’s extremely convenient autofill feature if you turned on Chrome Sync in the browser. Now, Google lets you sidestep Chrome Sync. As long as you’re signed in …
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9 July
Save 30% on the Denon Envaya Pocket portable waterproof wireless speaker
I’m no audiophile, which is why I generally decline to pay a premium for things like speakers and headphones. That said, when I can get a premium product at a hefty discount, my ears prick up. (See what I did there?) Read more: The best Bluetooth speakers for 2019 Here’s one such premium product and one such hefty discount: For …
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9 July
Zoom will patch videoconferencing app in security about
Zoom is rolling out a patch Tuesday after a security flaw allowed websites to join users to video calls without permission. As part of the patch, the company will completely remove the local web server on Mac devices. The security flaw, which security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh flagged in a Medium post on Monday, also activated Mac webcams without permission. Zoom will stop …
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9 July
Facebook looks to double the percentage of women on staff
Facebook aims to double the percentage of women working at the social network around the world over the next five years, while simultaneously doubling the number of black and Hispanic employees in the US. The company stated the goals in a Tuesday blog post about its diversity efforts that showed the percentage of women in Facebook’s ranks had inched higher …
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9 July
Amazon asks FCC to greenlight its internet satellite plan
Amazon has taken another step toward providing global broadband internet from space through its Project Kuiper. The company filed paperwork with the US government to launch the thousands of satellites needed for the plan. Amazon submitted its application with the FCC for Project Kuiper on July 4. The internet heavyweight asked the commission for permission to “launch and operate a …
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9 July
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency faces more backlash
Facebook’s newly announced cryptocurrency Libra is facing more pushback, this time reportedly from the Indian government. India, the third-largest economy in Asia, is considering not allowing the currency to be traded at all, according to a Bloomberg report Monday. In April 2018, all entities regulated by the Reserve Bank of India were banned from dealing in cryptocurrencies and virtual coins, although …
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