The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has rereleased its drones app, this time with useful information on where you can and can’t fly your drone in the national airspace system (NAS). The B4UFLY mobile app is free in the Apple App Store and Google Play store as of Wednesday. The app now has a clear …
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UPS is getting much more serious about drone deliveries — though not quite yet to your home. The shipping company on Tuesday said it created a new subsidiary called UPS Flight Forward to build up its young drones operations. The subsidiary is the culmination of four years of drones testing at the company, which included the development of a UPS …
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If you’re a fan of Parrot’s Bebop or Mambo drones, you might want to snag one while you still can. The French drone maker is reportedly pulling out of the mini drone market as it focuses future development on its flagship line of Anafi drones. Tech site Wirecutter on Thursday tweeted that it “got official confirmation” that Parrot was pulling …
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Prime Day is over — pass the vodka! Although you haven’t been eating, breathing and sleeping Amazon’s big event the way I have, I’m sure you’re nearly as sick of it. Thus, it seemed a good time to update this post, which is all about perennial deals — items I consider a bargain every day, no coupon code or massive …
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Made with mirrorless cameras like the Panasonic Lumix GH5 in mind, DJI’s Ronin-SC updates the design of the Ronin-S to make it lighter and more compact without sacrificing features or performance. The single-handed motorized three-axis gimbal weighs 41 percent less at 2.4 pounds (1.1 kg) and will support up to a 4.4-pound payload (2 kg and run for up to …
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Update, July 17: Amazon’s Prime Day sale has officially ended. The deals below are no longer available from DJI so we’re no longer updating this story. Instead, check out the links below for the best current deals at Amazon and Walmart. (Walmart’s Summer Savings sale continues all-day Wednesday.) The best Amazon Prime Day deals still available Walmart Summer Savings sale: …
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The first major tropical storm from the Gulf this season is on its way, and all four major mobile carriers are knee-deep in preparations to ensure their networks stay as solid as possible. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint have each detailed the work they’ve put into preparing for Tropical Storm Barry this weekend. Tropical Storm Barry is approaching the Louisiana …
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Samsung expects a steep plunge in its second-quarter operating profit amid uncertainty in the global smartphone and chip markets and ongoing tensions related to the US-China trade war. The South Korean electronics giant said Thursday it expects to record an operating profit for the three-month period ended June 30 of 6.5 trillion won ($5.6 billion), a 56% decline from the …
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Don’t worry, Chinese drone maker DJI isn’t automatically sending flight data to China. That’s what the company told a Senate subcommittee Monday, adding that it doesn’t collect or share any drone data, including flight logs, photos or videos, without the consent of its users. DJI has an extensive portfolio, including the DJI Spark and the DJI Mavic Air, which CNET has reviewed …
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A new study details how President Donald Trump’s $300 billion tariff proposal on imported Chinese goods could harm US consumers. The study, commissioned by the Consumer Technology Association, highlights how the prices of phones, laptops, tablets, video game consoles and toy drones from China would rise significantly as a result of the potential tariffs. The price of phones imported from …
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