The Sony Xperia 1 IV is designed specially for content creation, as it boasts the world’s first true optical 85-125mm zoom lens in a smartphone. It actually sports three lenses, which consists of a 16mm ultra-wide lens and 24mm wide lens, alongside the true optical telephoto zoom 85-125mm lens, all with a 12MP “Exmor RS” sensor with a readout speed of up to 120fps.
The dreaded Apple iPod discontinued announcement came today after a great 20-year run, but you’re still able to get a new 7th Gen iPod Touch for a limited time or until stock runs out. The first generation model was released on October 23, 2001 in a 5GB capacity, complete with a FireWire connection to transfer music files. What you may not know is that the first model was developed in under a year.
Apple Q2 earnings report results are out, and the Cupertino-based company posted a March quarter revenue record of $97.3 billion, which is up 9% year over year. They set an all-time revenue record for Services as well as March quarter revenue records for iPhone, Mac, Wearables, and Home & Accessories. This helped them generate over $28 billion in operating cash flow, and return nearly $27 billion to their shareholders.
The Elon Musk Twitter deal has just been confirmed, and he is taking the company private for approximately $44-billion, or $54.20 per share. What does he have planned for the social media giant? Musk aims to enhance the product with new features, such as making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment officially announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Bungie, Inc. for $3.6-billion. This studio has created some of the video game industry’s most popular franchises, including Halo and Destiny. The company will continue to operate independently, maintaining the ability to self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play. Read more for a video and additional informaiton.
After months of speculation, Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Featuring an incredibly crisp Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion (adaptive refresh rate up to 120Hz), an upgraded pro camera system sporting new Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto camera sensors, as well as the A15 Bionic chip offering advancements in computational photography to power the all-new camera features. Read more for two videos and additional information.
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John McAfee, founder of the McAfee antivirus software company, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona on Wednesday. This event occurred mere hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax-related charges as well as for promoting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to his Twitter followers without disclosing that he was paid to do so. Read more for the news report and additional information.
The Tesla Model S Plaid delivery event is happening on June 10th, but for those who were holding out and waiting to get a Model S Plaid+, it may be a while (if ever) until you see the vehicle. Why? Elon Musk just announced that the Tesla Model S Plaid+ has been canceled because the standard S Plaid model is “just so good,” and understandably so. Even though the vehicle won’t have 1,100 horsepower, it’s only slightly slower. Read more for a video and additional information.
NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission with the Crew Dragon capsule is a success. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley safely splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida and remain inside the spacecraft as recovery ships move toward them. This marks the first return of a commercially built and operated American spacecraft carrying astronauts from the International Space Station. Read more for two videos and additional information.
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are set to undock from the International Space Station in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour at 7:34 p.m. EDT as the Demo-2 test flight enters its final stage. The mission first began on May 30th and after undocking, they are expected to spend just under a day in orbit before returning to Earth Sunday afternoon. Read more for the livestream and additional information.