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Watch the first footage of a helicopter on Mars

There’s new video of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, captured by the Perseverance rover’s cameras and posted to Twitter by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The copter had its first flight earlier today, lifting 10 feet off the Martian surface for 39 seconds and marking the first flight of a powered craft on another planet. The… Read more

Samsung Armor Frame for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3

Samsung applies for trademark for ‘Armor Frame’. An extra strong and durable smartphone frame, probably for the upcoming foldable smartphone models. In the summer of 2021, Samsung will introduce its new foldable smartphones. Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3 simultaneously. Much has been written recently about the… Read more

Sony Xperia 5 III vs Xperia 5 II: What’s the difference?

(Pocket-lint) – Sony announced the third generation of its compact Sony Xperia 5 smartphone during an online event on 14 April 2021, just six months after the Xperia 5 II came to market. The Xperia 5 II was revealed alongside the Xperia 1 III and mid-range Xperia 10 III and you can read how it… Read more

Sony Xperia 1 III is the world’s first phone with a 120Hz 4K OLED screen

Home News (Image credit: Sony Mobile) Sony has launched a full refresh of its Xperia phone range, headed up by the Xperia 1 III (the successor to our favourite phone of 2020) and the Xperia 5 III (the follow-up to the five-star Xperia 5 II). The new third-generation Xperia handsets are virtually identical with almost… Read more

Sony announces the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III with variable telephoto lenses

Sony is announcing two new phones today, the Xperia 1 III and the Xperia 5 III. Both are the latest in Sony’s campaign to redefine the Xperia brand as a kind of sibling to its well-regarded Alpha digital cameras. As such, the camera system is once again the main focus, and Sony specifically is touting… Read more

Huawei P40 vs P40 Pro vs P40 Pro Plus: What’s the difference?

(Pocket-lint) – Not content with bringing its usual two-model flagship series release programme, for 2020 Huawei stepped things up by bringing not just one, not two, but three different P series handsets: the P40, the P40 Pro, and the P40 Pro+. It’s a move that came as no surprise, in a world where many competitors… Read more

Fujifilm’s new Instax Mini 40 is a $100 vintage-looking toy

Fujifilm has announced the newest addition to the Instax Mini line of instant cameras, the Mini 40. Much like the Instax Mini 11, which was released last March, the Mini 40 is an entry-level instant film camera with only two settings and two buttons. But what sets this camera apart is its vintage film camera… Read more

MSI Immerse GH61 Review

Introduction My previous two encounters with MSI’s gaming headsets went rather well. Both the $50 analogue Immerse GH30 (reviewed here) and $70 USB-powered Immerse GH50 (reviewed here) had some minor quirks, but ended up offering great value for the money in their respective price brackets. The Immerse GH61, which will be the focal point of… Read more

Fortnite is getting a Bruno Mars emote

Bruno Mars is the latest celebrity to jump into the virtual world of Fortnite. Today, developer Epic Games announced that the battle royale game would be getting a new Mars emote — essentially an in-game dance — set to the singer’s song “Leave the Door Open.” Players will be able to buy it starting at… Read more

Study Shows How Fragile Semiconductor Industry Still Is

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published a report today detailing the, well, semiconductor industry’s weaknesses as the entire world attempts to figure out how to respond to the ongoing chip shortage. Many enthusiasts probably know the biggest issue: The semiconductor industry relies on many companies… Read more

Xiaomi teases camera with liquid lens on upcoming Mi Mix

Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi Mix handset will include a camera with a liquid lens, the company teased in a pair of Weibo posts today. As its name implies, the lens typically includes a layer of liquid, and the lens’s focus and focal length are changed by applying an electrical voltage. Xiaomi says the lens will allow… Read more

New Pokémon Snap adds nighttime photography

In the original Pokémon Snap, players were strictly daytime photographers. The game, released in 1999 for Nintendo 64, was essentially a rail shooter, but in the photography sense; players drifted slowly throughout an area while trying to take as many good pictures as they could. New Pokémon Snap keeps the original game’s spirit alive but… Read more

Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset will reportedly weigh less than an iPhone

Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset could weigh less than 150 grams, which would make it much lighter than many other headsets on the market, according to a new research note from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo seen by 9to5Mac. That lighter weight might mean Apple’s headset could be easier to wear for long periods of time…. Read more

GoPro Hero 8 Black vs GoPro Hero 9 Black: What’s the difference?

(Pocket-lint) – GoPro put a colour screen on the front of the Hero 9 Black, bringing it more in line with the DJI Osmo Action, and while it was at it decided we needed a bigger battery too. That means you can finally see yourself when you’re filming, and you can shoot for longer. With… Read more

Focal Clear Mg are audiophile headphones for the home

Home News (Image credit: Focus) Focal has launched more domestic versions of its recently announced Focal Clear Mg Professional headphone. Designed for home as opposed to pro use, the Focal Clear Mg sport the same 40mm drivers with ‘M’-shaped inverted magnesium domes (hence the elemental Mg moniker) as it’s professional counterpart. The French audio brand… Read more