Could we be seeing the first ever in-screen camera? The Essential Phone, the brainchild of Android co-founder Andy Rubin, is officially dead. After a difficult 2018, the startup behind 2017’s…
Leica rumored to be readying a new Q2 model
If new rumors are true, Leica could be following up its three-year-old Leica Q (Typ 116) model (pictured above) with an announcement possible as soon as March 7. Leica provided an update to the ori…
August’s new battery-powered smart doorbell has a 1440p camera
After smart home security company August was acquired by Assa Abloy (smartlock outfit Yale’s parent company) back in 2017, many assumed the business would disappear in a consolidation of the …
OnePlus 7 leaked renders offer more evidence of pop-up camera and no notch
In recent months, we’ve been learning more and more about what the OnePlus 7 could potentially look like and the features it may include, and with new leaked renders, we have an even better i…
CP+ 2019: a look at the Pentax 85mm F1.4 and KP Custom
HD Pentax-D FA* 85mm F1.4 Ricoh used the CP+ show in Yokohama to show off a mockup of its forthcoming 85mm F1.4 prime lens. Developed as a “new generation star lens,” the company says i…
7Artisans announces a new 60mm macro lens for multiple mounts
7Artisans is set to launch a new macro lens in a range of mounts from MFT to APS-C in May this year, according to Photo Rumors. Details are a little thin on the ground, but what is known so far is …
Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM lens now official
Just a couple of days before the CP+ trade show in Japan swings open its doors, Sony has confirmed its long-rumored FE 135mm f/1.8 GM lens. The optic is the ninth addition to the G Master lens seri…
Tokina unveils affordable opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF lens
Tokina has confirmed full details of its latest wide-angle zoom lens, the opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF. The lens bears the same basic specifications as the company’s existing AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 PRO…
Qualcomm launches its first platform made for robots
Qualcomm’s interest in robots is definitely more than a passing fancy. It just unveiled RB3, its first all-encompassing platform for robotics. The part is based on last year’s Snapdrago…
Sony and camera startup Light team up for multi-lens smartphone
Camera startup Light, best known for its multi-lens cameras, announced today that it is teaming up with Sony to put its tech to work in new ways. The partnership will be focused on developing new v…