Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN Sports Lens Review: Worthy of Attention

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN Sports Lens Review: Worthy of Attention

The long-awaited Sigma 150-600mm for mirrorless cameras has finally arrived. Available for Sony E-mount or Leica L-mount, does this redesigned super-telephoto zoom meet the expectations of real-world wildlife photographers? Build Quality and Design The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS is one of the company’s better-looking lenses. There’s no glossy finish anywhere and it’s not […]

Amazon’s cashierless ‘Just Walk Out’ tech is coming to Whole Foods stores

Amazon’s cashierless ‘Just Walk Out’ tech is coming to Whole Foods stores

After launching it in Go stores and then bringing it to larger Freshsupermarkets, Amazon’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” tech will soon arrive in two Whole Foods locations. The service, which lets you pick up goods from shelves and (yep) just walk out, is coming to new stores in Washington DC and Sherman Oaks, California next […]

Google Workspace opens up spaces for all users

Google Workspace opens up spaces for all users

Employee location has become a bit more complicated as some return to the office, while others work remotely. To embrace those hybrid working conditions, Google is making more changes to its Google Workspace offering by going live with spaces in Google Chat for all users. Spaces integrates with Workspace tools, like the calendar, Drive and […]

Microsoft acquires video creation and editing software maker Clipchamp

Microsoft acquires video creation and editing software maker Clipchamp

Video editing software may become the next big addition to Microsoft’s suite of productivity tools. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced it’s acquiring Clipchamp, a company offering web-based video creation and editing software that allows anyone to put together video presentations, promos or videos meant for social media destinations like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. According to Microsoft, […]

Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers

Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers

Twitter is a useful place for following breaking news and keeping up with what the people you’re already interested in are doing, but its relative dearth of discovery features and a lack of organized community spaces make it pretty hard to connect with anyone you aren’t actively seeking out. The company is thinking about changing […]

Microsoft confirms investment in India’s Oyo in a multi-year strategic deal to co-develop travel and hospitality products

Microsoft confirms investment in India’s Oyo in a multi-year strategic deal to co-develop travel and hospitality products

Microsoft has entered a “multi-year strategic alliance” with Oyo to work with the Indian startup to co-develop “next-generation” travel and hospitality products and tech. Thursday’s announcement confirms a late July TechCrunch report. TechCrunch had reported that Microsoft was in talks to invest in Oyo and was exploring ways to provide its technologies to the Indian […]

Driven by livestreams, consumer spending in social apps to hit $17.2B in 2025

Driven by livestreams, consumer spending in social apps to hit $17.2B in 2025

The livestreaming boom is driving a significant uptick in the creator economy, as a new forecast estimates consumers will spend $6.78 billion in social apps in 2021. That figure will grow to $17.2 billion annually by 2025, according to data from mobile data firm App Annie, which notes the upward trend represents a five-year compound […]

iPhone 13 invites are out: What to expect, how to watch the Sept. 14 event

iPhone 13 invites are out: What to expect, how to watch the Sept. 14 event

Apple’s Sept. 2021 event invite.  Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Apple just sent out invites for the iPhone 13 event. The keynote will be entirely virtual and live-streamed on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 10 am PT. The invites, seen above, have the tagline “California streaming.” As is always the case, Apple fans and media attempt to […]

On1 Photo RAW 2022 Adds Sky Replacement, Integrates NoNoise AI

On1 Photo RAW 2022 Adds Sky Replacement, Integrates NoNoise AI

ON1 has announced the latest version of ON1 Photo RAW 2022 which includes several new features including Sky Swap AI, full integration of NoNoise AI, and more. The company claims that the new 2022 version of ON1 Photo RAW will be an ultimate all-in-one system with the addition of these new features, full support for […]

Wright tests its 2-megawatt electric engines for passenger planes

Wright tests its 2-megawatt electric engines for passenger planes

Just like the automotive industry, aerospace has its sights set on going electric — but flying with battery-powered engines is a tougher proposition than rolling. Wright is among the startups looking to change the math and make electrified flight possible at scales beyond small aircraft — and its 2-megawatt engine could power the first generation […]