I’m not sure what’s in Sony’s playbook when it comes to selling its phones in the US. Take the Xperia 5 III. After launching in other regions last year, the phone is now only available in the US for $1,000. This is its mid-range high-end phone, with the flagship of the Xperia 1 series of smartphones (pictured above) being both larger and more expensive.
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For this price, this Xperia has a lot going for it. Credit to Sony’s camera arm, the autofocus tricks are often impressive. The Xperia 5 III can also record 4K videos up to 120 fps; It’s a camera-first smartphone designed for people who are really into photography or video. But that’s true of all of Sony’s newer phones. And if you’re dying for truly cutting-edge smartphone photography, maybe these Xperia Pro I, with a 1 inch camera sensor, would do the job more clearly. It’s… just $800 more – further proof that Sony’s smartphone prices are wildly different from the competition.
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A powerhouse of a hybrid camera
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Sony’s A7 IV is a successful successor to its popular mainstream A7 III model. The resolution increases significantly to 33 megapixels and the overall image quality is significantly improved. Video is now on par with competitors at 4K at up to 60p with 10-bit 4:2:2 quality. The autofocus is incredible for both video and stills, and the in-body stabilization does a good job. The main disadvantages are the relatively high price and the rolling shutter, which limits the use of the electronic shutter. Steve Dent reviews the latest and greatest Sony camera. (And I guest star as a speaker talent.)
But will you take full advantage of that bandwidth?
Comcast has successfully tested the first 10G modem with multigigabit speeds. The prototype built by Broadcom can provide download and upload bandwidths in excess of 4 Gbps. At these speeds, downloading all 61 gigs of Call of Duty: Vanguard for PC would take just over two minutes.
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Microsoft no longer makes the consoles.
We learned in July 2020 that Microsoft discontinued the Xbox One X and Xbox One S Digital Edition. Now it has emerged that the company has quietly halted production of the Xbox One S until the end of the year “to focus on Xbox Series X/S production,” according to Xbox’s senior director of console product marketing.
The clerk also filed fraudulent tax returns to try to cover up her actions.
Kristy Stock was sentenced to 18 months in prison for her part in a plot to steal and resell more than 3,000 iPods intended for Native American students. The charges against Stock included both tax fraud and transporting stolen goods. Stock was supposed to use federal grant money to buy iPods and distribute them to students. However, with the help of fellow conspirators James Bender and Saurabh Chawla, the group shipped the stolen iPods to Maryland, where they were listed on eBay before being sold at a “significant” premium.
According to the committee, the reactions of the companies so far have been “inadequate”.
Facebook owners Meta, Google, Twitter and Reddit have been subpoenaed by the Congressional Special Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 riot in the US Capitol. Two key questions for the select committee are how the spread of misinformation and violent extremism has contributed to the violent onslaught on our democracy, and what steps, if any, social media companies have taken to prevent their platforms from becoming hotbeds for radicalization become violent by people. said Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
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