Point-and-shoot cameras are trending toward the endangered species list. For typical, day-to-day photos and videos, there’s the smartphone. If you want to capture action, there’s the GoPro, and if you want to make art, there are higher-end cameras with larger sensors. Point-and-shoots aren’t totally dead, though. They’re still popular with tourists who are trying to keep weight and bulk to a minimum. And then there are vloggers. Social media celebs, YouTube personalities, and influencers in the worlds of travel, fashion, and food often need to be able to shoot photos and videos at a higher quality than their phones can deliver while keeping their camera small and unobtrusive. It seems that the $1,299.99 Sony RX100 Mark VII is aimed at that crowd. Let’s start with a little refresher on the RX100 line. This is the seventh generation of Sony’s high-end point-and-shoot cameras, which generally rank at the top of the category. It’s four inches wide, … [Read more...] about Sony RX100 Mark VII review: almost vlogger
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Global IoT enterprise drone shipments to grow 50% in 2020: Report
In 2020, worldwide shipments of Internet of Things (IoT) enterprise drones (defined as flying drones) will total 526,000 units, an increase of 50% from 2019, Gartner Inc. said on Thursday. The global shipments are forecast to reach 1.3 million units by 2023. "The construction sector is an early adopter of drones, which causes construction monitoring to be the largest use case by shipments worldwide across the forecast. Shipments are estimated to reach 210,000 drones in 2020, and more than double by 2023. "Drones are taking over tasks such as site surveying and earthworks management as they are faster and safer to carry out with a drone than on foot," Kay Sharpington, Principal Analyst at Gartner, said in a statement. The insurance industry is the second largest use case by shipments with 46,000 drone shipments forecast for 2020. "Drones are used to carry out inspections on buildings and structures after a claim has been made, to assess the extent and cause of the damage. They can … [Read more...] about Global IoT enterprise drone shipments to grow 50% in 2020: Report
Apple admits its latest MacBook Pro model has this issue
Several users of the entry-level MacBook Pro have been facing a problem with their devices as they say that are witnessing unexpected shutdowns. This MacBook Pro offers a 13-inch screen and was introduced in July. Now, Apple has acknowledged the issue and posted a new support document listing out troubleshooting steps for these users. For those unaware, the issue is causing the 2019 MacBook Pro (13-inch) that includes two Thunderbolt 3 ports to shut down randomly even though the battery shows a remaining charge. As per Apple, users need to first ensure that their MacBook Pro is less than 90% charged. Then do the following steps: - Connect the MacBook Pro to its changer - Quit all the applications that are open - Close the lid of the device to put it on sleep mode - Let the MacBook Pro charge for at least 8 hours - Update the device to the latest version of the macOS The Cupertino-based tech giant has said that if the issue still persists, then the users are required to … [Read more...] about Apple admits its latest MacBook Pro model has this issue
Amazon Web Services launches new solutions for customers
Amazon's cloud arm AWS has announced a plethora of new offerings and solutions to make life easier for customers as they generate humongous amount of data. Addressing a packed house at AWS's annual re: Invent conference, CEO Andy Jassy said Arm-based EC2 instances will now be powered by new in-house "Graviton2" chips. This is a custom AWS design that is built using a 7 nm (nanometer) manufacturing process. It is based on 64-bit Arm Neoverse cores, and can deliver up to 7 times the performance of the A1 instances. The company launched the first generation (A1) of Arm-based, Graviton-powered EC2 instances last year. An instance is a virtual server in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) for running applications on AWS infrastructure. Storage that is secure, scalable, durable, and highly available is a fundamental component of cloud computing, said the AWS chief executive. The company launched Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) back in 2006. It has been a building block of many of the … [Read more...] about Amazon Web Services launches new solutions for customers
The 10 Worst Programming Mistakes in History
Advertisement Code is almost everywhere. The advent of modern computers arrived in the 1940s. In its rich history, programming enabled better communication, and led to advancements across a myriad of industries. Everything from space travel to telecommunications and healthcare has been revolutionized and affected by code.Plus, programming can teach valuable life lessons 6 Life Habits That Programming Could Teach You Today 6 Life Habits That Programming Could Teach You Today Everything important that you need to know about living a successful life, you can get from a computer program. Don't believe me? Read on. Read More . However, in its storied past, coding wrought destruction as well. Instances of a little bit of bad code caused disaster on a major level. The following are 10 of the worst programming mistakes in history.1. Y2K BugThe Year 2000 bug, aka Y2K Bug or Millennium Bug, was a coding problem predicted to cause computer pandemonium. In the 90s, most computer programs … [Read more...] about The 10 Worst Programming Mistakes in History