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  Full disclosure one: I’ve hosted a lot of independent podcasts, with varying degrees of success. Full disclosure two: This story is being hosted on a site owned by a corporate media giant. There’s even some chance that, by the time it’s published, the decision will be made to host it behind a paywall. The fact […]
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• newIndian police open case against hundreds in Kashmir for using VPN

  

  Local authorities in India-controlled Kashmir have opened a case against hundreds of people who used virtual private networks (VPNs) to circumvent a social media ban in the disputed Himalayan region in a move that has been denounced by human rights and privacy activists. Tahir Ashraf, who heads the police cyber division in Srinagar, said on […]
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• newDo trade shows still matter in the age of online business?

  

  The death of Mobile World Congress 2020 started as a trickle. First, it was an understandably nervous ZTE. As a Chinese company, it was undoubtedly going to receive extra scrutiny — never mind that ZTE’s Shenzhen headquarters are a two-hour flight from Wuhan. Soon enough, South Korea’s LG backed out, followed by Nvidia and Ericsson. […]
  - 56 mins ago 19 Feb 20, 2:46am -
• newJoin the Q&A with top speakers at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI (March 3)

  

  Over the past four years, TechCrunch has brought together some of the biggest names in robotics — founders, CEOs, VCs and researchers — for TC Sessions: Robotics + AI. The show has provided a unique opportunity to explore the future and present of robotics, AI and the automation technologies that will define our professional and […]
  - 1 hour ago 19 Feb 20, 2:30am -
• newPatreon enters the micro-lending game with Patreon Capital

  

  Patreon, a platform for creators to earn monetary support from fans, is busting out the checkbook. The startup isn’t playing VC quite yet with newly launched Patreon Capital, but they are hocking non-equity cash advances (loans!) for Patreon customers in need of some extra cash for big creative rollouts. Patreon has already made about a […]
  - 2 hours ago 19 Feb 20, 1:31am -
• newTubeMogul, Uber alums launch Arize AI for AI observability

  

  A new startup called Arize AI is building what it calls a real-time analytics platform for “observability” in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company is led by CEO Jason Lopatecki, who has also served as chief strategy officer and chief innovation officer at TubeMogul, the video ad company acquired by Adobe. TubeMogul’s co-founder and […]
  - 2 hours ago 19 Feb 20, 1:24am -
• newDell sells RSA to consortium led by Symphony Technology Group for over $2B

  

  Dell Technologies announced today that it was selling legacy security firm RSA for $2.075 billion to a consortium of investors led by Symphony Technology Group. Other investors include Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners. RSA came to Dell when it bought EMC for $67 billion in 2015. EMC bought the company in 2006 […]
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• newNoom competitor OurPath rebrands as Second Nature, raises $10M Series A

  

  Back in 2018, OurPath emerged as a startup in the U.K. tackling the problem of diabetes. The company helped customers fight the disease, and raised a $3 million round of funding by combining advice from health experts with tracking technology via a smartphone app to help people build healthy habits and lose weight. Now rebranded […]
  - 3 hours ago 19 Feb 20, 12:57am -
• newPandora’s new Apple Watch app lets you leave your iPhone behind

  

  Support for standalone streaming has come to Pandora’s Apple Watch app. The company today announced the official launch of its new standalone app for Apple Watch that lets you listen to music and podcasts on the go, even without your iPhone. The launch makes Pandora the first major third-party — meaning, first besides Apple Music […]
  - 3 hours ago 19 Feb 20, 12:28am -
• newWhy Kepler is building its full-stack satellite business in Canada

  

  Toronto-based telecommunications startup Kepler Communications surprised many recently when it revealed plans to establish its own satellite assembly and base the operation in its own hometown instead of contracting the work to an existing manufacturer. It might seem a perplexing and unnecessarily costly choice at first, but I spoke to Kepler CEO and co-founder Mina […]
  - 4 hours ago 19 Feb 20, 12:12am -
• newSecret’s founder returns with anti-loneliness app Ikaria

  

  “I don’t feel good about that. That sucks” Chrys Bader-Wechseler reflects when asked about the bullying that went down on the anonymous app Secret he co-founded in 2013. After $35 million raised, 15 million users, and a spectacular flame out two years later, the startup was dead. “Since I left secret I feel alive and […]
  - 4 hours ago 19 Feb 20, 12:01am -
• newNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is coming to TC Sessions: Space 2020

  

  This year marks our first-ever TC Sessions: Space event, and what better way to kick things off than with the head of NASA: Administrator Jim Bridenstine will join us onstage on June 25 in LA. NASA has been more open than ever before to working with startups and entrepreneurs, and we’ll hear directly from the […]
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• newDaily Crunch: Apple blames coronavirus for revenue miss

  

  Apple says the coronavirus outbreak will hurt its manufacturing and sales, Jeff Bezos makes a big commitment to fighting climate change and SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 18, 2020. 1. Apple will miss revenue forecast as coronavirus impacts its manufacturing and sales In a letter to investors, Apple said […]
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:11pm -
• newJaguar Land Rover debuts electric urban mobility concept vehicle with plans for 2021 pilot

  

  Jaguar Land Rover has introduced a new concept vehicle that cuts a very different figure relative to its usual fare: It’s a four-wheeled electric urban mobility concept called “Project Vector” that looks more like a low-floored airport shuttle train car than a traditional car. This is a look that has increasingly become popular among automakers […]
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:05pm -
• newInVideo raises $2.5M and launches an automated assistant to make your videos better

  

  Video editing startup InVideo has new funding and a new product. The San Francisco-headquartered company bills itself as the easiest way for anyone to create professional-quality videos, using a drag-and-drop interface along with a library of templates and stock photos and videos. The resulting videos can then be optimized for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other […]
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:03pm -
• newHow Spotify ran the largest Google Dataflow job ever for Wrapped 2019

  

  In early December, Spotify launched its annual personalized Wrapped playlist with its users’ most-streamed sounds of 2019. That has become a bit of a tradition and isn’t necessarily anything new, but for 2019, it also gave users a look back at how they used Spotify over the last decade. Because this was quite a large […]
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:00pm -
• newSpotify mimics Apple’s design with new podcast show page updates

  

  Spotify’s ongoing investments in the podcast-streaming side of its business helped boost podcast listening on its service by 200% last year. But today, only 16% of Spotify’s monthly listeners are engaging with podcasts — a number the company today hopes to nudge higher by redesigning the podcast side of its streaming app. The new layout […]
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 10:45pm -
• newAisera, an AI tool to help with customer service and internal operations, exits stealth with $50M

  

  Robotic process automation — the ability to automate certain repetitive software-based tasks to free up people to focus on work that computers cannot do — has become a major growth area in the world of IT. Today, a startup called Aisera that is coming out of stealth has taken this idea and supercharged it by […]
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 10:40pm -
• newFacebook prototypes tabbed News Feed with Most Recent & Seen

  

  Facebook may make it easier to escape its ranking algorithm and explore the News Feed in different formats. Facebook has internally prototyped a tabbed version of the News Feed for mobile that includes the standard Most Relevant feed, the existing Most Recent feed of reverse chronological posts that was previously buried as a sidebar bookmark […]
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 10:29pm -
• newNew Early Stage speakers to talk fundraising strategies, growth marketing and PR

  

  TC Early Stage SF goes down on April 28, and we are getting pretty damn excited about it! The show will bring together 50+ experts across startup core competencies, such as fundraising, operations and marketing. We’ll hear from VCs on how to create the perfect pitch deck and how to identify the right investors for […]
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 10:14pm -

Verge Re/Code

• newIron Man dreams are closer to becoming a reality thanks to this new Jetman Dubai video
  Tony Stark may have destroyed his Iron Man suits in Iron Man 3 (only to bring out a whole new line in Avengers: Age of Ultron), but Jetman Dubai’s Iron Man-like dreams of autonomous human flight are realer than ever. A new video published by the company shows pilot Vince Reffet using a jet-powered, carbon-fiber suit to launch off the ground and fly 6,000 feet in the air. The video, seen above, was taken in Dubai, heading south toward Jumeirah Beach Residence, according to the company. Jetman…
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• newThe best smart display to buy right now
  Smart displays for your kitchen, bedroom, or living room Continue reading…
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• newAdobe’s product chief explains how pro apps are changing in response to TikTok
  More people are becoming video editors, but it’s increasingly happening inside of apps like TikTok and Instagram where creators and influencers can take advantage of the unique video editing tools and filters without going anywhere else. So how does traditional photo and video editing software like Adobe Photoshop and Premiere fit into this new wave of content creation?Adobe’s chief product officer, Scott Belsky, sat down with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Verge reporter Dami Lee to…
  - 4 hours ago 19 Feb 20, 12:11am -
• newJaguar Land Rover unveils ‘autonomy ready’ electric shuttle concept
  Jaguar Land Rover is the latest automaker to unveil an electric and “autonomy ready” shuttle pod designed for shared use in urban settings. “Project Vector” is just a concept, but the UK carmaker said it hopes to have some version of the vehicle on the road for testing by 2021. For now, the automaker is keeping most of its specs under wraps. The vehicle is four meters long, with a motor and battery pack built into a flat floor, but JLR won’t reveal the size of the battery or the range…
  - 4 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:41pm -
• newGoogle Stadia is coming to Samsung, Asus, and Razer phones on February 20th
  Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google announced today that Stadia will work on some Android phones from Samsung, Asus, and Razer starting on February 20th. Up until this point, Stadia only worked on certain Pixel phones.Here’s the full list of the 19 newly supported phones, which includes the Samsung Galaxy S20 line that’s releasing on March 6th:Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8 PlusSamsung Galaxy S8 ActiveSamsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9 PlusS…
  - 4 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:24pm -
• newPatreon will now give creators cash advances on their subscription money
  Photo by Jerod Harris / Getty Images Patreon, the site creators love because it helps them make money off their work, has started a program called Patreon Capital, which grants micro-loans to creators. It’s essentially a cash advance: you get money now in exchange for some of your future earnings plus a small premium. It’s different from Patreon’s usual business — which is enabling direct subscriptions to people whose work you like, then taking a cut off the top — but it will divers…
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:02pm -
• newApple’s location-tracking Tags might finally launch later this year
  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After months of rumors and speculation, it looks like Apple will produce tens of millions of its ultra-wideband trackers (tentatively called AirTags or Apple Tags) by the end of the year, possibly by the third quarter, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts (via 9to5Mac). The existence of Apple Tags / AirTags was leaked by numerous outlets last year. Images showed a Bluetooth tracker similar to Tile devices that would use the same ultra-wideband radios as…
  - 5 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 10:18pm -
• newKickstarter employees vote to unionize
  Kickstarter employees voted to unionize today with 46 people voting for the union and 37 against. The decision makes Kickstarter employees the first at a major tech company to unionize. The employees are represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), and the unit is made up of 85 engineers, directors, analysts, designers, coordinators, and customer support specialists.“The tech sector represents a new frontier for union organizing, and OPEIU is excited to re…
  - 6 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 10:10pm -
• newApple Music now groups different versions of the same albums
  Image: Federico Viticci Apple Music has tweaked the way it organizes different versions of the same album, as spotted by Federico Viticci of MacStories. Now, if you tap on an album in Apple Music, any alternate versions will appear below the tracklist in a section called “Other Versions.”Viticci points out a few specific examples in a tweet. Tap on Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlanticism, for example, and two other versions of the album are available: Transatlanticism Demos and Transatl…
  - 6 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 10:04pm -
• newPorsche Taycan catches fire in Florida
  Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge An all-electric Porsche Taycan in Florida caught fire on Sunday, the company has confirmed to The Verge. It’s the first known case of a Taycan catching fire, and Porsche says the cause is unknown at this time. No one was hurt in the fire, though significant damage was apparently done to both the car and the garage.Porsche would not specify where the fire took place in Florida, but it said that the car belonged to a customer and that it was informed of the…
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Zee News Technology

• Samsung Galaxy M31 arriving in India; check price and features
  Dubbed as India-first smartphones, Samsung launched six models - M10, M20, M30, M40, M10s and M30s under the M series in 2019.
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• Kaspersky talks about different types of ransomware and free ransomware protection, decryption tools
  With the recent few intense cyber-attacks taking place globally it is a good practice to understand how these cyberattacks work and how can they be prevented. Kaspersky talks about different types of Ransomware and how to protect yourself from ransomware and how to mitigate any damage that`s already done.
  - 2 days ago 16 Feb 20, 10:32pm -
• Samsung reveals price for its Galaxy S20 series in India; check details here
  ​Pre-booked consumers in India will receive their Galaxy S20 beginning March 6, 2020.
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• Much awaited Samsung Galaxy S20 available for pre-order on Valentine's Day
  Gift your Valentine this year with one of the most awaited flagship phones of this year, the Samsung Galaxy S20, as it will be available for pre-order in India from Valentine's Day.
  - 5 days ago 13 Feb 20, 7:07pm -
• Samsung's first full 5G flagship Galaxy S20 series is here
  Samsung Galaxy S20 series will be available starting March 6, 2020, in colour choices of Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, and Cloud Pink for Galaxy S20, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cosmic Black for Galaxy S20+ and Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black for the Galaxy S20 Ultra. 
  - 7 days ago 12 Feb 20, 12:34pm -
• Google launches internet safety campaign on Safer Internet Day
  According to the company, its automatic Gmail spam and phishing filters block 99.9 percent of suspicious or dangerous emails before they reach users.
  - 7 days ago 11 Feb 20, 5:28pm -
• Google Chrome will block non-secure file downloads on HTTPS pages
  Google Chrome has announced that it will now ensure that secure pages only download secure files by blocking mixed content downloads or non-HTTPS downloads, which start on secure pages. 
  - 10 days ago 9 Feb 20, 2:43pm -
• Study maps future direction of bioprinting research
  The utilization of 3D printing-like techniques to combine cells, growth factors that imitate natural tissue characteristics is known as bioprinting.
  - 10 days ago 8 Feb 20, 7:53pm -
• TECNO to launch 48MP quad-camera phone under Rs 15k in India
  TECNO all set to shake the 15k budget market as the company plans on launching a 48MP quad-camera smartphone with AI supporting. 
  - 10 days ago 8 Feb 20, 7:51pm -
• Vivo opens premium experiential retail store in Mumbai
  The experience centre will have an interactive touch-enabled LED screen, where customers view and compare features, dedicated gaming, virtual reality (VR) and customer interaction zones.
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• Xiaomi Mi 10 series to be launched on Feb 23 in Barcelona
  The smartphone will launch with 12GB and 16GB RAM variants.
  - 11 days ago 8 Feb 20, 1:55pm -
• Apple iPhone SE 2 may get launched in March this year: check features
  A recent report from Japanese blog Mac Otakara has claimed that the Cupertino based tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to launch a 5.4-inch iPhone similar in size to the iPhone
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• Instagram launches unique feature, will now help users know whom to unfollow
  The Facebook-owned social media platform time and again comes up with interesting features to give its user a new and good experience of social networking.
  - 11 days ago 7 Feb 20, 4:36pm -
• Boeing narrowly avoids a catastrophic failure, reports NASA panel
  Boeing narrowly missed a "catastrophic failure" during its December flight test of an unmanned space taxi that was cut short by an unrelated problem, a NASA safety review panel said Thursday, recommending that the agency examine Boeing`s software verification process before letting it fly humans to space.
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• China's mobile giants to take on Google's Play store: Sources
  The platform aims to make it easier for developers of games, music, movies and other apps to market their apps in overseas markets, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
  - 12 days ago 7 Feb 20, 12:58pm -
• ViacomCBS to launch new streaming platform: Source
  ViacomCBS is working on a streaming service that will build on CBS All Access, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
  - 12 days ago 7 Feb 20, 7:59am -
• Mobile World Congress to go ahead, LG pulls out over Coronavirus
  The Mobile World Congress has come under scrutiny since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern.
  - 13 days ago 6 Feb 20, 8:16am -
• General Motors rolls back 'radical' plan to offer only 3-cylinder engines in some China cars: sources
  GM went further than competitors, discontinuing four-cylinder versions for many models in the world`s largest auto market.
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• Coronavirus fear grips Auto Expo 2020 as participants come wearing masks
  The 15th edition of the Auto Expo is being jointly organised by ACMA, CII and SIAM from February 7-12 for the general public, at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida.
  - 14 days ago 5 Feb 20, 11:35am -
• Twitter to label fake, manipulating tweets from March 5
  Twitter admitted that this will be a challenge and it will make errors along the way.
  - 14 days ago 5 Feb 20, 10:31am -

NDTV Technology News

• newMicrosoft Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3 Price and Specifications Tipped
  The Surface Book 3 by Microsoft will also see a refresh this year and is expected to be announced during one of Microsoft's events in spring 2020 in New York City.
  - 4 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:13pm -
• newSurface Pro 7, Surface Pro X, Surface Laptop 3 Get Listed on India Site
  The Surface Pro 7 Intel 10th Gen Core i5-1035G4 processor model with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD is priced at Rs. 1,13,990, whereas the most premium Intel 10th Gen Core i7-1065G7 with 16GB RAM and 256GB...
  - 8 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 7:35pm -
• newHonor 9X Pro, MagicBook Global Launch Set for February 24
  Honor has announced that it will launch the Honor 9X Pro and the Honor MagicBook laptop on February 24.
  - 8 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 7:26pm -
• newSamsung Galaxy M31 India Launch Next Week: Everything We Know So Far
  The Galaxy M31 will have a quad camera setup on the back with the primary camera sporting a 64-megapixel resolution. It will have a 6,000mAh battery and a full-HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U Display.
  - 8 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 7:20pm -
• newTinder's Interactive Video Series Swipe Night Coming to India
  According to Tinder's parent company -- Match "millions" of Tinder users tuned in to watch the show's episodes during its run in October and it gave way to double-digit increases in both matches and...
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:47pm -
• newFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Calls for New-Style Regulator for EU
  Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg called for a new type of big tech regulator as he lobbied the EU officials who have become the world's top enforcers on Silicon Valley.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:37pm -
• newSamsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Display Receives A+ Grade From DisplayMate
  Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has received an A+ grade from display benchmark firm DisplayMate. The latest flagship carries a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:35pm -
• newRealme Link App Announced to Control the Company's IoT Products
  Realme has unveiled an upcoming app called Realme Link, which will serve the company's IoT products.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:33pm -
• newFitbit Versa 2 Review
  Fitbit Versa 2 price in India is around Rs. 15,000 online. Here's our in-depth review.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:17pm -
• newThe Best Phones You Can Buy for Under Rs. 8,000 (February 2020 Edition)
  You can get a fairly capable phone without breaking the bank, and we're going to help you find the ideal model for your needs.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:15pm -

• newSamsung Galaxy S20 Series Sales to Top 32 Million Units in 2020: Kuo
  Ming-Chi Kuo expects Samsung to sell around 32 million units of the recently launched Galaxy S20 in 2020, which compared to the previous-generation models is not much.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:14pm -
• newSamsung Galaxy A71 Said to Launch in India Tomorrow
  Samsung is set to launch its premium Galaxy A71 smartphone in India on Wednesday for around Rs. 30,000 that will be just at the cusp of being a premium device.
  - 10 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 5:58pm -
• newSamsung Set to Benefit From China Virus Woes Afflicting Apple, Other Rivals
  Samsung stands to be a major beneficiary of the China production problems announced by rival Apple on Monday, reaping the rewards of a decade-long bet on low-cost smartphone manufacturing in Vietnam.
  - 10 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 5:47pm -
• newNubia Red Magic 5G Teased to Sport Snapdragon 865 SoC, 16GB of RAM
  The president of ZTE's Nubia brand has confirmed that the upcoming Nubia Red Magic 5G gaming-centric phone will pack 16GB of RAM.
  - 10 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 5:34pm -
• newGoogle's Useful, AI-Powered Homework-Assistance App Comes to Android
  Socratic by Google, the app that is designed to assist students to do their homework, has been released for Android with artificial intelligence (AI) backed enhancements.
  - 11 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 5:12pm -
• newPoco X2 Next Sale on February 25 in India via Flipkart at 12 Noon
  Poco X2 will go on sale in India for the third time following its launch on February 25 via Flipkart. Here's everything you need to know about its pricing, specifications, and offers.
  - 11 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 5:05pm -
• newRedmi Note 8 Pro Price in India Slashed, Now Starts at Rs. 13,999
  Redmi Note 8 Pro has received a price cut in India. This price cut comes just days after Xiaomi had increased the price of the Redmi Note 8 base model in the country over the supply chain troubles...
  - 11 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 5:01pm -
• newOnePlus 8 Pro May Have IP68 Water and Dust Resistance, New Rumour Tips
  With its OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro last year, the company took a jab at official IP ratings and dunked one of the phones in a bucket of water.
  - 11 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 4:56pm -
• newOyo Has Some Real Problems - Softbank's Aspirations May Be to Blame
  Ritesh Agarwal got the idea for Oyo after roaming around India on a shoestring budget, witnessing first-hand the opportunity to bring order to the anarchic industry.
  - 11 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 4:33pm -
• newOppo Find X2 Pro Said to Offer Periscope Lens With 60x Digital Zoom
  Oppo Find X2 Pro said to sport Super Telephoto lens capable of 60x Digital Zoom
  - 11 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 4:26pm -