Apple’s next iPad Pro could come with a rear triple-camera array

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It’s widely expected that Apple will release an iPhone with a triple-camera array on the back, and a new rumor suggests that the company’s next iPads might also get multiple rear camera systems. Mac Otakara reports (via AppleInsider) that the next iPad Pro could come with a triple-camera array, while the regular 10.2 inch iPad might come with a dual-camera system.

Apple updated its iPad Mini, and iPad Air earlier this year, and it’s expected to unveil some additional updates for the iPad and iPad Pro later this year, which could include the new camera systems. Mac Otakara cites accessory diagrams from Apple suppliers, which point to the iPad Pro getting a bigger camera array. The upcoming iPhone 11 is rumored to be getting a similar…

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Not My Job: We Quiz Actor Henry Winkler On Twinklers

Henry Winkler attends the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.

We’ve invited Winkler — who played Fonzie on Happy Days, and more recently Gene Cousineau on HBO’s Barry — to play a game called “Oooh, look at the twinklers!” Three questions about stars.

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Watch Porsche’s first electric car make an EV expert’s mind melt

Porsche started teasing its first all-electric car almost four years ago to the month, and we’ve learned a lot about it since then. Two of the biggest things left to discover about the car (called the Taycan) are what it will truly, actually, finally look like, and how it performs. We can now start to fill in the latter, though, because former Fifth Gear presenter Jonny Smith repeatedly put the new electric Porsche through its launch mode paces in a new video published this week.

If you’re not familiar with Smith, he’s an appropriate person to get the first crack at giving the Porsche Taycan a full go. Not only does he make loads of videos about electric cars on the Fully Charged YouTube channel, he’s known for taking a tiny 1970s…

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We’re All Haunted In ‘The Turn Of The Key’

The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware

Ruth Ware’s new novel is a clever update on Henry James’ classic of paranoia, but instead of ghosts, Ware’s characters are haunted by unknowable, unpredictable smart homes and surveillance technology.

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Small satellite launcher Vector pauses operations after ousting CEO

The Vector-R taking off on its second suborbital test flight in 2017 | Photo: Vector

Aerospace startup Vector — a US company developing small rockets to send small satellites into orbit — announced on Friday it is pausing operations due “to a significant change in financing.” The company’s CEO, Jim Cantrell, has also left and been replaced by John Garvey, one of the company’s co-founders.

Those abrupt changes for the company come just a few days after Vector received its first launch contract from the US Air Force valued at $3.4 million. Now, the company says it will try to figure out how to move forward. “A core team is evaluating options on completing the development of the company’s Vector-R small launch vehicle, while also supporting the Air Force and other government agencies on programs such as the recent ASLON-45…

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