In the constant battle to provide consumers the best smartphone camera, one area that Apple has yet to innovate is optical zoom, which could use a so-called "periscope lens." We explain what the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's the scratchbuilt depot at Merced, Calif., on Jack Burgess' HO scale Yosemite Valley RR. Periscopes allow operators and ...

For years, smartphone zoom meant watching fine detail dissolve into a watercolor smear the moment you pinched past 5x. That era is ending. In June 2026, two global flagships from vivo and OPPO are ...

Last week, we learned that next year’s Galaxy S24 Ultra might drop the 10x telephoto setup Samsung’s used in its past few Ultra flagships in favor of a more restrained 5x option, much like what’s on ...

General Electric (GE) is big. The conglomerate makes aircraft engines, wind turbines, MRI machines and locomotives. None are easily summed up in 30-second spots or 140-character tweets. Now, GE and ...

Xiaomi is known for pushing the boundaries when it comes to smartphone cameras, and the upcoming Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro are no exception. According to recent reports from popular Weibo tipster, ...

Q: I enjoyed the September 2026 issue of Model Railroader very much, particularly the article about the Yosemite Valley RR. On page 42, Mr. Burgess mentions the use of periscopes so that visitors can ...