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    Filmotechnic USA unveils 3 new camera car platforms, adds regional facilities

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    LOS ANGELES --

    Filmotechnic USA, a provider of high performance camera car systems to the entertainment industry, follows up a record 2019 with three new car platforms and additional regional facilities coming online for 2020.

    Thom Tanton, head of Filmotechnic USA sales, said, “We’ve doubled down, adding three new vehicles to the fleet, coupled to the latest and only authentic Russian Arm tech. We’re also opening up additional rental facilities around the U.S. Today’s filmmakers need to go everywhere for their projects. Filmotechnic will be there for them.”

    The three new camera car platforms added to the largest fleet in the market are a completely new fabricated Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Toyota Tundra TRD PRO and supercharged Toyota 4 Runner TRD. 

    All the new camera cars were put through their paces last week at Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, Calif. In addition to Filmotechnic USA camera cars and flight heads, drones from aerial cinematography company XM2, a helicopter from Pursuit Aviation and Teradek wireless video systems were all integrated for two days of non-stop testing in real world, high speed scenarios.

    The Tundra TRD comes with a 381 HP V8 AWD before Filmotechnic modifies it with oversized tires. For additional horsepower, a TRD Supercharger was already added to the 4-Runner. New Rental Facilities

    The last two years has seen Filmotechnic expand to all areas of the U.S. Originally located in L.A. and Detroit, Filmo has opened facilities in filmmaking hotbeds across the country. This year is no different, with camera car system rentals now coming online in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Currently, Filmotechnic also has offices in Dallas, Atlanta, Orlando and Honolulu.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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