This week’s recap

Here are some interesting stories from last week:

• New Eneloops rechargeable batteries keep their charge for over 5 years. Check out also this post about the best AA batteries for photography.

• Apple's iPhone 4S has a Sony sensor. Sony's CEO was right and so was the Apple employee who published a picture taken with the new iPhone 4s on flickr before the announcement.

• Olympus fires CEO, stock takes tumble:

• Hoya actually made SLR lenses for different mounts, including Pentax K, Nikon F and Minolta MD (image source: eBay):

• Canon files a patent for an in-lens switchable ND filter:

• RED may actually announce a new laser based 4K projector on November 3rd.

• ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have stopped producing film cameras and will focus exclusively on digital cameras.

• iPhone 4S camera sensor actually capable of 4K 24p video:

• Fuji sues Kodak over digital camera patents.

• Sony A77 camera questions answered:

• The 360° panorama camera: