Apple updates 27-inch iMac ahead of transition to custom Arm silicon


Apple on Tuesday took the wraps off an updated version of its 27-inch iMac. It doesn’t feature Apple’s new custom silicon from Arm and visually, it looks no different than its predecessor, but there still may be enough here to entice some buyers.

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Olympus announces OM-D E-M10 Mark IV micro 4/3 camera, new 100-400mm super-telephoto lens


Olympus, the Japanese optics specialist that announced it would be selling its camera business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) back in June, has introduced a new digital camera and telephoto lens.

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New WhatsApp feature lets users fact-check viral messages


WhatsApp users will see a magnifying glass icon next to messages that have been forwarded more than five times. Tapping on it searches for the message’s contents online, which should help people discover whether it’s real or misinformation/conspiracy theories.

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Tablet shipments soared during the lockdowns, iPad remains number one


According to market research firm Canalys, overall tablet sales were up a massive 26 percent in Q2 2020. Just over 37.5 million of the devices were shipped, compared to 29.7 million during the same period a year earlier.

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Take-Two says more expensive games on the PS5/XBSX reflect "the quality of the experience"


Last month, research firm IDG reported that more developers were considering increasing the baseline price of AAA games for the PS5 and Xbox Series X. While $60 has been the standard for many years, developing games for the upcoming consoles brings higher costs. Take-Two believes these should be passed on...

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Apple lays down the ground rules for default third-party browser and email apps


In a recently published support document, Apple outlined several guidelines and parameters for third-party developers of browsers and email apps, which they'll need to comply with for replacing the company's own default clients on the iPhone.

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Retailer says Radeon 5000 series has double the failure rate of Turing cards


Germany’s largest PC retailer, Mindfactory, has published RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) data for AMD’s Radeon 5000 series (5500 XT and above) and Nvidia’s Turing cards (GTX 1660 Ti and above).

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The Best Laptops 2020: Our top recommendations


Timing for buying a new laptop right now is as good as it possibly gets. Intel's 10th-gen chips have found their way into most machines and even AMD's Ryzen 4000 CPU is making a solid appearance, we only wish it was more widely available. From $700 to $7,000 and covering...

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AI firm sues Apple for $1.4 billion, alleges Siri infringes on its patents


Shanghai-based Zhizhen Network Technology was recently awarded a patent for voice assistant technology that has many similarities with Apple's Siri. While that wouldn't sit well with the Cupertino company in any possible situation, it does come at a time when the US and China are trading blows in a trade...

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Microsoft Store for Xbox will be getting much faster and easier to use this fall


Microsoft claims the new Xbox store is twice as fast and loads in under two seconds. If true, this is better than Sony's PlayStation Store, which takes several seconds just to get to the home screen. Game pages will also render faster.

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