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Tech

- Google Pixel 4a Hands On/Review

- PSA: Contact tracing apps on iPhone 12 may need re-enabling

- YouTube introduces smart suggestions for dumb people who can't hold their phone good

- Zoom finally gets end-to-end encryption, as well as YouTube livestreaming on mobile

- Unstaffed store in Korea will sell iPhones, with face recognition

- AMD to acquire custom chip manufacturer Xilinx in deal worth $35bn

- AMD Big Navi: everything you need to know from AMD's RX 6000 and RDNA 2 event

Gaming

- Stadia creative director says streamers should pay publishers

- Ubisoft+ launching on Google Stadia by the end of the year

- Apple's 'Arbitrary' App Store Policies Stifle the Launch of Facebook's Cloud-Streamed Games

- Among Us has been overrun by a politically-charged spam attack *

- 'Gears 5' Xbox Series X update brings Dave Bautista to the story mode

- Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements: minimum and recommended PC specs revealed

- Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to December 10

- FIFA 21 now lets players disable all music to avoid streaming copyright infringements

- Remedy's Control just came out on Nintendo Switch

- These are the games coming with the PlayStation Plus Collection on PS5

- Deleting your Facebook account will also delete your Oculus games

Streaming

- Twitch, Amazon Slammed by RIAA and Major Industry Groups for Using Unlicensed Music; Twitch Refutes Claim *

Deals

- PlayStation Plus Collection details revealed + your November PlayStation Plus games

- New Games with Gold for November 2020

Software/Hardware Updates

- Fedora 33 Released With Workstation Using Btrfs By Default

Tech

- Trump's Twitter hacked after Dutch researcher claims he guessed password – report

- 'Infamous' GravityRAT spyware now hits Macs as well as Windows

- Apple TV+ adding classic 'Charlie Brown' specials and new originals starting this month

- Apple TV app launching on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 next month

- Quibi video service shuts down 6 months after launch, 1 day after Apple TV app launch

- Google Play Music is now officially dead, dead, dead Sad trombone

Gaming

- Here’s a dude playing Doom Eternal on his fridge

- Win an Xbox Series X with KFC, but maybe burn the hideous custom controller

- Microsoft's Xbox App Now Lets Xbox Users Stream Games to iPhone and iPad

- Phil Spencer says $7.5 billion Bethesda purchase 'works' even if it doesn't release games on PlayStation

- PS5's fan will be continually patched to optimize performance

- PS5 DualSense controllers are starting to appear in the wild

- PlayStation releases free Black Lives Matter PS4 theme

- NBA 2K21 gets unskippable in-game ads, like NBA 2K20 before it

- Cyberpunk 2077 will treat each language equally, offering full lip-sync for every dub

- Amazon rolling out early access to its Stadia competitor, Luna, starting today w/ 50 games

Deals

- Get a Pixel 4a for as little as $216 with Google Fi's new subscription program

Software/Hardware Updates

- AMD's latest GPU driver arrives just in time for Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods

- What’s new in the Windows 10 October 2020 Update

- Apple releases iOS 14.1 with widget bug fixes and iPhone 12 support

- Ubuntu 20.10 Released With GNOME 3.38, Active Directory Installer Integration

Topics

Tech

- Everything Apple announced during its October event: iPhone 12, HomePod mini, and more

- New Beats Flex Earphones Take BeatsX to the Next Level for Just $49.99

- For only the second time, security researches found UEFI malware in the wild

- T2 exploit team demos a cable that hacks Mac without user intervention

- Twitter makes last-minute changes to retweets and viral information to - avoid breaking the election

- This new technology may restore trust in photos and videos against the rise of deepfakes

Gaming

- PS5 Interface First look

- PS5 will play discs without forcing updates for offline games

- “Overwhelming majority” of 4000 PS4 games will be playable on PS5

- PlayStation 5 lets you upload voice chats to Sony and report your awful party mates

- Xbox Series X/S launch games: here’s the 30 next-gen optimized titles

- GameStop will earn revenue on digital downloads from every Xbox it sells

- Xbox 360 owners will be able to transfer cloud saves to Xbox Series X/S for free

- Watch Dogs Legion now recommends an RTX 3080 for its ultra settings

- Epic vs. Apple judge warns of ‘serious ramifications’ for console makers

- Tomorrow’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare patch will finally make it possible to uninstall specific modes on PC

Software/Hardware Updates

- Apple Releases watchOS 7.0.2 With Battery Drain Fix

- PS4 system software update 8.00 launching today – PlayStation.Blog

Topics

Topics

Tech

- TikTok deal with Oracle and Walmart gets Trump’s approval, judge blocks WeChat ban

- Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile Form ‘Coalition for App Fairness’ to ‘Fight Back’ Against Apple

- Holy Sh*t, Ring, is That a Drone Indoor Security Camera?

Gaming

- Microsoft buying Bethesda and Zenimax for $7.5bn

- Stream games from your console to your phone with the latest Xbox app beta

- Xbox Series X/S 1TB expandable storage costs $220

- Cyberpunk 2077 reveals surprisingly low system requirements for PC

- Epic blames Apple for the closure of Fortnite Save the World on Mac

- First batch of ‘Stadia Makers’ games brings seven new indie titles to Stadia

- Amazon is muscling into cloud gaming with Luna

- The Sims 4 will get 100 new skin tones in December

Streaming

- Nvidia’s new Broadcast app helps you remove your messy room and loud keyboard from video calls

Software/Hardware Updates

- If you were lucky enough to score an RTX 3080, here’s a packed new GPU driver for it

- Apple Releases macOS Catalina 10.15.7 With Fixes for WiFi Bug, 27-Inch iMac Graphics Issues

- Apple releases iOS 14.0.1 with bug fixes for widgets, default app settings, more

Deals

- Doom Eternal is coming to Xbox Game Pass next month

Topics

Tech

- ‘Apple One’ Bundles Introduced With Apple Music, Apple TV+ and More, Pricing Starts at $14.95/Month

- Apple Watch Series 6 Features New Watch Faces With Memoji, Stripes, and More

- Lower-Cost Apple Watch SE Unveiled With Series 6 Design, Lacks Features Like ECG and Blood Oxygen Tracking

- Apple no longer including USB power adaptor with Apple Watch, ahead of iPhone 12 debut

- Apple Announces ‘Fitness+’ Workout Service for $9.99/Month

- Apple Unveils New 8th-Gen 10.2-inch iPad With A12 Chip, Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard Support

- Apple Introduces Redesigned 10.9-Inch iPad Air With A14 Chip, All-Screen Design, Touch ID in Power Button, and USB-C

- Nvidia confirms acquisition of Arm Holdings from SoftBank for $40 billion

- CBP Seizes 2,000 OnePlus Buds, Calls Them “Counterfeit Apple AirPods” (Updated)

- Verizon to acquire Tracfone in $6 billion deal

- Google Fiber will start testing ‘2 Gigabit Internet’ for $100

Gaming

- PlayStation 5 Launches in November, starting at $399 for PS5 Digital Edition and $499 for PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Drive

- PlayStation 5 games Spider-Man Miles Morales, Sackboy and Horizon: Forbidden West will all launch on PS4

- “We are not going to go down the road of putting new releases into a subscription model,” says PlayStation head

- Microsoft criticizes Apple’s new App Store rules for streaming game services as a ‘bad experience for customers’

- Cloud streaming support is being added to over 150 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate titles

- Razer accidentally leaked the personal information of over 100,000 accounts

- Nvidia’s RTX 3080 graphics card is now available to order

- Nintendo 3DS officially discontinued • Eurogamer.net

Streaming

- Twitch announces, quickly walks back on stereotypical emotes

Software/Hardware Updates

- iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14 Will Be Released September 16

Deals

- Watch Dogs 2, Football Manager 2020 free on Epic Games Store

- Rocket League will go free-to-play next week on September 23

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