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LG’s dual-screen swiveling smartphone will be a Verizon exclusive when it lands on the nation’s largest wireless carrier next month. https://www.techspot.com/news/86939-lg-wing-launches-first-verizon-priced-999.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Explore works by connecting people to their hosts via one-way video and two-way audio. There are a number of experiences available, from sessions that teach skills such as cooking, to virtual shopping with advisors from around the world, to taking tours with guides. https://www.techspot.com/news/86934-amazon-launches-explore-platform-offering-virtual-tour-shopping.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

On Tuesday, Microsoft unsurprisingly revealed that the EA Play/Game Pass package would become available on November 10, the launch day for the Xbox Series X and S. However, that release date only applies to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. Subscribers to the PC version will have to wait until an... https://www.techspot.com/news/86924-ea-play-comes-game-pass-ultimate-november-10th.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Lenovo on Tuesday introduced what it is calling the world’s first foldable, single-screen personal computer. https://www.techspot.com/news/86921-lenovo-thinkpad-x1-fold-foldable-pc-starts-2500.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google says that it has always required developers who distribute their apps on the Play Store to use its billing system if they offer in-app purchases and pay a 30 percent fee from the payments. But some developers, including Netflix and Spotify, prompt customers to pay directly using a credit... https://www.techspot.com/news/86917-google-demands-app-developers-start-using-billing-system.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

If you recall, Adobe a few years back vowed to wind down support for the embattled Flash software platform at the end of 2020 in favor of more open standards like HTML5. As a result, Facebook will stop supporting Flash-based games after December 31, 2020. https://www.techspot.com/news/86907-farmville-11-year-run-facebook-ends-december-31.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Roku Streambar features four internal speakers that can reportedly fill a room with Dolby Audio. Clever audio settings also allow you to automatically lower loud commercials, increase speech clarity, add depth to music and optimize sound for night listening. The unit is controllable via Alexa and Google Assistant devices... https://www.techspot.com/news/86904-roku-new-streambar-offers-dolby-audio-4k-visuals.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Resident Evil is the highest-grossing movie franchise based on a video game of all time, having made over $1.2 billion worldwide. That success was likely a factor in Netflix’s decision to create two RE shows: one a live-action series; the other, a CGI project. https://www.techspot.com/news/86902-check-out-trailer-netflix-cgi-resident-evil-show.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The issue appears related to the type of capacitors found on the rear of the PCB underneath the GPU. As explained by Igor's Lab, AIB partners are supposed to use two types of capacitors for filtering voltages: large-area POSCAPs (Conductive Polymer Tantalum Solid Capacitors) or the smaller and cheaper MLCCs... https://www.techspot.com/news/86900-capacitor-issues-causing-rtx-30803090-crashes.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Listed plainly and clearly within macOS code is the number of compute units each GPU will have: Navi 21 will have 80, Navi 22 will have 40, and Navi 23 will have 32. Assuming that each compute unit corresponds to sixty-four shaders, the GPUs will have 5120, 2560, and 2048... https://www.techspot.com/news/86897-amd-radeon-rx-6000-gpus-revealed-macos-big.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Video games can evoke a variety of emotions, whether it's fear, edginess or excitement. But sometimes we just want to chillax, so here are a few good game suggestions that are better suited to reduce your stress levels. https://www.techspot.com/article/2095-games-to-chill/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Back in July, Apple and Ireland won an appeal against a $15 billion tax bill imposed by the European Commission. The Cupertino giant paid the amount plus interest -- a whopping $16.7 billion -- in 2016, representing unfair tax breaks and benefits received in Ireland between 2003 and 2014. What... https://www.techspot.com/news/86893-european-commission-appeal-ruling-favored-apple-15-billion.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nvidia’s launch of the RTX 3080 last week and the RTX 3090 just days ago didn’t exactly go according to script. In both instances, overwhelming demand from legitimate buyers and bots / resellers resulted in shortages that led the GPU maker to issue multiple apologies to scorned gamers. https://www.techspot.com/news/86889-amd-frank-azor-confident-there-no-ampere-like.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Remember Windows XP? https://www.techspot.com/trivia/57-what-name-landscape-picture-set-default-wallpaper-windows/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Amidst reports suggesting that the source code for Windows XP has leaked, Microsoft has yet to confirm or deny the leak. However, security researchers already seem convinced it's legitimate. https://www.techspot.com/news/86881-windows-xp-source-code-has-spilled-out-onto.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Amazon announced on Thursday that it would be launching a game streaming service called Luna. The reveal was not unexpected. Last November, anonymous sources said AWS would be unveiling a game-streaming platform "next year," so right on cue. https://www.techspot.com/news/86876-amazon-luna-next-cloud-gaming-entry-market.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nvidia on Monday apologized for underestimating what turned out to be overwhelming demand for its new RTX 3080 graphics card. https://www.techspot.com/news/86873-nvidia-preemptively-apologizes-limited-rtx-3090-supply.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The saga began back in August when Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders that gave US businesses 45 days to stop any transactions with WeChat and ByteDance—ostensibly over security concerns—leaving the latter with little option but to sell TikTok's US operations. https://www.techspot.com/news/86865-tiktok-files-injunction-against-upcoming-trump-ban.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Last week, Hello Games founder and frontman Sean Murray announced the next major installment for No Man's Sky. Fan's held their expectations in check since Murray's blog post implied the update was not going to be huge, but more of a bulding block for things to come. https://www.techspot.com/news/86858-no-man-sky-next-major-release-origins-gives.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It’s been nearly two years since Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime left the company he helped create in 1991. Industry veterans are rarely able to sit idle for more than a couple of years without getting the itch to jump back into the business and Morhaime is no different. https://www.techspot.com/news/86857-blizzard-co-founder-mike-morhaime-announces-new-game.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Tesla's drive-in cinema-like Battery Day event saw the company's shareholders honk their horns whenever Elon Musk made a ground-breaking or an otherwise exciting announcement. The CEO touched on several tech advancements for the company, including the development of in-house tabless battery cells that'll offer more power and range, setting up... https://www.techspot.com/news/86852-tesla-begins-taking-orders-140000-model-s-plaid.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Along with the Apple Watch Series 6, Apple introduced a new watch band called the Solo Loop. It has no clasp and is instead made from an elastic polymer, so users can just slip their watch on and off. They are not one-size-fits-all, however. There are nine different sizes, from 4 to 12. https://www.techspot.com/news/86842-apple-new-solo-loop-bands-have-returned-watch.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Having recently passed the six-month point since the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting workplace environments in a big way, and now headed into a fall and winter season that some fear could make things worse, there are a lot of organizations thinking and planning for the future of work. https://www.techspot.com/news/86840-microsoft-highlights-future-work-teams-updates.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Last month, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) sent Facebook a preliminary order to stop transferring the data of European users to the US, after a European Court of Justice ruled that American privacy legislation isn't adequate. Failing that, Facebook could be fined up to four percent of its annual turnover,... https://www.techspot.com/news/86831-facebook-may-have-stop-operating-eu-amid-new.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Eric Haggstrom, eMarketer forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence, said consumers are choosing to cut the cord because of high prices, especially compared to streaming alternatives. “The loss of live sports in H1 2020 contributed to further declines”, Haggstrom said. https://www.techspot.com/news/86828-cord-cutting-reaches-all-time-high.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Logitech on Monday announced a new wireless compact mouse that is joining the Master Series. https://www.techspot.com/news/86821-logitech-new-mx-anywhere-3-mouse-has-magspeed.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As we reported earlier this year, Microsoft pushed out the Windows 10 KB4559309 update that automatically updated Edge to the well-reviewed Chromium-powered incarnation, which Microsoft confirmed back in December 2018. https://www.techspot.com/news/86817-microsoft-replaces-windows-10-update-one-doesnt-kill.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Following its PlayStation 5 event last week, Sony tweeted that pre-orders for the next-gen console would be available "starting as early as tomorrow at select retailers." It appears that Target, BestBuy, GameStop, and Walmart never got the memo—or didn't care—opening their pre-orders a day early . https://www.techspot.com/news/86816-amazon-warns-customers-their-ps5-consoles-could-delayed.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Today we're reviewing the Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3080 OC, the first third-party GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card to come our way and we're very interested to see how it compares to Nvidia's Founders Edition model. https://www.techspot.com/review/2102-asus-tuf-geforce-rtx-3080/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The news came less than a day before a ban on TikTok app’s maintenance and updates was due to come into effect following concerns around the Chinese-owned service. Trump initially signed an executive order banning both TikTok and WeChat in August, citing concerns around “the national security, foreign policy, and... https://www.techspot.com/news/86812-trump-approves-oracles-tiktok-bid-concept.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

TikTok has tried working with the U.S., claiming it has offered “unprecedented levels of additional transparency” in recent days. Tencent, owner of WeChat, will also continue talks with the U.S. in an attempt to achieve “a long-term solution.” https://www.techspot.com/news/86809-us-ban-wechat-tiktok-downloads-starting-tomorrow.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

We'll focus on the system requirements here since that's arguably the information PC players have been waiting for the longest. Before we list them, a quick side note: some of our readers will be pleased to know that, while Windows 10 is the recommended OS to play 2077 with, it... https://www.techspot.com/news/86808-cyberpunk-2077-system-requirements-finally-here.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The curators over at Humble Bundle have partnered with Twitter account Can You Pet the Dog? To create a collection of games in which, yes, you can in fact pet the dog. https://www.techspot.com/news/86804-humble-latest-bundle-features-games-which-you-can.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Now, Fortnite officially supports Nvidia's RTX, Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), and Reflex technologies. Fortnite's implementation of the former comes with ray-traced reflections, shadows, ambient occlusion, and global illumination. https://www.techspot.com/news/86798-nvidia-rtx-dlss-reflex-technologies-have-arrived-fortnite.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hours after Sony announced the PlayStation 5's release date and pricing, pre-orders went up for grabs. Several retailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, Target, and GameStop, went live with their pre-order pages for the PS5, but as of right now, good luck finding one available. They all seem to have sold... https://www.techspot.com/news/86791-playstation-5-pre-orders-sell-out-less-than.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Virtually every “Must-have app” list from the mid-2010s contained Evernote, which at one point was valued at $1.2 billion and boasted over 225 million users. But things took a downward turn when premium prices went up, and free features stopped being gratis. There was also a privacy outcry when the... https://www.techspot.com/news/86787-evernote-looks-recapture-former-glories-redesigned-app.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Unsurprisingly, Sony has opted to price its console to match the Xbox Series X. The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition is $100 more than Microsoft's entry-level Xbox Series S. However as far as we know, Sony's base PS5 model is identical to the standard minus the optical drive. The same cannot... https://www.techspot.com/news/86779-sony-finally-announces-pricing-release-date-ps5-consoles.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Myst was one of the most influential games ever launched, and for a time, it was also the best-selling PC game in the world. The point-and-click puzzle game featured mind-blowing graphics, a compelling story and a fantastic soundtrack rolled into a single package that was unlike anything seen up to... https://www.techspot.com/news/86777-myst-reimagined-virtual-reality.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Amazon on Wednesday announced it has added podcasts to Amazon Music across all tiers at no additional cost. Amazon’s new podcast library is much smaller than the competition’s at just north of 70,000 titles. In comparison, Apple has over a million podcasts on offer and Spotify has more than 1.5... https://www.techspot.com/news/86771-amazon-music-adds-podcasts-no-extra-cost-major.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Security researchers have revealed new proof-of-concept code for a Windows flaw that allows an attacker to easily infiltrate enterprise networks, gain administrative privileges, and get full access to Active Directory domain controllers on Windows servers. https://www.techspot.com/news/86755-zerologon-windows-exploit-attackers-instantly-become-admins-enterprise.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The new Apple Watch SE includes most of the core fitness, monitoring and connectivity features found in other Apple Watches such as an always-on altimeter, GPS, sleep tracking, automatic handwashing detection, an integrated compass, fall detection, Bluetooth 5.0 and more. https://www.techspot.com/news/86761-apple-watch-se-affordable-successor-series-3.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

ViacomCBS said the Paramount brand resonates with consumers around the globe. The media company pointed to survey results in which 91 percent of respondents said they were aware of Paramount and more than 90 percent had a positive impression of the company. https://www.techspot.com/news/86752-cbs-all-access-rebranding-paramount-early-next-year.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Update (Sept 15): The CBP has issued a statement confirming the seizure, and explaining that the shipment violates Apple's trademarks. Read the exact wording below: https://www.techspot.com/news/86740-us-customs-seizes-2000-oneplus-buds-thinking-they.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft announced on Monday that xCloud would launch this Tuesday with more than 150 playable games. That is quite a competitive start since Google's Stadia platform began with only 22 titles in November of last year and is currently at 116, with only four more new games being added in 2020. https://www.techspot.com/news/86737-microsoft-launches-xcloud-tomorrow-more-than-150-games.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Logitech earlier this year partnered with American furniture maker Herman Miller on a high-end gaming chair. Asus is essentially doing something very similar but on the opposite end of the pricing spectrum. https://www.techspot.com/news/86733-asus-teams-ikea-develop-affordable-gaming-furniture.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nvidia has announced that it has reached an agreement with SoftBank to acquire Arm Limited, in a transaction worth $40 billion financed using common stock and cash. While Nvidia will take possession of Arm and its lucrative IP portfolio, the transaction does not include Arm's IoT Services Group, which will... https://www.techspot.com/news/86727-official-nvidia-acquiring-arm.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Gearbox has confirmed updated graphics and local split-screen support are coming to Borderlands 3, while also noting that new premium content is in the works, adding an additional skill tree to the game. https://www.techspot.com/news/86726-borderlands-3-coming-next-gen-gaming-consoles.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to a damning report by Public Citizen, Amazon is being accused of excessive price gouging during the global pandemic. As more people pivoted to online shopping amidst stay-at-home mandates, Amazon's revenue soared -- but apparently so did some of its prices. https://www.techspot.com/news/86721-amazon-accused-serious-price-gouging-throughout-pandemic.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, SoftBank and Nvidia are nearing a deal for the graphics giant to acquire ARM for $40 billion in a cash and stock transaction. SoftBank acquired Arm for around $31 billion in 2016, and in recent months has been looking to offload... https://www.techspot.com/news/86722-softbank-reportedly-closing-40-billion-sale-arm-nvidia.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The move means that game-streaming services like xCloud and Stadia can make the leap to iPhones and iPads, but that individual titles offered by each service will need to be released as separate iOS and iPadOS apps. While Apple is allowing companies like Microsoft and Google to create “catalog”-style apps,... https://www.techspot.com/news/86719-microsoft-calls-apple-new-guidelines-cloud-gaming-bad.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger