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It's Saturday, July 06, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to your weekend! While Steve Ballmer celebrates a couple of new LA Clippers arrivals, Microsoft spent this week dropping teasers for Windows 1.0. We also had some EV news from the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and AMD just dropped a surprise on NVIDIA’s Super new graphics cards.

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Pre-release price drop.

AMD fires back at 'Super' NVIDIA with Radeon RX 5700 price cuts

AMD unveiled its new Radeon RX 5700 line of graphics cards with 7nm chips at E3 last month, and with just days to go before they launch on July 7th, the company has announced new pricing. The standard Radeon RX 5700 with 36 compute units and speeds of up to 1.7GHz was initially announced at $379, but will instead hit shelves at $349 -- the same price as NVIDIA's RTX 2060. The 5700 XT card that brings 40 compute units and up to 1.9GHz speed will be $50 cheaper than expected, launching at $399 -- lower than the $499 2070 Super.

Ready to go to the beach, or to Burning Man.

Volkswagen’s Type 20 electric concept merges old-school and new

The VW Type 20 concept car is essentially a tech-filled 1962 Microbus with its engine swapped for a battery pack and electric motor.

Here’s why everyone is waiting for iPadOS.

Engadget readers love the iPad Pro 12.9 -- but not iOS 12

While the iPad Pro 12.9 is an "impressive technical achievement," our reviewer Chris Velazco ultimately wanted more from the software side and gave the tablet a solid, but not spectacular, score of 84. Users were actually more disappointed by iOS 12, awarding the device an average score of 78.

Sticker price £300,000.

Charge's Mustang hides an EV inside classic American muscle

So why this 1960s Mustang shell? Well, Charge knew it would be a head-turning project. The car's enormous size, though, also made it easier to squeeze in all of the necessary EV components. Plus, Charge's version is effectively a brand-new car powered by modern and, hopefully, more reliable components.

Due to 'maintenance related issues.'

MoviePass temporarily shuts down service

It's unclear how long the outage will last, but in a tweet MoviePass said the service could be down for "several weeks."

But wait, there's more...

1. Hulu adds an episode shuffle button for 'Seinfeld'

2. AI can simulate quantum systems without massive computing power

3. SpaceX is still in control of all but three of its internet satellites

4. Russia's hypersonic weapon is reportedly running short on carbon fiber

5. The best games for your iOS or Android smartphone

6. NVIDIA's new RTX Super cards are a pre-emptive strike on AMD

7. Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note 10 on August 7th

8. Tesla delivered a record 95,000 cars this spring

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It's Friday, July 05, 2019.

Hey, good morning!

Hey there! We hope you enjoyed your Independence Day. You might have missed a Bluetooth cassette player (finally?), why the folding phone revolution is delayed and how Netflix pulled episodes of its own show for the first time.

It’s the only instance of Netflix removing content it owned and created.

Netflix pulled 66 episodes of Chelsea Handler's canceled talk show

Handler’s talk show ran for two seasons, but it didn’t manage to establish itself on Netflix, and the ax fell. Now, for the first time, the streaming service has pulled episodes of Chelsea, its own show -- perhaps due to the fact that the talk show format isn’t well made for streaming and repeat viewing.

Ideal for the 40th anniversary of the Walkman.

Finally, a Bluetooth cassette player

While it’s not Sony-made, this glorious, confusing creation is a cassette player with no headphone socket. It’s maximum 2019 and will launch on Kickstarter.

Where’s our folding phones?

Our foldable future is running a little late, and that's OK

From the moment it was first teased last year, Samsung's Galaxy Fold convinced many that foldable phones were the next frontier to conquer. To no one's surprise, it wasn't long before competitors announced foldable plans of their own, feeding a cycle of hype that culminated at this year's Mobile World Congress. Samsung showed off the Galaxy Fold to the public (albeit, behind glass). Huawei and Motorola have similar promises -- but where are they?

10 4th of July tech deals you should know about

It may be the first good 'Doctor Who' video game in 36 years.

'Doctor Who' might finally get a game that does it justice

Love it or loathe it, the iconic Doctor Who series barrels on. Now, finally, a VR game could give fans a decent thing to play. It’s been a long time coming.

How cheap does it have to get for you to buy one?

PlayStation Classic price drops to $25 at Best Buy, Amazon

If you thought $50 was cheap (or paid $100 at launch), you might be mad it’s now dropped to 25 bucks. It’s worth it now, right? Right?!

It’s cute.

Honda's e Prototype is designed to delight you

With pop-out door handles, compact wing mirrors and a simple, oval-shaped front that houses the Honda badge and two bright, circular headlamps. It’s a cute, nippy car with an underwhelming range, but it’s still a prototype for now. Let’s see what comes next.