Tuesday 17 September 2019

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Wi-Fi 6 Is Ready for Prime Time
What's Wrong With Apple?
The Pitched Battle Over Streaming Content
Archman Linux: Pure Arch With Extra Flair

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Wi-Fi 6 Is Ready for Prime Time

The Wi-Fi Alliance has released certification standards for Wi-Fi 6
devices, signaling that the technology is ready for prime time. The
certification program assures buyers that products carrying the Wi-Fi
Certified 6 label will deliver the best user experience with devices
supporting IEEE 802.11ax. Wi-Fi 6 includes innovations to create faster
network performance.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86245.html

What's Wrong With Apple?

Apple held its huge product announcement event last week, and what once
had people besides themselves with excitement has become a near
pointless program of copied features and missed expectations. It is a
shame to watch -- much like it was when Apple fired Steve Jobs. It
appears that the firm has forgotten what Steve did to turn Apple into a
unique company.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86241.html

The Pitched Battle Over Streaming Content

At Apple's annual new products and devices event earlier this week, CEO
Tim Cook told the crowd gathered at its Cupertino headquarters that the
new Apple TV+ streaming service will be available for $4.99 per month.
Consumers who buy a new iPad, iPhone or Apple laptop will receive a year
of the subscription-based streaming video service for free. It was a
shot across the bow at Disney.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86240.html

Archman Linux: Pure Arch With Extra Flair

Archman is an Arch Linux-based rolling distribution featuring the
Calamares system installer, Pamac package manager, and a selection of
preconfigured desktop environments. The distro's name is derived from
the combination of Arch Linux and Pacman package management. The new
version comes with a customized Xfce 4.14 desktop environment. The
customization is immediately noticeable.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86239.html

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Even with a new name, the thing that immediately jumps out from these iPhones is their triple-camera setup. Still, if you can appreciate some subtle differences then benefits await, including a speedier Face Unlock and Super Retina XDR display that is perfect for the new-in-iOS 13 Dark Mode.

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Google's Pixel 4 event takes place October 15th

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Amazon's Fire tablets and Kindles are on sale for Prime members

Amazon's next big hardware event is just days away, and it appears the tech giant is using that as an opportunity to provide hefty discounts for Fire tablet and Kindle models for Prime subscribers. Most notably, Prime members get $40 off the Kindle Paperwhite (down to $90) and $25 off the base Kindle (now $65).

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Apple Arcade's best selling point: Games you'll actually want to play

Devindra Hardawar tried out Apple’s gaming service and came away convinced it will delight gamers of all stripes. He said, “Apple needs to maintain the stream of quality of games,” but if the lineup stays this strong, its catalog of exclusives could even attract some Android die-hards to the platform. Apple Arcade won’t officially launch until Thursday, but keep your eyes peeled -- some iOS 13 beta testers are already seeing it live in the App Store.

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OnePlus will unveil the 7T on September 26th

Besides the invitation, there's also an accompanying teaser video to build hype for the phones, but it unsurprisingly doesn't say much beyond offering a brief glimpse of the hardware. If the leaks are on the mark, the OnePlus 7T series will be a subtle evolution of what you saw in the 7 Pro and standard 7. The speedy 90Hz AMOLED screen and basic design template will remain. Instead, you'll get a slightly faster Snapdragon 855 Plus chip, a 16-megapixel wide-angle rear camera and new photography tricks that could include a special macro mode

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1. Vivo's NEX 3 is a bezel-less 5G phone with a 64-megapixel camera

2. LastPass patched a bug that could have exposed your passwords

3. GNU founder Richard Stallman resigns from MIT, Free Software Foundation

4. What's on TV this week: 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'

5. Blue's Yeti X microphone comes with everything you need to sound like a pro for $170

6. Nintendo's SNES-style Switch controllers are now available

7. Logitech's lag-free G604 Lightspeed gaming mouse is loaded with thumb buttons

8. How to buy a gaming headset

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Monday 16 September 2019

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What's Wrong With Apple?

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