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Valve ends support for SteamVR on Mac

May 2, 2020
Valve just ended SteamVR’s support for macOS. “Legacy builds” will continue to be available. SteamVR is Valve’s PC-based virtual reality platform, supporting Windows and Linux. Mac owners can continue to use the latest versions of SteamVR by installing Windows as a secondary OS. Facebook’s competing Oculus Rift platform hasn’t supported Macs since early development kits, which…
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iPhone and iPad: How to stop moving faces in Group FaceTime

May 2, 2020
As video call apps have seen massive growth over the last few months during the pandemic, Apple users have found Group FaceTime’s moving tiles to offer a distracting experience. With Apple’s upcoming iOS 13.5 software arrives the option to stop moving faces in Group…
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Google Assistant can launch Stadia games directly on Android and Chromebooks

May 2, 2020
Google’s long-term vision for Assistant in Stadia is as a guide that can suggest YouTube walkthroughs when you’re stuck. Until then, you can use it to open games on your Chromecast-connected televisions. Google Assistant also works to launch games directly on Android phones and Chromebooks. Most people are familiar with issuing commands like “OK Google, play Destiny 2 on Livingroom TV”…
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Here’s why an affordable 5G iPhone is the only right move for Apple

May 1, 2020
It’s an understatement to call Apple broadly misunderstood. Yesterday, despite a 4.8% U.S. GDP decline, Apple somehow beat analysts’ consensus expectations by roughly 8%, miraculously growing its quarterly revenues year-over-year despite a global pandemic and near-complete shutdown of its physical stores. None of the analysts — paid professional Apple-watchers — had predicted an increase…
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Samsung Galaxy A51 is now widely available in the US — where you can buy

May 1, 2020
Samsung’s Galaxy A51 is here to try and build on the massive success of last year’s Galaxy A50. After being announced last month, the Galaxy A51 is now widely on sale in the US from US carriers and other retailers. Here’s where to buy it. From some carriers such as Verizon Wireless, the Galaxy A51 has been available for a few days, but as of May 1, the phone is officially available from…
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