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Report: EU to charge Apple with anticompetitive behavior over Apple Pay and iPhone’s NFC chip

October 6, 2021
EU antitrust regulators are set to charge Apple with anti-competitive practices in regards to the NFC chip inside iPhones and Apple Pay. According to a report from Reuters, charges are being finalized now and could be sent to Apple as soon as sometime next year. The European Commission first opened its investigation into Apple Pay and the iPhone’s NFC chip last year. At the time, the…
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Apple prepping for launch of Legacy Contacts feature in iOS 15

October 6, 2021
One of the features Apple announced for iOS 15 is Legacy Contacts, a way to ensure that your digital life outlives you – if you would like it to. The company hasn’t yet launched it, saying only that it is “coming in a software update to iOS 15,” but there are signs…
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Nokia T20 Android tablet launches under $250 w/ 3 years of updates promised

October 6, 2021
The landscape of affordable Android tablets is littered with unbranded options and many poor-quality options. However, HMD Global wants to change that with the newly unveiled Nokia T20 Android tablet, which at under $250 could be a nice everyday companion. Coming with a 10.4-inch “2K” LCD display with a 1200 x 2000 pixel resolution — or just above 1080p — it has a surprisingly small…
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Tesla increases Model 3 and Model Y prices, cheapest car is now $42,000

October 6, 2021
Tesla has implemented a price increase across its entire Model 3 and Model Y lineup in an overnight update to its online configurator in the US. During the first half of 2021, Tesla went on a spree of price increases across its electric vehicle lineup. The automaker literally wouldn’t go two weeks with increasing the price of its vehicles. CEO Elon Musk said that the price increases were…
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GamingNews

Battlefield 2042 beta hands-on — Flying into the tornado

October 6, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  During one goofy moment in my demo of Battlefield 2042, I really felt I was enjoying myself. A tornado had appeared on the map, leaving destruction in its…
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Canon Unveils the RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens For VR Capture

October 6, 2021
Canon has announced what it describes as its first product for virtual reality capture: the RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens. It is capable of enabling stereoscopic 3D 180-degree virtual reality (VR) shooting to a single image sensor. It appears the rumors of the dual fisheye lens were true and Canon is making its foray into the virtual reality hardware space. The new lens is designed to work…
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