iPhone 12 production at Foxconn plants is now running at maximum capacity, with production lines operating 24 hours a day.
The company has reportedly introduced mandatory overtime for workers, and employees have been asked to forgo the eight-day national holiday beginning on October 1 …
South China Morning Post carries the story.
Employee Wang Guofeng said overtime work had increased since…
Xbox Game Pass is getting EA Play games on November 10th
September 29, 2020
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get access to EA Play just in time for Microsoft’s next-gen console launch. EA Play is arriving on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on November 10th, the same day that Microsoft launches both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles.
Many Android phones will offer Bing alongside Google search in Europe
September 29, 2020
As part of an antitrust settlement in Europe, Google has to offer new Android users a choice of downloading a rival search product. These choice slots are auctioned off, and Google has just published the options that will be presented to users between October 1st and…
Lenovo's 2-pound Thinkpad X1 Nano features Intel's latest processors
September 29, 2020
Lenovo has announced its latest addition to the ThinkPad X1 collection: the X1 Nano. The company says its features should make it a sleek but powerful laptop ideal for business professionals. For one thing, the newest ThinkPad is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core processors; and at just under 2 pounds (1 kg) it’s Lenovo’s lightest laptop yet.
The X1 Nano is the first ThinkPad based on the Intel…
EA Play joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on November 10th
September 29, 2020
We already knew that Microsoft was adding EA Play as a free perk for Game Pass subscribers. Today, however, the Xbox team has revealed exactly when members will be able to access the service on different platforms. If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the service —…
Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 Fold is available for pre-order starting at $2,499
September 29, 2020
After five years of development, Lenovo is almost ready to start shipping the Thinkpad X1 Fold, which it claims is the first PC with a foldable display. It has opened up pre-orders for the device, which starts at $2,499.
The Thinkpad X1 Fold has a 13.3-inch OLED display that…
Noise cancellation comes to Google Meet on Android and iOS
September 29, 2020
Google Meet has introduced noise cancellation for mobile devices on Android and iOS, matching what it can already do on the desktop. The feature will be useful for folks working from home in a noisy environment who prefer to use Meet on a smartphone.
As with the PC version, the noise reduction filters out any noises that don’t sound like voices. That means it’ll get rid of things like typing…
Nikon Confirms: Z6 II and Z7 II are Coming on October 14th
September 29, 2020
Nikon has officially confirmed the existence of the long-rumored full-frame mirrorless Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II in a countdown page on its website. Other than the correct names and the release time (October 14th at 12:00am ET), Nikon didn’t share much; but we actually know…
Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II coming October 14
September 29, 2020
Nikon has announced, via a countdown on its website, it will be launching its next-generation full-frame mirrorless cameras on October 14.
Absolutely no information is given about the Z7 II and Z6 II cameras aside from their respective names, which eschew Nikon’s usual…
Xiaomi has announced a wide range of new products for India under the tagline “smarter living,” further pushing the devices in its ecosystem beyond smartphones. Some of them have already gone on sale in China in altered form, but they’re all new for India.
First up is the Mi Watch Revolve, which looks very similar to a product sold in China as the Mi Watch Color, which was itself almost…
