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Nintendo now lets gamers cancel Switch eShop pre-orders

September 1, 2020
If you’ve ever pre-ordered a Switch game and then changed your mind, you’ll know that Nintendo aren’t great at offering refunds. Nintendo’s corporate policy was to charge you the second the pre-order was made and then, if you complain, simply to bellow ‘no refunds’ into your face. That is, mercifully, changing as the Japanese gaming giant is now copying the models of pretty much every…
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LG made a virtual showroom to show off its IFA 2020 lineup

September 1, 2020
The IFA, one of the the first big in-person tech events happening post-lockdown, will open on September 3rd. It’s an invite-only affair that’s limited to 1,000 people per day, though, which is probably why LG has launched a virtual showroom even though it will be…
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Salesforce details new AI-powered products for field service workers

September 1, 2020
Salesforce today detailed the next generation of Salesforce Field Service, its suite of machine learning-powered tools tailored for field service. Among the highlights are appointment scheduling and optimization features, AI guidance and assert performance insights for dispatchers, and automated customer communications to help ensure jobs finish on time. As the pandemic continues to disrupt all…
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Nikon Z5 initial review

September 1, 2020
The Nikon Z5 is an entry-level full-frame mirrorless camera that looks and handles almost exactly like its higher-end Z-mount siblings, the Z6 and Z7. It’s built around a stabilized non-BSI 24MP CMOS sensor, which is likely more closely related to the generation of…
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Nielsen: Avengers, Call of Duty, and Spider-Man: Miles Morales are fall’s most-anticipated games

September 1, 2020
Global measurement and analytics firm Nielsen said in a report today that the most anticipated games of the year are Marvel’s Avengers, Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The report is based on a survey of more than 6,000 gamers. Besides COVID-19, one of the big problems game developers are facing is the impact of the upcoming PlayStation 5 and Xbox…
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Astro’s new A20 Gen 2 is its first headset made for the PS5 and Xbox Series X

September 1, 2020
Astro’s latest wireless gaming headset, the A20 Gen 2, is an upgraded version of the 2017 model. It will ship in October for $119, which is considerably down from the $149 that the previous-generation A20 was priced at. Despite the price cut, Astro says it has increased the wireless range from the 30 feet offered by the first-gen model to 50 feet, and it charges via a convenient USB-C port. The…
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