GamingNews

Apple accuses Epic of ‘starting a fire and pouring gasoline on it’ in new Fortnite filing

September 16, 2020
Apple has responded to Epic’s demands that the iPhone-maker restore Fortnite to the App Store in new legal filings, arguing that the company’s injuries are “entirely self-inflicted” and that Fortnite can return to iOS at any time — just as soon as Epic removes the custom in-app payment system that triggered the game’s removal in the first place. “Epic started a fire, and poured…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Qualcomm details Cloud AI 100 chipset, announces developer kit

September 16, 2020
During its AI Day conference last April, Qualcomm unveiled the Cloud AI 100, a chipset purpose-built for machine learning inferencing and edge computing workloads. Details were scarce at press time, evidently owing to a lengthy production schedule. But today Qualcomm announced a release date for the Cloud AI 100 — the first half of 2021, after sampling this fall — and shared details about the…
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MobileNews

Google Voice for Android makes it easier to access ongoing calls

September 16, 2020
Google Voice is a relatively mature app that does not see too many interface updates these days. One change in Google Voice for Android today does make it easier to access ongoing calls. When on a call, Voice for Android has long generated a persistent notification that notes who is being dialed and lets you quickly hang up, while a tap opens the call screen inside the app. It cannot be removed…
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Nikon 14-24mm F2.8 S and 50mm F1.2 S for Z-mount unveiled

September 16, 2020
Nikon has officially announced two more lenses for its Z-mount, full-frame mirrorless system: the Nikkor Z 14-24mm F2.8 S and 50mm F1.2 S. Both are slated to arrive by the end of 2020. Nikkor Z 14-24mm F2.8 S The 14-24mm is almost 35% lighter than its AF-S 14-24mm F2.8 G…
GamingNews

The next Nintendo Switch Online games include Donkey Kong Country 2

September 16, 2020
Nintendo has announced the next round of games to be added to the ever-growing Nintendo Switch Online retro library. The headliner is Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, the 1995 sequel to the original Donkey Kong Country that was added to Nintendo Switch Online back in July. I will be straight with you and admit that I am not a Donkey Kong Country fan. But I am a Picross fan, so I’m…
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