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Google’s Android dongle may be called ‘Chromecast with Google TV’

September 13, 2020
Over the past few months, leaked renders and internal listings pretty much confirmed that Google is working on an Android TV dongle codenamed “Sabrina.” Now, Artem Russakovskii of Android Police has discovered a listing on Target’s retail system that calls the device “Google Chromecast with Google TV” and prices it at $50. Now Target&aposs internal system dropped Sabrina&aposs…
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SoftBank is reportedly close to selling ARM to NVIDIA

September 13, 2020
SoftBank might be close to finding a buyer for ARM, and it won’t surprise you who the bidder might be. Wall Street Journal sources say SoftBank is close to a deal to sell ARM Holdings to NVIDIA for “more than” $40 billion. The two have reportedly been in exclusive…
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Canon: We Don’t ‘Cripple’ Cameras, Idea is ‘Conspiracy Theory’

September 13, 2020
Much has been made of the overheating time limits of the Canon EOS R5 and R6 and the fact that the overheating timer can be bypassed with seemingly no ill effects. But Canon has now gone on the record to confirm that they did not intentionally hamstring their latest mirrorless cameras to protect other camera lines from self-cannibalization. Johnnie Behiri of CineD, formerly known as cinema5D…
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Leica M9 Sensor ‘Corrosion’ Due to Dumb Design Decision, Report Claims

September 12, 2020
Leica recently discontinued its replacement service for M9 cameras afflicted by the widespread “sensor corrosion” issue that surfaced back in 2014. Now a new report claims that it wasn’t “damaged” coatings that caused the corrosion, but the fact that protective coatings were inexplicably left out completely. LDP LLC, a camera conversion and repair business based in New Jersey, opened up…
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Microsoft hid the Xbox Series S in plain sight and nobody noticed

September 12, 2020
The Xbox Series S might have leaked earlier this week before being officially unveiled, but Microsoft was hiding it in plain sight months ago. Xbox chief Phil Spencer appeared in multiple interviews in July, ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox games showcase, and he hid an Xbox Series S on the shelves behind him. The official Xbox account revealed the elaborate prank today, and Spencer added that the Xbox…
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