The Oppo Reno 4 Pro 5G and wider Reno 4 series has now officially launched as a step-up over the previous models with 5G being the core addition to the updated handset.
Earlier versions of the Reno 4 series were held back with slightly underwhelming Snapdragon 720G chipsets, but this late-2020 refresh should provide the much-needed “shot in the arm” for the lineup. The Oppo Reno 4 Pro 5G is…    
    
Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3 in China and at the same time bumped the range as it introduces cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in its standard range Model 3s.
As we have previously reported, Tesla has been planning to update its made-in-China…
It wasn’t long after the watchOS 7 release that some Apple Watch owners started reporting missing GPS data from workouts.
Apple now has a suggested partial fix, but it appears it won’t restore the missing data … 
We reported the problem last month.
Some Apple Watch…
Steam's first digital tabletop festival kicks off this month
October 1, 2020
Valve is launching a new Steam event tabletop gaming fans might love, especially now it’s not wise to play in person with a bunch of people. The first ever Steam Digital Tabletop Fest, a joint project between Valve and Auroch Digital, centers around games that “run across the lines between digital and physical.” By that, they mean its featured titles will include digital ports of physical…    
    
ProbablyMonsters has started a new co-op role-playing game studio with former Torchlight and Borderlands creative leaders at the helm.
The new studio is the third triple-A game house from parent company ProbablyMonsters, which was started by former Bungie CEO Harold Ryan in…
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time review — Crash back
October 1, 2020
Not long ago, I had written off Crash Bandicoot. After those amazing three original games on PlayStation by Naughty Dog, Activision Blizzard churned out bland sequels until the franchise seemed dead. Then 2017 brought a compilation of great remakes of those games with the N.
IBM open-sources AI for optimizing satellite communications and predicting space debris trajectories
October 1, 2020
IBM today announced two new open source projects that aim to solve the technical challenges around cube satellites, a type of miniaturized satellite for space research, and space situational awareness. Both were built by the company’s Space Tech Hub team and are available as containerized deployments on IBM’s Red Hat OpenShift platform.
The Space Tech Hub team, led by IBM distinguished…    
    
Skylum Unveils ‘Adaptive Templates’ Coming to Luminar AI
October 1, 2020
As Skylum continues to prep for the full launch of its AI-based photo editor, Luminar AI, the company has reveled more details about how it will work. Namely: Skylum is showing off something called ‘Adaptive Templates,’ which are essentially next-level presets with some…
Marketing automation startup SendinBlue today announced a $160 million funding round. A company spokesperson says the money will be put toward accelerating go-to-market efforts as it adapts to growth during the pandemic.
Lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders aimed at beating…
Hands-on with iOS 14.2 beta 2 changes and features
October 1, 2020
Yesterday Apple released the second iOS 14.2 beta to developers, and today it released iOS 14.2 beta 2 to public beta testers. Watch our brief hands-on video as we showcase new iOS 14.2 beta 2 changes and features.
In the initial iOS 14.2 beta Apple made noteworthy changes to the Control Center AirPlay 2 interface. In this latest beta, additional refinements to the interface have been made. Of…    
    
