In the ongoing Epic Games vs. Apple saga, Epic says in a new legal filing that Apple made incorrect statements in its own legal filing earlier this week, asserting that Apple “cherry picked” Google search results about the popularity of Epic’s Fortnite game.
Apple had suggested that Epic started the legal fight over Fortnite in the App Store as a publicity stunt, and that Fortnite had…
Tesla reintroduces ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ – offering cheaper alternative to ‘Full Self-Driving’
September 19, 2020
Tesla has reintroduced the ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ option – offering a cheaper alternative to the ‘Full Self-Driving’ package for existing owners.
Over the last few years, Tesla has changed its Autopilot options and pricing so many times, it has been hard to…
This week’s top stories: ‘Phone by Google’ app, Google TV Chromecast, OnePlus 8T leak, more
September 19, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Google’s ‘Phone’ app for Android gets renamed, new images leak of the upcoming “Google TV” powered Chromecast, renders appear for the OnePlus 8T, and more.
Recently, Google brought their “Phone” app, previously a Pixel exclusive…
You may have to wait a while if you want to use iOS 14’s picture-in-picture support to watch YouTube videos. MacRumors (via 9to5Mac) has noticed that YouTube’s mobile website stopped supporting iOS 14’s PIP mode, at least for free users. Try it and a video will only briefly pop out before it returns to the web page.
YouTube Premium subscribers have had success in using PIP, but it’s not…
Epic rejects Apple claims that 'Fortnite' on iOS was dying
September 19, 2020
Epic is hitting back at Apple’s claims that the developer’s lawsuit was just an attempt to revitalize sagging interest in Fortnite on iOS. In a newly-filed reply to Apple in a preliminary injunction request to keep Fortnite in the app store, Epic rejected Apple’s…
Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 for Canon RF and Nikon Z Costs $680
September 19, 2020
The Chinese brand ZY Optics has just released its Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens for Canon RF and Nikon Z. It’s a fast manual portrait lens for $680.
The lens, previously available for other mounts, features 9 elements in 6 groups, an 11-bladed aperture, a minimum…
Canon and Fujifilm Release Updated Webcam Utilities
September 19, 2020
Canon and Fujifilm have both released updates to their respective webcam utilities, which allow their customers to use their still photography cameras as webcams for online video conference calls.
Canon Out of Beta
Canon’s EOS Webcam Utility was first released for Windows back in April, but now Canon has brought that version of the software out of beta. Along with the official launch comes an…
Believe it or not, this new carbon fiber electric bike costs under $1k
September 19, 2020
The carbon fiber Morfuns Éole folding electric bicycle has just been launched for pre-order. And the bike comes in at one of the lowest price points we’ve ever seen for a carbon fiber e-bike.
There are actually two versions of the bike known as the Éole C and Éole…
Climate Crisis Weekly: We’ve lost 68% of our wildlife. But we can act
September 19, 2020
The world’s wildlife population has declined by more than two-thirds in the last 50 years — WWF
As much as 80% of the European Union’s electricity could be fossil fuel-free by 2030.
Here’s why a new study of sea urchins will provide great insight into the effects of…
PlayStation leads in TV ad impressions, but Square Enix is close behind
September 19, 2020
Gaming industry TV ad impressions saw an 87.71% increase from mid-August to mid-September, compared to the previous 30-day period. From August 16 through September 15, 12 gaming brands aired 49 spots over 6,500 times, resulting in 1.5 billion impressions. Sports, particularly NBA playoff games, were a large driver of impressions for the industry overall, and three brands dominated this time…
