Good news if you’re into games or video editing: Intel is whacking the prices of its high-end i9 processors as it refreshes an aging design. For example, last year’s top-end Core i9-9980XE processor costing $1,990 at retail is replaced by the $979 Core i9-10980XE. The new chips are due to arrive in November. “People were …
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Apple last month said it would continue to manufacture its Mac Pro in the US, a decision made possible following tariff waivers on some “necessary components.” However, Apple reportedly wasn’t able to dodge all tariffs on parts needed for its upcoming premium computer. Apple won’t be exempt from 25% tariffs on five Chinese-made components for the new Mac Pro, according to …
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Apple AirPods: nice, but crazy-expensive, and not good at blocking outside noise. That’s why we’re constantly on the lookout for inexpensive AirPods alternatives. One of our top picks of 2019: The Anker Soundcore Liberty Air, which at $80 are half the price of AirPods and, to some ears, even better sounding. Now they’re even cheaper: For a limited time, and …
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Apple News Plus rolled out in the UK and Australia Monday, nearly seven months after its US and Canada launch. As you’d expect, the selection on the Apple subscription service, which costs $10 a month in the US and gives you unlimited access to more than 300 magazines and newspapers in the iPhone, iPad and Mac, has been tweaked for …
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Sony isn’t playing games with its PlayStation Now streaming games service. Starting Tuesday, the monthly price for the service will be cut in half, to $9.99 per month. Sony says it’s taking the dramatic step in order to keep in line with competition. The new price, which drops from the $19.99 per month it costs now, will be “comparable to …
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The next version of Apple’s MacOS, called Catalina, might be right around the corner. Apple previously revealed that MacOS Catalina would come out in October, but hasn’t offered up a specific release date. On Sept. 26, the company’s MacOS site for Denmark briefly suggested we could get the update by this Friday. An Apple Arcade promo on the Danish language site …
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Apple announced the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max at a presser on Sept. 10 in Cupertino, California. The phones have new features like a 12-megapixel front-facing camera and a faster A13 Bionic processor. In addition to the new iPhones, the tech company also unveiled the Apple Watch Series 5 smartwatch. Despite being one of the most popular phones in the …
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Google’s plans to use a new internet protocol has raised concerns among congressional antitrust investigators who worry it could give the company an unfair competitive advantage, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Investigators want to know whether Google will use any data collected through the new protocol for commercial purposes. Investigators for the House Judiciary Committee asked Google in a …
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Facebook and its messaging tool WhatsApp will have to give UK police access to users’ encrypted messages under an upcoming treaty with the US, says a Saturday report by Bloomberg, which cites a confidential source. The treaty, which covers other US-based social media platforms as well, would require the sharing in regard to investigations of serious crimes, such as terrorism …
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Apple’s latest iPad “mostly inherits hand-me-down features” from previous iPhones and iPads, according to a teardown report by iFixit. Despite many “repurposed” features, though, including an iPhone 7 A10 Fusion processor, iFixit called the update to Apple’s tablet a “solid incremental improvement.” The 10.2-inch iPad, unveiled during Apple’s iPhone 11 event earlier in September, starts at $329 (£349, AU$529) and …
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