Tech Talk Thursday (09/17/2020)

Topics

Tech

- ‘Apple One’ Bundles Introduced With Apple Music, Apple TV+ and More, Pricing Starts at $14.95/Month

- Apple Watch Series 6 Features New Watch Faces With Memoji, Stripes, and More

- Lower-Cost Apple Watch SE Unveiled With Series 6 Design, Lacks Features Like ECG and Blood Oxygen Tracking

- Apple no longer including USB power adaptor with Apple Watch, ahead of iPhone 12 debut

- Apple Announces ‘Fitness+’ Workout Service for $9.99/Month

- Apple Unveils New 8th-Gen 10.2-inch iPad With A12 Chip, Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard Support

- Apple Introduces Redesigned 10.9-Inch iPad Air With A14 Chip, All-Screen Design, Touch ID in Power Button, and USB-C

- Nvidia confirms acquisition of Arm Holdings from SoftBank for $40 billion

- CBP Seizes 2,000 OnePlus Buds, Calls Them “Counterfeit Apple AirPods” (Updated)

- Verizon to acquire Tracfone in $6 billion deal

- Google Fiber will start testing ‘2 Gigabit Internet’ for $100

Gaming

- PlayStation 5 Launches in November, starting at $399 for PS5 Digital Edition and $499 for PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Drive

- PlayStation 5 games Spider-Man Miles Morales, Sackboy and Horizon: Forbidden West will all launch on PS4

- “We are not going to go down the road of putting new releases into a subscription model,” says PlayStation head

- Microsoft criticizes Apple’s new App Store rules for streaming game services as a ‘bad experience for customers’

- Cloud streaming support is being added to over 150 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate titles

- Razer accidentally leaked the personal information of over 100,000 accounts

- Nvidia’s RTX 3080 graphics card is now available to order

- Nintendo 3DS officially discontinued • Eurogamer.net

Streaming

- Twitch announces, quickly walks back on stereotypical emotes

Software/Hardware Updates

- iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14 Will Be Released September 16

Deals

- Watch Dogs 2, Football Manager 2020 free on Epic Games Store

- Rocket League will go free-to-play next week on September 23

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