Tech Talk Thursday (10/15/2020)

Topics

Tech

- Everything Apple announced during its October event: iPhone 12, HomePod mini, and more

- New Beats Flex Earphones Take BeatsX to the Next Level for Just $49.99

- For only the second time, security researches found UEFI malware in the wild

- T2 exploit team demos a cable that hacks Mac without user intervention

- Twitter makes last-minute changes to retweets and viral information to - avoid breaking the election

- This new technology may restore trust in photos and videos against the rise of deepfakes

Gaming

- PS5 Interface First look

- PS5 will play discs without forcing updates for offline games

- “Overwhelming majority” of 4000 PS4 games will be playable on PS5

- PlayStation 5 lets you upload voice chats to Sony and report your awful party mates

- Xbox Series X/S launch games: here’s the 30 next-gen optimized titles

- GameStop will earn revenue on digital downloads from every Xbox it sells

- Xbox 360 owners will be able to transfer cloud saves to Xbox Series X/S for free

- Watch Dogs Legion now recommends an RTX 3080 for its ultra settings

- Epic vs. Apple judge warns of ‘serious ramifications’ for console makers

- Tomorrow’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare patch will finally make it possible to uninstall specific modes on PC

Software/Hardware Updates

- Apple Releases watchOS 7.0.2 With Battery Drain Fix

- PS4 system software update 8.00 launching today – PlayStation.Blog