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Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X details: 12 teraflops of GPU performance, up 2x from the Xbox One X; support for 8K gaming; and a “quick resume” feature — Next-generation Xbox boasts 12 teraflops GPU — Microsoft revealed new details on its next-generation console …
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: Apple will release its first ARM-based Mac in the next 12 to 18 months, using an Apple designed chip instead of an Intel processor — Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new analyst note today and the most interesting part of the forecast is that Apple will release its first Mac with its own processor in the first half of 2021.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Huawei updates the MateBook X Pro with Intel's 10th-gen CPUs and a green option, retaining the 13.9" edge-to-edge touchscreen, starting at €1,499 in April — A new paint job for 2020 — Huawei is updating its MateBook X Pro this year with a new green color option and Intel's 10th Gen processors.
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| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
Huawei debuts Mate Xs with no Play Store access, 8-inch unfolded and 6.6-inch folded display, Kirin 990 5G chipset, and 8GB RAM, coming later in 2020 for €2,499 — Huawei has officially unveiled its second-generation Mate Xs foldable and MatePad Pro 5G tablet at a behind closed doors launch event in Barcelona, Spain.| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Ex-employees detail the demise of failed AR startup Daqri, which raised ~$300M and launched half-baked AR products; Snap recently acquired some of its assets — Former employees detail the company's rocky path to failure. — Everything went wrong for Daqri.| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Sony unveils Xperia 1 II 5G flagship with a 3.5mm jack, wireless charging, 21:9 6.5" 4K OLED display, 8GB RAM, a 4,000 mAh battery, coming to Europe for €1,199 — It has a funny name, a square design, and a very high price. — It would have been Mobile World Congress this week … | Scott Nover / Adweek: |
Uber plans to pay ~1,000 drivers to put ads on top of their vehicles in Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix by April 1, forming a unit called Uber OOH Powered by Adomni — Marks the first time rideshare company has rolled out a company-sponsored ad platform of its own — Key insight:
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| Nick Turner / Bloomberg: |
Netflix says it will launch top 10 lists to rank the most popular shows and movies, updated daily, after testing the feature in Mexico and the UK — - Top 10 lists will be rolled out after tests in U.K. and Mexico — New feature will appear in the service and be updated daily| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Inside the final days of HQ Trivia: an acquisition offer from media company Whistle died abruptly amid extreme animosity between founders, staff, and management — The app was America's favorite gameshow until a toxic culture and co-founder feuding drove it off the air. Now, the CEO wants to bring it back.| Michael Mandiberg / The Atlantic: |
A global map of where the editors of the English version of Wikipedia live, from a dataset including 43M+ IP addresses associated with edits — Wikipedia matters. In a time of extreme political polarization, algorithmically enforced filter bubbles, and fact patterns dismissed as fake news … | Laurens Cerulus / Politico: |
EU Commission tells staff to use end-to-end-encrypted messaging app Signal, saying it was selected as “the recommended application for public instant messaging” — The move is part of EU's efforts to beef up cybersecurity, after several high-profile incidents shocked diplomats and officials.| Shubham Agarwal / Digital Trends: |
A look at how tech giants are tailoring their offerings uniquely for India, where millions of new consumers will soon use the internet for the first time — India has been on the minds of many tech companies of late. Most, however, end up running into a wall while trying to crack the secret … Thanks:@smashdawg
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