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Apple held their second fall event. And this is what has been announced:
iPhone 12 mini:
6.1-inch iPhone 12:
iPhone 12 Pro:
iPhone 12 Pro Max:
Apple also announced a small version of HomePod, called HomePod mini.
It will be available in 2 colors, white and space gray, for $99.
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Amazon has launched its game streaming service. It's powered by Nvidia's GPUs and runs on Windows, which should developers easily port games. Right now, it supports over 100 games.
The launch date is still unknown, but service will be available on PC, Mac, Fire TV. The iPhone and iPad will get support via web apps. An Android version planned for after launch. The official pricing is also unknown, but early access price is set at $5.99/month.
Amazon also announced special controller that will cost $49.99 during the early access.
Multiple developers, including Epic Games, Spotify and Basecamp, have formed the Coalition for App Fairness intended to coordinate efforts to fight against Apple's monopolistic behaviors on the AppStore.
The source code of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has leaked online.
It shouldn't be a big issue for Microsoft as Windows XP is no longer supported, but system itself might still have couple of surprises, as secret macOS theme has been discovered.
Apple is planing to open another Store in Singapore. Normally, such thing wouldn't be even worth mentioning, as Apple has hundreds stores around the world. But this is the first Apple Store that floats on the water. Apple Marina Bay Sands is a giant glowing orb and will be docked on the bayfront of Singapore.
Judge decided that Apple can’t retaliate against Epic Games by terminating the Epic's developer accounts or restricting use of Unreal Engine by developers on Apple platforms. Also, judge decided that Apple doesn't have to bring Fortnite back, as Epic deliberately violated AppStore rules.
So the first battle has been won by Epic, but this is not the only good news for them. Epic gained an ally in Microsoft. Company from Redmond asked Apple to allow Epic continue development on Unreal Engine. Unreal Engine is one the most popular game engines in the world, and cutting off the support for Apple platforms might have severe consequences for game industry.
Despite all of this, Later this week, Apple did removed Epic's account from AppStore with all its games. What is more important Apple listened to the judge, and left Unreal Engine's account intact.
Microsoft Windows 95 just turned 25. It's incredible how fast it went and how much we progressed. 25 years ago you needed good PC to run it, today you can run it in a browser.
After cancelling E3 it looked liked gamers will not get any major gaming event this year, but Gamescom organizers found a way. They created virtual conference. Unfortunately nothing special was announced, but we got couple of cool looking trailers.
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Couple of details leaked about upcoming operating systems and new Apple's products:
iOS
iPadOS
According to Ming-Chi Ku, couple of new MacBooks will be released in upcoming months:
New details regarding upcoming budget phone have surfaced:
This week another conferences have been affected by coronavirus:
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