Amazon Prime Day rumored to return to July dates

From CNET: Amazon Prime Day could be returning to July. Amazon has held the shopping event in July since it began back in 2015, but Prime Day 2020 was bumped to October due to logistical difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, a new report suggested Prime Day 2021 could take...

Sennheiser’s AMBEO Soundbar now supports Sony’s 360 Reality Audio

From Sennheiser Press Release: Sennheiser’s award-winning AMBEO Soundbar stands for a thrillingly immersive sound experience and deep bass that has to be heard to be believed. In addition to 3D audio formats Dolby Atmos, MPEG-H and DTS:X, the soundbar now supports Sony’s 360 Reality Audio. This new...

Epic Games Store expands to carry Windows apps like Brave and Discord

From The Verge: Epic is adding five new PC apps to its Epic Games Store launcher today, in a fresh bid to offer more than just games. Indie game store Itch.io is arriving on Epic Games Store today, alongside open-source browser Brave, streaming radio app iHeartRadio, 3D model tool KenShape, and open...

Google supercharges YouTube with a custom video chip

From CNET: To keep YouTube humming, Google has developed a custom chip to keep YouTube called Argos that's designed to deliver the best video quality and keep you from blowing through your broadband or mobile monthly data caps.

Thousands of the chips are running in Google data centers right now...

Apple announces thinner iMac with M1 chip and bright colors

From The Verge: Apple introduced a redesigned iMac today with a slimmer display, an Apple Silicon chip, and a case with bright, bold colors that throws back to the classic colorful all-in-one iMacs. Apple said the new iMac was designed from the ground up for the M1 chip.

The new iMac has a 24-inch...

Apple Boosts iPad Pro With M1 Chip, 5G

From PC Mag: Apple today updated its iPad Pro with the M1 chip and 5G connectivity.

The 8-core CPU in the company's business-focused tablet is 50% faster than its predecessor, the A12Z Bionic, while the 8-core GPU gets a 40% bump, Apple says. As PCMag's Sascha Segan notes, "Putting an M1 chip into...

Fitness-focused HTC Vive Air VR headset revealed in new leaks

From The Verge: Images of an upcoming fitness-focused virtual reality headset from HTC, dubbed the Vive Air, have leaked online. Details about the product were published by the World Design Guide (which we spotted via Engadget) as part of its annual awards. It seems likely the product will be...

Facebook Goes After Clubhouse With Live Audio Rooms, Soundbites

From PC Mag: Social media is so 2010s. We're entering the age of social audio, and Facebook won't be left out. The company this week introduced a handful of tools and formats "that connect people with the things they care about"—in stereo.

"Just like we did for photos and videos, we want everyone...

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