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YouTube TV adds NFL Network to its core lineup

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With football season right around the corner, YouTube TV is making some significant changes to its sports coverage. Beginning today, the NFL Network is available as part of the YouTube TV base membership. Football fans will be able to watch live games, popular shows, like NFL Total Access and NFL Now, and league events, like the NFL Draft and Super Bowl coverage.

YouTube TV is also offering a new Sports Plus add-on package. For an additional $10.99 per month, viewers will get NFL RedZone, Fox College Sports, GolTV, Fox Soccer Plus, MAVTV Motorsports Network, TVG and Stadium. Through the NFL app, NFL RedZone Pass 2020 costs $35, so for that savings alone, the price of the Sports Plus package is compelling.

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‘The Division 2’ players can soon fight their way up a 100-floor building

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The difficulty will ramp up the higher you go, and on every 10th level, you’ll enter a boss battle. Should you overcome that foe, you’ll get a reprieve. You’ll be able to start future runs at one floor higher than that (i.e. the 11th floor, the 21st and so on), so you won’t need to complete the entire thing in one go.

As noted by Kotaku, Summit draw sfrom the Underground mode from the first game, which saw players battle through a New York subway system that had randomized elements. It also sounds reminiscent of The Raid, an excellent 2011 martial arts film in which an elite police squad fights through a high-rise building run by a drug lord, or even Dredd.

Given that much of The Division 2 is set largely in inner-city streets, Summit could freshen things up quite a bit. It’ll give veteran players who’re looking for great loot a new challenge and offer relative newcomers a different way to level up their characters

Summit, which is the tentpole feature of The Division 2’s third season, will be available for free to players who’ve bought the Warlords of New York expansion. It’s not entirely clear when the mode will go live on all platforms, but it’ll likely be fairly soon. PC players will be able to test it out starting Friday.

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Alexa for Residential lets landlords create smart apartments

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Amazon wants to make it easier to have a smart home without actually owning a home. Today, the company is unveiling its “Alexa for Residential” program that lets property managers add Alexa-enabled devices and experiences to rental properties. 

Landlords and property managers can install Alexa devices, pre-fill info like device name, address and Wi-Fi network, pre-enable Alexa skills and set interactions with other smart home devices, like lights and appliances. Residents will be able to connect their personal accounts and additional devices.

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Facebook lets users transfer photos and videos to Dropbox

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The goal, at least partially, is to keep regulators happy. Data portability is required by the EU’s GDPR privacy rules and the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA). Increased data portability could also address some larger antitrust concerns. As Reuters notes, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hearing on September 22nd will examine the potential benefits and challenges of data portability.

Facebook says it will require users to re-enter their passwords before transferring files, and the data will be encrypted during the transfer. But the company also says that it needs clearer rules about what kinds of data should be portable and who is responsible for protecting it. That, the company says, is up to policy makers.

To transfer photos and videos from Facebook to Google Photos, Dropbox or Koofr, select “Your Facebook Information” in settings. Select “Transfer a Copy of Your Photos or Videos,” enter your password, choose a destination and confirm.

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Burger King is designing ‘touchless’ restaurants for the COVID-19 era

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Basically every aspect of modern life has been touched by the coronavirus pandemic, and the restaurant industry is probably one that has been most significantly affected. As such, restaurants big and small are thinking about how to make things work for customers in this new reality, and today Burger King announced plans for future restaurants that are focused on modern tech and the car.

According to CNBC, Burger King’s two new restaurant designs will be as “touchless” as possible, with conveyor belts delivering food to customers, parking bays with solar panels where food will be delivered directly to your car and multiple drive-thru lanes, including one dedicated to delivery drivers. One of the two designs will include a walk-up window and more outdoor seating, another nod to the way we order and eat these days. Naturally, a mobile app will play largely into this experience, as well — if you park in one of those car bays, you can order on our phone and scan a QR code to get your food delivered.

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Nintendo will release a Super Mario Game & Watch for the holidays

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A stripped-down version of Super Mario Bros. was released for the format in 1986, although this edition has a full-color screen and offers the full game. Or games, since as well as the NES title, you’ll also get The Lost Levels, the version of Super Mario 2 that was only released in Japan.

When the Game & Watch series itself turned 30, Nintendo offered Club Nintendo members a special, limited edition of its first title, Ball. For the unaware, Ball tasked you with keeping two balls in the air (and only had two buttons to help you do so!), which passed for entertainment in 1980. 

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Because this is the 35th anniversary edition, Nintendo says that there are 35 little touches for fans to find both inside and outside the hardware. If you fancy delving in, you’ll be able to do so on November 13th so long as you throw $50 at your nearest electronics retailer. 

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Volta Zero is an electric delivery truck built just for cities

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The Zero is a 16-tonne delivery vehicle that’s larger than a van but smaller than a big rig. It’s similar in size and nature to Volvo’s electric truck that was also designed for city use. (Another common thing between the two companies is that Volta Trucks was co-founded by Kjell Walöen who used to be a Volvo executive.) With a range of 95 to 125 miles, it can’t go as far as Volvo’s EV that has a range of up to 186 miles. However, the company says its range is “more than sufficient” for last—mile deliveries within the city.

The Zero will be powered by Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries that are highly modular and will allow Volta to adapt the vehicle to an operator’s specifications. And, in addition to being zero-emission, the EV will also be made of sustainably sourced natural Flax material and biodegradable resin in its exterior body panels.

Rob Fowler, Chief Executive Officer of Volta Trucks, said in a statement:

“Commercial vehicles form the lifeblood of commerce and livelihoods in cities, but today’s large trucks dangerously impose themselves on our streets and dominate their surroundings. With the launch of the Volta Zero, we are changing the face of road transport. Volta Trucks is redefining the perception of the large commercial vehicle, and how it operates in and integrates with, the zero-emission towns and cities of the future. This is made possible by the three pillars that define both Volta Trucks as a business and the Volta Zero – safety, sustainability, and electrification. Add to that our unique Truck as a Service proposition that reimagines a fleet manager’s business model. At Volta Trucks, we are directly contributing to society’s migration towards an electrified future.”

Volta Trucks is currently building its first prototype for Zero. It expects to launch it later this year, so we’ll get a glimpse of the actual vehicle before DPD’s pilot starts, assuming everything goes according to plan.

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Intel unveils its 11th gen ‘Tiger Lake’ CPUs

The company also mentioned changes to improve on-device AI processing.

11th Gen Intel Core mobile processors,

Despite some setbacks moving from 10nm to 7nm, Intel still promises that its SuperFin FinFET transistor process contributes the biggest speed improvement within a generation. The benefit of that boost will be seen in its upcoming 11th gen CPUs, which can deliver a 20 percent CPU speed improvement over last year’s 10th generation, with graphics performance that’s twice as fast. They’re better for video streaming with hardware support for Dolby Vision HDR, as well as Thunderbolt 4 and displays at resolutions up to 8K.

There are different sets of chips for different styles of devices, but one other label to look out for is the Intel Evo tag. Like all 11th gen-powered machines, they’ll show off Intel’s newly revamped logo, but they’ve also been certified to meet several standards.

Each one can wake from sleep in less than a second, has at least nine hours of real-world battery life and has fast charging that can pull in four hours of juice in just thirty minutes plugged in. ASUS’ ZenBook Flip S is one of the first ones we’ve seen, while manufacturers like Dell, Acer and others will have upgraded laptops out later this year.
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The best ultraportable laptops you can buy

The Dell XPS 13, MacBook Air and ASUS ZenBook 13 all made the list.

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If being thin and light is more important than adding extra display size or heft, then an ultraportable (defined by Engadget as weighing less than three pounds and less than .75-inches thick) might be the laptop you’re looking for. Of course, with many different models on the market, making a choice and hoping to find one in stock can be tricky. We have some advice on the best ones to buy if you can’t wait for Tiger Lake.
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Qualcomm had new chips, too

Not to be outdone. Well, kinda…

Snapdragon 8cx

It’s not Qualcomm’s most thrilling barrage of announcements. It announced a new made-for-PC processor based on ARM designs. The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 follows up 2018’s Snapdragon 8cx, and back then the company said the “x” in the name stood for “extreme” power. This year’s model offers better AI performance and support for newer standards of WiFi and Bluetooth, yet it doesn’t appear to run any faster than before.

The company also announced 5G heft for its entry-level Snapdragon 4-series chipsets — the genuinely cheap Qualcomm phone processors. Details are still sparse, but Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun said the company plans to be one of the first to introduce a smartphone powered by Snapdragon’s 4-series 5G mobile platform. Motorola and OPPO are also supporting Qualcomm’s plans to scale 5G tech to the 4-series. 

And for something completely different, Qualcomm’s new adaptive active noise cancellation tech will change audio based on your earbud fit.The Adaptive ANC can adjust in real time to changes in how the buds fit in your ears. And since everyone’s ears are different, Qualcomm says this tech can help companies deliver high-quality audio performance for more users. 

Qualcomm doesn’t mention when we can expect to see the new audio tech in new devices. But given that it’s available now on the company’s premium Bluetooth audio SoC (System on a Chip), you probably won’t have to wait long for headphone companies to put it inside new products.
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Panasonic Lumix S5 review

Meet Panasonic’s answer to Canon’s EOS R6.

Lumix S5

Steve Dent says this is “the best video-centric camera in its price range.” With features like its excellent stabilization, large sensor, 10-bit 4K options, relatively small size and flip-out display, you won’t do better for $2,000.
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‘The Mandalorian’ season two hits Disney+ on October 30th

What sort of merchandise-centered character will be introduced next?

The Mandalorian

Season two of the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian will start streaming on Disney+ on October 30th. For now, there’s not much more to say — there aren’t any more details about the release schedule yet, including whether Disney will follow the same track it did for season one by debuting episodes weekly instead of making all of them available at once.

At least it’s fair warning that Mat should watch the first season before it lands.
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But wait, there’s more…

Each LED in the new Philips Hue lightstrip can match different colors on your TV

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Book Flex gets 5G and 11th-gen Intel CPUs

Disney+ confirms subscribers will get ‘Mulan’ on December 4th

HTC CEO Yves Maitre resigns after less than a year

Samsung’s Galaxy Fit 2 can run for two weeks on a single charge

India bans ‘PUBG Mobile’ and more than 100 other apps

HBO to host ‘groundbreaking’ ‘Lovecraft Country’ VR events

Astronomers spot a super-rare class of black hole for the first time

The first ‘Flight Simulator’ update might prevent your installation from failing

Google makes it easier to find local news through Podcasts and Assistant

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Fujifilm unveils the ‘world’s first’ f/1.0 lens with autofocus

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Fujifilm XF 50mmF1.0 R WR lens

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Unlike the manual focus Z-Noct, Fujifilm’s f/1.0 lens has an autofocus system that will make it easier to use. Fujifilm said that it’s “fast and precise… even in near darkness,” and added that manual focus is easier too thanks to a new focus ring design.

Autofocus lenses with extremely low f/stops are notoriously tricky to build because of the razor-thin focal plane, which might explain the XF50mmf1.0’s long and winding development cycle. The only other autofocus f/1.0 lens in recent memory is Canon’s full-frame EF 50mm f/1.0 L SLR lens, which was discontinued in 2000 but is still worth thousands on the used market.

The XF50mmf/1.0 R WR makes a strong statement for Fujifilm’s lens design team, but its not out of reach like the $8,000 Z-Noct. You can get one for $1,500, which is a relative bargain for a product with such unique specs. It’s now up for pre-order with shipping set for the fall.

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Verizon spends big in FCC auction ahead of mid-band 5G launch

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Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) was the biggest winner in the FCC’s recently concluded auction for licenses in the 3.5 GHz band. In its announcement, the commission has revealed that Verizon placed $1.89 billion in winning bids, followed by Dish Network (under the name Wetterhorn Wireless) with total winning bids worth $912 million. The FCC started auctioning off 70 megahertz of Priority Access Licenses in a band that’s seen as key to widespread 5G and Internet of Things deployment back in July.

When the agency announced (PDF) the auction’s conclusion last month, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said it was a key part of the commission’s 5G FAST Plan and its “ongoing push to make more mid-band spectrum available for 5G.” In all, the auction reached $4.6 billion in winning bids, not just from Verizon and Dish, but also from a number of cable operators. As the Wall Street Journal notes, their participation suggests that they’re planning to offer more mobile services or that they’re working to break free from running their services on Verizon’s network.

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