Month: June 2024
Paramount’s rumored merger with Skydance is off
Following weeks of discussions, Paramount’s potential merger deal with Skydance has fallen apart, as reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal. In a statement on Tuesday, Paramount’s parent company, National Amusements, said the companies couldn’t “reach mutually acceptable terms” for its deal with Skydance Media. One possible issue may have…
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All the Top New Features Coming to MacOS Sequoia
Apple has officially debuted macOS 15, which is named Sequoia. We break down all the new features to look forward to, and tell you whether your current Mac will support the new operating system. Source
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The 13-inch M3 MacBook Air is down to an all-time low of $899
The 2024 Air is the most recent entrant in Apple’s lightweight laptop line, one that continues to offer all-day battery life, a sleek design, and excellent performance for carrying out everyday computing tasks. The performance bump over the previous generation isn’t major, but it offers moderate speed improvements for both…
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Android’s new antitheft feature is now in testing
Theft Detection Lock, as it’s called, uses AI to determine whether certain jerky movements are indicative of an ongoing theft attempt. In addition to relying on motion, it can also use other tells, such as someone attempting to use it on a different network or if it notices it’s off…
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Spotify’s HiFi feature might actually become a $5 add-on for the Premium Plan
There’s been a lot of debate about exactly how Spotify will deliver its long-awaited lossless audio support. It was initially thought back in April the format would’ve been a part of the Music Pro feature. Then in May, a leak suggested hi-res audio will be offered through an entirely new…
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Here’s Blackmagic’s new immersive camera that might enable more Vision Pro content
Blackmagic announced a new camera yesterday that it says is part of a new Vision Pro-specific workflow that involves its DaVinci Resolve software. Called the URSA Cine Immersive, Blackmagic says this camera, that’s built on its URSA Cine platform, will let cinematographers shoot 90fps video in stereoscopic 3D video for…
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