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What Sundar Pichai’s ‘long-term’ hardware commitment means for the Pixel

The Verge

Last week, I wrote about Google’s somewhat confounding hardware strategy in the wake of a report about internal conflict from The Information. The whole interview is worth a listen, of course. Not to belabor the metaphor, but when it comes to Google’s hardware efforts, there’s a bit of a “darkest before the dawn” vibe.

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Apple says it every year, but the iPhone 13 cameras do seem much improved

The Verge

Which you’d hope for, of course. As ever, the question will be what Apple is able to wring out of its hardware with image processing and software. Apple isn’t outgunning Android phones on hardware. The Pro does have significant hardware tweaks, though, since Apple has increased the aperture to f/1.8 The large 1.9?m

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It’s time for the Pixel Watch

The Verge

They might actually succeed at the Pixel’s ultimate goal of being the shining example of what Android phones can and should be capable of. It’s high time that Google followed that example with a Pixel Watch that does the same thing for Wear OS. But years later, Google’s list of hardware partners is wearing thin.

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Bechtle: Pursuing a Multi-Faceted Sustainability Strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

Providing hardware, software, and IT solutions and services, the company also delivers an extensive array of cloud offerings from dedicated private clouds to deployments with the world’s largest hyperscalers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Examples include the purchase of 50 Volkswagen ID.3

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First ARM Macs will be MacBook Pros and an all-new iMac: report

The Verge

The analyst expects the new ARM machines to outperform their Intel predecessors by 50 to 100 percent, though the actual performance will of course depend on what Apple decides to prioritize with the new designs. As such, it’s likely that actual ARM-based consumer Mac hardware won’t be shown off at WWDC 2020.

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Minecraft is coming to PlayStation VR as a free upgrade later this month

The Verge

Although the ever-popular game is already available to play on various virtual reality platforms (it launched on the Oculus Rift back in 2016 , for example), Sony’s VR hardware has until now been overlooked. Of course, you’ll need a PS VR setup in order to use it.”. Fans have been asking for PSVR Minecraft for a while now.

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Apple Music is missing one major thing: a classic iPod to go with it

The Verge

It should keep the click-wheel of course, but I can’t stop thinking about how good an iPod, designed for the age of music streaming, AirPods, and high-res displays would be. Most of, if not all, of Apple’s devices also can’t play the highest-end lossless files that Apple Music can now deliver without additional hardware.

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