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Early reviews of Microsoft’s new Surface Duo praise hardware, pan buggy software and muddy camera

GeekWire

Tech reviewers are giving the company high marks, mostly, for the unique hardware of the Duo, a hinged device with two 5.6-inch A little less than a week ago, the company pushed out a software update — the same one that will land on retail devices today — that solved an appreciable percentage of those bugs.”

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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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The Home Depot is selling a new Google Chromecast that hasn’t been announced

The Verge

That includes its all-new Chromecast, which some savvy buyers have been able to purchase directly in-store from retailers like Walmart and The Home Depot over the course of the last week. The device is selling for $49.99 under the codename Sabrina-Abbey. We’ll have more to share about the new Chromecast soon.

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US consumers spent record amounts on video games in 2020, NPD reports

The Verge

Spending on hardware hit its highest level since 2011 at $5.3 NPD classifies video game spending as money spent at retail and digital storefronts on “video game hardware, content, and accessories.”. Spending on video games set a new record of $56.9 billion, a 35 percent increase compared to 2019.

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Microsoft’s Xbox Series X / S is available at Best Buy [UPDATE: Series X Sold Out]

The Verge

The retailer also has the more affordable, all-digital Series S available for $299.99. Of course, if you plan to share this console with a loved one, I also recommend buying an extra controller, as the console only comes with one controller. The $300 all-digital Series S model is still available for $299.99.

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Nvidia CEO anticipates supply shortages for the RTX 3080 and 3090 to last until 2021

The Verge

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced today that the company expects shortages for both graphics cards will continue to for the remainder of the year, Tom’s Hardware and Wccftech reports. Nvidia pushed the release date to October 29th in the hopes that the company can work with retailers to get the cards to more customers on launch day.

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Xbox Series X is available at Best Buy [UPDATE: Sold Out]

The Verge

Due to the high demand, the retailer is releasing small waves of inventory for the console every few minutes. Additionally, some popular Xbox One titles , such as Forza Horizon 4 and Gears 5 , received graphical updates that take advantage of the next-gen hardware.

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