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Apple’s first-gen M1 chips have already upended our concept of laptop performance

The Verge

In both early benchmarks and head-to-head comparisons for compiling code , Apple’s M1 chip appears to hold its own against even Intel’s most powerful Core i9 chip for laptops. Keep in mind this comparison is deeply unfair: my 16-inch MacBook Pro was literally maxed out just a year ago – 8 cores, 64GB RAM, and much more, costing $6000.

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Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020) review: return to baseline

The Verge

They’re about comparison shopping it up against other MacBooks and even other Windows laptops. Other than swapping out the keyboard and thereby adding a millimeter of thickness and a few grams of weight, this 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro is identical to the last few dating back to 2016. That means the 13.3-inch That means the 13.3-inch

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The best Chromebooks to buy in 2020

The Verge

Chromebooks can cover a wide variety of computing needs now, and a good Chromebook can be more useful than a mediocre Windows laptop. That’s great news if you’re comparison shopping; the majority of this list would be good buys if you can find them at a discount. The Best Chromebooks in 2020. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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Scott Lowe

This will likely be the last Technology Short Take of 2020, so it’s a tad longer than usual. Servers/Hardware. Kay Singh collects some user comments on the new M1-powered Apple hardware. Wei Lien Dang discusses the recent MITM vulnerability in Kubernetes (assigned CVE-2020-8554). Sorry about that! Programming.

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The Magic Leap 2 isn’t a revolution, but it’s a visible improvement

The Verge

It laid off a huge portion of its workforce and changed CEOs in 2020 , scrapping its mass-market AR plans to focus on healthcare, manufacturing, and defense. The Magic Leap 2 (left) in comparison to Magic Leap 1. That window still exists on the Magic Leap 2. In reality, the company’s future still seems uncertain.

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Eve is rolling out Thread support to more of its smart home lineup

The Verge

The company has already issued firmware updates with Thread support for its door and window sensors and European-spec Energy smart plug, and it says everything it has released since June 2020 has the hardware necessary to work with Thread. These aren’t the only products in Eve’s portfolio that support Thread.

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The LG Wing’s twisting screen offers a new spin on the dual-screen smartphone

The Verge

inch panel that’s underneath the main display that makes the Wing 2020’s most unique-looking phone. The idea is that when in “swivel mode,” you’ll use the main display for whatever your primary task is, while the second display serves as a supplemental window for another app or extended functionality. The first is a standard 6.8-inch

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