Tech Weekly | June 14 – 21
- Jun 23, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 10, 2020
Announcements & Releases
Apple
New High-end GPU for 16" MacBook Pro
Addition of AMD Radeon PRO 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 Memory
+$1,200 on 2.6GHz 6-core i7 ($4,999)
+$1,050 on 2.3GHz 8-core i9 ($5,449)
SSD Upgrade Kit for 2019 Mac Pro
Can now upgrade SSD after purchasing Mac Pro opposed to only when configuring.
1TB ($600 (new) / $900 (kit))
2TB ($1,200 (new) / $1,500 (kit))
4TB ($2,100 (new) / $2,400 (kit))
8TB ($3,900 (new) / $4,200 (kit))
Samsung
Odyssey 49" G9 Gaming Monitor
Pre-orders start in United States for $1,699
Australian release later this year - no confirmed date or price
Signify (Phillips Lighting)
Phillips Hue White A21 Lightbulb
1600 lumens
Twice the brightness of the current Phillips Hue range
Phillips Hue Lightstrip Plus Bluetooth
Brings Bluetooth to the Lightstrip Plus
Works without Hue Bridge however Hue Bridge is required for HomeKit support
Sonos
Move
Sonos Move now available to order in Lunar White
Aligns all Sonos Speaker colours in both Black and White
Pre-orders now open - shipping 7 July - $649.00
Improved battery life via software update - now 11-hours (up from 10-hours).
H2X Australia
Hydrogen Cars in Australia
Beginning production on commercial hydrogen cars by 2023, passenger to follow
Estimated 25,000 cars per year by 2025
Gaming
Star Wars Squadrons
Launching 3 October 2020 on PS4, Xbox One and PC
Removal of 'loot box' system and all unlockables achieved through gameplay
Madden 21
Now available for pre-order on PS4, Xbox One and PC
Standard Edition - $99.95 | Deluxe Edition - $119.95 | MVP Edition - $149.95
Early access on 26 August, full release August 29
Pokémon Snap
Announced for Nintendo Switch
No word on release date or price
Horizon Forbidden West
Confirmed for 2021 release
Software Updates
Twitch
Twitch Studio launches on Mac as an open beta
Mac users can now stream directly to Twitch
Windows 10 / Google Chrome
Windows May 2020 (version. 2004) update is affecting syncing in Google Chrome
Cookies aren't being saved and Chrome sign-out after every reboot
Workaround is to pause Windows updates (Settings > Update & Security > Pause Updates)
Google Duo
Rolling out support for group video calls up to 32 people
App Updates
Adobe
Photoshop and Lightroom (iPadOS)
Linked editing is now available
Allows multiple people to work collaboratively and edit a single document.
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