A hot potato: Canon, best known for manufacturing camera equipment and printers for business and home users, is being sued for not allowing customers to use the scan or fax functions in multi-function devices if the ink runs out on numerous printer models. David Leacraft filed a class action lawsuit against Canon USA, alleging the…
M1X missiles — Today’s MacBook-y event gets started at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern. Lee Hutchinson – Oct 18, 2021 4:40 pm UTC Enlarge / This is happening.Apple We’ve rounded the bend in 2021 to October, and you know what that means: it’s time for a second fall Apple event! Last month, we…
the spice must flow! — The pursuit of greatness must embrace the ridiculous. Peter Opaskar – Oct 17, 2021 7:00 pm UTC Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel Dune gets a new film adaptation—this one helmed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049)—later this month. But before Ars Technica reviews the movie, there’s the matter of its predecessor: 1984’s…
Let’s do the time warp again — John Ridley based his film on 1966 short story by award-winning author Robert Silverberg. Jennifer Ouellette – Oct 17, 2021 5:53 pm UTC Enlarge / Oscar nominees Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo co-star as a husband and wife who fear being separated by a warped time line…
What just happened? Valve has unveiled its plans for how it will verify Steam games’ compatibility on its upcoming Steam Deck portable PC. The process will involve checking the functionality of each game and labeling them into four categories to inform players of how well each game works on the Steam Deck. Steam is host…
Bottom line: The new MacBook Pro was the starring attraction of Apple’s fall event. At the heart of the new line are the M1 Pro and M1 Max, the most powerful chips Apple has ever produced. If Intel wants to win back Apple’s business, it’s certainly got its work cut out for it. The new…
In brief: The new MacBook Pros feature the fastest silicon to come out of Cupertino, higher resolution Retina XDR displays, and a wider selection of ports as well as a MagSafe 3 power connector. Instead of a Touch Bar, they come with a row of Function keys. The displays are larger and support higher resolutions…
hey hey monterey — Focus, Universal Control, and Shortcuts will define this low-key release. Andrew Cunningham – Oct 18, 2021 6:01 pm UTC Apple will release macOS Monterey, the next major version of its Mac operating system, on October 25, the company announced today. The software will also ship on the new 14- and 16-inch…
Apple Silicon — M1 Pro and M1 Max include 10 CPU cores, 16 or 32 GPU cores, and up to 64 GB RAM. Samuel Axon and Andrew Cunningham – Oct 18, 2021 5:33 pm UTC Enlarge / The new MacBook Pro.Apple Nearly a year after announcing the first low-end M1 Macs last November, Apple has…
Wireless Audio — New true wireless earbuds cost $179, take inspiration from the AirPods Pro. Samuel Axon and Jeff Dunn – Oct 18, 2021 5:15 pm UTC Enlarge / The third-generation Apple AirPods.Apple Today, Apple announced an update to its popular AirPods true wireless earbuds. The new third-generation model features a slightly revamped design that…