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This week saw the release of the October 2020 Update, the first Chromium Edge build for Linux testers, and the start of the Halo 4 Insider testing on PC. Be sure to catch up via our handy guide.

Here is a look at the top features of Samsung's One UI 3.0 skin based on Android 11 on the Galaxy S20. The company will soon start rolling out the update for the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note20 series.

Samsung's Chairman, Lee Kun-hee, has passed away at the age of 78. He had spent the last six years in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Lee had a mixed reputation over his work at Samsung.

Instagram and Facebook have adjusted their nudity policies after backlash on deleting posts for "breast squeezing". Targets of the deletions said that the policy was not being applied uniformly.

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Lenovo's new Smart Clock Essential is a smart speaker that fits inside of a regular old digital alarm clock, but it comes in at only $49, and built right into it is Google Assistant.

If you've ever used a Pixel phone before, then you probably know what to expect from the Pixel 5. It's got an edge-to-edge display, dual cameras, and a Snapdragon 765 chipset with 5G support.

The Google Assistant-powered smart speaker does what it's supposed to do it but also ups the ante on the audio quality from Google Home. Here's our comprehensive review of the new Nest Audio.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler has denied the appeal of the government to reverse the previous allowance of WeChat to operate in the U.S. The government has appealed against Beeler's decision.

Gaijin Entertainment has announced a new update titled New Power for its MMO vehicle combat game War Thunder. Alongside the new update, the video game maker also revealed a PS5 launch for the game.

Tesla will be replacing suspension components on several car models exported to China between 2013 and 2018. The replacements will be offered to customers free of charge after a recall was issued.

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This week, you can earn an equal number of weapons and armor from the Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris challenge. The Scholar and Exile's Curse are two of the best weapons in the game at the moment.

Microsoft has acknowledged an issue with Xbox Live that is currently preventing users from accessing games or apps on Xbox One consoles and Windows 10 PCs. The firm is working on a fix.

Microsoft today released yet another small cumulative update for the latest build in the Dev channel. According to the blog post, there are no changes and it's to test the servicing channel.

Google is testing the addition of personalized shopping recommendations on the new tab page for Chrome. A hidden flag in Chrome Canary lets users enable the feature with fake data.

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Respawn Entertainment's popular battle royale Apex Legends is finally getting its Steam release early next month. However, those looking forward to the Switch version have some waiting to do.

A new report has surfaced revealing a patent filed by Xiaomi that was approved today. The Chinese smartphone company's patent includes plans for a folding smartphone with a sliding external display.

Microsoft's recently-released dual-screen phone usually starts at $1,399, but the company is now offering a discount on the device, bringing the base price to a more reasonable $1,199.

Next week, we have three popular titles launching on Xbox One. Watch Dogs: Legion is the highlight, but Little Hope and Ghostrunner should also be on your radars. Check them all out if you can.

This week, there is a bunch of news to go around regarding Flight Simulator deliverables, including information on the closed beta for VR, the publicly available SDK, the Partnership series, and more.

Fairphone's modular smartphone design has the noble goal of being sustainable, but it's not a top-notch smartphone experience. You need to share the company's mindset to justify the price tag.

WhatsApp is rolling out a new update today that adds 'always' mute option to the app. The new feature will allow users to mute chats forever and is now available on WhatsApp for Android, iOS and Web.

Following the release of the Windows 10 October 2020 Update, Microsoft has also announced that a new version of Windows 10 Team will begin rolling out to the Surface Hub 2S next week.

Microsoft has collaborated with over 10 organizations from around to globe to release the Adversarial ML Threat Matrix framework for protection against malicious actors which target ML systems.

LG India has posted a teaser trailer for the LG Wing on Twitter, heralding the arrival of the phone in India. The Korean company has also sent out media invites, confirming an October 28 reveal.

Lyft will add Venmo as a payment method for your rides in the next few weeks. The integration is rolling out in the U.S. and it will also let you split ride costs with friends or family.

Starting today, a demo for the upcoming action-adventure title Immortals: Fenyx Rising will be available. However, the demo for the title will be exclusive to the Google Stadia platform.

Microsoft has released Windows 10 20H2 build 19042.608 to the Release Preview Channel that adds the Meet Now feature to the taskbar. Beta Channel users will receive the build later today.

Microsoft has posted a new support document that provides a workaround for the issue resulting in the 'Reset this PC' feature failing to work for some Windows 10 users on the May 2020 Update.

Samsung has unveiled a massive 85-inch display with interactive features, allowing education and business customers to collaborate remotely and simultaneously on the digital whiteboard.

Canonical has released Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla. This update comes with Linux Kernel 5.8, GNOME 3.38, and a plethora of other new and updated packages. It's supported until July 2021.

San Francisco-based grocery delivery service provider Instacart has announced that it will start taking Electronic Benefit Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program stamps as payments.

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Torchlight III has now made its way to the portable Nintendo Switch console. Fans of the franchise can purchase the dungeon crawler for the Switch through Nintendo's own game store.

The manufacturing multinational will be bringing domain-specific applications built on Microsoft's cloud platform to market. More ways to innovate the industrial workplace will also be explored.

Snapchat can now scan food and wine labels. The feature works in a similar manner to other food and wine apps, displaying nutritional details about a product upon scanning its barcode.