Apple announced two new iPads today, including a faster entry-level iPad and the new 4th-gen iPad Air, which is the first device to ship with a 5nm Apple A14 processor. But the company also unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE as well as a new Apple One subscription bundle that lets you pay one price for Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud as well as a few other services.
But Apple isn’t the only company with news today – Pine64 has announced that its next PinePhone Community Edition smartphone will go up for pre-order in a few days. So if you missed out on the last batch (the PinePhone postmarketOS Community Edition), you can snag a Manjaro model soon.
Since it’s a Linux phone designed support a range of operating systems, if you’re not happy with Manjaro, you can always swap it out for another OS.
Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.
- PinePhone Manjaro Community Edition pre-orders begin September 17 [Linux Smartphones]
The next PinePhone Community Edition smartphone goes up for pre-order on Thursday, and it will ship with Manjaro ARM software pre-installed. Prices start at $149. - Avoid these subpar Panda LM156LF IPS displays when buying your next gaming laptop [NotebookCheck]
Not all displays with high refresh rates are equal, and @notebookcheck discovered that 120 Hz and 144 Hz laptop displays from one company have much slower black-white response times than the competition. - Samsung Expands Advanced 0.7μm-Pixel ISOCELL Image Sensor [Samsung]
Samsung’s new smartphone camera sensors include 108MP, 64MP, 48MP, and 32MP models with 0.7μm pixels that Samsung says can “deliver more pixels in a smaller package.” - CBS All Access Will Rebrand as Paramount+ [The Streamable]
Paramount+ is the new name for the streaming service from ViacomCBS will add 5 new original shows plus another 30K hours of TV and movies. I still haven’t found anything other than Star Trek I want to watch though. - Apple One bundles Apple’s subscription services into one (or three) prices [Apple]
The Apple One subscription bundle is coming this fall… and there are three plans to choose from, because what does One mean anyway? $15/month gets you Apple Music, TV+, Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage. It’s $20 for a family plan with more storage, or $30 if you also want Fitness+ and News+ and even more storage (but there’s no way to add those two to individual plans) - Apple Watch Series 6 [@liliputingnews]
Apple Watch Series 6 adds blood oxygen monitoring, a new system on a package based on the Apple A13 Bionic chip, 20-percent faster performance, and new color/band options. There’s also a Family Setup option for kids or other family members. - Apple Watch SE [@liliputingnews]
The new Apple Watch SE is priced at $279 (which is $120 less than the Series 6), has an S5 chip (50-percent faster than the Series 3), and supports fitness tracking (but not SpO2 monitoring).
Apple One subscription bundle is coming this fall… and there are three plans to choose from, because what does One mean anyway? pic.twitter.com/RpUwUnVFsu
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) September 15, 2020
Apple Watch Series 6 adds blood oxygen monitoring, a new system on a package based on the Apple A13 Bionic chip, 20-percent faster performance, and new color/band options. There’s also a Family Setup option for kids or other family members. pic.twitter.com/hBzsrEcwrQ
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) September 15, 2020
The new Apple Watch SE is priced at $279 (which is $120 less than the Series 6), has an S5 chip (50-percent faster than the Series 3), and supports fitness tracking (but not SpO2 monitoring). pic.twitter.com/AuxkUCMERx
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) September 15, 2020
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