Apple's About-Face On iPhone Screen Replacements Killing Face ID Scores A Win For Right To Repair

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Apple's About-Face On iPhone Screen Replacements Killing Face ID Scores A Win For Right To Repair]( By Zak Killian on Nov 10, 2021 02:41 pm [Apple's About-Face On iPhone Screen Replacements Killing Face ID Scores A Win For Right To Repair]( Right to repair is one of those topics that's surprisingly contentious even though it really shouldn't be. The arguments against the idea that customers shouldn't be unfairly restricted from repairing their own devices are few, weak, and really only serve to support disgustingly-unethical business practices. This becomes self-evident if you [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Business Essentials Bundles Device Management, Storage And Repairs Into A Subscription]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 10, 2021 02:33 pm [Apple Business Essentials Bundles Device Management, Storage And Repairs Into A Subscription]( Apple is launching a subscription services for small and mid-sized business with up to 500 employees. Appropriately called Apple Business Essentials, the general idea is to make IT chores easier and more streamlined as business grow, by bundling device management tasks into a single subscription that covers the essentials. Many of the things [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [ASUS B660 Leak Hints Mainstream Alder Lake Motherboards May Not Support PCIe Gen 5]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 10, 2021 01:01 pm [ASUS B660 Leak Hints Mainstream Alder Lake Motherboards May Not Support PCIe Gen 5]( The only chipset that's been announced for Intel's 12th Gen Core Alder Lake processors so far is Z690. Intel is getting things started at the high-end, with Z690 supporting all the newfangled technologies that Alder Lake is embracing, and especially DDR5 memory and PCI Express 5.0. But what about the rest of the stack? It's possible that Intel's [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Waiting On Steam Deck? One XPlayer AMD Edition Handheld Gaming PC Needs Testers ASAP]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 10, 2021 11:55 am [Waiting On Steam Deck? One XPlayer AMD Edition Handheld Gaming PC Needs Testers ASAP]( It didn't take long for Valve to earmark its initial batch of Steam Deck handheld gaming PCs to those who plunked down $5 for a reservation, which will begin shipping in December. Any new reservations placed are now estimated to ship sometime after the second quarter of next year. There's a window of opportunity for competitors to fill the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Use These Garena Fee Fire Battle Royale Codes To Score Great In-Game Loot]( By Tim Sweezy on Nov 10, 2021 11:22 am [Use These Garena Fee Fire Battle Royale Codes To Score Great In-Game Loot]( Fans of the popular mobile game Garena Free Fire have some codes available today for free in-game loot. But you may want to hurry because once they are gone, they are gone. Garena Free Fire is a popular action-adventure Battle Royale game on both Android and iOS devices. This Battle Royale game introduces 50 combatants to the field as they [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Windows 11 SE And Surface Laptop Aim To Steal Chromebook’s Lunch Money In Schools]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 10, 2021 10:41 am [Microsoft Windows 11 SE And Surface Laptop Aim To Steal Chromebook’s Lunch Money In Schools]( I was surprised to learn this when I looked it up, but the first Chromebook actually came out a decade ago (just over a decade, actually). During that time, Chromebooks have made a significant dent in the education market, and even outsold Macs for the very first time last year. Microsoft has seen enough and is hoping to claim schoolyard dominance [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Can You Really Score A PlayStation 5 At Verizon? What You Need To Know]( By Tim Sweezy on Nov 10, 2021 10:15 am [Can You Really Score A PlayStation 5 At Verizon? What You Need To Know]( Verizon is set to play Santa this holiday season by providing the opportunity for a limited amount of its customers the chance at buying an elusive PlayStation 5 console. But there are a few things you should know before getting too excited. As you're undoubtedly aware, PS5 consoles have been extremely difficult to find in-stock since its [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Dealt Huge Blow In Appeal Of $2.8 Billion Antitrust Penalty Over Shopping Ads]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 10, 2021 09:11 am [Google Dealt Huge Blow In Appeal Of $2.8 Billion Antitrust Penalty Over Shopping Ads]( Google had hoped an appeal of a massive €2.42 billion (around $2.8 billion in US currency) fine in Europe over shopping ads would be negated upon appeal, but the search giant was wrong. Very wrong. Europe's General Court upheld the decision by the European Commission, and in doing so, dealt a major blow to Google's chances of not having to [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Super-Rare Wooden Apple-1 Hand-Built By Jobs And Wozniak Sells For $500K At Auction (Updated)]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 10, 2021 08:38 am [Super-Rare Wooden Apple-1 Hand-Built By Jobs And Wozniak Sells For $500K At Auction (Updated)]( Update, 11/10/21: When we wrote about this auction going live, it had two bids and was sitting at $225,000. Well, the one-day auction has ended, and it more than doubled that amount, ultimately selling for $500,000, falling squarely in the middle of its estimated value of $400,000 to $600,000. That's a huge payday for the seller, who purchased [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Roblox Voice Chat Is Now Live: Here's How To Set it Up]( By Zak Killian on Nov 09, 2021 04:06 pm [Roblox Voice Chat Is Now Live: Here's How To Set it Up]( If you're over the age of about 25 and you don't have young children, you've probably still heard the name Roblox, but you might be unfamiliar with it. No, it's not quite like that Minecraft thing. Roblox is a free to play online game—a "metaverse," in concept—where users can create their own mini-games using simple tools and Lua scripting. 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