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2020 iPad Pro reviews: good and bad, plus more tech news you need to know
August 21, 2025
1. Apple iPad Pro 2020 reviews are out
And those reviews are faint with praise. The new iPad Pro is not a smash hit but with trackpad support for it and all iPads that can update to iPadOS 13.4, the world of tablets is much more interesting again.
But the more important thing is in just-released iPadOS 13.4, which includes trackpad and cursor support for all iPads. And those who’ve already had a few days with it seem to hugely enthusiastic.
Cursor fun:
Android/PC:
2.Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 to get Galaxy S20 camera featureswith an update due soon (Android Authority).
3.HUAWEI P40, P40 Pro full specs leak a day before official reveal(Android Authority).
4.Facebook has put out details on how its platforms are holding up under strain, noting messaging is up 50% and voice and video calling have more than doubled on Messenger and WhatsApp, and investors be warned, admits it isn’t making money from those tools. Adding to that is aNew York Timespiece detailing howFacebook’s own staff are struggling to keep things going while working remotely: from being told to stop chatting on work message boards, to building their own video conferencing tools as the likes of BlueJeans struggled to cope (NYT).
5.YouTube cuts SD quality by default worldwide to tame bandwidth surge– users can still choose higher-quality streams, but streams will start at 480p (TechCrunch).
6.AsHalf-Life: Alyxlaunches, Valve talks about what happened toHalf-Life 3(Ars Technica).
7.With the rise of true wireless, is there a place for wireless earbuds?(Just to be clear: “Wireless” earbuds retain a wire connecting the pieces in your ears, but no wires to the audio source. “True wireless” have no wires at all) (SoundGuys).
8.The Internet Archivehas opened 1.4m free books and has removed the waitlist to borrow books. Free and open globally: the National Emergency Library (archive.org).
9.NASA explains why wheel-like blip in space images is not a UFO(CNET).
10.Why the COVID-19 related drop in air travel could make weather forecasts less accurate: less data being gathered (Gizmodo). (Worth it.)
11.What is a good starter video game for a middle aged man who has never really played before?(r/askreddit).
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