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Thank you for coming and welcome to the College Board’s Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the internet age edition. You must bring two No. 2 pencils, a photo ID, and an approved calculator. You must not smuggle in a protractor, or scarf down a sandwich, or post memes on Twitter that reveal test content. No, really: The penalty for such illicit memes could be the cancellation of your test score. And now, an inspiring message from Youth Icon, former boy band member, and British person Harry Styles:
Thanks for your support @Harry_Styles.
— The College Board (@CollegeBoard) October 15, 2019pic.twitter.com/PlwG5s6c0j
All over the US, high school juniors and sophomores are now taking the PSAT, which has been the norm for the past half-century. The contemporary trouble for test administrator the College Board is that the test’s ubiquity, the age of participants, and the high emotional stakes these days make the details of the exam guaranteed meme fodder—and, well, standardized tests are standardized. Posting memes about them could lead to teens getting hints about their contents. So the organization has taken to Twitter to try to salvage some semblance of their normal testing conditions. Teens are, as always, unimpressed.
Nothing unites high schoolers than the memes that are borne out of the PSAT and honestly, it's beautiful
— Anna (@bananadaccache) October 8, 2019
The College Board has been on meme watch for years. The earliest signs of PSAT meme movements likely date back to 2014, when users on subreddit r/teenagers decided to “illegally discuss the PSAT,” and others took to Twitter and Tumblr to post their own reactions to test questions. The College Board has made it clear that it disapproves, sometimes posting stern messages warning test takers about the potential consequences and making frequent requests for students to delete tweets pertaining to the test.
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On its support page, Apple has requested users to update their old iOS devices to the latest version before November 3, 2019. The company says, “Starting just before 12:00 a.m. UTC on November 3, 2019, some iPhone and iPad models introduced in 2012 and earlier will require an iOS update to maintain accurate GPS location and keep the correct date and time. This is due to the GPS time rollover issue that began affecting GPS-enabled products from other manufacturers on April 6, 2019. Affected Apple devices are not impacted until just before 12:00 a.m. UTC on November 3, 2019.”
It is advisable to update your device as soon as possible as Apple’s support page says that after November 3, 2019, the device might not be able to receive over-the-air software updates.
If you would like to check the software version of your iOS device, you can do so by opening the Settings app, tap General, then tap About. Look for the number next to Software Version. The updated software version number should be 10.3.4 or 9.3.6, depending on your device.
The iPhone 5 and the iPad (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular need to be on iOS 10.3.4. The iPhone 4s, iPad mini (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular (CDMA models only) and the iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular need to be on iOS 9.3.6. Apple says that the issue does not affect iPod touch or any iPad models that have Wi-Fi only. It also doesn't affect iOS devices newer than those listed above.
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If information circulating the internet is to be believed, then Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 will hit store shelves on December 4 with a price tag between $500 and $550 making it $100 more expensive than the launch price of the PS4 which was priced at $400 when it launched back in 2013. Sony has confirmed that the PS5 will launch in holiday 2020 but hasn't confirmed a date. Some information regarding the specifications of the PS5 has been confirmed like hardware-enabled Ray Tracing in the console, Ryzen CPU, Navi GPU, SSD storage, improved audio and haptic feedback for the PS5 controller. $550 translates to roughly 40,000 so it is safe to say that the PS5 could launch in India in 2021 for an official price tag that could surpass Rs 55,000 to Rs 65,000 based on taxes and duties.
It has also been confirmed that the leaked devkit renders are real and images of the devkit in action with studios have also leaked online. Sony has had a practice of differentiating the devkit design and the final design of the console so it is safe to say that the final retail console will not look like the one we have seen in leaked images.
It is surprising to see a December release date as Sony will miss out on the holiday shopping that takes place in November in the US and UK. The delay in the release date could be because of supply issues faced in production. We will only know the true release date when Sony announces it.
Sony usually holds a PlayStation Experience in December each year but just like E3 2019, it looks like we won't be getting a PSX this year either. All the confirmed information about the PS5 has come from interviews that the gaming giant has had with Wired magazine.
Both Sony and Microsoft have confirmed a 2020 release date for the next-gen consoles.
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If information circulating the internet is to be believed, then Apple could launch AirPods Pro at a price point of $250. Hints of the upcoming noise-cancelling AirPods Pro were seen in iOS 13.2 beta build. The design looks like a mix of the current AirPods and in-ear earphones. The information comes from China Economic Daily, which suggests that the AprPod Pro could launch in time for the Holiday season and the estimated price point will be about $250.
It is also suggested that the current AirPods will sell in the market and the new AirPods Pro will be positioned as a premium offering to match the iPhone 11 Pro. There is no information on the battery life or features of the new headset.
Apple updated the AirPods back in March with features like a wireless charging case, a new H1 chip, hands-free Hey Siri, faster connection to your iOS devices and longer battery life. Apple claims that the current selling AirPods provide 24 hours of battery life with the charging case, up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge and 3 hours of listening on a charge of 15 minutes. The Apple AirPods with the wireless charging case sells for about Rs 16,699 in India.
In our review of the second generation AirPod we said, "The new Apple AirPods sound good, not great, but good. While the earphones produce relatively deep bass that's not highly accurate, it handles the highs quite well but the mids are slightly dampened. With a slew of features that will cater to most users’ needs, the AirPods would make an excellent package if it weren’t for the premium one has to pay for them. The value for money factor weighs in heavily as the new AirPods are steeply priced at Rs 18,900 when you buy them with the new wireless charging case. However, buying them with a standard case that costs you Rs 14,900 feels like a better proposition since wireless charging is still a ways away from taking on wired charging and the company is not providing a wireless charger either." You can read our review of the AirPods here.
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