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There have been many rumors in the past to suggest that Apple could one day launch a Mac computer powered by an ARM chipset. We’ve yet to see that happen, but according to the latest rumors, it seems that the upcoming iMac Pro could mark the first time that Apple has created a Mac computer with an ARM chipset, even if it used as a co-processor.

This is according to developers Steve Troughton-Smith and Johnathan Levin (via 9to5Mac) who have discovered some information within the BridgeOS 2.0 software that hints at that possibility. Assuming the information is correct, the iMac Pro could be packing an A10 Fusion chipset as a co-processor (it’s the same chipset used in the iPhone 7, 7 Plus).

Looks like the iMac Pro’s ARM coprocessor is arm64 🤔 Seems to handle the macOS boot & security process, as expected; iMac Pro lets Apple experiment with tighter control without the rest of the userbase freaking out. More info & download here: https://t.co/wmbNeVSEZX

— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) November 18, 2017

Further digging by developer Guilherme Rambo has revealed one potential use of the A10 Fusion, which is to allow the iMac Pro to enable “Hey Siri”, a feature that is missing from the macOS version of the digital assistant. Troughton-Smith adds that the inclusion of the A10 Fusion will allow Apple to have tighter control over macOS without upsetting users and developers.

Confirmed: “Hey, Siri” is coming to the Mac pic.twitter.com/Dw9bRAzbxD

— Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) November 18, 2017

Apple had originally announced the iMac Pro at WWDC earlier this year, but during the announcement there was no mention of the A10 Fusion. We have heard that the computer would support up to 18-cores of Intel’s Xeon processors, but like we said, no mention of the A10. It is possible that the A10 is meant to be a surprise feature, but either way we’ll find out once the iMac Pro is released, which last we heard is scheduled for the end of 2017.

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Recently Disney had announced that they would be parting ways with Gazillion Entertainment, which in turn meant that the free-to-play title “Marvel Heroes” would be shutting down by the end of the year. However it seems that players aren’t too thrilled by it and are now demanding that their in-game purchases be refunded.

The game was initially released on the PC back in 2013, but it was only earlier this year that the developer managed to port it onto the Xbox One and the PS4, meaning that gamers on the console are only getting less than a year to play the game, many of whom have since spent money purchasing items in the game and feel that they aren’t getting their money’s worth.

For those unfamiliar, Marvel Heroes comes with a few heroes unlocked and available to all, but additional heroes have to be purchased at around $5 each. Additionally gamers can purchase costumes for these heroes, which means more real-life money spent, so as you can imagine console players are pretty peeved that some of them have forked out so much money for a game that they can enjoy for less than a year.

When the announcement was made that the game was shutting down, Gazillion had stated that they would be removing in-game purchases, but unfortunately it has done little to quell the anger of some. As Kotaku points out, the game’s terms of service says that the developers owes its users nothing, meaning that legally they don’t have to refund players. Whether or not they will out of good faith remains to be seen.

‘Marvel Heroes’ Players Demanding Refunds For In-Game Purchases , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

Tipping your favorite streamer on Twitch is a feature that has been around for a while, where viewers can purchase things like “Bits” which they can then use to tip streamers, as opposed to giving them cash directly. However Twitch has since announced a new way to purchase Bits, and that is through PayPal.

According to Twitch, “If you are in the US or one of the EU countries listed below, you can buy Bits on any Twitch channel that has Bits enabled by clicking the ‘Get Bits’ button above the video player. Once you select the bundle you want to buy, you will be able to choose PayPal as a payment method.”

Twitch notes the benefits of using PayPal to send Bits, saying, “Bits still provides chargeback protection for the streamer whether they were purchased via PayPal or another method.” Note that using PayPal to tip Twitch streamers isn’t exactly new. Prior to Twitch offering official methods to tip streamers, there were streamers who would ask (and some probably still do) for donations that can be made through PayPal.

While it’s not the most groundbreaking feature, if you do prefer using PayPal for your purchases, then this option will come in handy. In the meantime it seems that ever since Twitch instituted its tipping system, it has reportedly made streamers $5.9 million collectively.

You Can Now Tip Twitch Streamers Using PayPal , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.