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According to the latest rumors, it has been suggested that Apple could announce a newly redesigned iMac at WWDC 2020. It turns out that Apple could potentially announce more than that, at least that’s according to a report from DigiTimes (paywall) which claims that Apple could launch a bunch of new products in the second half of 2020.

The report does not mention if these new products will be announced at the event, but presumably it would if their launch plans for the second half of the year are true. This includes the rumored newly redesigned iMac, along with a couple of new iPads, such as a larger 10.8-inch iPad Air (the current model has a 10.5-inch display), and also a larger iPad mini.

The larger iPad mini could be particularly interesting as it could potentially see Apple bump the display up to 8 or 9-inches, although we have to wonder at that size, could it really be considered a “mini” anymore? Hopefully Apple will somehow manage to keep the form factor while shrinking down the bezels, but we’ll have to wait and see.

In any case, DigiTimes has a spotty track record when it comes to Apple-related rumors, although parts of their report was previously mentioned by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, so there could be some truth there. However, it should probably be said that you should take this with a grain of salt, but check back with us in the coming weeks for more details.

New iMac, Larger iPad Air And iPad Mini To Launch In Second Half Of 2020

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We’re sure that if you’ve ever played a multiplayer game, there’s a chance that you might have come across an instance when someone gets mad and just quits the game, or they have a connection issue and drop out. This kind of ruins the experience as it sometimes means that a team loses because they’re one player short.

However, Sony thinks that they might have an idea on how to fix this. In a patent discovered on Reddit by u/WolfgangKaipZ, Sony suggests that they could replace the player that dropped out by an AI that would play in their place. Now, this isn’t exactly a new idea where computers take over when a player quits, but Sony’s patent takes it one step further.

According to the patent’s abstract, “When the first player quits or stops responding before the multiplayer game has completed, the first player is replaced by a computer-simulated version of the first player that selects its actions based on probabilities calculated from the tracked actions of the first player. The multiplayer game is thus able to continue without interruption or disruption, and the first player’s playstyle is preserved.”

This means that the AI will be smart enough to know how the player plays and will try their best to emulate them. This is opposed to simply reverting to a script or a set of steps that computer players typically use. It could also mean that in theory, this AI-replaced player could be even better as it would definitely have faster reaction times. Of course, this is only a patent so we’re not sure if Sony actually plans to implement it, but it is definitely intriguing.

Sony Wants AI To Take Over Players Who Ragequit

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