Samsung Odyssey Ark comes with Stadia, Xbox Game Pass built-in

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If you pay close attention to tech news, you'll probably see this gigantic new Samsung monitor. The Odyssey Ark is a 55-inch Quantum miniLED 165GHz monitor with a 1000R radius, making it a big, super-curved personal theatre built for gaming. In that vein, it's actually also an excellent hub for cloud gaming services. And it has the capability for that. 

Samsung adds its Tizen OS to this monitor, which means it has access to Samsung's Gaming Hub feature. This hub was introduced in Samsung TVs earlier this year to have gaming sources in one spot. This hub supports PCs, game consoles, and services like Google Stadia, Xbox Game Pass, Ubotik, GeForce Now, and Amazon Luna. On top of that, it has Twitch and YouTube integration for watching gameplay. There's no price or availability in Canada, but if you're curious, this massive display retails for US$3,499 (around CA$4,521).

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GarageBand gets new Katy Perry, Seventeen 'Remix Sessions'

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GarageBand on iOS and iPadOS get new DJ sessions that can help users learn to mix two songs. Katy Perry's "Harleys in Hawaii" and K-Pop group Seventeen's "Darl+ing" are added to GarageBand's Sound Library this time. Elements of both songs are added to the app so that you can experiment with them.

On top of adding the songs, Katy Perry's track is the subject of the new in-person Today at Apple sessions. "Music Skills: Remix Katy Perry" will be a live tutorial showing how to use GarageBand features in depth. Apple used Seventeen's "Darl+ing" as a Today at Apple session when it promoted the opening of its Myeongdong store in South Korea.

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'Overwatch 2' players can now get old gear from the old game

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Ahead of the October 4 launch of Overwatch 2, Blizzard is giving players of the original Overwatch game a chance to get their old items. You get an opportunity to merge separate accounts to get all the in-game cosmetics or gear you've collected alongside the progress you've made. If you have multiple accounts on the same console, though, you can only merge one account. You can unlink a console account from your battle.net account, but you won't be able to add a new console account for an entire year. Here's a complete step-by-step on how to do that. 

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HP LaserJet Managed E800/E700 brings innovative printers into the workspace

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The pandemic has changed how we work, so peripherals must keep up with the changes. HP introduced its new LaserJet Managed E800/E700 multi-function printers to service the needs of modern companies. 

"As the hybrid work model continues to evolve, CIOs and IT departments have never been more challenged," said Carles Farre, global head of Print Services and Solutions, HP Inc. "They need intelligent printers with advanced features that streamline work processes. The HP LaserJet Managed E800/E700 series offers our customers and channel partners a sleek, fully customizable and easily manageable portfolio to meet today's workplace and digitization goals–now and in the future.

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