Honor reveals more details about the 70 series including chipsets and camera samples
Honor is gearing up to launch a new lineup of devices at the end of the month and in anticipation of that launch event, the company has revealed more details about its upcoming lineup of flagships on Weibo pertaining to some of its core features.
There will be three Honor 70 models: Honor 70, 70 Pro, and 70 Pro+. Each will be powered by the newly announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, MediaTek Dimensity 8000, and Dimensity 9000, respectively. Plus, all models will use BOE OLED displays and all will support high-frequency PWM dimming while the two Pro models will support LTPO dynamic refresh rates.
All Honor 70 models will use a large IMX800 camera sensor with 54MP resolution and a 1/1.49” sensor size and an f/1.9 aperture lens. Honor has provided some samples for our pixel-peeping pleasure. Note that most of the scenes are shot with lighting coming from behind the subject. The watermark in the images says “54MP Matrix Camera”.
Honor confirms that the 70 will support 66W charging while the Honor 70 Pro and 70 Pro+ will support up to 100W fast charging.
The Honor 70 series is going to be fully unveiled for the Chinese market on May 30 but details about global availability are yet to come.
From Gsmarena
Gboard may soon add a split keyboard for tablets and foldables
If you have ever used Gboard in a landscape orientation or on a large screen tablet, you probably know the experience isn’t very nice. It’s the same story on foldable phones, with the stretched-out keyboard layout making it difficult to reach keys comfortably. But as part of its recent push to optimize Andriod apps for big screens, Google is now working on a new keyboard layout for Gboard.
The new layout that Gboard is testing divides the keyboard into two halves. This will make it faster and easier to input text without performing thumb gymnastics. The concept itself isn’t novel, as other keyboard apps, like the Samsung Keyboard and Microsoft’s Switfkey, have had a split keyboard for a while. Gboard is merely playing catch-up here.
An important distinction between Gboard and Samsung Keyboard’s split keyboard layouts is how they implement the spacebar. The Samsung Keyboard divides the space key so that each half has its own spacebar. Gboard, on the other hand, uses a long, undivided space key. Another notable difference is that Gboard’s layout duplicates certain keys on both sides, while Samsung Keyboard simply splits the layout in half.
Here are some screenshots shared by Twitter user @RKBDI showcasing the new split keyboard. Users will be able to enable the split layout from the three-dot menu once it rolls out with a future update.
From XDA
Realme Pad X official with SD 695 and 8,340 mAh battery
The third installment in Realme’s Android tablet range is here with the Realme Pad X. The slate brings an 11-inch FHD+ LCD, Snapdragon 695, stylus support and an 8,340 mAh battery.
Realme Pad X brings a 2000x1200px display with a 5:3 aspect ratio and 450nits of peak brightness. The tablet also supports a pressure-sensitive stylus which is sold separately. There’s an 8MP front-facing camera with a 105-degree wide-angle lens while the back gets a 13MP primary shooter.
The tablet is 7.1mm thin and weighs in just 499 grams. Realme packed quad speakers with Dolby Atmos for media consumption and Hi-Res Audio support. Qualcomm’s midrange Snapdragon 695 sits at the helm aided by 4/6GB RAM and up to 128GB built-in storage which is expandable via microSD. The software side is covered by Realme UI 3.0 for Pad. The tablet’s 8,340mAh battery charges at 33W speeds.
Realme Pad X comes in fluorescent green, sea blue, and star gray colors. THe baseline 4/64GB trim starts at CNY 1,299 ($193) while the top-end 6/128GB model will go for CNY 1,599 ($237). Open sales in China start on May 31. No word on international availability at this point in time.
From Gsmarena
vivo T2x incoming with a 6,000 mAh battery, Dimensity 1300
The vivo T2 is arriving on June 6, and the company already revealed most of its specs. Today we learned a vivo T2x will join the line-up with a Dimensity 1300 chipset and a big battery.
The leakster Digital Chat Station revealed the SoC, as well as other key specs, on his Weibo page, and they look a lot like the new iQOO Z5.
The vivo T2x is said to have a 6.58” LCD at the front with a punch hole for a 16MP selfie camera. The cameras on the back will have 50MP and 2MP sensors. The battery capacity will be 6,000 mAh and the phone will support 44W charging for speedy top-ups.
The fingerprint scanner will be embedded into the power key on the side, and this device will weigh over 200 grams while having a 9.2 mm thick profile. While the body is chunkier than the predecessor vivo T1x, the newer chipset should provide better power management and quicker image processing. This would make the vivo T2x a viable upgrade once it launches next month.
From Gsmarena
Google ‘Pixel Fold’ Delayed Yet Again as Apple Eyes 2025 for Foldable iPhone
Previous rumors have claimed that Google’s device was lagging behind Samsung’s Fold series. However, Young believes it is not a problem with the display that is behind the delay, but more probably the emergence of software innovations or a new chipset that Google wants to incorporate into the device.
Apple has been known to be working on foldable display technology for some years now, filing multiple patents regarding the technology. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in September that Apple will introduce the first foldable iPhone in 2024. However, Young more recently reported that Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone has been delayed until 2025. News of the delay came after discussions with supply chain sources, suggesting Apple is in no hurry to enter the foldable market.
According to leaker Dylandkt, Apple is experimenting with multiple foldable iPhone prototypes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a foldable iPhone is coming in the near future.
From Macrumors
The Realme GT Neo 3 Naruto Edition pays tribute to the iconic anime franchise
Realme is no stranger to coming up with dazzling special edition smartphones. Last year, the company released the Realme GT Neo 2 Dragon Ball Z Limited Edition, and it was sold out in no time. This year the company has teamed up with another iconic anime franchise: Naruto, to create the Realme GT Neo 3 Naruto Edition.
The Realme GT Neo 3 Naruto Edition is essentially the regular GT Neo 3 150W version but comes with a fresh coat of paint and special packaging to match the theme of the famous anime. The phone flaunts a bold orange exterior inspired by Naruto’s iconic jumpsuit, with black accents running along the super-sized camera island. The red Uzumaki symbol in the middle is a nice touch. The phone comes inside a cool box that includes specially designed Naruto-themed cases, a charging brick, and a 10,000mAh power bank.
From XDA
iPhone 14 Pro: This might be our best look at Apple’s unreleased smartphone
The iPhone 14 might be more than three months away, but the smartphone is not exactly a secret. We saw a variety of reports that detailed Apple’s four 2022 handsets, including the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. We think we know everything about their designs and specs. And we have price leaks that indicate the iPhone is getting more expensive this year. But the leaks will continue, and we’ve just received what might be our best look at Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro design.
From BGR
Twitter fined $150m for handing users’ contact details to advertisers
Twitter has been fined $150m (£119m) by US authorities after collecting users’ email addresses and phone numbers for security purposes but then using the data to target them with adverts.
The social media platform had told users the information would be used to keep their accounts safe, according to a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission.
“While Twitter represented to users that it collected their telephone numbers and email addresses to secure their accounts, Twitter failed to disclose that it also used user contact information to aid advertisers in reaching their preferred audiences,” said a court complaint filed by the DoJ.
From The Guardian
UK finally opens antitrust probe of Google’s role in the adtech stack
The UK’s competition watchdog has just announced another investigation into Google over potential antitrust abuses around adtech.
This is the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) second probe of Google’s adtech practices — after said it would investigate an ad deal between Google and Facebook referred to internally as ‘Jedi Blue’, back in March. (That deal also features in a major antitrust complaint against Google’s adtech over the pond, led by the US State of Texas.)
The CMA did also open a probe of Google’s ad-related Privacy Sandbox plan last year, triggered by complaints over its planned deprecation of tracking cookies to migrate to an alternative stack of ad targeting technologies — a development that remains under external monitoring after a settlement between Google and the regulator which looks, at very least, to have slowed the pace of any switch. (Google also recently revised its approach to push for topic-based ad targeting, rather than cohorts.)
The latest Google probe by the CMA focuses on what it describes as “strong” positions Google holds in adtech intermediation, aka the adtech tech stack, which the regulator suspects could be distorting competition — since the tech giant owns the largest service provider in three key parts of the chain.
From Techcrunch
The teeniest robot in the world is a jumping crab
Engineers from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois have developed the smallest walking robot ever, and it’s a crab. The half-millimeter robot is modeled after a peekytoe crab and is just the latest iteration in a long line of small robots created by the researchers. The goal for creating a bot so small is to move towards more practical uses of the technology and gaining entry to more hard to reach, tightly confined spaces.
From Mashable
