Motorola is announcing the Razr 2022 and Edge X30 Pro on August 2
The next Razr foldable smartphone from Motorola was reported to be delayed just yesterday, but today the company has revealed its unveiling date: August 2. It will be joined at the same event by the Edge X30 Pro.
The launch is happening in China, but the X30 Pro has long been rumored to launch elsewhere, rebranded as Edge 30 Ultra. It remains to be seen whether the Razr 2022 (also referred to in the past as Razr 3) will ever escape China, however. But given the history of the foldable Razr line, chances are high. Still, the initial announcement will take place in the home of Motorola owner Lenovo, which probably also means these two models will be available in China first.
From Gsmarena
Here are the Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 with slick, refined designs
9to5Google reported that Fitbit is working on a pair of new smartwatches in March and two months later revealed the product names, as well some elements of the design. We now have a detailed look at the Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4.
From 9to5google
Samsung will reveal the world’s first 3nm chip next week
Samsung formally announced its new 3nm chip technology a few weeks ago. But the Korean giant will reportedly showcase the world’s first such processor next week. Samsung unveiled the 3nm chip’s new Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistor architecture, which is supposed to be significantly more efficient and faster than current 5nm chips.
While Samsung has started mass-production on the new 3nm chips that will hopefully power flagship phones like the Galaxy S one day, it’s unclear what these devices might be. It’s also not clear if Samsung has a chance to actually steal any business from TSMC. The Taiwanese foundry builds the most important mobile processors in the world right now.
From BGR
Intel Raptor Lake CPUs could be on shelves come October 17
Intel’s Raptor Lake processors could go on sale on October 17, according to the rumor mill, following a launch in late September.
This fresh speculation on the release timing of Intel’s next-gen CPUs comes from known leaker Enthusiastic Citizen(opens in new tab) (on Bilibili), as spotted by Tom’s Hardware(opens in new tab). You may recall that Enthusiastic Citizen recently provided another Raptor Lake leak concerning the Core i5-13600K (which was an impressive showing for the mid-range chip).
Apply all the usual caveats regarding a suitable degree of skepticism to this (and the previous) leak, of course, but the claim is that Intel will launch Raptor Lake at its Innovation event on September 28 (the dev conference kicks off the day before).
That day will also be when the embargo on reviews is lifted, so would-be buyers should be able to see how the 13th-gen range performs, with the processors going on sale come October 17 as mentioned.
The first models to hit the shelves will apparently be the flagship Core i9-13900K, along with the Core i7-13700K and Core i5-13600K, which would be the expected CPUs to begin with. KF models will also be released – those are processors without integrated graphics for those who are happy to rely on a discrete GPU.
However, non-K CPUs, such as the vanilla Core i7-13700 for example, may not be shown off until CES 2023, on January 5, before going on sale in the latter half of January. Those models aren’t unlocked like K series chips, which means they can’t be overclocked, but that’s fine for many people who won’t ever tinker with their hardware anyway.
Finally, only the top-end Z790 motherboards will launch in October, the leaker claims, and more affordable H760 and B760 chipsets won’t get here until January (where they’ll be pushed out alongside those non-K Raptor Lake processors).
It’s worth remembering that Alder Lake motherboards (600 series) are compatible with Raptor Lake, so you won’t have to upgrade your mobo to a 700 series if you’re already running a 12th-gen chip. And indeed Intel supposedly won’t be releasing an H710 chipset for Raptor Lake, and will instead simply reuse the H610 chipset, which as mentioned is fully compatible.
From Techradar
OnePlus 10T camera setup revealed officially ahead of launch
OnePlus is expected to release its next smartphone, the OnePlus 10T, on August 3 but it seems that the company doesn’t want to wait much longer and unveiled the camera setup of the 10T in a community forum post. There are a couple of camera samples as well.
From Gsmarena
Apple diversifies iPhone 14 suppliers ahead of the launch
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 14 series in September, and to avoid any delays in its launch, the company has diversified its component suppliers, which not only allows the Cupertino-based tech giant to reduce dependence on a single supplier but also have a bargaining position. And, ahead of the iPhone 14 launch, Apple’s suppliers’ list has expanded since China’s SG Micro has passed the quality certifications for the higher-end iPhone 14 models.
From Gsmarena
iPhone battery mAh list: How much capacity does each iPhone model have?
iPhone 13 Pro Max battery mAh capacity?
4352 mAh – 16.75 watt-hour
iPhone 13 Pro battery mAh capacity?
3095 mAh – 11.97 watt-hour
iPhone 13 battery mAh capacity?
3227 mAh – 12.41 watt-hour
iPhone 13 mini battery mAh capacity?
2406 mAh – 9.57 watt-hour
iPhone SE 3rd gen battery mAh capacity?
2018 mAh – 7.82 watt-hour
iPhone 12 Pro Max battery mAh capacity?
3687 mAh – 14.13 watt-hour
iPhone 12 Pro battery mAh capacity?
2815 mAh – 10.78 watt-hour
iPhone 12 battery mAh capacity?
2815 mAh – 10.78 watt-hour
iPhone 12 mini battery mAh capacity?
2227 mAh – 8.57 watt-hour
iPhone SE 2nd gen battery mAh capacity?
1821 mAh – 6.96 wat-hour
iPhone 11 Pro Max battery mAh capacity?
3969 mAh – 15.04 watt-hour
iPhone 11 Pro battery mAh capacity?
3046 mAh – 11.67 watt-hour
iPhone 11 battery mAh capacity?
3110 mAh – 11.91 watt-hour
iPhone XR battery mAh capacity?
2942 mAh – 11.24 watt-hour
iPhone XS Max battery mAh capacity?
3174 mAh – 12.08 watt-hour
iPhone XS battery mAh capacity?
2658 mAh – 10.13 watt-hour
iPhone X battery mAh capacity?
2716 mAh – 10.35 watt-hour
iPhone 8 Plus battery mAh capacity?
2691 mAh – 10.28 watt-hour
iPhone 8 battery mAh capacity?
1821 mAh – 6.96 watt-hour
iPhone 7 Plus battery mAh capacity?
2900 mAh – 11.10 watt-hour
iPhone 7 battery mAh capacity?
1960 mAh – 7.45 watt-hour
iPhone SE battery mAh capacity?
1624 mAh – 6.21 watt-hour
iPhone 6S Plus battery mAh capacity?
2750 mAh – 10.45 watt-hour
iPhone 6S battery mAh capacity?
1715 mAh – 6.55 watt-hour
iPhone 6 Plus battery mAh capacity?
2915 mAh – 11.1 watt-hour
iPhone 6 battery mAh capacity?
1810 mAh – 6.91 watt-hour
iPhone 5S battery mAh capacity?
1560 mAh – 5.92 watt-hour
iPhone 5C battery mAh capacity?
1510 mAh – 5.73 watt-hour
iPhone 5 battery mAh capacity?
1440 mAh – 5.45 watt-hour
iPhone 4S battery mAh capacity?
1432 mAh – 5.3 watt-hour
iPhone 4 battery mAh capacity?
1420 mAh – 5.25 watt-hour
iPhone 3GS battery mAh capacity?
1219 mAh – 4.51 watt-hour
iPhone 3G battery mAh capacity?
1150 mAh – 4.12 watt-hour
Original iPhone battery mAh capacity?
1400 mAh – 5.18 watt-hour
From 9to5Mac
Netflix rolling out external subscription button for iOS users
Earlier this year, Apple began allowing “reader” apps to provide external links for customers so they can log in and pay for a subscription from outside the App Store. Now Netflix is rolling out an option in its iOS app that takes users to its website in order to finish a new Netflix subscription.
As noted by multiple users and also confirmed by 9to5Mac, the Netflix app now uses the new iOS API for reader apps that takes the user to an external website before making a subscription. It’s uncertain when exactly Netflix began rolling out this option to iPhone and iPad users, but based on reports, the rollout now seems to be worldwide.
When you tap the subscribe button, a message says that “you’re about to leave the app and go to an external website.” The app also notes that the transaction will no longer be Apple’s responsibility and that all subscription management should be done under Netflix’s platform.
From 9to5Mac
Intel just fixed a major issue with its graphics cards
As reported by Phoronix, the change to the open-source Intel Mesa Vulkan driver was made by Lionel Landwerlin on Thursday. Landwerlin is an Intel Linux graphics driver engineer who has years of experience under his belt, but this time the fix was relatively small — all it took was one line of code to achieve, as Landwerlin put it, “like a 100x (not joking) improvement.” It all comes down to a problem with memory allocation.
Due to something as simple as a missing line of code, the memory allocation task was not set the way it should have been. Normally, the Vulkan driver would make sure that Vulkan ray tracing tasks would be allocated to the discrete Intel GPU. However, due to the oversight, the Vulkan driver was moving data to the slower offboard system memory and then back. These messy transfers had a massive impact on the ray tracing performance of the graphics card.
Adding the bit of code to Mesa 22.2 should bring tangible improvements. The update will roll out to end users by the end of August, and while that’s still a while from now, it’s likely to be enough time before customers are able to buy the new Intel Arc GPUs in any major capacity.
From Digital Trends
Microsoft will block Office macros by default starting July 27
Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this month.
In a new update, the technology giant said that it will start blocking Office macros by default starting from July 27. This comes shortly after Microsoft halted the rollout of the macros-blocking feature citing unspecified “user feedback.” It’s thought the initial rollout, which kicked off at the beginning of June, caused issues for organizations using macros to automate routine processes, such as data collection or running certain tasks.
From Techcrunch
