JBL’s new earbud charging case has a touchscreen so you can ditch the phone
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JBL has just announced the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds, featuring adaptive noise cancellation and customizable ANC alongside a charging case with a 1.45-inch LED touchscreen control panel.
The display on the charging case allows you to flick through multiple screens where you can manage your music and make adjustments to your earbuds, as well as receive calls, messages, and social media notifications without having to first grab your phone. It’s being advertised as a productivity feature, and that does appear to hold some weight if you don’t already own a smartwatch or if you don’t tend to keep your phone in an easily accessible pocket.
From The Verge
JBL launches more soundbars with detachable rear speakers
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JBL is launching a quartet of new Atmos-capable soundbars for the fall, and two of them have battery-powered wireless rear speakers that quickly deploy for a tidy home theater setup. When not watching a movie, the speakers can be docked into the sides of the new soundbars to recharge.
The flagship JBL Bar 1000 is an 11.1-channel performer that includes four upward-firing speakers for Dolby Atmos 3D sound. It also has a wireless subwoofer and supports DTS:X 3D surround sound.
JBL built a very similar version of the soundbar called the Bar 9.1 in 2020 that also had the cool removable rear speaker hat trick. But the new JBL Bar 1000 adds two more drivers for a 7.1.4 arrangement and bumps the power output to 880W compared to 820W in the Bar 9.1.
From The Verge
AMD Launches Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors with “Zen 4” Architecture: the Fastest Core in Gaming
| Model | Cores/Threads | Boost10 /Base Frequency | Total Cache | PCIe® | TDP | SEP (USD) |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | 16C/32T | Up to 5.7 / 4.5 GHZ | 80MB | Gen 5 | 170W | $699 |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | 12C/24T | Up to 5.6 / 4.7 GHZ | 76MB | Gen 5 | 170W | $549 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | 8C/16T | Up to 5.4 / 4.5 GHZ | 40MB | Gen 5 | 105W | $399 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | 6C/12T | Up to 5.3 / 4.7 GHZ | 38MB | Gen 5 | 105W | $299 |
Today, AMD revealed the Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop processor lineup powered by the new “Zen 4” architecture, ushering in the next era of high performance for gamers, enthusiasts, and content creators. Featuring up to 16 cores, 32 threads and built on an optimized, high-performance, TSMC 5nm process node, the Ryzen 7000 Series processors deliver dominant performance and leadership energy efficiency. Compared to the previous generation, AMD Ryzen 7950X processor enables single-core performance improvement of up to +29%, up to 45% more compute for content creators in POV Ray, up to 15% faster gaming performance in select titles, and up to 27% better performance-per-watt. AMD’s most expansive desktop platform to date, the new Socket AM5 platform is designed for longevity with support through 2025.
“The AMD Ryzen 7000 Series brings leadership gaming performance, extraordinary power for content creation, and advanced scalability with the new AMD Socket AM5,” Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager, Client business unit, AMD. “With the next generation Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop processors, we are proud to uphold our promise of leadership and continuous innovation, delivering the ultimate PC experience for gamers and creators alike.”
From AMD
Sketchy leak details new iPhone 14 Pro packaging, claims 6GB RAM for all models
The Weibo post, which was shared on Twitter by ShrimpApplePro, says that the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro devices will both have 6GB of RAM this year. For context, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini have 4GB of RAM, while the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max have 6GB of RAM. So if this leak is to be believed, the iPhone 14 will offer more RAM than the iPhone 13, while the iPhone 14 Pro will stick with 6GB.
This would mark the third year in a row that the “Pro” model iPhones have had 6GB of RAM. A previous leak suggested that the iPhone 14 Pro would jump to 8GB, but the consensus has since settled on 6GB instead.
Apple, of course, doesn’t focus on the amount of RAM inside the iPhone and it’s not a specification the company even details. It’s a smart decision by Apple as the iPhone usually lags behind competing Android devices in RAM, but the tight integration between iPhone hardware and iOS makes up for that difference.
From 9to5Mac
Redmi 11 Prime 5G is coming on September 6, key specs revealed
Xiaomi’s Redmi recently introduced the new Redmi Note 11SE in India, which is just a rebranded Redmi Note 10S launched in the Asian country over a year ago. Today, Redmi announced it will unveil yet another smartphone in India on September 6, named Redmi 11 Prime 5G.
The Chinese brand hasn’t detailed the Redmi 11 Prime 5G’s specs sheet yet, but the image shared on Twitter reveals what the smartphone looks like. It’s built around a notched display, and the back panel with textured finish houses two cameras joined by an LED flash.
From Gsmarena
Photos of possible Huawei P50 Pocket sequel appear on TENAA
Huawei will unveil the Mate 50 series on September 6 with at least four phones expected. There may be a surprise appearance as the Chinese wireless authority posted images of a foldable phone that appears to be the successor to the Huawei P50 Pocket (which was unveiled in December of last year).
The device, known only by its ‘BAL-AL80’ model number for now, is only the second clamshell foldable from Huawei, which prefers the larger horizontal foldable design. Unfortunately, the images are not accompanied by detailed specs.
From Gsmarena
Leaked Logitech G Gaming Handheld images showcase its design and software
Logitech announced a partnership with Tencent earlier this month to bring a new cloud gaming handheld to market later this year. At the time, the company revealed that the Logitech G Gaming Handheld would offer support for multiple cloud gaming services, including Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now, allowing users to play AAA games on the go. Although Logitech hasn’t revealed further details about the handheld console, renowned leaker Evan Blass has now shared a few images showcasing its design and software.
The images reveal that the Logitech G Gaming Handheld will feature a familiar design with a predominantly white outer shell, a display over on the front flanked by two thumbsticks, a D-Pad on the left, and A/B/X/Y buttons on the right.
From XDA
Latest WhatsApp beta brings voice call support to Wear OS 3 smartwatches
After rolling out its new Communities feature to select Android users last week, WhatsApp is now rolling out a fresh beta build that brings voice call support to Wear OS 3 smartwatches. According to reports on the Wear OS subreddit, the feature is enabled by default on WhatsApp beta version 2.22.19.11.
While WhatsApp still doesn’t offer a Wear OS app, the messaging app now lets users receive voice calls on Wear OS 3 smartwatches with the latest beta release. Since there aren’t many Wear OS 3 smartwatches on the market right now, you can only try it out on the Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch 5, and the Montblanc Summit 3 at the moment. Interestingly, the incoming call UI doesn’t look the same across different devices.
On a Galaxy Watch 4 connected to a Samsung phone, the incoming call UI for WhatsApp voice calls features a WhatsApp logo under the contact information, clearly indicating that the incoming call is from WhatsApp. However, the WhatsApp voice call UI is the same as the regular call UI on a Galaxy Watch 5 paired with a Pixel 6 (via 9to5Google).
From XDA
50¢ chip shortage is one bottleneck for $600B chip industry, says TSMC
There have been conflicting reports in the chip industry on when we might expect an end to the global chip shortage, but Apple chipmaker TSMC says that isn’t going to happen any time soon.
The growing number of low-end chips used in everything from smartphones and cars means that production can be held up by a lack of mundane chips costing as little as 50 cents …
From 9to5Mac
Musk cites whistleblower allegations in fresh attempt to backtrack on $44B Twitter acquisition
Elon Musk is adding allegations from Twitter security whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko to his list of reasons for pulling out of the $44 billion Twitter acquisition he proposed back in April.
Musk’s messy acquisition bid has taken numerous twists and turns since April, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO ultimately deciding that he didn’t want to buy Twitter after all, citing a lack of clarity over Twitter’s bot data. However, Twitter has refused to recognize Musk’s termination bid, pursuing legal action to force Musk to honor his original offer — a trial is currently scheduled for October 17.
In a fresh filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Musk’s legal team provided an additional notice of termination of the deal, citing revelations made by Twitter’s former head of security last week. Zatko, who was fired by Twitter back in January after a little more than a year in the role, said that the social network deceived everyone about the strength of its security protocols, noting that he witnessed “egregious deficiencies, negligence, wilful ignorance, and threats to national security and democracy” at the company. Zatko also said that Twitter tried to conceal its shortcomings from regulators and investors.
From Techcrunch
