MSI has leveled up the gaming experience by announcing the 15.6-inch gaming notebook, AMD Advantage Edition A5 Delta-15-A5EFK-030JP. The biggest factor that’d sway gamers is the Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU and Radeon RX 6700M GPU.

The display features a 15.6-inch non-glare panel with an impressive refresh rate of 240 Hz. Even after being a gaming notebook, the body is on the slimmer side with 19 mm thickness and weighs just 1.9 kg, making it suitable for carrying around.

The screen is a Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) panel, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD storage. The operating system is Windows 10 but as Windows 11 is available globally, it will be readily available to install on the machine. Wireless communication supports Bluetooth 5.2 and IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax-compliant wireless LAN.

The laptop has an impressive battery life of up to 12 hours (JEITA 2.0). The interface features a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C ×1, a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C×1, a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A×2, HDMI×1, and a Hi-Res headphone output/microphone input jack combo ×1. The dimensions are 357 (width) × 19 (height) ×247 (depth) mm and will be available in the carbon gray shade.

MSI is expected to set the price at around 218,000 yen (approx 1942 USD). Pre-registrations have already gone live from October 7 and the laptop will be available from October 14.

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Rumors have already begun to suggest that next-gen MediaTek Dimensity flagship chipsets will be based on the new ARMv9 architecture. The most recent of these leaks claim that MediaTek could be one of the first companies to place orders with TSMC‘s 4 nm foundries. Dubbed as Dimensity 2000, major specs have been revealed.

As per Digital Chat Station, a frequent leakster, the Dimensity 2000 will feature one Cortex-X2 prime core clocked at 3.0 GHz, three Cortex-A710 cores, and four A510 cores. This is much like the setup seen on Snapdragon 898 and the Exynos 2200 that will be based on Samsung‘s 4nm process.

Samsung’s recent tie-up with AMD for GPU and Huawei surrounded by an ocean of difficulties in finding chip makers, the upcoming Dimensity 2000 will be the only chipset to use the new Mali-G710 MC10.

The G710 arrives as the successor of G78 and is set to give a 20% boost in the speeds and 35% better performance for machine learning tasks, according to ARM’s official numbers. However, Samsung on the other hand is expecting it to be around 30% faster than the older Mali chips it used. The actual performance will be dictated by the clock speeds on the two 4 nm nodes.

While there were early benchmarks to give a hint at how fast the upcoming chipsets are going to be but that’s not something to go by. Waiting for devices to arrive with these chipsets will be a wiser option to measure the true speeds. All three chips should be made official at the end of this year or in January. It would have launched by the end of this year but owing to the shortage in the semiconductor industry, plans have been altered. The first ARMv9 phones with the new chips could be out as early as next year.

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It was not long ago when the Samsung Galaxy S22 series renders went live that showed how interesting the back design is going to be. Well, enough for those renders as hands-on shots have now started to flow in. xleaks7 and CoverPigtou have tagged along to provide the first glimpse of a dummy unit of the Galaxy S22 Ultra in a short hands-on video.

The first thing that pops up into our minds after having a first look at the dummy unit is that it has a resemblance to last year’s Galaxy Note20 Ultra. This suggests that the rumors of it being a Note22 Ultra may be true after all. According to the renders that surfaced earlier, Samsung S22 Ultra/ Note22 Ultra is expected to carry a 6.8-inch dual-curved display. The device features a distinct P-shaped quad camera set up on the rear.

The new leak also corroborates the S Pen slot rumors but the dummy unit clearly misses it out. Volume and power buttons are placed on the right-hand side. We hope to see more such leaks as we move closer to 2022.

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Mobicel, a South African smartphone maker, has added one more device to its portfolio and has called it the Legend Max. The model is the successor of the previous vanilla Legend that was launched back in 2020.

The company has worked on the design and other internals to make it look like an actual upgrade from the previous models but it still remains outdated when put against today’s fast-growing tech. However, the display is the USP of this device as it is a massive 6.8-inches screen which is a notable upgrade from the previous gen’s 6.5-inch panels.

The phone draws its power from the UNISOC SC9863A CPU, which has an 8-core CPU, clocked at a maximum frequency of 1.6GHz. The GPU unit is the PowerVR GE8322. The RAM is still on the lower side as only a mere 2GB RAM with 32GB of internal ROM has been offered on the Legend Max but gladly, there is a slot for an SD card.

Mobicel Legend Max packs three sensors on the rear where the main lens is a 13MP shooter, along with two additional auxiliary lenses. The front camera is a single 8MP lens.

The phone has a decent 4000mAh battery and has a fingerprint scanner placed on the rear. The operating system is Android and doesn’t offer much variety when it comes to colors as it is only available in Green color. Mobicel has priced the Legend Max at RMB. 1,799 in South Africa, an equivalent of about $119 US Dollars.

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There are no boundaries, no limitations when you truly desire something and it has recently been proved by Colby Sheets, an Apple fan and an iOS developer, who paid tribute to Steve Jobs on his 10th death anniversary by turning a 20-year old Apple iMac G4 into an M1 Mac machine.

Sheets posted a video of his M1 iMac G4 on October 5 and shared how he went on to build this. He says, “I’ve always wanted the iMac G4 since I was a kid and I knew a few people made some hackintosh’s with them but I didn’t want that, I wanted a real Mac. I always thought about putting the Mac mini internals in it but with intel chips, it wouldn’t work for a couple of reasons (size, heat/airflow). Well now with the M1 how thermally cool it runs, I thought I’d give it another shot!”

In celebration of Steve Job’s life and his inspiration to many, I wanted to show a passion project I’ve been working on that I think Steve would be proud of. Something that wasn’t possible 20 years ago but is now.

Hello, iMac G4 with an M1 chip. pic.twitter.com/q6zUpyFrwu

— Colby Sheets (@ColbySheets) October 5, 2021

Not being an engineer, he had to reach out to a lot of people including YouTuber Pendleton115’s video of how to turn the iMac G4 into an external monitor. In his tweet, Colby explained that he how combined together the Apple M1 Mac components to create an iMac G4 with 8GB of RAM powered by the M1 processor. There was also a scope to replace the display but he chose to stick with the stock one as it had nothing wrong with it.

A little history, The iMac G4 was officially launched in January 2002 powered by a PowerPC chip, and carried SDRAM of up to 256MB, 80GB of storage. Nicknamed as iLamp, iMac G4 was discontinued after two years.

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Even though the supply chain situation that affected Apple terribly has improved significantly, there can still be a hindrance to the iPhone 13 lineup’s production in Q4 2021, believes JP Morgan. Analyst Samik Chatterjee states that it has become a concern for Apple to look at supply constraints with the imminent Covid-19 resurgence and a terrible hit to production due to recent power usage restrictions in China.

The JP Morgan analyst notes the production ramping up process on iPhone 13 lineup is moving forward at a slower pace than it was on earlier iPhones and the main bottleneck behind this is the camera module issues.

While Covid cases and multiple restrictions have contributed to the sluggish production in Vietnam, the root cause revolves around the supplier ramp of sensor-shift optical image stabilization. But the situation will improve as restrictions will be relaxed and LG Innotek’s camera facility along with a secondary unit in South Korea is set to boost the production at a pace that is required.

There are more issues hovering over iPhone 13 supply as smaller components may be terribly impacted if the power shortage issues in China persist. However, larger components are out of trouble for now so that’s good news. The analyst believes 5-10 million units out of the 143 million planned units could be affected due to this. But despite that, Apple continues to stay in a comfortable position in terms of sales.

The analyst maintains his Apple price target of $180, based on a price-to-earnings multiple of 28x on JP Morgan’s 2023 earnings estimate of $6.55.

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The much-awaited and the biggest transformation that was due from Microsoft has finally rolled out officially. Windows 11 is here and is living up to the hype. But the only set of users not happy with Windows 11 are the ones using AMD Ryzen processor-powered machines. The company has reported that AMD chips could face performance drops of up to 15 percent in some cases.

Apparently, there are two issues that have troubled AMD-powered device owners with Windows 11. The first is that Windows 11 may triple L3 cache latency. AMD believes that this may lead to a 3-5 percent worsened performance and some games, specifically used for eSports, may see performance drops of up to 15 percent.

The second one targets AMD’s “preferred core” technology, which usually aims to shift threads over to the fastest core on a processor. AMD has cautioned users with more than 8 cores about TDP where performance issues are more noticeable.

Well, the good thing is that both AMD and Microsoft are already on to it and have stated that they are “actively investigating these known issues for resolution via software updates.” There are two updates, a Windows update and a software update, that are lined up for later this month to resolve the ongoing issues. In the meantime, sticking with Windows 10 appears to be the only wise option.

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The festive season in India goes both ways when it comes to shopping. Both companies and consumers take home profits. Among the top brands that benefitted from the surge in sales during the flagship events from Flipkart and Amazon, is Xiaomi India. Xiaomi, the leading smartphone and smart TV brand in India, has announced that it has registered over 100K Smart TVs sales in less than 3 days of the festive sale across platforms.

‘Diwali With Mi”, the flagship event from the brand brought luring discounts and offers across all e-commerce platforms including mi.com, Amazon Great Indian Shopping Festival, and Flipkart’s The Big Billion Days on Flipkart. On the back of a strong product portfolio, the company lured massive volumes in demand for 4k TVs.

Commenting on the milestone, Eshwar Nilakantan, Category Lead – SmartTV, Xiaomi India said, “When we entered the segment for Smart TV’s we identified the market potential and wanted to fill in certain gaps. Our aim is to provide ‘Smart TV Innovation for every Indian Home’. We believe that our line-up across Mi and Redmi has been able to drive the next level of Smart TV penetration in the country, thereby becoming a household name in the market. The milestone we have achieved is a testimony to our commitment to offering products with the best specs and highest quality at honest pricing. We will continue focusing on making television viewing an enjoyable experience, and work with our channel partners to meet the consumers’ demand by leveraging their reach.”

Xiaomi maintained its top position during the first wave of festive sales by having 8 out of its products in the top 10 best-selling Smart TVs listed on Amazon. Redmi Smart TV X 50”, Mi TV 4A 32”, Mi TV 5X 43” were the ones with maximum traction among the consumers.

The offers are still ongoing and here are the prices at which they can be availed.

Redmi Smart TV X Series –  Rs. 31,749

Redmi Smart TV 32” – Rs. 13,249

Redmi Smart TV 43” –  Rs. 22,749

Mi TV 5X Series – Rs. 43,499

Mi TV QLED 4k – Rs. 57,749

Mi TV QLED 75 –  Rs. 1,23,749

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After stealing the limelight in the Chinese market, Huawei MateBook 14s is all set to expand its presence in the global markets. Huawei Consumer Business Group has shared with us the news of the 14.2-inch Huawei MateBook 14s launch in the UK. The company has already kicked off the pre-orders and much to everyone’s excitement, these notebooks will be sold with additional accessories.

Huawei MateBook 14s

One of the USPs of Huawei MateBook 14s is its slim body design featuring sharpened edges. With a 2.5K touch FullView Display and an aspect ratio of 3:2, the visual experience goes to an all-new high. The laptop is powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel® Core Processor. There’s a set of quad speakers with tweeters and woofers to improve audio quality on the machine. Typing on the MateBook 14s is a delight as it offers 1.5mm key travel.

The notebook houses a 60Wh high-capacity battery and is coupled with a 90W power adapter. The power adapter also supports Huawei SuperCharge for a selected range of Huawei smartphones and tablets. With all these features along with connectivity liberty, the Huawei MateBook 14s is a perfect tool to have for work management.

Launch date: 27th October 2021 (UK), pre-orders on the Huawei Store from 5th October – 26th October 2021.

Customers who pre-order can claim one of the following packages for free:

Huawei Display 23.8” + MatePad 10.4 3/32G + Bluetooth Mouse
Huawei Display 23.8” + FreeBuds Pro + Bluetooth Mouse
Huawei Display 23.8” + Watch GT 2 + Bluetooth Mouse
Huawei Display 23.8” + Gentle Monster Eyewear II + Bluetooth Mouse

Price:

Huawei MateBook 14s EVO (Grey)
11th-I7 / 16GB RAM / 1TB Storage – £1299.99 (RRP) (around $1770)

Huawei MateBook 14s (Grey/Spruce Green)
11th-I7 / 16GB RAM / 512GB Storage – £1199.99 (RRP) (around $1635)

Huawei MateBook 16

This will be followed by the launch of Huawei MateBook 16 in the global markets. This laptop packs a large 16-inch display with a 3:2 aspect ratio and is powered by the Ryzen 5000 series processor. The laptop did well within the Chinese borders and the company now has plans to duplicate the success globally.

Launch date: Yet to be revealed (select markets in Western Europe)

Price: 

Huawei MateBook 16 (Ryzen 5) – €1,099 (around $1,274)

Huawei MateBook 16 (Ryzen 7) – €1,199 (around $1,390)

With these laptops, Huawei has reinvented the MateBook series and takes it closer to being one of the best laptops available in the respective price brackets. Huawei would like to establish itself in the global market and what better place to start from than the UK.

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The flagship sale of Flipkart was expected to boost sales of a truckload of products and it seems to have started showing early trends. It comes as a delight for Apple as Flipkart claims that around 2 lakh units of the iPhone 12 series have been sold since the beginning of the sale on October 3.

Among the favorite smartphones are the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini, both of which are being sold at a heavily discounted price. In fact, behind the humongous two lakh sales figure, there’s a major contribution of these two phones.

The show isn’t only about Apple, every one in five customers has chosen to exchange their smartphone for a new one during The Big Billion Days sale. This has brought joy to brands like realme and Xiaomi. Not just that, there’s a big push for cashless payments as well. Banks have been offering some unbelievable discounts.

Flipkart saw a surge in the number of buyers as around 40% more buyers did shopping during the sale. There was also increased participation by Flipkart Plus customers during the early access period of the sale. Close to 5 million products were pre-booked as well that clearly shows the craze of the deals on offer.

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AMD and Samsung have been cooking something in their backyards for quite some time. It was even announced at Computex 2021 that AMD is working with Samsung to build an Exynos chip for smartphones based on the RDNA 2 architecture. Well, looks like it has brought better news than what was anticipated. Samsung has confirmed this by posting a gameplay comparison graphic that gives out a glimpse of ray tracing on a smartphone.

If things pan out well, we may get to see Exynos 2200 on the next-gen Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup but expect it to be limited to the Exynos markets only, Snapdragon units may not have the privilege at the time of launch.

Even though it would have been best to understand ray tracing with a video, Samsung chose to tease it with a picture. Stills won’t be able to depict how good and smooth the gameplay is going to be but we know for sure that the entire gaming arena has been leveled up. The image was still able to reflect details such as flames at the bottom of a tank, the building in the background, and the most visible difference of the car in both photos.

The upcoming Exynos also support variable-rate shading with which certain segments of a frame can be shaded, allowing the system to allocate more resources to the important part and lesser on unimportant parts. This will lead to the enhancement of all gaming aspects as more processing power is being drawn.

There will be battery, heating aspects that Samsung will have to work out before releasing this to the public. The measure of how good this ray tracing is still remaining to be seen. A comparison video next time from Samsung would be much appreciated.

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Apple may announce the new Watch Series 7 anytime from now but the company managed to contain leaks to an extent that the real-world pictures weren’t out yet. However, some pictures finally found their way past restrictions and were circulated online. The images went live on a Facebook group but it was taken down soon after its posting. It is also being claimed that Apple Watch Series 7 was undergoing carrier testing before its official launch this fall.

Contrary to the rumors, Watch Series 7 does not feature flat-edges but instead, is curved over the sides, as appears from the leaked images. So far, only the marketing and promotional graphics were available for everyone to see but after the leaks from today, it is clear how exactly the upcoming Watch Series 7 is going to look like.

Even though the CPU remains the same as we saw on Apple Watch Series 6, there are significant improvements to the display, improved IP6X rating for dust and water resistance, and we can hope for more. But for that, we will have to wait for Apple to announce it.

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The biggest player in the 5G race is the controversial figure Huawei. China issued the China Mobile 2021 4G/5G Fusion Core Network Procurement tender in order to invite bidders and it turns out that the highest bidder was Huawei. This is not the first time the 5G giant has backed such a big tender. In fact, it was obvious even before the bidding as Huawei would turn out to be the highest bidder, the next closest rival is ZTE.

Earlier this year, Huawei bagged its first 5G 700MHz main equipment collection tender of a total of 38 billion tenders. This makes the recent win the second-largest 5G list this year. The budget for Huawei’s Core Network purchase also seems pretty overwhelming at a whopping 7.5 billion Yuan.

However, this is only the first time for Huawei where they’ve won the first bid share. But all this was expected as Huawei is the biggest player in the 5G equipment and core network. The price breakup of the deal is such that Huawei equipment is quoted at 6,406.25 million Yuan and a service quotation of 1,082.44 million Yuan. China Mobile set a maximum bid limit of 6,737 million Yuan for the equipment portion of the tender and for the Edge UPF portion, it was set at 798.7 million Yuan. This adds up to a maximum big limit of more than 7.5 Billion Yuan and Huawei’s quote matches this highest bid limit.

The lack of competitors also gave an edge to Huawei as only the big two, ZTE and Huawei were competing to bag the deal. And considering the capabilities and cap of Huawei, it was expected that Huawei will bag most of the shares, followed by ZTE. The two companies had a mutual understanding between them and both of them would be enjoying the tenders they have bagged.

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AMD may have delayed the plan of releasing the Ryzen 5000 series earlier slated for November 2021. There are rumors from a renowned leaker who claims that the release of AMD’s Zen3 Threadripper CPU for consumer desktops has been delayed out of 2021.

The leaked information mentions “Chagall” being delayed to next year which is nothing but a codename attached to AMD’s 5000 series Threadripper processors. Here’s the tweet that talks about it.

AMD, Intel, nVidia consumer roadmap 2021-2023, based on latest rumors (without HPC projects)

– Zen 3 XT is now H1/2022
– Sapphire Rapids-X is now Q3/2022
– Navi 31 is now Q1/2023 (Navi 33 stays at Q4/2022)https://t.co/IE1QvnwUwT pic.twitter.com/mj66Bw3H56

— 3DCenter.org (@3DCenter_org) October 1, 2021

Some of Gigabyte‘s information was leaked when a ransomware gang hit the manufacturer. The leaks included information about future hardware, the highlight of which was the Threadripper 5990X SoC. And according to that, it is supposed to have 64 cores and 128 threads along with 256 MB of L3 cache, 64 PCIe 4.0 lanes, and 4-channel DDR-3200 memory. These cores are similar to the ones found on Threadripper 3990X and at the same time, don’t mention anything about 5000 series Threadrippers’ clock speeds.

We also got to learn about two Pro-model 5000 Threadrippers from AMD which were listed as a Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX and a Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5945WX. The former was a 64-core, 128-thread processor, while the latter had 12 cores and 24 threads. These are workstation models and are likely to launch in 2022.

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MediaTek‘s growth trajectory has been on a rise for the past couple of years as the brand has been able to capture a big chunk of the market with its powerful SoCs. Well, add one more to the list as MediaTek has introduced the Filogic connectivity family with Filogic 830 Wi-Fi 6/6E system-on-chip (SoC) and Filogic 630 Wi-Fi 6E network interface card (NIC) solutions. These highly integrated, power-efficient chips offer high computation ability, reliable connectivity, and a plethora of features altogether.

These new chipsets provide best-in-class features with highly integrated designs for the next generation of premium broadband, enterprise, and retail Wi-Fi solutions.”, said Alan Hsu, Corporate Vice President & General Manager, Intelligent Connectivity at MediaTek. He goes on to add, “The MediaTek Filogic series ushers in a new era of smart Wi-Fi solutions with extreme speeds, low latency, and superb power efficiency for seamless, always-connected experiences,” said

MediaTek Filogic 830
Filogic 830 is based on 12nm architecture and bags a bunch of features into a compact, ultra-low power chipset that allows users to design differentiated solutions for routers, access points, and mesh systems. The SoC houses four Arm Cortex-A53 processors clocked at up to 2GHz per core for up to +18,000 DMIPs processing power, dual 4×4 Wi-Fi 6/6E for up to 6Gbps connectivity, two 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, and a host of peripheral interfaces. Filogic 830’s built-in hardware acceleration engines for Wi-Fi offloading and networking enable faster and more reliable connectivity. There’s also a provision for low latency applications including gaming and AR/VR with the presence of MediaTek FastPath.

MediaTek Filogic 630
Filogic 630 is a Wi-Fi 6/6E NIC solution with dual-band, dual-concurrent 2×2 2.4GHz and 3×3 5GHz or 6GHz for up to 3Gbps support. The chipset packs a unique 3T3R 5/6GHz system with internal front-end modules (FEMs). There’s an added superiority in diversity gains and transmit beamforming capabilities with the help of Filogic’s 630’s third antenna. Filogic 630 can be coupled with Filogic 830 for tri-band connectivity solutions for broadband gateways, enterprise access points, and in fact, for higher speeds and bandwidths, it can be combined with retail routers as well.

Being the biggest supplier of Wi-Fi portfolios, MediaTek enjoys its No. 1 position in the Wi-Fi domain. It has deliveries across broadband, retail routers, consumer electronics devices, and gaming. And it is the result of consistent developments and improvements over the past few years with industry-leading experts and technology.

Lower latency and additional capacity and speed are the USP of Wi-Fi 6E. Devices drawing connectivity from Wi-Fi 6 connections in 6GHz are designed to make use of wide 160 MHz channels and uncongested bandwidth in 6GHz to deliver multi-gigabit, low latency Wi-Fi.

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Apple stopped packing EarPods inside iPhone boxes long ago but France continued to get them for a long time. Apple is selling the iPhone 13 with EarPods inside the box in France. What makes Apple do this is the legal requirement related to radio-frequency energy which makes headphones a necessary item and needs to be included in the box with smartphones.

Many countries have set a legal restriction on radio-frequency (RF) power output as it may have the potential to pose mental harm. Well, even though Apple has designed iPhones in such a way that proximity sensor detects when the phone is held close to the head and therefore, reduces the RF output, this isn’t sufficient enough and the company will have to adhere to the country rules.

France encourages its citizens to avoid holding their phones close to their heads. Instead, the government recommends using headphones that can help evade high frequencies. It is because of this reason, smartphone brands in France have to pack earplugs along with smartphones as a necessary item. A complete summary of the law and regulation can be found here.

It has been noticed and shared by some users that Apple is including EarPods in the box with the new iPhone 13 series like it was done for iPhone 12 series. The company has smartly placed them in a  “box inside of a box” fashion. Unbox the exterior box, you”ll see the iPhone 13 box, hidden below which will be the EarPods box.

This allows Apple to utilize the same iPhone 13 box it uses globally and still make it possible to include EarPods inside them, specifically for France.

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Huawei is all set to launch a rapid distribution service in order to deliver goods faster than ever before. The company announced that Huawei Mall will simplify the traditional logistics process, where the Nova9 will have a delivery of the device as quick as 30 minutes. Similarly for the P50 series, from placing the order to delivery, it will only take up to 33 minutes.

With the introduction of this to Huawei Mall, customers will no longer have to offline stores to get their products. Instead, Huawei will be in the main logistics-intensive areas of centralized inventory distribution where the outlets will deliver packages directly to the customers.

It is said to have taken 22 minutes for the first order to be placed on the nova9, while the first batch of fast delivery orders from Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shanghai and Hangzhou was also on the way. More regions with faster delivery options will be updated soon too.

If other brands are able to replicate such a quick delivery solution then it will revolutionize the entire e-commerce domain. However, in order to achieve that, there needs to be a clear logistics chain in place as well as outlets spread across all pin codes so as to escalate delivery.

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Carl Pei’s Nothing caught a lot of attention for its unique business idea and innovative product roadmap. The first offering by the startup, Nothing ear (1) turned out to be a hit for the kind of features onboard and being placed at such a lower price bracket. While it is being sold for £99, $99, and €99 globally, Indians can get it by paying ₹ 5,999. Well, good news for the Indian fans as the prices are set to further drop during the Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale.

Among other big discounts is the Nothing ear (1)’s ₹500 flat price cut that makes it a top deal during Flipkart‘s flagship sale. Not to mention the additional card discounts that follow. The effective price including the price cut puts Nothing ear (1) at ₹5500. If these discounts further add up with the existing discount, these earbuds could be available at somewhere around ₹5000.

Packed in a transparent design Nothing ear (1) offers pure and precisely tuned sound and has features like state-of-the-art noise cancellation, find my earbuds, clear voice technology, and is super lightweight, weighing merely 4.7g.

There will be a bunch of new launches and massive price cuts on some big names including the iPhone 12 series, realme GT, and many more. There are card discounts on Axis and ICICI banks which will straight away offer a 10% discount but with, of course, some cap.

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• Apple iPhone 12 will get ₹15,901(~$215) discount in Flipkart’s Big Billion Days Sale – Gizmochina
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Known for its teardown of smartphones, iFixit now brought iPad mini 6 under their radar and tore the life out of it to find out what’s actually inside it. Other than getting to know more about the processor, battery, Type-C connector, the most awaited bit, from the eyes of the affected lot, is iFixit’s take on the ongoing “Jelly Scrolling” fuss. While the teardown experts suggest this effect is normal, the wobbling is surprisingly much more noticeable on iPad mini 6.

iFixit notes that it is a natural behavior for LCD and OLED displays to exhibit similar display wobbling but it also appears that the jelly scrolling on iPad mini 6 isn’t as minimal as others and is indeed a pain. However, it still remains unclear as to what could be the reason behind its occurrence but it is highly likely to be because of a specific board placement. This means, that there’s no imminent solution to this problem and iPad mini 6 users will have to continue facing the jelly scrolling issue.

The short video of iPad mini 6 disassemblies by iFixit suggests that A15 SoC used is downclocked a bit when compared to what it is in the iPhone 13 series. It is easier to remove the USB-C connector on the new iPad mini when compared to the previous generations. The battery still being adhered to the chassis indicates that early rumors pointing towards Apple mulling a similar move with the device’s battery were void.

iFixit gives the device a 3 out of 10 and claims that the new device is slightly more repairable. The preliminary video doesn’t dive into much detail but a full teardown can be expected in the coming days.

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Ever since the Apple iPad mini 6 hit the stores last week, users across the globe have been affected by a weird “jelly scrolling” effect in the display. This makes the scrolling stuttery where one part of the display refreshes at an abnormally slower rate. But as it turns out, this may not be an issue after all. Apple believes there’s nothing wrong with the screen and this is expected behavior on LCD panels.

There have been multiple reports that suggest a wobble effect kicks in the iPad mini 6 and at first, it felt like a software bug. Despite this being an annoying event, the company states that the “jelly scrolling” effect is completely expected on LCD screens. Apple blames the LCD panels “do refresh line by line,” ​which causes a delay between lines.

Here is is slow-mo video of scrolling on the iPad Min i slowed down EVEN MORE in a frame-by-frame step through. Notice how the right moves up faster than the left.

In normal usage you barely see it, but every now and then it become noticeable. In landscape it goes away entirely pic.twitter.com/iq9LGJzsDI

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) September 22, 2021

Contrary to what Apple says, the “jelly scrolling” effect is negligible and hard to notice on other iPad models having 60Hz LCD displays, including the iPad Air 4. Not just Apple, but devices with LCD panels from other brands don’t seem to have this issue either.

But now that Apple has cleared the air on the “jelly scrolling”, there’s no way iPad mini 6 users can expect a repair or replacement and will, unfortunately, have to bear with the wobbling display. For the ones who are still under the 14 days window of refund, if you happen to face this issue, getting it returned appears to be the only wise option as of now.

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• Apple launches a Limited Edition Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones (gizmochina.com)

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Samsung has had a terrible time handling incidents of devices getting blown up. The company had to suspend the sales of Galaxy Note 7 series when a manufacturing defect led to many devices getting exploded. Well, this one’s nowhere close but something did went wrong. A user who had taken his Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 to the repair center ends up finding his device fuming.

A user took it to Twitter to share his experience where he had initially dropped his Galaxy Z Fold3 a week ago and after taking it to Samsung repair center, he was advised to mail it to Samsung to get it replaced by a new unit. Upon preparing the device to ship, it turned into a blazing hot lava.

For the record this phone (which I just came back from a Samsung repair center where they said to just mail it in for replacement) fell off my bike a week or so ago. I am sure it had integrity damage which caused this. I don’t suspect this is a Note 7 type issue….

— Chad Christian – American Dream Trading (@CoachCWC) September 26, 2021

While the user suspects this could be due to an integrity damage, there could be multiple reasons that made the device end up like this. In a similar incident, Samsung Galaxy A21‘s explosion made an Alaska Airlines flight to evacuate the passengers as it happend inside the airplane.

Since there are no similar reports in this regard, we will only be able to tell what exactly happened when Samsung does a postmortem and pin points the main culprit and in the meantime, hope that it isn’t widespread like we saw on Galaxy Note 7.

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• Samsung Galaxy F42 5G price in India leaked ahead of launch – Gizmochina

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Apple-owned Beats has launched a new A-Cold-Wall Beats Studio3 Wireless headphone with a pure ANC and is presented by Samuel Ross. This product packs the iconic Beats Studio3 Wireless headphone silhouette with a slate color palette covering both the headphones and ear cushions.

The Beats Studio3 headphones have already been listed on Apple online store but are still tagged as “Coming Soon”. Unlike the Beats Studio Buds, the Beats Studio3 Wireless uses Apple’s own W1 chip for seamless setup and pairing with Apple devices and offers an unbelievable 22 hours of battery juice with Pure ANC on. It is also possible to power up these headphones for 10 minutes and get 3 hours of runtime in return, thanks to the Fast Fuel technology.

Some of the highlights of the new offering by Apple are the Pure Active Noise Cancelling, real-time audio calibration that ensures a premium listening experience, Apple W1 chip for Class 1 Wireless Bluetooth connectivity, and battery efficiency. Pure ANC-off for low-power mode provides up to 40 hours of battery life. Take calls, control music, and activate Siri with multifunction on-ear controls. And most importantly, soft over-ear cushions for extended comfort and added noise isolation.

This limited Studio3 Wireless will cost $349.95 and can be brought here.

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• Apple’s latest software update for the iPhone 13 and new iPads fixes Music bug – Gizmochina

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Xiaomi has finally unveiled the new Civi smartphone and Watch Color 2 but what remained at the center of the stage is the Xiaomi TWS 3 Pro. Even though they appear to be Apple AirPod knock-offs, there are some new elements added to the design that makes it stand out from the crowd.

With this, Xiaomi TWS 3 Pro, as what the brand claims, becomes the world’s first TWS earbuds to feature LHDC 4.0 codec that’d boost audio quality to “HiFi-level”. Xiaomi has also opted for Adaptive ANC on its TWS for the first time. There is a 3-stage noise reduction, an ambient mode, and a human voice-enhancing mode involved in the entire Adaptive ANC process. The numbers suggest it can clip off noises up to 40dB which is decent for a TWS.

The new earbuds also feature spatial (or 360°) audio and come with Type-C charging. Though the company claims it to last up to 6 hours alone with ANC off, we may see these numbers varying in real-life scenarios.  There are 3 color options that are on offer, black, white, and deep forest green. The brand asserts that the buds have also been kept lighter and smaller than their predecessors, to offer increased comfort and decreased obtrusiveness.

Pricing

Xiaomi True Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones 3 Pro starts at 699 yuan (~US$92).

The sale has already gone live to pre-book the buds in China. General orders begin on October 9, 2021.

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Amazon flagship event of the year, the Great Indian Festival Sale, which was earlier scheduled to begin on October 4 has now been preponed by a day with the sole aim to coincide with rival Flipkart‘s Big Billion Day Sale on October 3. Amazon has also set its stage for some exciting new smartphone launches during the sale period.

There is an interesting rivalry going on between the two giants where Flipkart, after announcing the 6-day sale from October 7, later changed its decision and marked October 3 as the starting date, a day earlier than Amazon’s October 4 sale. In retaliation, Amazon has now finally decided that they”ll go head-on with Flipkart and both these sales will begin the very same day.

An Amazon India spokesperson said, “Our top priority remains customer trust and the interest of our sellers, especially the lakhs of small sellers and the tens of thousands of local shop owners across India,”. “We continue to innovate for our partners, small businesses and customers, as they gear up for the upcoming festive season. The Amazon Great Indian Festival will now start from October 3, 2021, and as always, Prime members will have early access.”

Great Indian Festival Sale is set to arrive with over 850,000 sellers onboard. There are going to be tons of products from Indian SMBs and local shops. Buyers would witness over 1000 new product launches from the likes of Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Sony, and Apple. There will be a wide variety with discounted rates from other such brands including boAt, Lenovo, HP, Asus, Fossil, Levi’s, Bajaj, Lakme, Maybelline, etc.

Being a high consumer of smartphones, no sale in India goes without introducing exciting deals and new launches centric around smartphones. And that is exactly going to be the prominent part of the Great Indian Festival sale this year. Here are some of the key launches from top brands.

Mi 11 Lite NG 5G

Launch date: September 29

Specifications: With a 6.55 inch AMOLED display with a 90 Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 800 nits, Mi 11 Lite NG 5G will be powered by a Snapdragon 780G SoC octa-core processor. The phone has a 64MP sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 5MP macro lens along with a front camera as 20MP. It has a large 4250 mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging.

Variants: 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage & 8GB RAM + 256GB onboard storage

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

Launch date: September 28

Specifications: The upcoming phone will feature a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED+ display with an FHD+ resolution of 2400 x 1080p, 120Hz refresh rate, and an Infinity-O design on the front. It is going to be powered by the Snapdragon 778G 5G processor. The camera sports a 64MP (f/1.8) primary shooter, a 12MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide lens, and a 5MP (f/2.4) macro camera with a 32MP selfie camera. It has a massive 5000 mAh battery, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, NFC, and USB-C.

Variants: 6GB RAM + 128GB storage

iQOO Z5 5G

Launch date: September 27

Specifications: The IQOO Z5 has a 6.67-inch Full-HD LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It runs Android 11-based Origin OS 1.0 for iQOO smartphones. The battery is a massive 5000 mAh cell that also supports 44W fast charging. IQOO Z5 is a 5G-enabled machine powered by the Snapdragon 778G SoC that features a 64MP (f/1.79), 8MP (f/2.2), and 2MP (f/2.4) rear camera set up along with a 16MP (f/2.45) front camera.

Variants: Upto 12GB RAM and 256GB storage

Oppo A series

Launch date: September 27

Specifications: The new smartphones will pack a triple rear camera setup with a 50MP primary AI-powered camera, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro camera.

There will be hundreds of other options available across all categories in the Great Indian Festival sale on Amazon.

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Hisense, a renowned TV manufacturer, has tipped that a flagship Vidda TV is around the corner that will sport a massive 85-inch display and will have a 120Hz refresh rate to take the viewing experience to an all-new level. The release is set for September 29, confirms the officially tipped posters.

The Vidda poster says “end of the field of view, no boundaries” which suggests that the new TV will certainly have minimal bezels, offering a high screen share for an astonishing view. The poster also emphasizes highly the number 3, suggesting that one of the TV’s parameters has the number 3.

There are additionally two more posters that feature a leopard and a singing parrot which can easily be deciphered as having a fast refresh rate of 120Hz and a built-in audio system.

IT House has learned that a new product page has gone live on e-commerce websites that is most probably the Hisense Vidda new 85-inch TV with model 85V1F-S. This corroborates that the TV is indeed a flagship-level product that will pack a 4K 120Hz screen with built-in 3GB of memory and 64GB of storage. The number “3” in the poster represents 3GB of memory, which is a gig above the mainstream 2GB memory capacity seen on the majority of peers. Officially termed as a “game TV”, the product also features a game-only HDMI 2.1 interface that supports VRR variable refresh rates as well. The Vidda 85V1F-S TV also bundles 2×18W speakers and 25W subwoofers set up for high-fidelity stereo sound.

As for pricing, it is expected to start from 8499 yuan ($1315).

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The launch of the iPhone 13 lineup was special in more than one way but the biggest takeaway from the launch was the introduction of what Apple calls “ProMotion”. In simple words, there’s a new OLED display with a 120Hz display that has been adopted by Apple but is only a charm for the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Ideally, one would expect things to be ultra-smooth on a device that has a display with a 120Hz refresh rate but upon scrolling through the device in the first couple of days, it has been found that even though the scrolling seems to work perfectly, the animations are still stuck at 60Hz. This appears to be a case with only the third-party apps where animations and other small elements don’t really refresh at 120Hz. For instance, scrolling through Instagram would be at 120Hz but animations take a big hit as they only operate at 60Hz and this capping is across all third-party apps.

There are already tons of reports surfacing online where iPhone 13 Pro buyers could be seen fuming for restricting a feature this cool. Well, what’s worse is that iPad Pro has no such restrictions and users have been enjoying a fluid experience even on third-party apps since 2017.

Apple has programmed this in such a way that the screen automatically switches to a lower refresh rate when idle, saving a significant proportion of battery. Upon digging deeper, 9to5Mac found out that Apple exempted its own apps on iPhone 13 Pro series and allows them to operate at a full capacity of 120Hz.

Since it picked up a lot of heat in the initial days, Apple had to acknowledge the bug and while they were at it, it has also been ensured by their team that this will be fixed in the coming days. Apple has accepted that these events were part of an OS bug and full support for 120Hz in third-party apps is coming soon. We”ll finally see the full potential of these displays when the issue gets resolved.

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Apple has begun promoting its premium segment iPad Pro to have functionalities close to laptops. Equipping it with the Magic Keyword is one such move that distinct the device from a regular tablet. If rumors were to be believed, Apple may go a step ahead and begin sporting a horizontal camera layout and a landscape Apple logo on the back of its iPad Pro lineup.

At present, Magic Keyboard has the logo placed on its back in landscape, so there’s a high probability that Apple may simply want to bring the ‌iPad Pro‌ in more sync with its accessories. What corroborates this is the change of orientation of the startup Apple logo shown on iPadOS to the landscape mode. There are already multiple devices from brands that promote landscape orientation and Apple may want to promote the same as well.

While Apple recently updated its iPad Pro with the M1 chip in April, there hasn’t been a significant redesign since 2018. Bloomberg has reported that the next-gen ‌iPad Pro‌ will feature a glass back that could enable reverse wireless charging for other Apple devices as well as wireless charging for the ‌iPad Pro‌ itself.

Apple is already on the track of blurring lines between iPad and MacBooks with the introduction of the M1 chip to iPad Pro which was initially designed for macs. Apple is also reportedly exploring bigger display size options on iPads.

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Companies don’t usually leak complete details of a device until it’s officially launched but the fact is, there’s nothing hidden anymore. Even a trillion-dollar company Apple finds it difficult for devices to avoid being leaked. While we’re still awaiting DJI’s official announcement, a set of documents have surfaced online that reveals complete information about the upcoming drone, including its pricing. The Mavic 3 Pro is an upgrade from the Mavic 2 Pro and is highly anticipated among users.

DJI Mavic 3 Specifications

From what it appears, DJI Mavic 3 will weigh in at just 920 grams. It will be feature both a telephoto and a wide-angle camera and will have the ability to shoot videos in 5.2K and click 20MP still images. The forward obstacle avoidance sensors no longer point ahead and are now placed slightly angled slightly. This has been done in order to assist the drone with an enhanced field of view for obstacle avoidance.

There are tons of features that have been confirmed to be on Mavic 3 which includes the full array of DJI proprietary features including obstacle avoidance and intelligent flight mode. There will be modes such as HyperLapse, ActiveTrack, QuickShot, Panorama, and Advanced Pilot Assistance which takes the entire video experience a notch above. Based on ideal conditions (No wind and flying at 15.5mph), the Mavic 3 can easily have a 46-minute flight time.

As for the lens used on the drone, there’s plenty of reasons to like it. There’s a telephoto camera with a 15-degree field of view, f/4.4 aperture, and focus from 3m. The wide-angle camera allows an 84-degree filled of view, a varying f/2.8 aperture – f/11 aperture, and focus from 1m.

In addition to that, documents suggest that DJI also has plans to have a Fly More combo for the Mavic 3 Pro that tags along with additional accessories including extra propellers, 3 batteries, a carrying bag, and more. Here’s a list of the combos and accessory bundles that are going to be available when the device hits markets.

Pricing details

DroneDJ confirms that retail pricing will start at $1599.

The Cine model that will come with an SSD and ultra-high-speed data capability of 1Gbps may be priced at $2500.

DJI Smart Controller V2

Well, a drone is incomplete without its controller and we sure will see a new controller as well that”ll be called Smart Controller V2. With the latest version of DJI’s OcuSync video transmission technology, it will be able to transmit real-time HD video up to 15km and will sport a 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1000 nit bright built-in screen.

Running Android out of the box, the DJI Mavic 3 Pro Smart Controller will be able to connect to the internet using WiFi or via an LTE dongle. This will be powered by a 5000mAh battery at 9.2V that has a running time of 3 hours. There will be customizable buttons, gimbal control features, and gladly, a USB-C port for charging.

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Investment bank Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives believes that iPhone 13 orders are already about 20% ahead of Apple‘s earlier iPhone 12 lineup due to high volumes of pre-orders in China. He says that iPhone 13 demand looks “robust out of the gates,” as China approaches the 5 million or 6 million pre-orders mark. Despite supply chain issues, Apple could witness better results than iPhone 12 launch last year.

The analyst, in conversation with AppleInsider, also highlights that a major chunk of iPhone orders is skewing toward the premium models like the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, which will help Apple end up averaging higher ASP (average selling price). As a result of this, Apple may continue to maintain its lead with an even bigger margin this time. Ives also believes that luring financing options and aggressive trade-ins could also play a role in swaying iPhone owners who may be considering an upgrade.

Wedbush supply checks hint that iPhone 13 orders appear to be in the 90 million unit range which is higher than the 80 million units that we witnessed for iPhone 12. Apple may further set iPhone unit builds somewhere between 130-150 million if things continue to unfold the way it has so far. The iPhone 13 lineup is on an exponential trajectory and has already registered a 10% build increase YoY right away.

The analyst has a strong belief in his “super-cycle” thesis and that it will do well in 2022. According to this, an estimated 250 million out of 975 million iPhone devices are in line for an upgrade. Ives hasn’t altered his outperform rating for Apple and his 12-month price target of $185 which has been formulated based on a sum-of-the-part valuation on his Apple 2022 estimates.

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Under its theme of “Closer to Reality”, a leading global television brand, SKYWORTH unveiled three new TV models and a new gaming monitor at its annual Autumn Product Launch event. The three TVs are SKYWORTH S82, a 4K OLED TV with superior color solutions, the SKYWORTH Q72, a 4K SmartMiniLED TV that delivers advanced LED dimming capabilities, SKYWORTH A20 Pro, a 4K 120Hz flicker-free TV with an ADS panel powered by a flagship processor, and lastly, the SKYWORTH G90, a 4K OLED gaming monitor, built to bring joy to gaming geeks.

SKYWORTH S82: 4K OLED TV

The newest addition to SKYWORTH’s S family, the SKYWORTH S82, features a slim 4K OLED display and boosted picture quality, and continues the same premium design as previous-gen S series TVs.

• Superior Color Accuracy: True-to-life pictures and vivid colors comes to reality with high color accuracy of △E0.86[1] and supporting the switching among sRGB/BT.709, BT.2020 and DCI-P3 color gamut.
• Enhanced Picture Quality: SKYWORTH S82 is available in 55″ and 65″ variants that ensure excellent picture quality, enough brightness, depth, and details are delivered. This is backed by SKYWORTH AI PICTURE QUALITY ENGINE 4K Version, Dolby Vision®, and HDR 10. Having a 4K 120Hz OLED V21 panel, picture contrast, wide viewing angle, and blazing fast response rate becomes a reality.
• SKYWORTH EYE CARE: The S82 automatically adjusts the picture quality based on the surrounding lighting conditions, thanks to the anti-glare OLED screen, SKYWORTH ALS Ambient Light Sensor, and Dolby Vision IQ.
• Slim Body: SKYWORTH’s new proprietary SKYWORTH OBM Slim technology allows the SKYWORTH S82 to have an ultra-thin screen of 3.9mm only.
• Cinematic Home Experience: The SKYWORTH S82 also gets a built-in 20W subwoofer with SKYWORTH AUDIO DRUM. Coupled with Dolby Atmos®’ excellence in audio, the TV becomes a delight.

SKYWORTH Q72: Advanced MiniLED Backlight Technology

This recent SmartMiniLED TV arrives under the Q (Quality) series. In collaboration with BOE, a leading display solutions company, it houses CoG (chip-on-glass) MiniLED technology, featuring 20,736 backlights across 2,304 zones to boost local dimming, ensuring delicate and vibrant picture quality.

• Active Matrix Addressing: This enables the control of each dimming zone to be done by an independent IC, that ensures each backlight zone is always lit for a flicker-free experience. This is coupled with SKYWORTH’s in-house AI Matrix Dimming technology that uses AI algorithms to precisely control light, takes the contrast ratio to 1,000,000:1, and the peak brightness up to 1500 nits.
• Super Original Colors technology: This brings cinematic color tones fit for the movies with 115% DCI-P3, and 10bit color depth presenting, which enables the display to produce over one billion colors for a vibrant and true-to-life viewing experience. The TV also has 3D LUT Function, Dolby Vision, and HDR10.
• Dolby Atmos and DTS:X: Sound on the TV becomes an absolute stunner with SKYWORTH’s AUDIO SPEAKER SYSTEM 2.1.2, which packs two front-firing audio channels, two upward-firing audio channels, and one external wireless subwoofer and, on top of that, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.
• Flagship 8K SoC: This is powered by the latest multi-core CPU, GPU, and a dedicated AI processing unit (APU) that further adds to the overall functionality of the TV.

SKYWORTH A20 Pro and SKYWORTH G90

In order to cater to the needs of gamers, budget SKYWORTH A20 Pro and SKYWORTH G90 have also been introduced.

• SKYWORTH A20 Pro: Some major highlights are a 4K 120Hz LCD panel, exceptional screen-to-body ratio of 99%, SKYWORTH AI PICTURE QUALITY ENGINE 4K Version, MEMC, a VRR all the way from the port to the latest SoC, and to the screen, Ambient Light Sensor, eyecare mode, JBL sound system, Dolby Atmos, HDMI 2.1, Wi-Fi 6, and a flicker-free experience.
• SKYWORTH G90: Dedicated to gamers, this is a 48-inch 4K 120Hz OLED gaming monitor with a screen ratio of 16:9, a VRR all the way from the port to the SoC, and to the screen, 3D LUT color adjustment, 178° ultra-wide angle, Dolby Atmos, HDMI 2.1 and Wi-Fi 6 connection, anti-glare technology, and eyecare mode.

Pricing

Even though SKYWORTH’s new TVs and monitors are limited to China, the company may cross Chinese borders and announce overseas roll-out plans in due course.

SKYWORTH S82:

55 inches – CNY 13,999 (USD 2,165)

65 inches – CNY 24,999 (USD 3,866)

Available starting today

SKYWORTH Q72:

75 inches – CNY 29,999 (USD 4,640)

86 inches – CNY 49,999 (USD 7,733)

Available starting today

SKYWORTH A20 Pro:

55 inches – CNY 4,399 (USD 681)

65 inches – CNY 5,599 (USD 867)

75 inches – CNY 7,999 (USD 1,239)

Available from October 1

SKYWORTH G90:

Standard screen size – CNY 14,999 (USD 2,320),

**Discounted price – CNY 7,499 (USD 1,161) from today to 19:30, Sep 25 (GTM +8) on JD and Tmall.

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Even though One UI 3.1.1 is exclusive to the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3, Samsung has decided to backport some features with One UI 3.1 to other devices in its portfolio. Samsung Galaxy S21 series has already received some new features from One UI 3.1.1 and now, it’s time for the Galaxy Tab S7 series to get it.

With the new One UI 3.1 build that Samsung has already begun to roll out, Galaxy Tab S7 series tablets will get access to the new Labs feature that was earlier exclusive to One UI 3.1.1 on the Galaxy Z 3 foldable series. The Labs section brings support of multi-window for apps that don’t natively support it, along with a new persistent taskbar that would further enhance productivity.

The multi-window feature makes all the apps open in either pop-up view or split-screen, making it a delight to multitask on the tab. Additionally, with the persistent taskbar, users can now have their favorite apps pinned to it that’d allow them to switch apps without having to go back to the app drawer.

Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ owners will get the new update that goes by the firmware version T87xXXU2BUC6 and is being rolled out in multiple regions. Galaxy Tab S7 FE isn’t far behind and is also getting the new build with version T73xXXU1AUH6. Users can head to their update centers to find the notification of the new firmware update and in case they don’t see any, fret not, it shouldn’t take long.

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Microsoft has gone a leap ahead with the launch of the new Surface Pro 8. With all the new additions and upgrades, it wouldn’t be wrong to call it Microsoft’s best Surface Pro machine so far. The Surface Pro 8 packs a 120Hz display with minimal bezels, Thunderbolt 4 support, and a new keyboard that along with an upgraded Surface Slim Pen 2. Surface Pro 8 has picked up the best parts from the Surface Pro X and powers them with an Intel chip.

Microsoft Surface Pro 8

It has, what Microsoft calls as, a 13-inch PixelSense Flow Display which is larger than the previous-gen Surfaces, plus it has a higher resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate too. Support of Dolby Vision and Adaptive Color Technology makes it “the most technically advanced display” and Microsoft’s best display innovation.

The Surface Pro 8 also gets a redesigned Surface Slim Pen 2 along with the signature keyboard, much like the combo found on Surface Pro X. Microsoft has finally dropped the USB-A port and has finally equipped the new device with Thunderbolt 4. The Surface Pro 8 ships with two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports allowing it to run multiple 4K displays, use high-speed external storage, or even connect up to an external GPU.

Even though Windows 11 is available for the device, Microsoft has given users the liberty to choose between Windows 10 and 11, whichever users find better.

Variants

Processor: 11th Gen quad-core Intel Core i3/Core i5/Core i7

RAM & Storage: 8GB up to 32GB RAM & 128GB up to 1TB storage

Price: Starts at $1,099.99

Microsoft Surface Pro X Wi-Fi

While Microsoft was at it, it also announced that Surface Pro X will get a Wi-Fi-only variant too. Cellular connectivity on the Surface Pro X has been a pricking problem so with the Wi-Fi variant, buyers will have an option to go for a variant that suits their needs better. Even though the higher variant of the Surface Pro X houses a custom SQ2 processor based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 processor that supports 5G, the device has been restricted to 4G LTE only.

While the company has made no claims about battery life, we hope that the Wi-Fi variant of the Surface Pro X will last a little longer when compared to the cellular variant.

There are also a few improvements to Windows 11 support for both x86 and x64 emulation. The Wi-Fi-only Surface Pro X sale begins today at $899.

These machines were accompanied by a few more devices. Microsoft has also added the Surface Duo 2, Surface Go 3, Surface Slim Pen 2 & Ocean Plastic Mouse Official to its portfolio, more on which can be found here.

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Intel has decided to contract TSMC to mass-produce its ARC GPUs on its 6nm process. There is a whole lot of planning that goes on before finally deciding which process to follow. According to Intel Vice President Raja Koduri, “It is necessary to first determine the process that can be assumed at the start of design,” “Other features, such as how much operating frequency can be used are also important factors. Cost is also an issue. These three, that is, the cost-performance-capacity are taken into consideration when deciding which process to use. ”

Intel has stated that Alchemist found the best equilibrium on the N6 node of TSMC. Also taking into account Intel’s delay in the process and competitive environment with big players like AMD and NVIDIA around, building a new product on a regular node could have easily impacted the performance potential of ARC GPU.

Supply issues have terribly impacted the semiconductor manufacturing industry for the past 18 months, with complex supply chains to blame. However, Intel had an edge here due to its vertical strategy and reliance on in-house designing and manufacturing. This gave Intel more flexibility to pre-plan its assembly lines and transition swiftly according to the market conditions.

There are other factors as well when it comes to GPUs. Being comparatively bigger when compared to CPUs, they require more transistors that result in fewer chips per wafer. Roughly, GPUs swell more than six times the die when competed against CPUs.

There’s, of course, a well-planned strategy to bite into the capacity of Intel’s rivals by reserving a big chunk of the N6 node for its own production. This will allow Intel to mass-produce ARC GPUs to feed the demand, while simultaneously ensuring that they remain a step ahead of the competition by occupying TSMC’s resources.

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After getting blacklisted by the Trump administration in 2019 over national security concerns, Huwaei has been going through a tough time in the smartphone domain. And there appears to be no imminent relief as the U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to a post overseeing export policy on China says the Huawei ban is likely to stretch further.

Not just that, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Alan Estevez has also pledged to keep a close eye on Honor Device Co to see if Huawei has parted ways with the company with an aim to create a cleaner image of Honor and evade or at least minimize the blacklist repercussions. “I’ve seen previous maneuvers by the Chinese,” testifies Estevez at a hearing of the Senate banking committee.

Huawei said it was under tremendous pressure due to the unavailability of components used for smartphone manufacturing due to the ban and therefore, has decided to sell Honor. Huawei says that it is no longer involved in any business operations or management activities of Honor and is not holding any shares as well.

It is also being reported that the Biden administration is considering the option of extending the ban to Honor after lawmakers raised valid concerns about the company in a letter to Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo last month.

Huawei is going to stay on the blacklist as long as the U.S. believes it is a national security threat to them, irrespective of who stays in power. That said, Huawei will incur further losses as it is still on the lookout for alternatives to American components.

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According to the renowned Apple analyst, Kuo, Apple has plans to replace the current outdated notch design introduced with iPhone X with a “punch-hole display design”, starting with iPhone 14 Pro models. This will finally take iPhones closer to what their peers look like, at least in terms of display design.

Kuo says Hardware selling points for 2022 iPhones include 1) a new iPhone SE with 5G support (1H22), 2) a new and more affordable 6.7″ iPhone (2H22), and 3) two new high-end models equipped with a punch-hole display (replacing the notch area design) and a 48MP wide camera

Apple is expected to adopt two different screen sizes for the next year’s iPhone 14 lineup, 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches. If Apple decides to stick with the same nomenclature, these could come the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max respectively, and further the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. While only the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will get the new hole-punch display, other models are likely to retain the notch.

The next best thing to note from Kuo’s claim is that the top-end non-pro model (iPhone 14 Max) could be priced under the $900 mark. The current iPhone lineup’s “Max” only includes the 6.7-inch iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is priced at $1,099.

However, Kuo no longer believes that an under-display Touch ID could feature in the upcoming iPhones, not until the second half of 2023. This is due to “lower than expected development progress”, which leaves Apple far behind its competitors. There will be a 48MP wide camera, but the images shot with the sensor will still be 12MP in resolution.

Apple did not live up to the hype with this year’s iPhone 13 lineup as literally no major revamp was anywhere to be seen, not to mention the tech giant is already lagging behind its peers in many aspects. But it looks like Apple will finally take a leap in the coming iPhone models and present something fresh to the users.

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Motorola made its debut in the TV segment in 2019 with its Motorola TV lineup. The company offered some stunning TVs with diverse display size options including 32-inch, 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch models with a borderless display, AmphiSoundX technology, and MEMC technology. The TVs came with Android TV Pie OS out-of-the-box and with connectivity options such as 4x HDMI port, USB port, TV input, SPDIF port, built-in Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. Now, it has been tipped that Motorola is all set to launch a new TV in the Indian market.

The company has shied away from revealing information related to the TV and any leads on details, specifications, pricing still remains a question. All of which will be answered on October 1 when Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale goes live. Well, TV isn’t the only new product Motorola has in its bag as Moto Tab 8 will also make its debut on the same day.

However, the upcoming tab shouldn’t surprise us as it is only a rebranded Lenovo Tab M8 FHD aimed at content consumption and education. Therefore, the features are going to remain the same as Lenovo Tab M8 where it will sport an 8-inch FHD display and will be running stock Android. It will draw its juice from the octa-core MediaTek Helio P22T SoC. There will be 4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB ROM options and will be available in both Wi-Fi and cellular variants. The Moto Tab 8 is expected to be equipped with a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front-facing camera. It is expected to house a 5,000 mAh battery, with support for USB Type-C charging.

Lenovo Tab M8 retails for Rs 13,999 on Flipkart so we expect Moto Tab 8 to be available in a similar price bracket.

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AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a company that specializes in optoelectronics solutions, has an aim to take on the ruling 85-inch Samsung Neo QLED with its next-gen display. AUO already has an 85-inch TV that was launched long ago and the company is now finally moving towards revamping the existing model with extra additions of a 4K panel and significantly higher refresh rates.

Even though we are still in the dark as the product page is yet to go live from the company’s end, DigiTimes Asia claims to have the details of the upcoming display. The most prominent bit is the 240Hz variable refresh rate (VRR) throughout the 85-inch 4K display. We expect it to be a native measurement, but it could also be a measurement obtained through intelligent processing wizardry. TV makers are known for following this technique called frame interpolation, for which they use their own nomenclature such as TruMotion by LG, MotionFlow XR by Sony, etc. This is what we know as the soap opera effect.

Well, this isn’t something new as AUO has already proved to be a leading panel maker with its 65-inch 144Hz Big Format Gaming Displays (BFGDs) in collaboration with NVIDIA. So, creating something even better shouldn’t come as a surprise for a company that is already doing an excellent job in this domain.

Bandwidth is a downside as the company has opted for the HDMI 2.1 port. However, it could still support a 4K resolution at 240Hz, albeit with Display Stream Compression (DSC). The better option would have been a DisplayPort 2.0 input. Additionally, the new display is also said to have an “ultra-high dynamic range” along with 96% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space.

With Samsung‘s high emphasis on brightness and successful implementation, AUO was forced to work on this and has provided a special anti-reflection coating to enhance the viewing experience in bright environments on this TV. With all these features packed in the display, AUO’s new 85-inch TV may turn out to be a delight for gamers and enthusiasts.

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Days ahead of the September 22 Surface hardware event by Microsoft, some major highlights of Surface Pro 8 have been leaked. From what it appears, this could be a retail listing and is highly likely to be the Surface Pro 8.  The tweet that leaked this confirms that there will be a 13-inch 120Hz display with thin bezels and two thunderbolt ports.

It was already being speculated that Surface Pro 8 could ship without USB-A ports, and if these leaks were to be believed, we will see a USB-C and Thunderbolt combination on the device, enhancing the versatility of the device.

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Exposure

– Intel's 11th-generation Core processor
– 13" 120Hz High Refresh Rate Narrow Border Screen
– Windows 11
– Dual Thunderbolt Interfaces
– Replaceable SSD Hard Drives#Microsoft #Surface #SurfacePro8 pic.twitter.com/ITFftYG4dg

— Sam (@Shadow_Leak) September 19, 2021

The leak further goes on to reveal that the device will have Windows 11 running, which shouldn’t come as a surprise. There is also going to be replaceable SSDs like it was on Surface Laptop 4, Surface Pro X, and Surface Pro 7 Plus, allowing more flexibility to replace drives whenever required.

In the Surface hardware scheduled for September 22nd, we are expecting Microsoft to unveil the Surface Pro 8, Surface Go 3, Surface Book 4, an updated Surface Pro X, and the Android-powered Surface Duo 2.

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Out of all the innovative frauds, Muhammad Fahd, a Pakistan and Grenada national, will be known for his daring approach of continued ploying even when he knew authorities were after him. Department of Justice says that Fahd who unlocked 1.9 million AT&T customers’ phones has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

The story was unfolded in a news release from the DOJ where it was revealed that Muhammad Fahd approached an AT&T employee on Facebook and offered him a good amount of money in return for a favor from him that’d help Fahd unlock AT&T phones.  Unlocking the device would free customers from AT&T’s services and any additional payments associated with that.

Fahd is said to have persuaded alias Frank Zhang to bring more workers on board at its call center in Bothell, Washington in order to run a full-fledged business based on this. Customers were duped into believing that all this was authentic as Fahd cleverly set phony bank accounts, fictitious invoices, etc., giving an impression that everything was legitimate.

Learning the incidents and loopholes, AT&T established a new unlocking system in 2013 that made breaching a touch job. But man was in no mood to stop and hired a developer to sneak into AT&T’s systems and help him unlock phones more efficiently. The DOJ says, AT&T employees gave him details about the company’s systems and unlocking methods to help exploit the company. The malware deployed by Fahd & crew is said to have obtained information about the system and other AT&T employees’ access credentials, allowing the developer to further mutate the malware.

The 7-year-long saga of unlocking nearly 2 million phones cost AT&T more than $200 million dollars. Fahd was later busted in Hong Kong in 2018 and extradited to the U.S. in 2019. He was later indicted for wire fraud.

More information on victims other than AT&T still remains a mystery as no incidents on a customer data breach or additional fraud ever came to light.

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When it comes to knowing the detailed specifications of Apple products, there is not much that we get out of Apple. The company, in its launches, only reveals relevant information without mentioning the exact details. For example, it’s hard to make out how big of a battery is packed in iPhones, and all we get to know is that there will be enough juice to get an 8-hour SOT. Well, that’s how Apple has been, and we don’t expect them to get into details either. But an internal datasheet has recently surfaced online that takes us through some crucial information about Watch Series 7 that Apple probably won’t tell you.

There’s a clear mention of specs of the latest Apple smartwatch along with older Series 6, Series 3, and SE watches. The most prominent bit is the weight of the Watch Series 7 models. The 41mm dial model weighs just 32 grams with the Aluminum casing, the weight increases significantly for the Stainless Steel model and is at 42.3 grams whereas the Titanium build is again on the lower side with just 37 grams. As for the larger 45mm models, 38.8 grams (Aluminum), 51.5 grams (Stainless Steel), and 45.1 grams (Titanium) respectively.

While there’s absolutely no change in the internal storage that stays the same 32GB as it was on the previous two generations of watches, the chipset sees a significant increment with the new S7 System-in-Package (SiP). This processor is claimed to be 20% faster than the S5 SiP on last year’s Apple Watch SE.

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