Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
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Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
A pair of smartphone glasses was eventually going to be Apple’s goal as it attempts to explore a nascent market by encouraging customers to pick up its expensive $3,499 headset. According to a previous estimation, these spectacles could launch in 2027, but before their arrival, the company is actually working on another product that the latest report believes will carve out a path for its upcoming wearable technology. That product happens to be a new pair of AirPods that are said to feature AI capabilities and camera modules. The biggest hurdle to transform Apple’s smart glasses from a concept to […]
Former Masimo CEO Joe Kiani was the driving force behind the banning of Apple Watch sales of any model featuring an oximeter in the U.S. due to a patent infringement. However, things have taken a drastic turn following a proxy battle with an activist hedge fund that forced the removal of Kiani as Chief Executive, with Michelle Brennan named interim CEO. A report now states that this is an opportune moment for Apple and Masimo lawyers to arrange a meeting and discuss terms on how blood-oxygen sensing could return to compatible smartwatches. One way for Apple and Masimo to bury […]
An affordable Apple Vision Pro could be introduced sometime next year, with the headset reportedly shipping with watered-down features and hardware downgrades to help lower its price. One of those compromises will be a less capable chipset. Here, we discuss a few possibilities while keeping mind that it is a product that will eventually be positioned for the mass market. The less expensive Apple Vision Pro could be equipped with an A18 Pro, which is already regarded as a capable SoC A previous report doing the rounds stated that one of the downgrades explored for the cheaper Apple Vision Pro […]
Apple was previously reported to commence mass production of its M4 MacBook Pro lineup in the fourth quarter of this year, with a notable display analyst estimating that the mini-LED panels belonging to both the 14-inch and 16-inch models were slated to be delivered in either July or August. Based on this timeline and the latest evidence of what appears to be an alleged retail box belonging to the smaller M4 MacBook Pro, Apple could be gearing up to announce new machines pretty soon. Retail box may belong to the higher-tier version, as this M4 MacBook Pro is said to […]
MediaTek is expected to unveil the Dimensity 9400 in October, with the upcoming flagship SoC believed to share various attributes of the Dimensity 9300, such as featuring just performance cores and no efficiency cores. The new silicon is also said to be the first from the company to be mass produced on TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, improving its efficiency to the point where the use of performance-only cores will not appear as a drawback. One area where the SoC has contributed immensely is in AnTuTu, with a new benchmarking leak showing that it has become the first silicon to cross […]
The Snapdragon Dev Kit was introduced by Qualcomm for developers at a price of $899, and it featured the company’s top-end silicon for Windows-powered machines, the Snapdragon X Elite. Given that the chipset takes advantage of processing cores based on ARM’s instruction sets and not the x86 architecture, power-efficiency would be its forte. Unfortunately, the Snapdragon X Elite displays extreme power-guzzling attributes when running inside the kit, as one developer points out when running a couple of tests, including Cinebench 2024. Since Cinebench 2024 hammers the CPU, it was obvious that the Snapdragon X Elite would reach a higher power […]
The Mate 70 is nearing its official launch date, which comes as no surprise, because one of the flagships belonging to Huawei’s latest series was recently pictured in a new leak. As the majority of you know, the company has a propensity to equip its high-end devices with various imaging sensors and in the latest live image, we can see five of them. New Mate 70 may use a design similar to the Mate 60 RS Ultimate, with all five sensors housed inside a circular housing Before the announcement of the Huawei Mate XT, there were a couple of occasions […]
Google released the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro models in August, which was quite surprising as the company typically announced its flagship smartphones in October. Alongside the new devices, Google also releases new Android updates for the new and older Pixel phones. This time around, though, the company decided to release the Pixel 9 series with last year's Android 14, with speculations of the Android 15 rollout expected next month. If you are anxiously waiting for the new update, you might as well know which devices will support the new Android 15 update or which older models are still […]
Apple launched the M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro series in May, bringing a slew of impressive hardware to the table, particularly the chipset upgrades and tandem OLED. Unfortunately, these releases were insufficient to derail Huawei’s momentum in China, as a recent analysis reveals that the company recorded the highest shipments for the second quarter of 2024. Additionally, Huawei also posted the biggest annual growth for any tablet maker for this period. Apple recorded a negative annual growth, while new figures reveal that Huawei posted a 66 percent increase For Q2 2024, Canalys reveals that Huawei shipped 2.05 million shipments, […]
OpenAI and Apple were previously reported to have struck a deal in integrating ChatGPT to Siri and iOS 18, with the iPhone maker also said to be investing in the billion-dollar startup. Unfortunately, Apple will no longer have a stake in the company because it has pulled out from injecting funds into OpenAI, at least according to the latest report. For those who do not know, a funding round of about $6.5 billion could be closed in the next week, with possible investments coming from Microsoft and NVIDIA. Microsoft is currently the biggest investor in OpenAI; based on the new report, […]
Samsung will likely unveil its new Galaxy S25 series early next year to take on Apple’s iPhone 16 range, and just like last time, the Galaxy S25 Ultra will be the Korean giant’s top-end offering. With on-device generative AI picking up the pace, it has become mandatory for smartphones with the ability to run these features to be equipped with more memory. For those who plan to upgrade to the premier model in 2025 but have doubts over the Galaxy S25 Ultra being a notable upgrade, a tipster has alleviated their concerns, saying that the flagship will feature 16GB of […]
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was introduced for the first time several months after Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The new SoC was marketed as a slower version of the company’s flagship SoC, giving phone makers the opportunity to charge less for their devices without making tradeoffs regarding high-end features. This approach is said to be followed once again with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, with one individual stating that the announcement will happen in the first quarter of 2025. Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 launch makes much more sense, as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be quite an […]
A pair of smartphone glasses was eventually going to be Apple’s goal as it attempts to explore a nascent market by encouraging customers to pick up its expensive $3,499 headset. According to a previous estimation, these spectacles could launch in 2027, but before their arrival, the company is actually working on another product that the latest report believes will carve out a path for its upcoming wearable technology. That product happens to be a new pair of AirPods that are said to feature AI capabilities and camera modules. The biggest hurdle to transform Apple’s smart glasses from a concept to […]
Former Masimo CEO Joe Kiani was the driving force behind the banning of Apple Watch sales of any model featuring an oximeter in the U.S. due to a patent infringement. However, things have taken a drastic turn following a proxy battle with an activist hedge fund that forced the removal of Kiani as Chief Executive, with Michelle Brennan named interim CEO. A report now states that this is an opportune moment for Apple and Masimo lawyers to arrange a meeting and discuss terms on how blood-oxygen sensing could return to compatible smartwatches. One way for Apple and Masimo to bury […]
An affordable Apple Vision Pro could be introduced sometime next year, with the headset reportedly shipping with watered-down features and hardware downgrades to help lower its price. One of those compromises will be a less capable chipset. Here, we discuss a few possibilities while keeping mind that it is a product that will eventually be positioned for the mass market. The less expensive Apple Vision Pro could be equipped with an A18 Pro, which is already regarded as a capable SoC A previous report doing the rounds stated that one of the downgrades explored for the cheaper Apple Vision Pro […]
Apple was previously reported to commence mass production of its M4 MacBook Pro lineup in the fourth quarter of this year, with a notable display analyst estimating that the mini-LED panels belonging to both the 14-inch and 16-inch models were slated to be delivered in either July or August. Based on this timeline and the latest evidence of what appears to be an alleged retail box belonging to the smaller M4 MacBook Pro, Apple could be gearing up to announce new machines pretty soon. Retail box may belong to the higher-tier version, as this M4 MacBook Pro is said to […]
MediaTek is expected to unveil the Dimensity 9400 in October, with the upcoming flagship SoC believed to share various attributes of the Dimensity 9300, such as featuring just performance cores and no efficiency cores. The new silicon is also said to be the first from the company to be mass produced on TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, improving its efficiency to the point where the use of performance-only cores will not appear as a drawback. One area where the SoC has contributed immensely is in AnTuTu, with a new benchmarking leak showing that it has become the first silicon to cross […]
The Snapdragon Dev Kit was introduced by Qualcomm for developers at a price of $899, and it featured the company’s top-end silicon for Windows-powered machines, the Snapdragon X Elite. Given that the chipset takes advantage of processing cores based on ARM’s instruction sets and not the x86 architecture, power-efficiency would be its forte. Unfortunately, the Snapdragon X Elite displays extreme power-guzzling attributes when running inside the kit, as one developer points out when running a couple of tests, including Cinebench 2024. Since Cinebench 2024 hammers the CPU, it was obvious that the Snapdragon X Elite would reach a higher power […]
The Mate 70 is nearing its official launch date, which comes as no surprise, because one of the flagships belonging to Huawei’s latest series was recently pictured in a new leak. As the majority of you know, the company has a propensity to equip its high-end devices with various imaging sensors and in the latest live image, we can see five of them. New Mate 70 may use a design similar to the Mate 60 RS Ultimate, with all five sensors housed inside a circular housing Before the announcement of the Huawei Mate XT, there were a couple of occasions […]
Google released the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro models in August, which was quite surprising as the company typically announced its flagship smartphones in October. Alongside the new devices, Google also releases new Android updates for the new and older Pixel phones. This time around, though, the company decided to release the Pixel 9 series with last year's Android 14, with speculations of the Android 15 rollout expected next month. If you are anxiously waiting for the new update, you might as well know which devices will support the new Android 15 update or which older models are still […]
Apple launched the M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro series in May, bringing a slew of impressive hardware to the table, particularly the chipset upgrades and tandem OLED. Unfortunately, these releases were insufficient to derail Huawei’s momentum in China, as a recent analysis reveals that the company recorded the highest shipments for the second quarter of 2024. Additionally, Huawei also posted the biggest annual growth for any tablet maker for this period. Apple recorded a negative annual growth, while new figures reveal that Huawei posted a 66 percent increase For Q2 2024, Canalys reveals that Huawei shipped 2.05 million shipments, […]
OpenAI and Apple were previously reported to have struck a deal in integrating ChatGPT to Siri and iOS 18, with the iPhone maker also said to be investing in the billion-dollar startup. Unfortunately, Apple will no longer have a stake in the company because it has pulled out from injecting funds into OpenAI, at least according to the latest report. For those who do not know, a funding round of about $6.5 billion could be closed in the next week, with possible investments coming from Microsoft and NVIDIA. Microsoft is currently the biggest investor in OpenAI; based on the new report, […]
Samsung will likely unveil its new Galaxy S25 series early next year to take on Apple’s iPhone 16 range, and just like last time, the Galaxy S25 Ultra will be the Korean giant’s top-end offering. With on-device generative AI picking up the pace, it has become mandatory for smartphones with the ability to run these features to be equipped with more memory. For those who plan to upgrade to the premier model in 2025 but have doubts over the Galaxy S25 Ultra being a notable upgrade, a tipster has alleviated their concerns, saying that the flagship will feature 16GB of […]
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was introduced for the first time several months after Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The new SoC was marketed as a slower version of the company’s flagship SoC, giving phone makers the opportunity to charge less for their devices without making tradeoffs regarding high-end features. This approach is said to be followed once again with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, with one individual stating that the announcement will happen in the first quarter of 2025. Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 launch makes much more sense, as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be quite an […]