Apple is expected to introduce their next generation of Apple Silicon called the M2 this year, and it will to show up in multiple devices. This includes a new MacBook Air, Mac mini, 13-inch MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac. Apple is also expected to announce a higher-end version of M2 that will power a refreshed Mac Pro, and a new Mac mini in 2023.
When Apple releases a new iPhone series, they typically will feature the same A-series processors inside across all models. That may change in 2022 with the iPhone 14 series, as Apple is expected to offer the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max with the older A15 Bionic SoC, while the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Max will feature a newer A16 Bionic SoC.
The Chennai Photo Biennale (CPB) has opened a seven-week-long exhibition called the ‘A Land of Stories’ at the Government Museum in Egmore, Chennai. It showcases the smartphone photography of 40 schoolchildren from across the state with the theme of Tamil Nadu and its stories.
Google has introduced a couple of new updates to some of their apps on iOS and iPad. There are two new widgets for Google Drive and Google Translate, and the Gmail and Chat apps have been updated to work better with Focus on your iPhone or iPad.
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Twitter is a testing a new feature on its platform that will add the ability to write descriptions for uploaded images. The feature is being tested on Android, iOS, and Web, and it designed to improve the experience for assistive tech, for people with low-bandwidth, and more.
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The worldwide wearables market continued to grow during 2021, as the market recorded shipments of 533.6 million units during the entire year, which is a growth of 20% YoY. In Q4 2021 alone, the market witnessed a growth of 10.8% YoY after shipping 171 million units. The top 5 companies were Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung, HUAWEI and Imagine Marketing.
Qualcomm has announced a new partnership with ESL Gaming to launch a global mobile esports ecosystem called the Snapdragon Pro Series. It will consist of a global, multi-genre mobile esports competition and will culminate in a live masters final tournament with prize pool of nearly $2 million.
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Right as Apple finished their “Peek Performance” event yesterday, fresh rumours have surfaced about a new MacBook Air. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will launch the MacBook Air in late 2022 and will feature a new design, offer more colour options and will be powered by the same M1 SoC.
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With the launch of their new M1 Ultra SoC, Apple unveiled a new desktop computer called the Mac Studio, featuring a new Aluminium enclosure, high-end specs, and plenty of ports. To pair with the Mac Studio, Apple also introduced the Studio Display, a 27-inch 5K Retina monitor featuring a A13 Bionic chip with a built-in camera and microphones, and more.
Today, Apple unveiled yet another addition to their M1 family of Apple Silicon processors, called the M1 Ultra. It is their most powerful SoC till date, featuring two M1 Max chips connected via their new UltraFusion technology, and comprising of a 20-core CPU, a 64-core GPU, and a 32-core Neural Engine.
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Garmin has launched their latest Instinct 2 series of smartwatches in India, consisting of 6 models. They are rugged, GPS-enabled smartwatches with features such as solar technology with unlimited battery life in select models, fitness features such as VO2 Max and Sleep Score, trackback routing and more.
Google has released their 10th Pixel Feature drop for March 2022, bringing a bunch of new features to Pixel devices. Pixel 6 series users can now access Night Sight directly in Snapchat, communicate in phone calls using Live Caption, and there are a couple of features added to devices as old as Pixel 3a.
Google’s upcoming Pixel 6A smartphones may be delayed as the company is reportedly facing problems with supply chains and chip shortages. The budget Pixel device was originally rumoured to launch sometime in May, but the chip shortage issues may have pushed the launch to late July. With it, the Pixel Watch could see its launch also delayed to July.
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Last week, Samsung was discovered to be selectively throttling nearly 10000 Android apps on their latest Galaxy S22 series of smartphones through a pre-installed app called Game Optimizing Service (GOS). Due to its selective nature of ignoring benchmarking apps, Geekbench, a popular benchmarking service, has decided to delist the device from their benchmarking ranks.
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Apple is expected to launch multiple hardware devices in 2022, according to earlier rumours. However, Ming-Chi Kuo, a popular Apple analyst, has predicted that an iMac Pro and a Mac Pro may not be one of them as they are expected to launch only in 2023.
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