Apple first announced the A14 Bionic chip as it unveiled the iPad Air in September. Now just ahead of the company revealing its iPhone 12 lineup that will also feature the chip, Apple’s VP of platform architecture Tim Millet shared more insight on designing the chip and the impressive performance they’re seeing, how Apple is thinking about chip design for the future ranging from iPhone to Mac…
OnePlus cofounder Carl Pei is no longer with the company
October 13, 2020
Nearly seven years after joining the smartphone market, OnePlus may have a big shakeup in its leadership. According to leaked documents, it looks like OnePlus cofounder Carl Pei is no longer with the company.
u/JonSigur on Reddit posted what appear to be internal documents…
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has reportedly left the company
October 13, 2020
Following a report by Reddit poster Jonsigur showing internal memos suggesting OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei is no longer affiliated with the company, TechCrunch and Android Central have confirmed the claim citing their own sources. This comes after the launch of the OnePlus…
How to watch Apple’s ‘Hi, Speed’ iPhone 12 event on any device
October 13, 2020
Apple’s iPhone 12 event is set for October 13 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, and it’s shaping up to be an exciting one. We’re expecting four new iPhone models, a debut of the HomePod mini, new MagSafe wireless chargers, and more. Follow along as we cover several ways to watch the iPhone 12 event on any device.
After being pushed back from the usual September unveiling this year, the iPhone 12…
While we are all waiting for the iPhone 12 tomorrow, Apple seems to be getting ready in advance for tomorrow’s event. The company has now uploaded new small icons that are designed to illustrate the iPhone 12 on the iCloud website, and although they’re not high…
Samsung expects UWB to be as big as Bluetooth, Xiaomi shows how it improves the smart home
October 13, 2020
Something you might not know about recent Samsung smartphones such as the Note 20 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 2 is that they include a special UWB — ultra-wideband — radio. That special signal can let one Samsung phone know where another device using the same tech is. Now…
OnePlus knows how to crank up the fan hype right ahead of launch, but even they can’t prevent leaks. The latest is a couple of real-life images of the OnePlus 8T laid bare, which actually show us very little we didn’t already know.
There are few smartphones that manage to make it this close to launch without having been caught on camera. But no matter how close to launch, the OnePlus 8T has…
Google has released an update to Android Studio version 4.1, bringing a new Database Inspector tool, some improvements to Material Design, and a more deeply integrated Android Emulator.
Android Studio 4.1 is the first update to the software suite since Android 11 was…
Samsung smartphones and tablets are the only places where you can officially get Fortnite right now, and now the company’s new tablets are getting a boost for the game. The new Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ can now play Fortnite at 90fps.
Fortnite on Android has had the…
iPhone 12 Diary: One rumor may have changed my plans
October 12, 2020
I made an early start on an iPhone 12 Diary back in July because reports as of then were leading me to suspect that I was going to choose what we now believe will be called the iPhone 12 mini. But there is one rumor which might change my plans very significantly.
The appeal for me of the mini was the pocketability. As I’ve explained before, if I’m planning to do any significant device usage…
