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Strong Foxconn earnings helped by iPhone 13, but still working on reducing reliance on Apple

August 10, 2022

Foxconn earnings comfortably beat expectations during the second quarter of the year, coming in at NT$33.3B ($1.1B) against consensus projections of NT$30.8 ($1.02B). Strong demand for the iPhone 13 made a direct contribution to the company’s income, of course, but it also indirectly helped with assembly of products for Sony and Dell … Foxconn earnings indirectly helped by Apple…

Guardian VPN for iOS acquired by DNSFilter, will remain available as its own app

August 10, 2022

Guardian, the popular firewall and VPN app for iPhone and iPad, has a new owner. As first reported by TechCrunch, the app has been acquired by DNSFilter, a company focused on web content filtering and threat protection. Guardian was founded by Will Strafach, better known…

Feature Request: Keep recent and favorite photos and video on the iPhone

August 10, 2022

If there’s anything in the Photos app I’m likely to want to view on my iPhone, it’s going to be my recent and favorite photos. Yet currently, the only way I can be sure of being able to do so with or without a mobile data connection is if I keep local copies of…

Galaxy Buds2 Pro foreshadows Hi-Fi quality coming to AirPods Pro 2

August 10, 2022

Samsung just announced during its Unpacked event the new Galaxy Buds2 Pro. While you could think it’s just another wireless earbuds with long battery life and ANC, these earbuds bring, in fact, the next generation of audio quality, which will likely be available with AirPods Pro 2. Samsung says Galaxy Buds2 Pro offers “high-dynamic range and crystal-clear sound resolution now in wireless…

Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max to get more expensive

August 10, 2022

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will likely get more expensive, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. While previous reports said the base model will remain at the same price point, it doesn’t seem the same will apply to the Pro iPhones. In a Twitter thread…

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5 series offers evolution, not revolution

August 10, 2022

We’ve known since early July that Samsung was preparing a gentle upgrade to its Galaxy Watch series this time around. After all, the Watch 4s were the first to get the new-and-improved WearOS after Google and Samsung decided to collaborate on its development. Consequently…

Samsung's more refined Galaxy Z Fold 4 goes on sale August 26th starting at $1,800

August 10, 2022

While many other smartphone makers have yet to even attempt selling a foldable device, Samsung is already four generations deep. And on the new Galaxy Z Fold 4, instead of redesigning the entire device, Samsung is tweaking its formula to create a faster, more powerful and slightly sleeker phablet for all your multitasking needs. There’s also a newly redesigned taskbar, revamped cameras, and…

How to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and everything else announced at Unpacked 2022

August 10, 2022

Samsung’s Unpacked event today was chock full of new product announcements, and fans of the companies foldables have a lot to check out. The company showed off the new Galaxy Z Fold 4, its new flagship folding smartphone that starts at a whopping $1,799, as well as the…

NVIDIA helps bring more lifelike avatars to chatbots and games

August 10, 2022

NVIDIA is no stranger to making realistic AI avatars, but now it’s making them more practical. The GPU maker has introduced a toolkit, the Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), that makes it easier for companies to put digital humans into chatbots, games and other apps.

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Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range starts shipping this year, says Musk

August 10, 2022

Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range is going to start shipping this year. After unveiling the Tesla Semi in 2017, the company first guided a start of production in 2019. This was delayed many times, but in the summer of 2020, CEO Elon Musk said that “it’s time to bring Tesla Semi to volume production.” Last summer, Electrek revealed that Tesla…