Bluetooth SIG, the industry group in charge of defining the standard, has released a new audio codec that promises to make wireless headphones more power-efficient while improving sound quality. The Low Complexity Communication Codec, or LC3 for short, can transmit at much lower bitrates without as big a drop in audio quality as you see with Bluetooth’s standard, and much maligned, SBC codec.
OnePlus 8T promo teases even faster 65W Warp Charge [Video]
September 23, 2020
One of the signature features of OnePlus smartphones for a long time has been the super-speedy charging. Over time, it’s been refined and gotten faster, but it’s set to take a bigger step forward. The OnePlus 8T is coming, and OnePlus is teasing a big upgrade to Warp…
Tesla unveils battery puzzle pieces of smart material science, design, and manufacturing innovation
September 23, 2020
At its Battery Day event, Tesla unveiled its new 4680 battery cell developed in-house and the manufacturing process behind it.
The highly-anticipated presentation went deep into details about all the different pieces of material science, design, and manufacturing innovations…
Microsoft is holding Xbox Series X and S stock for launch day
September 23, 2020
If you tried and failed to snag an Xbox Series X or S (with the help of our preorder guide), you’ve got another chance to pick one up on launch day. In a tweet yesterday, Microsoft said it was “humbled” by the demand for its next-generation consoles, and that it expects more units to arrive on November 10th. To be safe, if you’re on the lookout, you should sign up for stock alerts from…
Microsoft hints that you’ll soon be able to stream Xbox games to iPhone
September 23, 2020
Microsoft has hinted that you’ll soon be able to stream Xbox games to iPhone.
The company has so far only officially announced the feature for Android smartphones, but it separately indicated that we can expect it for iPhones too …
Our sister site carried the Android…
Microsoft licenses the breakthrough natural language AI GPT-3
September 23, 2020
Microsoft announced that it has “exclusively licensed” OpenAI’s sophisticated GPT-3 language model that can generate disturbingly human-like text in applications ranging from commercial bots to creative writing. After investing $1 billion in the San Francisco startup…
Profoto Unveils the A10 Speedlight: Works with Phones, Costs $1,100
September 23, 2020
Profoto has just unveiled the latest iteration of the A1 series of round-head speedlights. First came the Profoto A1, then the Profoto A1X, and now the company has unveiled the Profoto A10: basically an A1X with Bluetooth and “AirX” technology built in.
In almost every way, the Profoto A10 is identical to the A1X. You get the same round flash head design, a big display for easily changing…
Zynga poured a lot of magic potion into Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
September 23, 2020
Zynga is launching Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells worldwide today on iOS and Android, and the game has a lot more depth than you would expect for a simple match-3 puzzle game.
The title uses the simple mechanics of games like Bejeweled and Candy Crush Saga, but the team…
Adobe’s Liquid Mode leverages AI to reformat PDFs for mobile devices
September 23, 2020
Adobe today announced an update for Acrobat Reader that leverages Sensei, the company’s machine learning platform, to make it easier to read whole documents on smartphones and tablets. Beginning with iOS, Android, and ChromeOS ahead of desktop and browser support in the…
Opera update uses QR codes to sync data between PC and Android browsers
September 23, 2020
The Opera browser is making it easier to sync between desktop and Android devices. The latest updates (version 71 on desktop and version 60 on Android) include a new feature called Sync that doesn’t require the use of an email and password. You just navigate to opera.com/connect on your PC and scan the displayed QR code using the QR-reader in Opera for Android. Once that’s done, all your…
