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Jul 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Dell G16 is a 16-inch display with an atypical aspect ratio of 16:10 (800x1600 pixels) for a gaming model. The refresh rate of the novelty screen is 165 Hz, the maximum brightness is 300 cd/m2. The Intel Core i7-12700H processor (up to 4.7 GHz) is responsible for the performance
of the Dell G16. Depending on the configuration, the model is equipped with a discrete GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (4 GB / 90 W), GeForce RTX 3060 (6 GB / 130 W) or GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (8 GB / 140 W) graphics card.
The RAM of the device ranges from 8 to 32 GB, NVMe-drive — from 512 GB
Jul 20, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
The range of inexpensive smartphones from vivo has been replenished with the new T1x model. The new vivo T1x is built on the basis of an eight-core Snapdragon 680 processor, made according to a 6-nm process technology. According to the manufacturer, this is the first smartphone
in its class, which uses a four-level cooling system. The screen here is liquid crystal with a diagonal of 6.58 inches, a resolution of 2408 x 1080 pixels and a refresh rate of 90 Hz.
The battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh with support for fast charging with a power of 18 watts
Jul 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Radeon RX 7900 XT will be based on a very small, by the standards of the class, GPU. According to recent data, the Navi 31 GPU chip area is only about 350 mm2 or a little more. For comparison, Navi 21 has an area of 520 mm2. In terms of area, Navi 31 is comparable to Navi 22,
which is the basis of the Radeon RX 6700 XT. At the same time, the new GPU, according to available data, will have about six times more stream processors. Navi 31 will be a very unusual GPU. Contrary to a huge number of early rumors and leaks, it will not be two-crystal. Instead,
Jul 20, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Rolls-Royce (not to be confused with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, owned by BMW) said on Tuesday that it has teamed up with the airline easyJet to develop and test hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine technology for aircraft. In a statement, London-based Rolls-Royce said that
testing should begin this year. Both companies have a "common desire to take technology into the air." The goal of the collaboration, dubbed H2ZERO, "is to demonstrate that hydrogen can be used to power a number of aircraft from the mid-2030s," Rolls—Royce said.
This year, the
Jul 20, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Geely held another presentation at which she revealed details about the all-new Geely Coolray 2023 crossover, as well as published new photos of the car and interior.
The car has changed a lot in appearance, increased in size, and also received a new four-cylinder engine. In
China, the car was called Binyue, now the name has been changed to Binyue Cool.
In front there is a large radiator grille, narrowed LED headlights with dotted lines of daytime running lights. New door sill linings, moldings and 18-inch wheels are also striking because I saw the
Jul 20, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
ZTE has officially unveiled the Nubia Z40S Pro smartphone today. Nubia Z40S Pro received LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 flash memory, as well as a fairly large cooling system with an evaporative chamber with an area of 3062 mm2 (the area of the entire cooling system is 38387 mm2). The
AMOLED display is characterized by a diagonal of 6.67 inches, a Full HD+ resolution and a frame rate of 144 Hz (although there is no smooth adjustment, you can choose fixed values – 144, 120 or 60 Hz). The front camera is equipped with a 16-megapixel OmniVision OV16A1Q sensor.
Jul 20, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
According to the Los Angeles Times, some Tesla owners in Los Angeles realized that they could make money by reselling their electric cars. The 33-year-old automotive enthusiast described the process in detail to the publication, including a slow increase in profits with each new
Tesla sold. Dennis Wang said he lost money on the first attempt to resell Tesla, before earning $4,000 on the second car and $7,000 on the third. This process is not much different from reselling property or concert tickets. "I currently have a Model S that I'm probably going to
Jul 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Apple has patented a new technology for using under-screen lasers for its smartphones, as well as for use in Apple Watch smartwatches. According to the patent documentation, the essence of the technology is the use of surface-emitting lasers with a horizontal resonator (HCSEL)
placed under the display of an iPhone or Apple Watch. They can be used, for example, to improve the accuracy of the Touch ID fingerprint scanner or AR/VR accessories. In addition, the patent describes scenarios such as conducting an air quality analysis by measuring the volume of
Jul 20, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
LG Electronics has introduced the LG One smart display: Quick Flex, focused on the education and business segment. The novelty is equipped with a 43-inch touch screen with 4K resolution, 350 nits brightness and a special stand with the ability to adjust the height and rotation of
the screen as an option. At the top of the device (in landscape orientation) there is a webcam with support for a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and a viewing angle of 88 °. In addition, the smart screen is equipped with two built-in speakers with a total power of 20 watts and
Jul 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Samsung has officially announced the start of accepting pre-orders for the flagship folding smartphones Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 before, as well as for the smartwatch Galaxy Watch 5 and fully wireless headphones Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. All potential buyers of Z Fold 4 can book a
place and purchase the novelty among the first after the announcement. Samsung has already announced that the Samsung Unpacked event will be held on August 10. Samsung's early booking program allows you to receive notifications about the availability of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z
Jul 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Porsche has announced the release of a software update for its electric four-door Taycan coupe, which increases the power reserve, among other changes. To install the update, owners are offered to contact the nearest brand dealership. The new firmware brings improved charging
capabilities and new infotainment system settings, and an increase in the power reserve reaches 50 km, depending on the configuration. The increase in the driving range is achieved by turning off the front electric motor while rolling, which reduces the load on the battery and
Jul 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Apple will begin mass production of the iPhone 14 series next month, but the company has run into problems due to a shortage of some components. So far, test production is underway in small batches.
Currently, the biggest headache for Apple is RAM, because Samsung has problems
with mass production, which makes it difficult to supply. Experts confirm that some suppliers of screens and memory for the iPhone 14 have recently experienced supply problems. As for LPDDR5 RAM, Samsung is practically the only supplier in the third quarter of this year. The
Jul 20, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Filming of the Fallout series has started. This was first reported by the performer of one of the roles, Walter Goggins, and then photos from the set appeared on the network. Fans of the series will easily recognize their native landscapes — the remains of the Super Duper Mart
supermarket chain, as well as cars warped by war and time. True, it is clear that the creators of the series really found some old and plausible junk for the scenery, but they did not comply with the Fallout design codes: the cars lack nuclear engines, which all car models in the
Jul 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Security experts from Ben-Gurion University in the Negev, Israel, have discovered a new way to steal data from a computer. To do this, a regular SATA cable is used, which acts as an antenna. According to Dr. Mordechai Guri, head of the research and development department of the
Cybersecurity center at the university, the cable can be used to transmit radio signals in the frequency range of 6 GHz.
This technique is called SATAn, it allows you to steal data from physically isolated PCs that are not connected to information networks. Its radius of action
Jul 19, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Dell has updated its Alienware m17 R5 and Alienware x17 R2 gaming laptops. Now they are also available with displays with a refresh rate of 480 Hz. This applies to models with 17-inch screens and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. However, for this version you will have to pay
$ 300 on top of the price of a regular model with a screen at 165 Hz. According to the company, the new display has a response time of 3 ms, support for AMD FreeSync and NVIDIA G-Sync technology, as well as Dolby Vision.
The Alienware m17 R5 is available in the US for $1,568 and
Jul 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
VKontakte has launched the opportunity to create a personal virtual avatar. The new feature is called vmoji. You can create a set of stickers with your virtual avatar in the updated version of the VKontakte application. Stickers will help you express yourself online,
demonstrating your own style or sense of humor, according to the creators of the innovation. You can share emotions using a personal set of stickers in VK Messenger chats, stories and clips, comments on VKontakte publications. The user's virtual avatar is created using their own
Jul 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
On July 19, Microsoft launched a public cloud for government customers to offer them more control over data. The project partners were the Italian defense group Leonardo and the Belgian telecommunications company Proximus. Microsoft expects to use its cloud to increase
competition with Amazon and Google.
The global public cloud services market is expected to reach $71.2 billion by 2027. In 2021, it was $27.6 billion, according to the research company Imarc Group. It should be noted that business and government customers are increasingly using
Jul 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Engineers from the USA have created an artificial "heart" to power soft robots, which use channels with liquid to deliver energy to moving parts. Pumps for the movement of this fluid are often so bulky that they have to be placed outside the robot, but the new development is
quite compact and suitable for "implantation" inside the robot. Scientists from Cornell University and the US Army Research Laboratory were able to create a powerful soft and small deformable pump for these purposes. It is driven by hydrodynamic and magnetic forces. The new pump
Jul 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Geely Monjaro, which should appear on the Russian market before the end of 2022, will soon receive a new version in China.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China has published data that it will be a traditional hybrid with a 2.0-
liter engine and all-wheel drive.
We are talking about the Leishen Hi-X hybrid system, which has already been used in Geely Emgrand L and Lynk E-Motive, only based on a 1.5-liter engine with a capacity of 150 hp, which was complemented by a 136-horsepower electric motor and a
Jul 19, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
iQOO 10 is presented. The cooling system was definitely not simplified – iQOO 10 received an evaporation chamber with an area of 3930 mm2 – it is 1000 mm2 larger than the evaporation chamber iQOO 10 Pro. Probably, the lack of wireless charging in iQOO 10 allowed to place a more
powerful cooling system. As for the wired, its power is 120 watts – exactly like the Xiaomi 12S Pro. The battery capacity was 4700 mAh, the battery is fully charged in 19 minutes. iQOO 10 received a Vivo V1+ chip designed to raise the frame rate in games and thereby ensure
Jul 19, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Qualcomm is really working on new single-chip systems for smartwatches. There was no announcement yet, but documents clearly prepared for the presentation, which reveal all the details, got into the Network. So, Qualcomm will change the naming principle, so we are not waiting for
Snapdragon Wear 5100 and 5100+, but Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and W5+ Gen 1. This hints at the fact that Snapdragon W6 and Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 will be released sometime later, although this is inaccurate. The platforms will be produced according to the 4 nm process technology, that is