Apple is quite selective when it comes to announcing the specs of their products. In the case of the iPhone 13, Apple mentions that the iPhone 13 mini and the iPhone 13 have 1.5 hours and 2.5 hours more battery life than its predecessor, but that was it. It’s hard to say if these gains in battery life are due to chipset efficiency or simply a larger battery.
For those who want more concrete numbers, the folks at 9to5Mac have discovered a filing on the Chemtrec website in which they have revealed the battery sizes for Apple’s new iPhone 13 models.
Based on these numbers, it appears that the iPhone 13 mini will have a 9.57 watt hour battery, an increase from the 8.57 watt hour battery in its predecessor. The iPhone 13 will have a 12.41 watt hour battery, up from 10.78 watt hour from the iPhone 12. As for the Pro models, the iPhone 13 Pro will come with an 11.97 watt hour battery, up from 10.78 watt hour, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max is packing a 16.75 watt hour battery, a jump from the 14.13 watt hour battery from 2020’s model.
It looks like Apple pretty much just increased the battery sizes across all the models, and that’s a good thing. However, exactly how much more battery life you will get will depend on how you use your phone, so that’s something to keep in mind.
It seems the incoming 2022 Genesis GV60 EV will arrive with more than just love-it or hate-it styling, funky paint colors, and a mysterious floating oddity on the center console. In a recent announcement, Genesis said US-bound GV60 electric vehicles are coming with facial recognition technology. This innovative new tech is more intelligent, faster, and offers better convenience than wristbands … Continue reading
One of the most popular games around only Xbox game console for several generations has been Halo. Halo is a science fiction shooter that has players filling the boots of Master Chief. One of the most iconic vehicles in the Halo videogame is called the Warthog, and players can get behind its virtual wheel at points in the game. Fans … Continue reading
There are numerous messaging apps that were originally intended to encrypt communications between users for privacy. However, those applications are also leveraged by criminals, terrorists, and various users for illicit purposes. Messaging app Telegram has reportedly become a hub for cybercriminals wanting to buy, sell, and share data they have stolen and the tools they use. A new report claims … Continue reading
Wikipedia suffered an “infiltration” by a Chinese group that “threatened the very foundations” of the site, the BBC reported. As a result, the Wikimedia Foundation has banned seven editors from mainland China and removed administrator privileges from another 12, Wikimedia VP of Community Maggie Dennis wrote in a blog post.
The foundation said it was fighting a situation called “capture,” in which a group gains control of Wikipedia edits to favor a viewpoint. It has been investigating the infiltration for nearly a year, and acted following “credible threats” to volunteer safety that “led us to prioritize rapid response,” Dennis wrote.
Wikimedia was reportedly concerned that elections for powerful administrator roles were being manipulated. The infiltrators were reportedly editing articles to promote the “aims of China,” Dennis told the BBC. She added that “I am not in position to point fingers at the Chinese state nor in possession of information that would lead me to do so.”
While some time ago we limited the exposure of personal information to users in mainland China, we know that there has been the kind of infiltration… and we know that some users have been physically harmed as a result.
Earlier in July, the Hong Kong Free Press reported on the situation with an article titled “Wikipedia wars: How Hongkongers and mainland Chinese are battling to set the narrative.” It cites several disputed Wikipedia articles, both revolving around protests in Hong Kong, saying that mainland editors were “pushing for the use of Chinese state media as reliable news sources.”
The group in question, Wikimedians of Mainland China, reportedly has over 300 members. In a separate article, they said the foundation had not listened to the “feelings and opinions of the community.”
However, Dennis said that the personal safety of members in Mainland China was at risk. “While some time ago we limited the exposure of personal information to users in mainland China, we know that there has been the kind of infiltration we describe above in the project,” she wrote. “And we know that some users have been physically harmed as a result. With this confirmed, we have no choice but to act swiftly and appropriately in response.”
“To the 4,000 active Chinese language Wikimedians distributed across the world… we are committed to supporting you in doing this work into the future, with the tools you need to succeed in a safe, secure, and productive environment.”
It’s been a decade, more or less, since GoPro crested into the mainstream as the name in small, portable, rugged action cameras. Since then, the company has continued to refine its flagship product, all while defending itself from cheaper fly-by-night competitors. Our James Trew has reviewed the new GoPro Hero 10 Black, which can shoot footage in 5.3K and take 23-megapixel stills from inside that notoriously sturdy housing.
We won’t spoil the bones of his review, but suffice to say the improvements in hardware and shooting technology are certainly welcome. Sadly, you might see a hit in battery life, but GoPro says customers aren’t trying to shoot theatrical movies on a single charge. If there’s one thing James really wasn’t a fan of, though, it was the price, which is $50 more than the last model, even if you subscribe to GoPro’s unlimited cloud backup service.
IKEA and ASUS’ Republic of Gamers division teamed up last year to build more gamer-friendly furniture and gear. Now, the product of that union is coming to the US and Europe after making its debut in Asia. The range includes a sculpted wooden hand to hold your headphones (or, at a push, VR headset) gaming chairs, storage and even a powered sit–stand desk. Bear in mind, however, some of the products are just regular IKEA doodads painted black, with $3 added to the price.
The company is leaning hard into its ‘meme stock’ status.
AMC CEO Adam Aron has announced the theatre chain will soon accept more than just Bitcoin at its cash registers. In a tweet, Aron said, by the end of the year, AMC would also accept Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash for ticket purchases and at concession stands. The move is likely to boost the company’s relationship with the army of meme-stock traders who provided succor to the beleaguered company in the worst of the pandemic.
500 stores will offer repairs to Protection subscribers.
T-Mobile has announced it’ll start offering in-store repairs at 500 of its locations on November 1st. Customers who pay for the monthly Protection package can get their broken smartphone repaired on the same day. The company says that “highly credentialed” Assurant technicians will do the work using parts approved by the manufacturer. It’s a good start, especially since getting your phone repaired can be an unbearable chore. Hopefully initiatives like this, coupled with some decent right-to-repair legislation, will make it less of a headache in future.
The company has 150,000 reservations for the electric truck.
Ford
Ford will invest a further $250 million to increase production capacity for its F150 Lightning electric truck. The vehicle, which seems staggeringly popular, currently has around 150,000 reservations waiting to be fulfilled. That cash will go on recruiting more workers both to produce the car and the components needed to make it work, like drivetrains and batteries. Sadly, it won’t be until 2022 that Ford will see the benefit of that investment, but it needs to do something to ensure it doesn’t lose sales to its EV pickup-truck rivals.
For comparison, Tesla’s Model S with a 100kWh battery pack has a 402-mile EPA range.
Lucid
Don’t shoot the messenger, EV fans, but Lucid says its Air EV has an EPA range of 520 miles on a charge. That’s 100 miles or so more than you could expect out of a fully specced Tesla Model S LRP with the 100kWh battery pack. CEO Peter Rawlinson was bullish, saying its battery management and drivetrain technology is tremendously efficient. Then again, it’s easy to make promises: The real proof will be when we can try this car out for ourselves.
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