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HONOR has unveiled the HONOR Magic V2, touted as the world’s thinnest inward-folding smartphone, available in Europe, including the UK.  The launch, held at the Porsche Experience Center in Leipzig, showcased HONOR’s commitment to innovation and design excellence with over 400 media representatives and partners in attendance.

The device brings premium materials like Titanium and a hing crafted through 3D printing technology—a first for foldable devices, according to the company, that said the phone’s durability isn’t just limited to the use of titanium, bringing to the table an SGS certification promising 400,000 folds (or 100 folds a day for 10 years), which gives users a sense of reliability in the everyday use, at least for a decade.

Speaking about the display, we have on this device two OLED panels up to 120 Hz, measuring 7,92″ (internal) and 6.43″ (external), incorporating 3840Hz PWM Dimming technology to minimize eye strain, ensuring comfortable viewing even during long-term use. The processor is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, with 16GB of RAM and 256 or 512GB of storage.

In terms of imaging capture sensors, the HONOR Magic V2 features a triple rear camera setup that includes a 50MP Main Camera (f/1.9), a 50MP Ultra-Wide Camera (f/2.0), and a 20MP Telephoto Camera (f/2.4). For selfie lovers, the front-facing dual camera setup features two 16MP Cameras (f/2.2).

HONOR Magic V2 Specifications

The PORSCHE DESIGN Variant is on the way

Debuting luxury and functionality, this version incorporates materials weighing 234g and measuring 9.9mm thick. It features an Anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield for enhanced display durability, offering superior resistance to damage. Details on the PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR release and pricing will be disclosed shortly.

Availability and Price

The HONOR Magic V2 will launch on HiHonor in Black Vegan Leather and Phantom Purple today for £1,699.99 (~$2,159 and €1999.90 in select European countries), with a launch offer bundle worth over £600, including Bang & Olufsen Headphones (£459), 6-months screen protection, and a 66W HONOR SuperCharge Power Adapter. HiHonor also has an early-bird voucher, which gives customers £200 off the price before the 1st of March, using code AV2PR200 at checkout.

The HONOR Magic V2 will be available to purchase on the 2nd of February 2024, (with up to £1,199 worth of value when purchasing a Magic V2 from the telco Three).

We have a review of this device on the way so stay tuned for our first impressions of it!

HONOR Magic V2: Thinnest Inward-Folding Smartphone Launched

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Arc, a browser initially built just for the Mac, has been expanding lately. The Browser Company announced a beta of its Windows version last month, and today they’re bringing the Arc experience to the iPhone with Arc Search. As the name implies, the new app is focused on searching — when you open the app, you’re met with a keyboard and search field, not your usual collection of tabs. And rather than just serving up simple search results from Google or your engine of choice, Arc scans the internet for various sources and creates a “page for me” that pulls together a bunch of info on your desired query.

For example, I just searched for “What happened in the Detroit Lions game?” and was met with details about a controversial two-point conversion that was overturned and how it ultimately affected the game’s outcome, which was a three-point Lions loss. It follows with some top search results, team reactions, more details about the referees involved in the confusing call, fan sentiments and more links to dive into. 

It’s not dissimilar to the sort of summaries you get in Google’s generative AI search results, but so far I find results to be very hit or miss. For example, in the above-mentioned Lions query, the actual final score of the game was nowhere on the page that Arc generated. That’s pretty basic info that you’d expect to see up top. Other queries I tried brought back a decent overview but not a whole lot of deep detail, and sometimes there weren’t other links to click on to continue researching. That felt odd, because the results I received were far from comprehensive. 

If you aren’t interested in these sorts of summary pages, however, you can still just type in a query and hit the “go” button on the keyboard to search Google; you only get the Arc-created summary pages if you tap the “browse for me” button. You can also just put a URL right into the search field and go straight to a site if you’re so inclined. Like the desktop Arc browser, the Arc Search app archives your tabs after 24 hours so you don’t rack up a never-ending log of sites you’re not going to go back to (you can also choose to have tabs stick around as long as 30 days, if you need more time with what you’ve pulled up). And there’s a nice “reader” mode like you’ll find in Safari that strips away the mess found on many modern websites to make it easier to read an article. It also blocks trackers, ads and banners by default, which is pretty handy.

From what I can tell, there’s no way to sync Arc Search with the desktop browser — there’s no way to see opened tabs from another machine, and I don’t even think there’s a way to sign into Arc Search with the account you make for your desktop browser. The only thing you can do with your open tabs is star one so it doesn’t get closed, but there’s otherwise no bookmarking or “read later” features. 

As the name suggests, it’s a way to search and find info you need on your phone without offering the expected tools you’d get in a full-featured web browser. This makes it a bit of a tough sell to me — I love Arc on my Mac, and this so far feels like a significantly less useful experience than the full version of Arc, not to mention Safari or Chrome on iOS. While there’s something to be said for the simplicity, I don’t think the AI-generated summaries are worth making this my default mobile web browser.

That said, the Browser Company likes to get things into the wild so its users can test them and prod them and figure out what isn’t working, so I’m sure iteration and improvements will come quickly. The company already says its working on sync with desktop, and they also plan to merge the app with features found in the “Arc Mobile Companion” app that launched last spring. That app, which has now been removed from the App Store, only shows you what tabs you have open on other devices and bounces them to Safari (or other apps) for viewing. So it’s safe to say that the new Arc app will be more capable soon. And even though it’s not something I want to use as my default browser yet, Arc’s quirky view on how a browser works is enough for me to keep an eye on it and see how it grows.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/arc-browser-comes-to-the-iphone-as-a-stripped-down-ai-powered-search-tool-150227704.html?src=rss

Rocksteady’s new third-person action shooter Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been pulled offline just one hour after launch when players encountered a bizarre bug that immediately beats the game. We’ve all heard of game-breaking bugs, but this may be the first game-beating bug. Obviously, players want more than three minutes of playtime out of their $70 purchase.

The issue immediately locks players out of all story missions, including tutorials, in a race to reach the end credits. This also makes it impossible to receive trophies and achievements, though most purchasers will probably get hung up on the whole “the game is basically unplayable” aspect. Still, if you’re looking for the easy mode to beat all easy modes, this is it. We could have used this bug for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice or Cuphead.

There’s one major caveat here that’s saving this from becoming a huge story comparable with the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2099, and many other recent AAA launches. The game doesn’t officially release in most of the world until February 2. Some territories get it tomorrow, January 30, and that’s where the bug comes in. Due to the magic of global time zones, it’s already January 30 in New Zealand, which is where players encountered the issue. However, it’s not too hard to change your Xbox system clock to New Zealand time to snag the game early. Don’t do that. Give Rocksteady some time to fix the problem.

To that end, the developer says they are working on a fix, which involves performing maintenance on the servers. Rocksteady urges patience, writing that it could take “several hours” before being handled. Throughout this time, the game will remain offline. In any event, the ship should right itself before February 2.

Looking for a silver lining? Being as how the bug skips the vast majority of the game, the risk of story spoilers is really low for the next few days. So go ahead. Hit up your favorite social media sites and message boards.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-pulled-offline-after-a-bizarre-game-beating-bug-161955046.html?src=rss

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