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Apr 21, 2021 4:00 AM PT
Apple introduced a new version of its iMac desktop and a powerful upgrade of its iPad Pro tablet at an online event Tuesday. Both new products are based on Apple s new M1 chip. The whole thing about this event is broadening the use of the M1 chip across all Apple s computers now laptops, desktops and iPads, Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies, a technology advisory firm in Campbell, Calif. told TechNewsWorld.
The new iMac is the first computer built by Apple for the M1 chip from the ground up, explained Ross Rubin the principal analyst at Reticle Research, a consumer technology advisory firm in New York City.
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Mar 24, 2021 4:00 AM PT
Creating a smooth functioning interface for smart glasses that allows its wearers to operate in an augmented reality world has proven to be a challenging task, but Facebook believes it may have a solution on the human wrist.
In a blog published last week, the company revealed it has been working on a wrist controller for its AR glasses.
Facebook explained that the wrist is a traditional place to wear a watch, meaning the controller could reasonably fit into everyday life and social contexts.
It s a comfortable location for all-day wear, Facebook noted. It s located right next to the primary instruments used to interact with the world the hands. That proximity can bring rich control capabilities of the hands into AR, enabling intuitive, powerful, and satisfying interaction.
Mar 17, 2021 4:00 AM PT
A new social media platform based on voice messaging launched Monday.
Called Swell, free apps for the platform can be found in Apple s App Store and in Google Play.
According to the developers of Swell, it s the first social platform to focus exclusively on asynchronous audio conversations, where audio clips up to five minutes in length can be posted to the site.
Any Swell member can host a conversation and has control over who may participate in it, as well as make posts.
Pictures and links can also be posted to conversations, but they must be accompanied with a voice message.
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Jan 5, 2021 4:11 AM PT
A new mobile processor announced by Qualcomm Technologies Monday is expected to spawn a wave of economically priced 5G smartphones.
Phones with the Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform will be in the $125 to $250 price range, Qualcomm President Cristiano R. Amon predicted on Twitter in September.
Great question. We expect to see prices ranging from $125 to $250 USD. Lots of phones . In China, 5G price points can already address 60% of the market. With the new Snapdragon 4 in Q121, the transition from 4G to 5G will significantly accelerate globally. The 400 series is designed for phones that go into low-priced markets outside the U.S. China, India, places where price sensitivity is a bigger issue, explained Bob O Donnell, founder and chief analyst with Technalysis Research, a technology market research and consulting firm in Foster City, Calif.