Earlier we had the full specs of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and now we have the full specs of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3, courtesy of Winfuture.de.

 

Specifications for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G
operating system	Google Android 11 , OneUI 3.1
Display	6.7 inches foldable, 2640 x 1080 pixels, 425 ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Dynamic AMOLED 2x, 120 Hz ext. Display: 1.9 inches, 260 x 512 pixels)
processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, Kryo 680, 5 nm process technology, 64-bit (1x 2.84 GHz + 3x 2.42 GHz + 4x 1.80 GHz)
Storage capacity	128/256 GB UFS 3.1
random access memory	8 GB LPDDR5
Main camera	Dual-Cam, 12 MP (main camera Wide, f / 1.8, 78 °, 1.4 µm, OIS, 2PD) + 12 MP (Ultra-Wide, f / 2.2, 123 °, 1.12 µm, FF)
Front camera	10 MP (f / 2.4, 1.22 µm, 80 °)
Video	7680 x 4320 pixels (8K UHD), 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K UHD), 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full-HD), 1280 x 720 pixels (HD)
particularities	Side fingerprint sensor, face recognition, GPS, stereo speakers, geo-tagging, IPx8
Sensors	Acceleration, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor
SIM cards	Nano-SIM + eSIM
links	4G (LTE), 5G, Bluetooth 5.0, WLAN AC, NFC, USB Type C
To dye	Phantom Black, Cream, Lavender
battery pack	3300 mAh, fast charging, wireless charging
Dimensions	166 x 72.2 x 6.9 mm
Weight	183 grams

 

The device has also leaked earlier of course:

 

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The main improvement over the Z Flip 2  is of course the larger external screen. Samsung is also rating the hinge for more than 200,000 cycles, which should last comfortable for more than 5 years.

Like the Fold3 the handset is also IPX8 rated and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 will be available in black, cream (ivory/gold) and lavender and prices are expected to start from 1099 euros.

Full specs of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 posted

Given the already extensive leaks, there are no real surprises.

 

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is expected to be more durable than the Fold2, with an IPX8 rating for being waterproof, Gorilla Glass Victus which is twice as scratch-resistant as Gorilla Glass 6, and a hinge which has been tested for up to 200,000 fold operations.

The price is expected to start at around 1899 euros. For final confirmation of this, we will have to wait for the Unpacked event on the 11th of August 2021.

Full specs of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 posted

 IMDb TV app finally arrives on iOS and Android

Existing users may select Vivaldi Menu > About Vivaldi to display the application version that is installed on the device.

Vivaldi 4.1 for Android

Stay in Browser

Stay in Browser is one of the features that is introduced in Vivaldi 4.1. The option attempts to keep the browsing in Vivaldi, even if an application is installed on the device that would pick up the browsing.

Take eBay or Amazon as an example; if you have installed the official apps, links in browsers that point to these services will be opened in the installed apps and not in the browser.

May not be a problem for some users, but if you like to browse the different Stores, e.g. eBay's UK, United States and German stores, you will notice that you cannot do so on mobile with the app installed. The same is true for myriads of other service links, e.g. those pointing to YouTube videos, Twitter or Reddit.

Vivaldi's Stay in Browser feature blocks these external navigations. It worked fine for eBay in a quick test, the app was not opened when I opened links on eBay's UK website.

Do the following to enable Stay in Browser in Vivaldi:

1. Select Vivaldi Menu and then Settings to open the Preferences.
2. Scroll all the way down and toggle "Stay in Browser".

Vivaldi blocks the opening of pages in external applications "when possible" if the feature is enabled. Simply toggle the feature again to disable it.

New Tab Settings

Vivaldi 4.1 introduces several new tab settings, which give users more flexibility when it comes to working with multiple tabs in the browser.

Vivaldi is one of the few browsers that may display a tab bar, usually only shown on desktop browsers, in the mobile version.

Here are the mobile browser's new tab settings that define how new tabs are opened:

• After Active Tab (default) -- opens a new tab after the active tab.
• After Related Tabs -- links are opened next to their "parent" tab.
• As Last Tab -- opens new tabs at the end of the tab bar.
• As Tab Stack with Related Tab -- creates a new tab stack with the active tab and the new tab.

You find the new options under Vivaldi Menu > Settings > New Tab Position.

Also Tab related, is the option to enable Tab Stacks functionality in Vivaldi for Android.

The feature works similarly to how Tab grouping works in Chrome for Android and other Chromium-based browsers. Tab Stacks are not yet displayed in the tab bar, if enabled, it appears.

Closing Words

Vivaldi continues to introduce usability features in its mobile and desktop browser. Stay in Browser is a mighty useful feature for users who prefer to keep using the browser when opening links, even if a dedicated application is installed. Sometimes, you may not want the dedicated application to open, and Stay in Browser is perfect for that. One downside is that you don't have an option currently to open links in external applications if you want to. The only option is to disable the feature before activating the link.

Vivaldi 4.1 for Android: stay in browser feature and tab stacks support

First, Google Maps on iOS now supports dark mode. This feature will be rolling out in the coming weeks and you can turn it on by going to Settings > Dark mode > On.

Second, Google Maps iOS now has a new nearby traffic widget which will allow you to have a glance exactly what traffic is like from your home screen. With the new Google Maps search widget, you can search for your favorite places or navigate to frequent destinations with just a quick tap. Here’s how you can enable these widgets:

1. From your home screen, touch and hold a widget or an empty area until your apps jiggle.
2. In the upper-left corner, tap the Add button.
3. Search for and tap the Google Maps app.
4. Swipe to select a widget, then tap Add Widget.
5. Tap Done.

Third, you can now share your real-time location via iMessage. Tap on the new Google Maps button in iMessage and your location will be shared for one hour by default, with the option to extend up to three days. To end your share, you can tap the “stop” button on the thumbnail.

Source: Google

Google Maps for iOS gets three new features including the dark mode

When typing with your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard, you already have the option to copy text and save it for later use. With this update, you can now use Cloud Clipboard to sync your copied text across all your devices. Yes, you can copy text content on your Android device and paste it in your Windows device.

You can download the updated beta app here from Play Store.

Latest Microsoft SwiftKey beta update for Android brings Cloud Clipboard feature

Google has announced that its upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will feature a custom-built System on a Chip (SoC) called Tensor. The rationale behind Tensor is that existing hardware limits Google’s ability to maximise the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); with Tensor it’s able to overcome these issues.

Over the last few years, Google has been going in heavy on AI. With the new Tensor chip, Google says Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro users will gain new features and improvements in translation, captioning, and dictation that presumably won’t be available on other devices, it also helps the device run more smoothly in general. It will also offer users better security with a new security core and the Titan M2 chip – the search giant says these features will mean the new devices have the most layers of hardware security compared to any other phone.

Aside from announcing the new Tensor SoC, Google took some time to address the camera hump that’s present on the upcoming devices. It said that the improved sensors and lenses are simply too big to fit into a traditional square so it has had to introduce a new design which it calls the camera bar. In a thread on Twitter, the firm said the Pixel 6 Pro has three cameras including a telephoto lens with 4x optical zoom, while the Pixel 6 has the same cameras minus the telephoto lens.

Users will be able to pick up the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in three colour combinations and they both use new materials and finishes including a light polished aluminum frame and a matte aluminum finish.

Google hasn’t shared any pricing information with us, or when it will go on sale but prospective buyers should expect it to be available around October.

Google's Pixel 6 series will feature a custom-built SoC dubbed Tensor

Edge 92 now available for Android

Six weeks after releasing the Edge 92 for the Canary channel Microsoft has now released Edge 92 for their new Edge browser to the Google Play Store. The update brings the unified code base to Android, meaning it will be easier for Microsoft to keep the platform in lockstep with the desktop with regard to features.

The update brings the following improvements:

Screenshot feature:  You can now take and share a screenshot via the Share item in the menu.

Send pages to Devices: You can send pages from Edge on Android to other devices.  This replaces the Continue on PC feature.

Synchronization improvements: Edge for Android now lets you synchronize passwords, open tabs, history, favourites, collections across devices

Built-in Ad blocker: Edge now includes Ad-block Plus. This needs to enabled on Settings.

Translation: Edge now includes Microsoft Translator.

Shopping Coupons: Microsoft’s Coupon feature is now included.

Edge for Android can be found in the Google Play Store here.

via Techdows

Edge 92 now available for Android

Google to block logins on old Android devices starting September

Huawei’s latest flagship phone has HarmonyOS, a Qualcomm SoC, and no 5G

Facing export ban and chip shortage, Huawei is scraping together what it can find.

 

The Huawei P50 Pro, in several colors.

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Despite facing down a global chip shortage, a US export ban, and plummeting market share, Huawei is still plowing ahead and announcing its next flagship smartphone, the Huawei P50 Pro. The phone, which was teased back in June, is the company's first smartphone launching with HarmonyOS, Huawei's in-house operating system (though it's just a fork of Android).

Huawei is weathering several storms as best it can, but these storms are leading to a lot of wild product decisions with the P50 Pro. Huawei devices are usually based on the company's in-house "Kirin" SoCs, made by subsidiary HiSilicon. While the initial versions of the phones will use the 5 nm Kirin 9000 SoC, once the supply on those runs out, Huawei says it will switch to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. But wait—didn't the US Government ban companies from exporting US-origin goods to Huawei?

It did, but Qualcomm was granted a license to sell chips to Huawei back in November 2020.

Qualcomm's license only covers 4G products, which brings us to the next major oddity of the P50: it doesn't support 5G. Huawei Consumer Division CEO Richard Yu blamed the US for this limitation during the presentation, saying (via the official translation), "Because of the four rounds of US restrictions over the past two years or so, 5G phones are beyond our reach." The lack of 5G isn't really a big deal for consumers, who rarely see any practical benefits from it, but it's a big deal for the 5G-obsessed smartphone manufacturers and cell carriers.

The design features a big, dual-circle camera bump, which is kind of strange-looking. Hopefully, we'll someday get similar designs with massive camera sensors behind each circle, but Huawei is filling them with several smaller cameras and sensors, going for... a faux-big-camera look? The Pro model features a 50 MP main camera, a 40 MP black-and-white camera (really?), and a 13 MP ultra-wide camera in the top circle. The bottom circle gets a 64 MP 3.5x telephoto (with a 200x digital zoom, which must make pictures look like mud), an LED flash, and a microphone.

There's also the issue of the operating system, as this is the first smartphone Huawei is launching with HarmonyOS. Huawei executives pitch HarmonyOS as a fully in-house product and have said it is "not a copy of Android." Once you actually get your hands on the OS, though, you'll find it's just an Android fork, with Huawei services replacing the Google services. Since Huawei has been replacing Google services forever in China (where Google Play isn't available) and was later forced to do this internationally thanks to the export ban, there isn't actually any serious difference between the company's Android skin, EMUI, and its "in-house" OS, HarmonyOS. HarmonyOS 2 is based on a newer version of Android compared to EMUI, but other than that, it's just a name change.

Back in June, Huawei announced a plan to update 100 older Huawei models in China from Android to HarmonyOS (a move only possible because HarmonyOS is just a newer version of Android), and the P50 press release says that "more than 40 million users" have taken the company up on that offer so far.

Besides the above, we have some pretty normal specs: a 6.6-inch, 120 Hz, 2700×1228 OLED display; 8GB of RAM; 128GB of storage; and a 4360 mAh battery. In China, the phone starts at $927 (CNY 5,988) for the 128GB version, with sales beginning today. There's no word on the phone being sold outside of China, and with Huawei facing all sorts of supply problems, it would not be surprising to hear that availability is limited.

Huawei’s latest flagship phone has HarmonyOS, a Qualcomm SoC, and no 5G

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Latest iOS Office Insider Preview Build adds a ton of useful new features

Office Mobile

Access your PDFs offline

You can’t always count on having an online connection to access your information. Now you can download your PDFs in Office Mobile, allowing you to access them when you’re offline. To download the online PDF file to your device, just tap the Cloud icon (to the left of the triple-dot menu indicator).

Contextual actions: image to text and table

Now you can easily extract text or table content from an image using the Lens camera. To use the feature, launch the Lens camera and tap the new Actions mode. Select the text section of the image, then tap Continue. You can then export the text to Word, copy it, or share it.

Handwriting support with Image to Text

With this feature, you can now digitize your handwritten notes and take them anywhere on your device. To try the feature out, just tap Actions > Image to Text. (This feature is currently available only in English-language versions of Office Mobile.)

Reorder scanned documents

One of the top user requests for the scan function in Office Mobile is the ability to reorder scanned documents at the time of capture. Now you can! To try this out, capture some images using the Lens scan, and then tap More > Reorder to place the documents in any order you like.

Excel

Quickly copy all formatting with Format Painter

You asked, we delivered! The Format Painter feature is now available on Excel for the iPad, with the same capabilities as on the desktop. Format Painter enables you to copy all the formatting from one object (cell or range) and apply it to another in a single click. To try it out, select a cell you want to copy all formatting from. Then tap on the Format Painter icon (on the Home tab) and select the cells you want to copy the formatting to. Tap on the icon again to turn the feature off.

If you are an Insider, you can download the latest Office app updates on your iOS device and try out these new improvements.

Latest iOS Office Insider Preview Build adds a ton of useful new features

iOS 15 beta 4 upgrades Shortcuts, Safari, and MagSafe Battery Pack interactions

iOS 15 beta 4 upgrades Shortcuts, Safari, and MagSafe Battery Pack interactions

According to Ice Universe, the successor to the Snapdragon 888 will be the Snapdragon 898, model number SM8450.

The chip will be based on Arm’s new Armv9 architecture which should mean a primary Kryo 780 CPU running at 3.09GHz.

The Kryo 780 is based on the Arm Cortex-X2 CPU and is said to be 16% faster than the Arm Cortex-X1 found in the Snapdragon 888.

The SoC should be built on a 4nm process, an improvement on the 5nm in the Snapdragon 888.

It is also expected to have the Adreno 730 GPU, up from the Adreno 660 and feature the 4nm x65 5G modem.

The first devices sporting these new processors should hit the market at the end of the year or early next.

via Phone Arena

Specs of Qualcomm’s next flagship processor leaks

Microsoft recently released a minor update to the To Do app on Apple App Store. This v2.49 update comes with better support for hashtags.

The full changelog reads:

We have added a Hashtag Picker. Now, you can quickly add hashtags to your tasks. We fixed some bugs related to attachments and app badges.

Microsoft To Do is the task management app that makes it easy to stay organized and manage your life. In February, Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft To Do widgets for iOS 14 devices. With the new widgets, you can view your to-do lists from your home screen. Microsoft To Do will allow you to add any of the following three types of widgets.

• Your Tasks Widget
• My Day Widget
• Add Task Widget

You can download the updated Microsoft To Do app here from Apple App Store.

via the WC

Microsoft To Do for iOS updated with hashtag picker

Apple bumping up iPhone 13 series production numbers confirmed

Apple bumping up iPhone 13 series production numbers confirmed

Corning’s new Gorilla® Glass with DX+ provides sapphire-like protection for smartphone cameras, is heading to Samsung handsets

For mobile device cameras to provide professional-grade image quality under all lighting conditions it is critical to maximize the amount of ambient light captured and minimize all reflection within the camera systems.

“Antireflective coatings have long been used on conventional cameras to improve light capture,” said Jaymin Amin, vice president and general manager, Corning Gorilla Glass. “However, these coatings have a propensity to scratch easily, negatively impacting image quality. Corning’s Gorilla Glass composites not only provide mobile device camera lens covers with enhanced scratch resistance and durability compared to traditional coatings, but also the improved optical performance required for these devices.”

Corning’s new Gorilla® Glass with DX+ provides sapphire-like protection for smartphone cameras, is heading to Samsung handsets

Samsung confirms August 11 event—here’s what to expect

Samsung will announce the Galaxy Fold 3, Z Flip 3, and hopefully a smartwatch.

Samsung has sent out invitations for an August 11 product launch event. The invite might not look like much, but it strongly hints at what products we'll see: the Galaxy Z Fold 3 (the dark gray shape) and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 (the purple and light gray shape). It's clearly a foldables event, but we also might see the Galaxy Watch 4, the launch device for Google and Samsung's revamp of Wear OS.

Normally, Samsung's August launch event would point to the announcement of the S-Pen-equipped Galaxy Note, but all indications show that the Galaxy Note is dead this year. Samsung shipped an external S-Pen for the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and along with optional support for the Z Fold 3, that will have to be enough for fans of handwriting.

The Fold 3

As usual, most of these devices have leaked already. 91 Mobiles has official press renders of the Galaxy Z Fold 3, which looks a lot like the Z Fold 2 from last year. Samsung's second swing at a tablet-like foldable was a nice refinement of the original Galaxy Fold, with a bigger front display and foldable glass on the inside.

It looks like Samsung is not going all-out with the camera on the Galaxy Fold 3, which only features three round lenses, lacking any of the fancy periscope tech you'd see on something like the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The important part of this device is the foldable screen, and there's hope that Samsung will cut a few corners in other areas to bring the price down a bit from the stratospheric $2,000 price tag of the Galaxy Fold 1 and 2. A report from SamMobile claims that the phone is getting a 20 percent cut, so maybe we'll see something like a $1,600 price tag? It's progress.

There's not much of a hard spec sheet out there yet, but all of these flagship phones have similar specs. The displays are expected to be a 7.55-inch main display and a 6.23-inch outside display, and both displays will supposedly run at 120 Hz. The Fold 2 had a 60 Hz outside display and a 120 Hz inside display, which was odd. One of the wilder rumors is that Samsung's foldables will be water-resistant this year, which would be an engineering feat given all the moving parts in the hinge and the floating, sliding interior display. You could slip pieces of paper into the gaps of the original Galaxy Fold, so water resistance would represent a large jump forward.

The Flip 3

The invitation also hints at the Galaxy Z Flip 3, a regular-sized smartphone that folds up into a chunky brick. The Z Flip 1 launched in 2020, and if you're wondering, "Did Samsung really release three phone models in 18 months?" the answer is no—the Z Flip 2 never existed. Samsung wants number uniformity between the Fold and Flip, so it's skipping a number.

There are official press renders of this phone, too (from GizNext), and inside, it looks a lot like the Z Flip 1. The big changes are on the outside, where you get a bigger 1.9-inch front display and two larger cameras. The front display is nearly double the size of the microscopic 1.1-inch front display on the Z Flip 1 and should help address what was one of our biggest complaints with the device. All these foldables take a significant amount of effort to open up, usually requiring two hands (the Flip hinge is not spring-loaded like a flip phone), and that makes having a capable exterior screen for quick interactions very important. When your phone beeps, you want to be able to quickly check a notification, and a larger screen will make that a lot more convenient. The Z Flip still seems behind designs like the Moto Razr, though, which had a 2.7-inch outside display.

Plus a watch, maybe?

It's a bit alarming that the invite makes no reference to the Galaxy Watch 4, but we'll hopefully see Samsung's flagship smartwatch announced at the event, too. The device was already briefly listed on Amazon, and the official photos were captured by WinFuture.de. Samsung has a 44 mm regular version and a 46 mm "Classic" design, which has second numbers engraved into the watch bezel.

Far more interesting than the design is the software this watch will come with: Google and Samsung's team-up revamp of WearOS, Google's struggling Android-based smartwatch platform. WearOS' last big feature update was in 2018, and since then, we've only seen basic maintenance development. Not much is known about the new version, but hopefully it will have touches of the beautiful "Material You" design direction Android 12 is emphasizing.

Samsung is abandoning Tizen for smartwatches and switching to Google's OS, which should bring it better app support. Samsung is also bringing Samsung-designed SoCs to the party, which should greatly help the two companies field a competitive smartwatch. Previously, Wear watches needed a Qualcomm chip, and Qualcomm hasn't really been interested in making competitive SoCs for wearables. Even last year's Galaxy Watch 3 SoC, the 10 nm Exynos 9110, would be an upgrade over anything Qualcomm currently produces, but the Galaxy Watch 4 is getting an SoC a generation ahead of that with the Exynos W920. Here's hoping Samsung provides details.

Other than maybe an earbuds release, that's all we're expecting for Samsung's next big launch. Tune in on August 11!

Samsung confirms August 11 event—here’s what to expect

Report claims Apple will finally give the iPad mini some love

The publication's sources claim the iPad mini will get the iPad Air treatment.

Apple is getting ready to introduce a redesigned iPad mini, according to a new report from 9to5Mac.

Though Apple updated the iPad mini with a faster processor and Apple Pencil support in late 2019, the basic design of the device has not changed since its introduction back in 2012.

Like so many Apple leaks, the article cites anonymous "sources familiar with the matter," so caution is advised. That said, 9to5Mac articles with similar language have turned out to be accurate in the past.

9to5Mac's sources say that the new iPad mini will have a design reminiscent of the recent iPad Air, suggesting that Apple will drop the home button and significantly reduce the bezels around the screen. This approach could be a particular boon for the 7.9-inch iPad mini, which has a very small screen. A new design could allow the device to stay "mini" but offer a more immersive viewing experience.

The article also claims that the iPad mini will follow the iPad Pro and iPad Air in making the switch from a Lightning port to the more widely used USB-C. The mini would include a Smart Connector, enabling peripherals like a version of Apple's Smart Keyboard Folio or Magic Keyboard for the iPad mini.

The final iPad mini tidbit the story claims to reveal is the inclusion of Apple's yet-to-be-announced A15 system-on-a-chip—the same SoC expected to appear in this year's new iPhone models. (In the past, some iPad models have used older chips than the current iPhone lineup, even if they launched around the same time.)

The A15 is reported to use the same 5 nm fabrication process as the A14 that precedes it. Further, the sources say that Apple is also working on faster variant of the A15, called the A15X, for inclusion in some other iPads. This is a curious claim, as chips with similar nomenclature have previously appeared in the iPad Pro line, which Apple this year updated to share the M1 chip found in the first Apple Silicon Macs. So it's not clear which iPads an A15X might make their way into, if an A15X is indeed in development.

But the article is not all about the iPad mini; 9to5Mac's sources also say that the 10.2-inch, entry-level iPad will be updated with Apple's A13 chip, replacing the current A12 chip.

The 9to5Mac story follows a similar one from Bloomberg that said Apple plans to introduce a new iPad mini this year, but that report lacked details.

Listing image by Samuel Axon

Report claims Apple will finally give the iPad mini some love

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Apps for Microsoft Teams meetings are now supported on mobile  

Apps for Microsoft Teams meetings are now supported on mobile

New iOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7, and watchOS 7.6 updates expand ECG support and more

The iPhone, Apple TV, and Apple Watch each got new software updates today.

Apple pushed out new versions of its iOS, tvOS, and watchOS operating systems for iPhone, Apple TV, and Apple Watch devices on Monday. Dubbed iOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7, and watchOS 7.6, the updates are relatively small and include tweaks, bug fixes, and a minor new feature or two.

 

The primary impetus for the iOS update seems to be added support for the recently launched MagSafe Battery Pack that is compatible with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro lines.

 

Additionally, Apple Card holders can now "combine credit limits and share one account with an existing Apple Card user," a new option that Apple first announced earlier this year.

 

Beyond that, the update is mostly about bug fixes and small tweaks, and it expands the regions for which the weather app offers air quality information. (It adds Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Spain.)

 

Apple's release notes for iOS 14.7 are as follows:

iOS 14.7 includes the following improvements and bug fixes for your iPhone:

 

• MagSafe Battery Pack support for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max
• Apple Card Family adds the option to combine credit limits and share one co-owned account with an existing Apple Card user
• Home app adds the ability to manage timers on HomePod
• Air quality information is now available in Weather and Maps for Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, South Korea, and Spain
• Podcasts library allows you to choose to see all shows or only followed shows
• Share playlist menu option missing in Apple Music
• Dolby Atmos and Apple Music lossless audio playback may unexpectedly stop
• Battery service message that may have disappeared after reboot on some iPhone 11 models is restored
• Braille displays could show invalid information while composing Mail messages

 

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

tvOS and watchOS

As is often the case, the tvOS 14.7 update appears to be nothing to write home about. Apple says it offers bug fixes and small improvements, but the company did not publish an itemized list of changes.

 

There's a bit more going on with watchOS, but not much. The 7.6 update also fixes bugs and makes small tweaks, but the flagship change seems to be the addition of ECG support in 30 more regions. You can view the full list of countries and regions that support the feature on Apple's watchOS website.

 

All three updates (iOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7, and watchOS 7.6) rolled out to all supported devices in all regions today. Curiously, we haven't seen an accompanying iPadOS 14.7 update yet; Apple usually updates iOS and iPadOS in tandem.

New iOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7, and watchOS 7.6 updates expand ECG support and more

Apple may bring always-on display to iPhone 13, says Bloomberg

OnePlus is gearing up for the July 22 event, where the company will launch OnePlus Nord 2 and the OnePlus Buds Pro smartwatch. And as is the case with pretty much all the yet-to-be-launched smartphones, leaks about Nord 2 are pouring in before its launch. Today we finally have what the famous Indian tipster Ishan Agarwal claims official renders of the OnePlus Nord 2 5G(via Pricebaba).

As can be seen in leaked renders, the back of the OnePlus Nord 2 looks a lot like that of the OnePlus 9. The alignment of the cameras is also similar, except for the fact that the flash is positioned at bottom of the camera rectangular camera module in Nord 2, whereas the OnePlus 9 has its flash positioned in the middle. You can check out the rumored specifications of the upcoming smartphone below.

ONEPLUS NORD 2 LEAKED SPECIFICATIONS

As we said in one of our previous posts, the OnePlus Nord 2 will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 AI chipset coupled with an 8GB/12GB of RAM. It’s worth noting that Dimensity 1200 AI chipset is different than the regular Dimensity 1200 as the former has some exclusive AI features that cannot be found in the latter.

It will feature a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with a screen resolution of 90 Hz. The smartphone will be available in two storage variants — 128GB and 256GB.

Talking about the camera, the Nord 2 will have a triple camera setup at the back — a primary 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor coupled with 8MP and 2MP sensors. For taking selfies, the Nord 2 will use a 32MP front camera. Interestingly enough, OnePlus Nord 2 is settling on the three rear cameras, unlike its predecessor, which has four back cameras.

Previous leaks suggest that the Nord 2 will pack a 4,500mAh battery with a charging speed of 30W or 65W and is likely to offer Android 11 out of the box.

OnePlus Nord 2 price and availability

The base model(8GB/128GB) will cost Rs. 31,999(~$429) in India, while the 12/256GB variant will be priced at Rs.34,999(~$470). It’ll be available only in Europe and India.

OnePlus Nord 2 official renders leak ahead of its launch

Ericsson signs $8.5bn Verizon 5G deal

Ericsson signs $8.5bn Verizon 5G deal

Xiaomi beats Apple to become the world's second-largest smartphone maker  

Xiaomi beats Apple to become the world's second-largest smartphone maker

Google Meet now lets you blur or replace your background on iOS

Google Meet now lets you blur or replace your background on iOS