Month: December 2021
Apple will continue to use Intel processors in Macs for a while
Audio player loading… Apple has been slowly replacing the intel processors within its product line with its own M1 silicon for several months, but reports covered by MacRumors suggest that at least one device won’t be making the transition any time soon. Two new models of the Mac Pro desktop…
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There may only be two Xiaomi 12 phones initially – so what’s missing?
Audio player loading… The official Xiaomi 12 launch date is only a few days away, with the company confirming that the new top-end Xiaomi phone will debut on December 28 – but a poster has given us some more news about the event. The deputy manager of Xiaomi’s marketing division…
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EU clears Microsoft takeover of Nuance
Audio player loading… The European Commission’s Competition department has cleared Microsoft’s $19.7 billion deal to acquire Nuance Communications. In a statement, the commission said it had “approved unconditionally” the takeover, which it believed, “would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’).” The watchdog had previously said it…
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Honor teases its first foldable, the Magic V
Former Huawei sub-brand Honor has teased the launch of its first foldable smartphone, the Honor V. An image shared on its Weibo and Twitter accounts teases the design of the device, showing a telltale hinge between the two halves of the device. The Weibo post says the “folding flagship is…
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Home Covid tests can be fooled by this Bluetooth bug
Audio player loading… At a time when President Biden is preparing to make at-home Covid tests available to more Americans, a security researcher has discovered a flaw that could allow someone to change the results in one such test that has been granted emergency use authorization in the US. While…
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CES 2022 starts to fall apart as T-Mobile, Amazon, and others bail on in-person conference
Another year, another gigantic tech tradeshow that looks like it may be falling apart as the COVID-19 pandemic continues — now that T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert, one of the Consumer Electronics Show’s featured speakers, has publicly announced that his company won’t be attending the world’s largest electronics show next month.…
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