MediaTek has introduced the Dimensity 9000+, a new performance-kicker chip, to supplement the existing Dimensity 9000. As the name suggests, this new processor based on the Dimensity 9000 could be characterized as “the same, but a bit better.” We are primarily talking about a 5% speed gain for the CPU and 10% for the GPU….
Amazon has announced that the Alexa digital assistant can now technically imitate anyone’s voice based on a few clips, about 1 minute of recording. If it works as advertised, it would be a technical milestone as computer-generated voices don’t really fool humans and are still a poor choice for video voice-over, for example. You can…
When you encounter a single-cell bacteria visible to the naked eye, you know there’s something very uncommon going on. That’s what biologist Jean Marrie Volland experienced when he stumbled upon this bacteria specie that can be 20mm big! (the image above is an artistic rendering, Mangrove photo by Pierre Yves Pascal; Illustration by Susan Brand/Berkeley…
Samsung continues to announce ultra-high resolution camera sensors aimed at affordable markets. The company just launched the Samsung ISOCELL HP3, a 200 Megapixel camera sensor featuring exceptionally small sensing pixels. The thing is: smaller pixels aren’t always better, as their size makes it increasingly more difficult to gather photos. Each pixel is only 0.56 μm…
ETH Zurich has created a wearable muscle or “exomuscle” that can give additional strength to its wearer. It was primarily designed for patients with muscle impairments, but it can potentially help healthy people by providing extra motion endurance. Myoshirt is something people wear, and its artificial muscle fibers (a cable) run parallel to the wearer’s…
Mobile GPUs lag desktop GPUs by many years in terms of features, so they aren’t always conducive to exciting news coverage. However, hardware Ray-Tracing (RT) on an ARM GPU design is a milestone worth noting. In its new Immortalis-G715 (cool name btw) graphics unit, ARM delivers a 300% performance improvement over the previous software solution…
The upcoming Xiaomi 12S Ultra will feature a primary camera powered by the 1-inch type Sony IMX989 camera sensor. Previously, the Sony Xperia PRO-I smartphone and a few others also featured a sensor of similar size. Still, the IMX989 is a new sensor “built for smartphones,” and Xiaomi had some design inputs (including financial) according…
The Huawei MateBook 16s is the latest evolution of Huawei’s largest premium productivity laptop line. It is based on Intel’s latest 12th generation H-Series mobile processor architecture (up to 14 cores, 60W TDP) but doesn’t feature a discrete GPU, probably to maximize battery longevity. Underneath the surface, Huawei claims to have dramatically improved the cooling…
We have followed Awake since the company introduced good-looking watches made of recycled ocean plastic. However, its new Mission To Earth special edition (250 units) pushes the concept to the (luxury) limits and demonstrates it is possible to build a classy, high-end watch with recycled materials. For instance, the watch’s body is made of 70%…
The idea of a “contact lens display” concept could become the ultimate way of implementing Augmented Reality (AR) someday, but it’s a highly challenging endeavor. MojoVision is one of the companies working to make it happen, and its CEO has demonstrated a Mojo Lens prototype placed on his eye. The Mojo Lens is a contact…