2024-04-18 20:59:00
Duty TC is on air with the main news and highlights from the world of technology. If you missed any news, didn’t have time to follow the news or are just looking for a “summary” of everything that happened in the market, here you can see all that and much more.
This week, we will highlight the leak of almost all the specifications of the Redmi K70 Ultra, the Galaxy S24 line surpassing the iPhone 15 family in a 5G network test and also Android 15 with a new solution for wireless charging.
There is also Microsoft tinkering with Windows 11 to display ads and more details regarding the PlayStation 5 Pro.
iPhone 16: iOS 18’s first AI features won’t require internet
This week, analyst Mark Gurman revealed that the iPhone 16 line’s first set of Artificial Intelligence features will not depend on internet access to work.
He also highlights that, if the rumor becomes reality, this will be Apple’s main differentiator, since Samsung and many other manufacturers even offer AI capabilities, but a wide range depends on cloud processing.
To make everything work with the iPhone’s chipset and its limited RAM capacity, Apple engineers have been working on optimizing the software and also improving the AI language.
Apple’s second wave of AI capabilities will be based on Google’s Gemini in the West and Baidu’s AI in China.
It is worth remembering that many market analysts say that Apple needs to improve its AI resources, as the launch of the iPhone 16 with limited functions might negatively impact sales.
Android 15 may allow wireless charging with NFC on some cell phones
Google may release wireless charging via NFC with the release of Android 15.
In practice, smartphones that do not have the traditional wireless charging coil in the Qi standard may end up receiving this functionality, as long as they have an NFC chip and antenna compatible with the new WLC standard.
However, wireless charging via NFC is much slower than Qi and this might end up disappointing a lot of people, since, even though it is possible to take advantage of the functionality, it must tie the user to an outlet for longer.
For now, everything indicates that Google is excited regarding the idea of bringing this feature to everyone, but now it remains to be seen whether manufacturers will “buy” this idea.
This is because there is a long distance between Google making the feature available in the software and companies launching products compatible with WLC.
Microsoft wants to display ads in the Windows 11 Start menu
Microsoft now wants to display ads in the “recommended” area within the Windows 11 start menu.
The information was discovered in the latest beta of the software and Microsoft clearly wants to show you apps and websites that it believes might interest you, something very similar to several free Android skins.
For now, this change is in testing, but the good news is that users will have the option to disable ads whenever they want on the settings page.
PS5 Pro: Sony wants games optimized for 60 FPS, but accept cases with less
This week, sources revealed that Sony is asking developers to create a new graphics mode exclusive to the PlayStation 5 Pro.
Games must combine PlayStation’s new Super Spectral Resolution (PSSR) upscaling to 4K resolution with a 60 FPS frame rate and ray tracing effects.
While Sony wants this new mode in games, the PS5 Pro’s “Enhanced” badge will still be available for a variety of other scenarios that include 30 FPS gaming.
Additionally, Sony is asking gamedevs to have games compatible with technologies to be supported by the PlayStation 5 Pro by the middle of the year. It is worth remembering that the new console might be launched in mid-December.
Galaxy S24 faster than iPhone 15 in 5G download and upload speeds
In a test released globally, Ookla, the company behind the famous website SpeedTest.net, shared its insights into the world’s fastest 5G smartphones.
The company compared all speed test results received on its platform and found that the Galaxy S24 series outperformed the iPhone 15 in fifteen countries or regions around the world.
The Galaxy S24 line was able to reach 302 MB download and 23.71 upload with a latency of 42 ms. On the other hand, the iPhone 15 line reached 285 MB and 16.70 MB in download and upload, respectively.
But you need to remember that mobile data speeds vary greatly depending on the operator, cellular technology and signal reception.
Redmi K70 Ultra has Dimensity 9300 Plus chipset revealed in new leak
The Redmi K70 Ultra is ready to go official with the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus chipset.
In other words, unlike previously speculated, the smartphone must use MediaTek’s most powerful chipset, and it must also work with up to 24 GB of RAM and 1 TB of internal storage.
Sources working with Redmi also commented that the K70 Ultra will have a 50 MP main camera and its screen will have a 1.5K resolution.
The construction of the future Redmi K70 Ultra will be made of metal and glass, while it will also have a 5,500 mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging.
Other expected details include IP68 certification and Android 14 running under HyperOS. For now, there is no exact release date, but that might change soon.
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