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2019 Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 and XPS 15 Hands-On - Engadget

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2019-05-28 07:00:04Z
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Senin, 27 Mei 2019

The next iPhone may send Bluetooth audio to two devices at once - Engadget

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Private music listening might not be a solitary affair on iPhones in the future. A Mac Otakara rumor has claimed that the next iPhone will support streaming Bluetooth audio to two devices at once, similar to what you find on recent Samsung phones and a handful of other devices. A friend could listen to the song you're playing without having to share your headphones or use speakers, for instance.

The tipster didn't know which exact models would support the technology, although Apple typically brings Bluetooth upgrades to all new iPhones. Samsung's approach is also built on Bluetooth 5.0, suggesting that Apple might bring it to older iPhones.

It's worth taking this rumor with a grain of salt when there isn't any corroboration. It would make sense for Apple, however. When none of its available iPhones have headphone jacks, wireless audio support is crucial -- this would give you more flexibility to listen on your own terms, rather than having to worry about switching devices.

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2019-05-27 17:45:39Z
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Apple exec dismisses Google CEO’s criticism over turning privacy into a ‘luxury good’ - The Verge

Apple’s software chief, Craig Federighi, says he doesn’t “buy into” the criticism that Apple is turning privacy into a luxury good, an accusation that was indirectly leveled at the company by Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

In an interview with The Independent, Federighi dismissed “the luxury good dig,” just a couple weeks after Pichai wrote an op-ed in The New York Times saying that “privacy cannot be a luxury good offered only to people who can afford to buy premium products and services.” While Pichai didn’t name Apple, which has recently advertised the privacy benefits of its $999 phone, there’s no mistaking which company he’s referring to.

Apple wants to sell products to “everyone we possibly could,” Federighi said, adding that Apple’s products are “certainly not just a luxury.” The argument stems over the difference in business models between the two companies: Apple sells generally high-priced hardware directly to customers, so it doesn’t need to collect much data on them; while Google offers a multitude of free services to users, primarily profiting off of ads displayed on those services that are often targeted based on user data. Pichai argued that it’s important to provide privacy-protective services that everyone has access to.

Federighi said it’s “gratifying” to see other companies discussing privacy, but that it’ll take more than “a couple of months and a couple of press releases” to change these companies’ business practices, which rely on data collection. Federighi didn’t name Google specifically, but likewise, it’s pretty clear which company he’s referring to.

In the interview, Federighi also addressed two other criticisms of Apple’s privacy stance: that it shouldn’t be storing Chinese’ users iCloud data in China, where the country could spy on it; and that its choice not to collect much user data has made it fall behind when it comes to develop AI features, like Siri.

On China, Federighi suggests that storing data within the country isn’t as big of a risk for Apple as it would be for other companies, because of “all of our data minimization techniques.” Between encrypting data and collecting a small amount of data in the first place, Federighi says there’s not much to access on its Chinese iCloud servers, and that anyone who does gain access wouldn’t be able to do much with that information.

Federighi also says he sees the choice between collecting data and building powerful new AI features as a “false trade off.” Building these features without collecting additional user data, “sometimes that’s extra work,” he says. “But that’s worth it.”

Apple does that in a handful of ways, according to the report. That includes buying a catalog of public photos it can use to train algorithms on, as well as analyzing publicly available voice data — like podcasts — instead of using voice recordings from users. Apple has also revealed in the past that it uses differential privacy techniques to anonymize user data and learn from the data in aggregate.

The privacy battle between these two companies is unlikely to slow down. Because Apple’s business model doesn’t involve selling ads, privacy is a key area that Apple can use to make its products stand out, which incentivizes the company to keep volleying back at Google.

Google, meanwhile, understands that the cultural tide is turning against massive data collection, largely thanks to Facebook’s constant scandals, and it’s been making small changes to limit some of those concerns. Just this month, that’s included a new easy-to-read privacy policy for Nest devices, limits to ad tracking in Chrome, and Incognito modes for more apps.

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2019-05-27 16:18:36Z
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Watch AMD's Computex 2019 event in nine minutes! - Engadget

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Computex has kicked off in Taipei today, so probably before you were even awake, AMD revealed its ambitious new CPU and GPU hardware additions. It's going after NVIDIA's middle-weight RTX 2070 graphics with the Radeon RX 5700. Not only will it be the first 7nm consumer video cards out there, the series will also tout PCIe 4.0 and GDDR6 memory support, ensuring the cards won't be irrelevant a year or two down the road. Meanwhile, AMD's third-gen Ryzen 9 CPU is a 12-core beast that's priced to shake up Intel's dominance, striking a strong balance between power efficiency, performance, and sheer bang for your buck. Want specific numbers? We've got them for you.

Catch up on all the latest news from Computex 2019 here!

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2019-05-27 14:02:44Z
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TikTok parent ByteDance is reportedly making a smartphone - The Verge

ByteDance, the company behind video app TikTok, is reportedly building its own smartphone too. According to two unnamed sources in a Financial Times report, the phone would come preloaded with ByteDance’s many apps — which include the news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, the ubiquitous TikTok, and according to some rumors, an unreleased streaming music service.

The Financial Times says that ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming has “long dreamt” of building a smartphone full of preloaded apps. The Beijing-based company confirmed a deal with phone maker Smartisan early this year, saying it had acquired a patent portfolio and hired some Smartisan employees. ByteDance claimed this would help it “explore the education business,” but this recent news casts the purchase in a new light.

The report doesn’t offer details about the phone’s design or intended market, although it suggests that ByteDance could be hampered by the US government’s hostility toward Chinese telecommunication companies. ByteDance has also faced problems in India, where TikTok has exploded in popularity — but the government briefly banned it for promoting “cultural degradation.”

Overall, the FT report is highly skeptical of the phone’s prospects. It notes that Facebook and Amazon have launched phones preloaded with special apps, but both companies discontinued the fairly unpopular products. Especially in Facebook’s case, users could simply download the apps they wanted on other phones — a challenge ByteDance might face as well. On the other hand, Chinese selfie app maker Meitu successfully parlayed a smartphone business into a deal with Xiaomi.

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2019-05-27 13:42:49Z
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Watch AMD's Computex 2019 event in nine minutes! - Engadget

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2019-05-27 13:10:35Z
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The Morning After: AMD, NVIDIA and Intel do battle at Computex - Engadget

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Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

While those in the US mark Memorial Day, Computex 2019 is in full swing with hardware from Intel, AMD, ARM and NVIDIA setting new performance and efficiency benchmarks for laptops and phones headed our way later this year. For people who love FLOPS, there's no better place to be.

Phones that do more and last longer are on the way.ARM's latest Cortex-A77 and Mali-G77 chip designs promise 60 percent faster AI on phones

Wondering how the next generation of mobile phones will improve? The technology that companies like Samsung and Qualcomm rely on as a basis for new chips just got a significant boost, as the latest Cortex A-77 CPU claims 20 percent faster instructions-per-clock performance without hurting efficiency. Meanwhile, the Mali-G77 GPU design touts 40 percent faster overall graphics than the G76, a whopping 60 percent increase in machine learning speed and 30 percent better efficiency.

Taking aim at NVIDIA's mid-range chips with Radeon DNA (RDNA).AMD's first Navi GPUs are the Radeon RX 5000-series

As expected, AMD took the wraps off of its first 7nm Navi consumer GPUs at Computex, though the company is still playing coy with details. The Radeon RX 5000 series is the name of the new lineup, and the first featured card is the RX 5700, a mid-range offering that will go toe-to-toe with NVIDIA's RTX 2070 GPU.

The company says we can expect 25 percent better performance-per-clock and 50 percent faster performance per watt with the new architecture, compared to its older Graphics Core Next technology, plus support for PCIe 4.0 and fast GDDR6 memory. For more details -- or information on AMD's plans to support ray-tracing technology -- we'll have to wait until E3.

More power.Intel's latest Core i9 CPU can run all eight cores at 5GHz

The "special edition" Core i9-9900KS can reach 5GHz boost speeds across all eight of its cores, instead of just on a single one. Intel isn't giving us many details about the chip until its Tuesday Computex keynote, but the company confirmed its 4GHz base speed, a slight leap beyond the 9900K's 3.6 GHz.

However, if you're interested in performance with more real-world relevance, the company showed evidence that its 10nm CPUs and their 11th generation integrated graphics will actually be able to handle plenty of titles in 1080p without leaning on a dedicated GPU. Overwatch, for example, showed a 42 percent boost over AMD's Ryzen 7 3700U while running on "low" graphics settings. We're also expecting more details on these "Ice Lake" chips during Tuesday's event -- stay tuned.

It's still early.Lenovo's Project Limitless 5G laptop makes a lot of promises

For something named Project Limitless, Lenovo's prototype 5G laptop has a lot of caveats. On the one hand, its Snapdragon 8cx is built to provide battery life that measures in days instead of hours with an improved GPU that can handle Chrome better. However, lingering concerns over app compatibility, an unexciting design and a shallow keyboard left Cherlynn Low with more questions than answers.

Now with ray-tracing.NVIDIA is bringing pro-level Quadro RTX GPUs to laptops

The mobile Quadro RTX 5000 (or 4000 or 3000, depending on your budget) edition is designed for professionals who do a lot of heavy graphics or video work. At launch, there are 17 laptops, made by seven partner companies, that will carry the new Quadro GPUs, which will be branded under the "RTX Studio" name. The company also claimed that the machines can run up to seven times faster than the equivalent MacBook Pro with 32GB RAM and AMD's Pro Vega 20 GPU.

Laptops that are already lined up to add the new hardware include Acer's ConceptD line and Razer's Blade. The only thing we don't know, however, is exactly how much the upgraded laptops will cost.

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2019-05-27 11:07:49Z
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