Apple’s iPhone SE (2022) may have only launched a couple of months ago, but there’s already talk about the next iteration in the budget smartphone line – and the latest rumor suggests that we might once again be saying farewell to the iconic home button.
The current iPhone SE model bears a striking resemblance to the iPhone 6, which was released all the way back in 2014. It offers a 5.4-inch display and single rear camera, and houses the iPhone’s iconic home button (with in-built Touch ID) at the bottom of the screen.
However, on the Geared Up Podcast, guest Jon Prosser has hinted that the iPhone SE 4 will instead mimic the iPhone XR. It’ll likely still be stuck with one camera, but should get a slightly larger 6.1-inch screen, and will swap out the physical home button and Touch ID for Face ID.
Apple removed the home button from its flagship smartphones with the launch of the iPhone X in November 2017, and for a brief time after it discontinued the original iPhone SE in September 2018, the company didn’t offer a new iPhone with a home button at all. However, barely a year and a half later the home button returned with the launch of the iPhone SE (2020).
The iPhone X was the first iPhone without a home button.(Image credit: Future)
If the rumor from Prosser is true though, we might soon be saying farewell to the button once again when the fourth generation of the iPhone SE rolls around.
That being said we should definitely take this rumor with a pinch of salt. With the next iPhone SE likely two years away based on Apple’s current release pattern, it’s unlikely that any design decisions have been set in stone quite yet.
And while Prosser is certainly an Apple expert, his track record has been a little shakier lately – although in this instance we think he could be on the money, as removing the home button makes a lot of sense.
Analysis: Why remove the iPhone home button?
Apple may have removed the home button from its lineup completely in the past, but is it really that much of a nuisance? Well unfortunately for you button-lovers, it kinda is.
Even before its complete removal from flagships with the iPhone X, Apple had to make a serious change to the button it used, turning it from an actual moving part to a solid-state fake that no longer clicked when pressed. This change happened with the launch of the iPhone 7, because too many users with an iPhone 6 or earlier were reporting that the physical button would become less reliable or even stop working after too much use.
The iPhone 7 was the first to get rid of the actual home button, changing it to a solid sensor that couldn't wear out(Image credit: Future)
However, even this solution had faults. The button still took up valuable space on the face of the iPhone, and by removing the button completely Apple could increase the usable area of its displays without having to increase the size of its phones.
At the same time, many users who'd had their home buttons fail on them discovered the virtual Assistive Touch replacement iPhones came with. This digital home button didn’t just perform the basic functions of the original, but it gave users easy access to some of their iPhone's other essential features, like Siri and the Camera.
So with the button taking up precious space, and an improved alternative already available, it made sense that Apple would want to say so long to the home button on its flagship models.
We'll have to wait and see if the iPhone SE 4 will be following suit soon, but don't be surprised if the next budget smartphone from Apple finally gets a more modern look.
Can't wait for the iPhone SE 4 and want to get an iPhone today? Check out our picks for the best iPhone so you can find the Apple handset that's right for you.
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The Rings of Power isn't ready to give up its plot-based secrets for a while – but it is willing to reward eagle-eyed Tolkien fans who might spot some unexpected Easter eggs and Middle-earth references throughout its first season.
The forthcoming Prime Video series, which is on track to be the most expensive TV show ever made, counts many Tolkienites among its extensive cast and crew. Unsurprisingly, then, there are plenty of intricate details and blink-and-you'll-miss-it secrets hidden within The Rings of Power's multiple sets, costumes, and weaponry.
Speaking exclusively to TechRadar at The Rings of Power's UK junket, co-showrunner Patrick McKay revealed that it would take multiple viewings of the first season's 10 episodes to even crack the surface of the high-fantasy show's immeasurable amount of secrets and Tolkien references.
"We wanted the visual language to be as rich and layered as we found the books to be," McKay explained. "If you're looking at any frame of the show, there are all kinds of stories being told that might not be apparent on first viewing. If you enjoy the first couple – or all of – the episodes, watch them again and you may find some really interesting secrets."
Some Middle-earth references will be immediately obvious to viewers. The wood-based armor worn by Ismael Cruz Cordova's Arondir, for example, is a clear nod to his silvan elf heritage (silvan elves primarily reside in forest cities including Lothlórien).
There are plenty of symbolic secrets to be found within the Harfoots' costume design.(Image credit: Ben Rothstein/Amazon Studios)
Others, though, will only be picked up on by the biggest Tolkien fans – McKay offered one example of the sheer amount of detail that went into every design for The Rings of Power's considerable cast of characters and various realms.
"Look at every piece of jewellery that [Elven High-King] Gil-galad wears," McKay said. "Each of his rings carry significance, and they even lock together to form brass knuckles, because he's known as the Warrior King. Every single character throughout all of our locations has that level of imagination and detail in their costume."
McKay isn't being hyperbolic, either. Markella Kavenagh, who plays Nori Brandyfoot – a member of a nomadic Hobbit precursor race called the Harfoots – revealed how one particular element of each Harfoot costume symbolizes how important the themes of family and community are to Middle-earth's halfling race.
"Each member of the Harfoot community has these necklaces of apple seeds," Kavenagh explained. "Some members, such as the elders, have many more because they've lost more Harfoots during each migration they've embarked on. So the amount of apple seeds represents how many members of the Harfoot community have passed away during each migration. It's such a small detail, but it's pivotal to the unity within their community."
Clearly, The Rings of Power has been painstakingly crafted to deliver a visual feast for the eyes. Established Tolkien fans, as well as newcomers to the franchise, will want to keep their eyes peeled for a seemingly infinite amount of big and small details in Amazon's Lord of the Rings series.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's first two episodes will exclusively launch on Prime Video on Friday, September 2 in most world regions. However, US audiences will be able to stream the two-episode premiere on Thursday, September 1 – read our in-depth Rings of Power episode 1 and 2 release time guide for more details.
Be sure to check back later today (August 31) for our spoiler-free review of The Rings of Power's first two episodes, too, and keep an eye out for more from our exclusive chats with the show's cast and crew later this week.
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Nakamichi’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar is a Sonos Arc on steroids
Soundbar maker Nakamichi has announced a pair of systems that go heavy on the bass – really heavy. The ShockWafe Elite 7.2 eARC soundbar system ($1299, available end of September) is notable for its dual 8-inch subwoofer configuration, while the ShockWafe Elite 7.1 eARC ($899, available now) features a similar feature set but comes with a single, yet sizeable sub with a 10-inch woofer.
Bass extension is a specified 25Hz for the Elite 7.2 eARC and 30Hz for the Elite 7.1 eARC.
Each system comes with a soundbar that features six front-facing coaxial “extended range” drivers comprising the left, center, and right channels, plus a pair of side-mounted “surround effects” tweeters. These combine with a set of two-way wired surround speakers that can be positioned in a “Full Elevation” configuration optimized for Dolby Atmos playback.
While there are no upward-firing drivers on the soundbar, Nakamichi’s proprietary SSE Max processing features a Spatial Audio option that works with the surround speakers to create a “360 Degree” presentation, with support for both Atmos and DTS:X soundtracks. Dolby Surround and DTS:X upmixing for stereo sources is another processing option both systems offer.
Connections on the new Nakamichi systems are wide-ranging, with 3 HDMI inputs plus an HDMI output with eARC support. There are also both coaxial and optical digital inputs and wireless streaming via Bluetooth Apt-X HD, a higher-res step-up option from the regular Bluetooth wireless that’s bundled with most soundbars.
Each system also comes with a full-scale backlit remote control with dedicated buttons to switch inputs, select sound processing modes, and modify individual speaker channel levels during playback.
Two subwoofers can be better than one – especially for soundbars
Nakamichi’s ShockWafe Elite 7.2 eARC soundbar system may lack the upfiring drivers found on high-end competitors like the Sonos Arc, but it does provide one important feature that the Arc lacks: not just one subwoofer, but a pair of them.
Using multiple subwoofers in an audio system allows for more even, and evenly distributed, bass than a single sub can provide. And using two – or more, in the case of Sennheiser’s not-yet-announced but leaked new Ambeo model – of them with a soundbar is a particularly good idea because the subs that come with most soundbar systems tend to get positioned in places where they won’t deliver the best performance (there is an art and a science to subwoofer setup).
Of course, you can add Sonos’ own Sub to any of its soundbars, including the Arc, but that will add a whopping $750 to its $799 / £799 / AU$1,399 price. (You can also apparently add two subs to a Sonos ‘bar, but at even greater cost.) That’s why many Sonos soundbar owners are waiting it out for the company to release its less pricey Sonos Sub Mini – though that product release has been pushed by the company from late 2022 to 2023.
In the meantime, anyone looking for a powerful and feature-packed soundbar system should be investigating these promising new offerings from Nakamichi, which on sheer specs alone could easily rank among the best soundbars.
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2FA firm Authy is the latest company revealed to have been impacted by the Twilio data breach. A company update spotted by TechCrunch o...
Some Authy 2FA accounts were compromised in Twilio data breach
2FA firm Authy is the latest company revealed to have been impacted by the Twilio data breach.
A company update spotted by TechCrunch outlined how the app, which is owned by Twilio, had seen details of 93 user accounts exposed.
Twilio, which provides customizable tools to build communications platforms, acquired Authy in 2005. The app has around 75 million users worldwide, making it one of the most popular two-factor authentication services around.
Authy attack
In its report on the incident, Twilio says the hackers were able to use the extra access gained from the initial attack to register additional devices to the 93 affected accounts.
The company says it has now identified and removed the "unauthorized devices” from these accounts, but that users should review their linked logins and look for signs of suspicious activity, as well as disabling the app’s “Allow Multi-device” option.
"Twilio believes that the security of our customers’ data is of paramount importance, and when an incident occurs that might threaten that security, we communicate what happened in a transparent manner," the company wrote. "To that end, we are providing an overview of this incident impacting customer information and our response."
Okta has also revealed that 38 Okta-related phone numbers were compromised via Twilio’s administrative portals, according to a data breach report by the company.
Group IB has said that 10,000 accounts at more than 130 organizations were impacted by the phishing campaign, including marketing companies Mailchimp and Klaviyo.
Russian-founded cybersecurity firm Group-IB Threat Intelligence attributed the Twilio data breach to a criminal group dubbed "0ktapus".
The group allegedly used 169 unique domains as part of a large-scale phishing campaign that has been operational since March 2022.
According to the firm's research 0ktapus mainly targeted US-based companies, providing IT, software development, and cloud services, with the aim of getting the credentials needed to access private data, corporate emails, and internal documents.
Group IB's research said it was not yet clear if the attacks by 0ktapus were planned "end-to-end in advance or whether opportunistic actions were taken at each stage".
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So far, most iPhone 14 Pro camera rumors have focused on the main sensor, which will reportedly jump from 12MP on the iPhone 13 Pro to 48MP this year, but it sounds like the ultra-wide snapper could be in for a major upgrade too.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo – an analyst with a great track record for Apple information – in a tweet spotted by Apple Insider, the company is using larger 1.4µm pixels in the ultra-wide camera on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. That’s up from 1.0µm pixels on the current models.
This new camera will have pixels that are around 40% larger then, and that means this camera should perform a lot better in low light, as larger pixels can capture more light.
So while we’re not currently expecting an increase in megapixels on this sensor – with 12MP looking likely – it could be in for a big upgrade in other ways.
As ever we’d take leaks like this with a pinch of salt, but we’re now only a week away from the September 7 launch of the iPhone 14 range, and this close to launch the leaks tend to have a high degree of accuracy.
Analysis: the telephoto could be left out of the upgrades
It’s sounding like the cameras on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max could be a huge improvement, with big changes coming to both the primary and ultra-wide snappers, and 8K video recording also rumored for inclusion.
But what about the telephoto? So far, most signs suggest this won’t be in for any significant upgrades. That means you can probably expect a 12MP camera with 3x optical zoom once again, and that’s a spec that’s looking increasingly dated.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra – and a number of other Samsung phones – offers 10x optical zoom, while even the likes of the Pixel 6 Pro offers 4x optical zoom, and there are many other examples of Android phones that can zoom further than Apple’s.
Still, we might only be waiting another year until Apple starts to catch up, as there is talk of a 5x zoom camera coming to the iPhone 15.
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This year, Samsung finally launched its own competitor to the best OLED TVs – the Samsung S95B, which uses a next-gen 'QD-OLED' screen. By combining the Quantum Dot color technology that Samsung's QLEDs are famed for with the pixel-precise contrast of OLED, it produces images that we called "ground-breaking" and "sensational" in our five-star review.
The one downside is that QD-OLED technology isn't cheap – new-gen tech never is – and it also only comes in 55- and 65-inch sizes currently.
But it sounds like Samsung Display has plans in place that are likely to change both of these issues, ready for next year's models. According to a report in The Elec, Samsung Display has already increased the yield rate to 85%, and it expects to increase the number of QD-OLED panels it's producing by 30% towards the end of the year.
The 'yield rate' refers to how many of the TV screens Samsung Display actually work well enough to be used in a final product. In 2021, QD-OLED's yield rate was said to be just 50%, meaning that half of the screens it attempted to make were waste. A low yield rate drives up the price of the screen, because you have to factor the cost of all that waste material and energy into the price of the successful screens. So this increase in efficiency means that less can be charged for the QD-OLED panels.
And increasing the number of screens being made by 30% can also mean cheaper screens, because economies of scale improve (meaning: the more you make of something, the cheaper each individual one becomes to produce).
Need a different size of QD-OLED TV? You might be in luck next year.(Image credit: Future)
At the same time, investing in these new production facilities will reportedly mean that Samsung is able to produce 49-inch and 77-inch QD-OLED screens too. However, that's not as exciting for mid-size TV fans as you might hope: The Elec's story suggests that the 49-inch panel will be aimed at being a monitor rather than a TV – expect a super-sized 32:9 version of the ultra-wide 34-inch Alienware QD-OLED monitor than a 4K TV, based on what The Elec says. We've seen this kind of thing (without OLED) before: the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 and the Philips Brilliance 499P9H, for example.
However, there is a catch: Samsung Display is waiting to invest in these new production facilities until it hears whether Samsung Electronics (the part of the company that actually puts the screens into TVs and monitors) will commit to launching more QD-OLED products.
We don't really care about the thinness for aesthetic reasons (have you seen current OLED TVs? Thickness is not an issue!), but the way Samsung and ETRI are planning to achieve this is by removing a lamination layer that's included in the current screens. This would simplify the production, making the whole process more efficient, and therefore cheaper per-panel in the long term.
However, the report says that commercialization of this tech is unlikely until "after 2024".
In the wake of a tepid response, Netflix decided to can their TV show adaptation of Resident Evil on Friday - and many have breathed a sigh of relief.
The series garnered a rating of 3.9 on Rotten Tomatoes, reflecting the largely negative response of many diehard fans of the Resident Evil Capcom game franchise, which made its PlayStation debut back in 1996.
If you're dejected by its cancellation, however, you can rest assured that Albert Wesker will be back soon in Dead By Daylight's upcoming Project W chapter.
A bitter taste
In a Deadline exclusive, it was announced that the popular streaming service decided not to renew the action-horror show after its first season failed to break the skin for many viewers.
On Saturday, actor Lance Reddick, who played the iconic villain and Umbrella Corporation heavyweight Albert Wesker, posted a heartfelt message to the show's supporters on his Twitter account.
"The haters and the trolls notwithstanding, I wanted to give a special thank you to all the fans who watched the show, who got what we were doing, and who really loved it - because there is a hell of a lot of you," he said in a short video on his personal Twitter.
He then went on to thank showrunner Andrew Dabb, his fellow co-stars, and "the executives at Netflix who believed in the show."
Off the back of this, fans of Wesker and the legacy he brought to Resident Evil will be excited to learn that the date for Dead By Daylight's Project W chapter release has been announced.
On September 30th, the asymmetrical horror game will add Wesker to their roster of bloodthirsty Killers as players pick a side and fight for escape - or for sacrifice - in The Entity's domain.
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TechRadar is headed to Berlin for IFA 2022, which runs from September 2-6. It's one of the biggest tech expos of the year, and alongside global brands like Samsung and LG, who make everything from laptops to TVs as well as devices for the home, smart home and appliance specialists like SharkNinja and Ring will be showing off their wares.
From a Homes point of view, we're expecting exciting new product launches and new category announcements. We're also looking forward to seeing, and getting hands-on with, the latest innovations at the various show-arounds and live product demos.
We're still finalizing our itinerary for event, but we've already pinned down a few key brands that we'll be meeting with. Here's who – and what – we're looking forward to seeing.
Who are we looking forward to seeing at IFA Berlin 2022?
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Arçelik
The global home appliances manufacturer, Arçelik, will be showcasing innovations from across their 12 brands, which include Grundig and Beko. Company CEO Hakan Bulgurlu will give a keynote speech on Friday, the first day of the convention, where he'll focus on the climate crisis and his vision for addressing such challenges.
We're particularly excited to see new water efficiency solutions from Beko, which may drive real change in homes around the world. We're also keen to hear about innovations for small appliances, such as vacuum cleaners, coffee machines, and hairdryers.
Famous for their video doorbells, such as the Ring Doorbell Pro 2 and Video Doorbell 4, the Ring company is one of the go-to brands for smart home security. It has been some time since the May 2021 Doorbell 4 release, the latest in their current product lineup, so we think there might be a new product launched at the convention.
(Image credit: Samsung)
Samsung
Everyone is familiar with this tech and appliance juggernaut, the makers of many different types of products including phones, TVs, robot vacuum cleaners, and washing machines.
We recently covered the Samsung Bespoke Jet so we're looking forward to (hopefully) hearing more about their home appliance lineup. We suspect any innovation they present will help us live more connected lives.
Anyone else?
We're also excited to also be meeting up with the likes of AEG, Swan and Yale to hear about what they've been working on and their innovation plans for the future. There will be a good mix here of large appliances such as washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers, small appliances such as fans, air fryers and kettles and smart home security such as smart locks and security cameras.
On Wednesday August 31 the Smart Home League event is also taking place in Berlin. Located on the rooftop terrace in one of the city's hottest neighbourhoods, tado°, Yale, Philips Hue and the CSA will be sharing their latest and greatest news, and we can not wait/
What are we most looking forward to at IFA?
Aside from getting our hair styled with SharkNinja on Friday September 1 morning, we're looking forward to meeting up with brands to hear about their latest innovations. During the Covid-19 pandemic we we're starved of networking events so it'll be somewhat refreshing to hear about any newness that have launched or are in the pipeline.
If we're in a position to try out any products than that'll be equally great, so we can then report back and perhaps even call it in to review at home.
How long will we be at IFA for?
The event is officially open from September 2 - 6 but we (our Homes Editor) will be there from August 31 - September 3. This is so we can attend press events, meet with who we need to meet with and see as many products as possible
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These are the smart home gadgets and appliances we're excited about seeing at IFA 2022
AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X, the incoming flagship for next-gen Zen 4 processors, has been spotted boosting up to 5.85GHz – but there are caveats to be observed here.
This latest Zen 4 leak comes from a Weibo user (a social media platform in China), so must be treated with more caution than usual, and it was flagged up by HXL on Twitter (a regular source of hardware leakage, with the tweet being highlighted by VideoCardz).
As you can see, the leaker purportedly has a Ryzen 9 7950X that hits 5.85GHz as mentioned – huge amounts of salt required, of course, and exactly what that speed means, we’ll discuss shortly – and Intel’s Raptor Lake flagship will apparently reach 5.8GHz at top speed in comparison.
The speed of 5.85GHz does line up with a previous top speed floated for the Zen 4 flagship by Angstronomics (a well thought of source), and the Weibo leaker does also provide a CPU-Z screenshot of the pre-release 7950X.
Analysis: Whichever way you dice it, the 7950X looks pretty sharp
Clearly this is one we need to be pretty skeptical about, but if true, the 7950X being capable of that kind of boost is obviously quite the eye-opener. Now, the leaker makes the point that the Ryzen CPU actually boosts to 5.7GHz, with 5.85GHz recorded via PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive – in other words, the automated overclocking mode you can switch on to get a bit more performance out of your chip).
However, as another well-known Twitter leaker (Uzzi38) chimes in, what’s actually happening with this sample 7950X is that it is hitting 5.85GHz with no PBO needed, but this is just a peak frequency – reached probably pretty briefly, here and there. In other words, the quoted max boost on the box of the flagship Zen 4 chip will be lower than this (more like the mentioned 5.7GHz).
Exact speeds will, as ever, depend on the quality of the processor you buy – there’s always some variance within CPU models, known as the silicon lottery – but whatever the case, AMD will have an official (default) max boost set at a suitably low level so all chips can reliably hit it, for obvious reasons.
Whatever the case for the exact top boost speed for the Ryzen 9 7950X, it looks like it’ll be very close to the same ballpark as the Raptor Lake champ, the Core i9-13900K. Once again, this is another hint that the battle between Zen 4 and Intel’s 13th-gen silicon will be a very close one.
We know that Apple has a launch event scheduled for September 7, at which we might well see the Apple Watch 8 as well as the iPhone 14 – but it now seems likely that another new Apple smartwatch is going to make an appearance too.
A new post up at Macotakara (via MacRumors) points to the existence and the imminent arrival of an Apple Watch Pro. The wearable is said to have a larger 47 mm casing, and is also rumored to come with a flatter design than the standard Apple Watch.
We've heard leaks about such a device before, but this seems to be more evidence that those previous predictions were actually accurate. A more durable titanium casing and longer battery life have also been mentioned in relation to this new wearable.
Pro or Rugged?
A tweaked, flatter design for the Apple Watch 8 has been rumored for a while, and indeed was first tipped to appear with the Apple Watch 7. Now it would appear that the updated aesthetic is going to be exclusive to a new model in the series.
The 47 mm size information is new – you can currently get an Apple Watch in 41 mm and 45 mm sizes – but there has been plenty of talk about an Apple Watch Rugged Edition. This seems to be the same as the Apple Watch Pro, and it's also been referred to as the Apple Watch Extreme Edition by some sources.
Whatever the naming strategy, Macotakara says Apple will make a grand show of unveiling the Apple Watch Pro, perhaps giving it the "one more thing" treatment that has previously been used to introduce new products (including the original Apple Watch).
Analysis: more watches for your consideration
The Apple Watch has clearly been a successful product for Apple, whatever metric you want to use. It's the biggest seller as far as smartwatches go, and successive iterations of the product have improved and expanded its features over the years.
If the rumors about an Apple Watch Pro (or whatever it's name is) turn out to be accurate, then it seems Apple wants to give iPhone owners even more reason to buy an Apple Watch: don't like the standard edition? Well, here's a larger, more resilient, more expensive version you can buy instead.
Take a look at the rugged, outdoor smartwatches out there – particularly the excellent Garmin range – and there's a market that Apple has yet to tap into. These wearables appeal to people who are a bit more serious about their running, hiking, walking, cycling, or whatever the activity happens to be.
Just how durable and long-lasting the new Apple smartwatch ends up being remains to be seen, but it can't hurt Apple to have multiple watch editions on sale – and let's not forget the more affordable Apple Watch SE option either.
Based on the latest from the rumor mill, we're still going to get brand new iPad Pro tablets from Apple for 2022 – but the jump forward in specs and performance might not quite be as significant as it could have been.
The well known (and usually well informed) Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the new iPad Pro models are going to go into the mass production stage in the last quarter of 2022 (so that's October, November and December).
However, Kuo also states that Apple supplier TSMC isn't going to have its 3nm chips ready before 2023, so the iPad Pro will be sticking with a 5nm chipset. That number is a size in nanometers, and the smaller it is, the more performance can be packed into a processor.
Crunching the numbers
While Kuo says the iPad Pros will indeed be getting new chipsets inside – the current models currently run the M1 chip – they'll stick to the current 5nm architecture. The recently launched M2 chip is a 5nm processor as well, and may well feature in the next iPad Pro tablets.
It's a similar story for the refreshed MacBook Pro models we're hoping to see before 2022 is out. Updated M2 Pro or M2 Max chipsets look set to launch at some point in 2023, and then after that we'll have another wave of Apple computers to look forward to.
All of which means that while this year's iPad Pros will be faster than last year's, the performance jump won't be quite as massive as a switch to 3nm would have been (see also the iPhone 15). Another improvement the drop to 3nm should bring is better battery life, as the chips should be significantly more efficient in terms of power draw.
Analysis: what we think we know so far
It was way back in April 2021 that the fifth generation iPad Pros were announced: the 11-inch iPad Pro 2021 and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2021. Since then there's been a lot of rumor and speculation around what Apple might be planning as a follow up.
As mentioned in the article above, improved performance is to be expected – but it remains to be seen whether Apple will go with an upgraded M1 Pro or M1 Max processor, or the newer M2 processor. We might also see a bump in terms of the internal RAM and the internal storage options.
Aside from the core specs, it would appear that the connectors used to attach peripherals are changing as well, which might mean you have to go out and buy a whole new Magic Keyboard. We wouldn't be surprised if Apple also introduced MagSafe charging technology to the iPad Pro line, as it has done with its iPhones.
There's still some time to wait before this all gets revealed, however. While the iPhone 14 is set to be unveiled in September, most reports are saying that the iPad Pros won't get shown off until October – when iPadOS 16 should finally be ready.
Once upon a time, the Marvel Cinematic Universe had a reputation for near-perfect interpretations of its comic-book heroes, but coming up short when it came to the villains. In recent years, however, the likes of Black Panther’s Erik Killmonger, Thor: Ragnarok’s Hela and, of course, Avengers antagonist Thanos have gone some way to redressing the balance. And now, in Kang the Conqueror, the MCU may be about to unveil its biggest bad guy yet.
Played by Lovecraft Country’s Jonathan Majors, Kang is all set to enter the microscopic world of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, before setting out to conquer the wider Marvel multiverse. These efforts will presumably culminate in 2025’s superhero team-up Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
Majors has already appeared as He Who Remains in Loki, but there are plenty of questions about how that (reportedly entirely different) character ties in with his dangerous doppelganger.
In this explainer, we’ve pulled together everything you need to know about Kang the Conqueror, from his comic-book origins to how he might fit into the wider MCU. This being Marvel, concrete facts about his involvement in the movies and TV shows are thin on the ground. But when you’re looking at a character with nearly six decades of backstory, the clues are definitely out there…
Jonathan Majors already has MCU experience after appearing as He Who Remains in Loki.(Image credit: Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.)
Who is Kang and why is he a big deal?
Kang the Conqueror may not be a household name yet, but we can expect his familiarity to start rocketing very soon – just as #Thanos became a topic of conversation after his brief cameo during the end credits of The Avengers.
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe moves into Phase 5, Kang is poised to become the MCU’s Biggest Bad, creating plenty of multiverse-spanning headaches for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. First of all, however, he’ll be making his official big-screen debut in February 2023’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Kang the Conqueror in his comic-book incarnation.(Image credit: Marvel Comics)
What’s Kang’s history in the Marvel comics?
Kang the Conqueror is a genuine Marvel Comics veteran, dating back to the glory days of the early ’60s when the company was churning out iconic superheroes and supervillains at an awe-inspiring rate. Like the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men and Thor, Kang was the brainchild of the writer/artist dream team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and he made his debut in 1964’s The Avengers #8.
Kang was originally Nathaniel Richards, a genius scientist born in the 30th century of Earth-6311, aka “Other-Earth”. This version of reality was more advanced than the Earth-616 of the prime MCU timeline – basically, the Dark Ages never happened – but was also extremely prone to war. Nevertheless, a ceasefire was established after the arrival of another Nathaniel Richards, a time-traveler from Earth-616 who just happened to be the dad of Fantastic Four founder Reed Richards/Mr Fantastic – and may also have been an ancestor of his Earth-6311 namesake.
Richards-6311 wasn’t a fan of peacetime, however, and after discovering time travel tech invented by perennial Fantastic Four antagonist Victor von Doom (another potential ancestor), decided to experience history for himself. He subsequently used his knowledge of the future and mastery of advanced technology to – as his name suggests – conquer numerous worlds.
Richards’ original destination was ancient Egypt, where he ruled as Pharoah Rama-Tut. In fact, Marvel’s Rama-Tut first appeared in 1963’s Fantastic Four #19, before being retconned to become an earlier incarnation of Kang. (Other aliases the character has adopted during his timeline-hopping misadventures include Iron Lad, Scarlet Centurion, Victor Timely and Immortus.)
Rama-Tut eventually decided to return to his original time period, but his journey back to the 30th century was disrupted by a time storm that carried him to a war-ravaged 40th century Earth. With the planet’s residents now unsure how to use the past tech that was still abundant in their world, Richards seized an opportunity to take control. Assuming the Kang the Conqueror moniker, he subsequently became the ruler of Earth, before making moves on the rest of the galaxy – a course of action that repeatedly brought him into conflict with the Avengers.
As befits a character with a history of traversing universes, there are multiple Kang “variants” in the comics. The original “Prime Kang” even established a Council of Kangs with two of his most ruthless alternative selves, and they set about eliminating every other ‘lesser’ Kang in the multiverse. Prime Kang then replaced the deposed Kangs with robot duplicates so he could rule their realms remotely.
Other notable Kang variants include Kangaroo the Conqueror from Peter Porker: The Spectacular Spider-Ham, and a female Kang from Marvel’s alternative Ultimate universe.
He Who Remains may not be Kang but he definitely looks a lot like him...(Image credit: Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.)
What are Kang’s superpowers?
Like Batman or Iron Man, Kang has no superhuman attributes beyond his genius-level intellect. Having the ability to travel through time is true the source of his power, and he navigates the space-time continuum in a time-ship capable of shifting between limitless time periods and realities.
Kang also walks around in super-advanced battle armor and has access to the most powerful weapons imaginable. In other words, there’s a strong chance he could have even an Infinity Stone-powered Thanos for breakfast.
Have we already seen Kang in the MCU?
Yes and no. Jonathan Majors, the Lovecraft Country/The Harder They Fall actor who’s long been signed up to star as Kang in the MCU, did appear in the season finale of Loki, but he was playing an entirely different character – more or less.
In Loki, Majors showed up as He Who Remains, the founder of the Time Variance Authority (TVA), the bureaucratic organization with a remit of keeping the space-time continuum on track. He resides in the so-called the Citadel at the End of Time, and it’s here that Loki and Sylvie (the trickster god’s variant from another timeline) confront him about the TVA’s ongoing efforts to suppress free will.
In a lengthy and very talky exposition scene, He Who Remains reveals that a variant of himself was once a scientist on Earth in the 31st century. He discovered that there were multiple parallel universes “stacked” on top of his own, just as other variants in other realities stumbled on the same Earth 616-shattering revelation. They subsequently made contact with one another and shared knowledge that would improve their respective worlds, but peace didn’t last for long. Soon, multiversal war erupted as each variant fought to preserve their own universe.
He Who Remains ended the conflict by using Alioth (a massive creature that consumes time and space) to isolate a single “Sacred Timeline”. He then established the TVA to manage the flow of time and ensure it didn’t stray from a pre-determined playbook.
After all those lifetimes living alone at the end of time, however, He Who Remains is tired and looking for someone to fill his shoes in the Citadel. He sees Loki and Sylvie as ideal candidates but they don’t fancy the gig – so much so that Sylvie kills He Who Remains, and plunges the timeline(s) into chaos.
He Who Remains had warned that his death would leave the Sacred Timeline exposed, and allow for countless other variants of himself to return – most of whom, he claims, are much more dangerous than he is. This prediction is seemingly borne out at the end of the Loki finale, when Loki lands in a subtly altered version of the TVA that features a massive statue of He Who Remains as its centerpiece.
Whether this new management at the TVA is Kang or another variant is unconfirmed, but it seems likely that Kang was unleashed when Sylvie killed He Who Remains.
Did He Who Remains’ very long speech offer up any clues about Kang’s MCU origins?(Image credit: Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.)
When are we going to see the actual Kang?
Kang has long been confirmed as an antagonist in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the first movie released in the MCU’s Phase 5 (due in theaters February 17, 2023). Appearing on stage at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Majors teased that “there will be conquering”, while director Peyton Reed told the thousands in the audience that the movie will “explore the Quantum Realm, which is not always what you think it is”. Footage screened at SDCC (though not yet released publicly) also hinted strongly that this sub-microscopic world – that famously made time travel possible in Avengers: Endgame – will be where Ant-Man, the Wasp and co cross paths with Kang.
The first poster released for the movie revealed that the look of Majors’ Kang will be heavily influenced by his comic-book counterpart:
1ST look at ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA! Poster I illustrated for @MarvelStudios @Comic_Con Honored to work again w/ @MrPeytonReed #PaulRudd @EvangelineLilly & 1st time Cassie @kathrynnewton & KANG #JonathanMajors #antmanandthewaspquantumania #Quantumania #antmanwasp #kang pic.twitter.com/Mf8tL3wg6wJuly 23, 2022
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Kang’s involvement in the MCU won’t just be limited to one-off villain duties in Quantumania, however. Given that a statue of his likeness featured heavily in the first season finale, there’s a strong chance that Kang (or another variant of He Who Remains) will crop up in Loki season 2 – especially as former TVA boss Ravonna Renslayer (played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw) was romantically linked with Kang in the comics.
Meanwhile, the fact that Kang’s namechecked in the title of the fifth Avengers movie, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (due in 2025, directed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Destin Daniel Cretton), implies very heavily that he’ll be Phase 6’s multiverse-threatening answer to Thanos – indeed, the use of the word “dynasty” implies multiple Kangs could be involved. We’d also expect Kang’s malign influence to carry over into Avengers: Secret Wars, the conclusion of the current cycle of MCU storytelling.
And don’t be surprised if the villain makes an appearance in the MCU’s new take on the Fantastic Four (due in November 2024) – after all, his original incarnation in the comics, Nathaniel Richards, is distantly related to the FF’s Reed Richards. Could Marvel’s first family be setting up Kang’s bid for multiversal domination?
Of course, now that Loki, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness have opened the doors of the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse beyond the well-established Earth-616, there’s potentially no limit to the places (and times) Kang, He Who Remains and their variants could pop up.
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These Raspberry Pi alternatives should soon be easier to find
If you're a Raspberry Pi aficionado looking for alternatives to the sought-after microcomputer, you might be pleased to know that Rockchip-powered boards will now be available from the UK-based online store OKdo.
Rockchip, a manufacturer based in Fuzhou, China produces popular Raspberry Pi alternatives under the "Rock" brand name, such as the Rock Pi 4.
The announcement, revealed via eeNews Europe, comes as the longstanding relationship between RS Group, owner of OKdo, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation lapsed after almost a decade.
What does this mean?
OKdo says the move will boost the availability of customizable single-board (CSB) computers as a result of its engineering expertise, technology, ecosystem partners, supply chain and global distribution channels.
The range of products includes the ROCK 4 SE, a cost-reduced version of Radxa’s ROCK 4C Plus board that uses the RK3399-T six-core ARM processor.
The motherboard boasts two Cortex-A72 cores with a performance capacity of 1.5GHz and four 1.0GHz Cortex-A53 cores, as well as ARM’s T860MP4 Mali GPU with 4GB of 64bit LPDDR4 RAM.
In an interview with The Verge, the boss of the trading arm of Raspberry Pi foundation Eben Upton described the shortages as "very bad".
He added: "We sold the same number of Raspberry Pis last year that we sold the year before, but we entered last year with about a half-million unit customer backlog, and we left last year with several million units of customer backlog."
Richard Curtin, Co-Founder and CTO of OKdo, believes Raxa, a Rockchip design partner, is particularly well suited to weathering the storm of the supply chain crisis.
Curtin said: "Considering the supply chain constraints that Taiwan Semiconductors have had lately, there is a significant risk of stock shortages when the production of semiconductors is solely located in Asia or in one wafer fab."
He added that Rockchip's use of several different types of wafers "was one of the main attraction points when we initiated the design, manufacture, and distribution partnership with Radxa".
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While we wait patiently for the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro to be fully launched, complete with the upgraded Tensor 2 chipset, we'v...
Google is apparently already working on the chipset for the Pixel 8
While we wait patiently for the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro to be fully launched, complete with the upgraded Tensor 2 chipset, we've got news about the Tensor 3 CPU that is likely to power the Pixel 8 when it comes out next year.
As per GalaxyClub (via 9to5Google), Samsung and Google have already been testing an upgraded Tensor chipset, which logic dictates is going to be called the Tensor 3. The third-gen chip apparently has the model number S5P9865 and is being tested on a developer board codenamed Ripcurrent.
That distinguishes it from the Tensor 2, which is believed to have the model number S5P9855 (and is being tested on a board codenamed Cloudripper). The original Tensor chipset has the model number S5P9845, so you can see the pattern.
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What we don't have here is any indication of how much more powerful the Tensor 3 CPU is likely to be – and we don't actually know much about the Tensor 2 at this point, except that it's going to be powering the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro.
No doubt there will be some performance upgrades, and even more in the way of capacity for artificial intelligence processing, but it's notable that Google is continuing to partner with Samsung on these chips as the Pixel line progresses. The Tensor processors are believed to be based on Samsung Exynos technology.
Speaking of Exynos, the GalaxyClub report also states that a chip likely to be the Exynos 1380 is also in development, the successor to the Exynos 1280 that's currently found in several mid-range Samsung phones (like the Samsung Galaxy A53).
Analysis: powering up
While the original Tensor chipset has a lot going for it, it's fair to say that it doesn't match up with chipsets like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or the A15 Bionic processor that you'll find inside the iPhone 13 at the moment.
However, developing its own silicon in partnership with Samsung does mean that Google can customize it very specifically to the needs of its Pixel phones. That means making sure the architecture is right for the AI processing required to carry out tasks with Google Assistant and the Pixel's advanced photo processing features.
For example, we know that the original Tensor chip helps with face detection when taking photos, and powers the live translation feature that's available on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Expect more of the same with the Tensor 3, when it eventually appears inside a phone, most likely sometime next year.
Even taking the perspective that benchmark scores aren't the most important part of a mobile processor's performance, Google is still going to want a flagship that can keep up with its competitors, and it'll be interesting to see how the new chip does in that regard.
We heard recently that the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra would look very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, with almost identical dimensions and some similar specs too. Now, the source of that claim has revealed more design details, which point to both similarities and differences.
According to @UniverseIce – a leaker with a good track record – the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is “100% confirmed” to have exactly the same camera design as the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
We’d obviously take this with a pinch of salt, but they seem very sure of it, meaning Samsung’s floating lens design might stick around for at least one more generation of phone.
They do note one thing that might change in the design of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra though, and that’s the shape, with the top and bottom edges – or "fuselage" as they call it – apparently being less curvy on the S23 Ultra.
That could make for a blockier appearance, with a more squared-off look, as you can see below.
But this will apparently be the “biggest difference” visually between the S22 Ultra and the S23 Ultra, so if @UniverseIce is right, these two phones will look extremely similar.
It's time to test your imagination. The biggest difference of the S23 Ultra is that the curvature of the fuselage has changed. It looks like this from the top. Can you imagine it? pic.twitter.com/2BNRbxd6laAugust 25, 2022
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Analysis: keeping the camera design makes sense
Samsung only changed to this camera design with the Galaxy S22 Ultra, so it would make sense to keep it around for at least one more year.
Likewise the rest of the design doesn’t really need overhauling every year, and it was largely new for the S22 Ultra. So it’s both reasonable and believable that little would be changing visually for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.
And of course, that doesn’t mean things won’t be changing under the hood. A previous leak from the same source suggested that the battery and screen would remain much the same, but the chipset is sure to be upgraded, and sticking with the same camera design doesn’t mean using the same lenses and sensors, so we could see changes there too, with a 200MP camera having been rumored.
We’ll likely find out for sure in early 2023, as that’s when the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will probably be unveiled. But whatever the case, we’d be surprised if it didn’t end up ranking among the best Samsung phones.
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The Boys season 4 supercharges its cast with a star from The Walking Dead
Jeffrey Dean Morgan has joined the cast for The Boys season 4.
Revealed on Twitter, Morgan has officially signed on in an undisclosed but recurring guest role for the hit Prime Video show's next installment. The Walking Dead star is currently filming a spin-off of the hugely popular zombie series but, according to the star himself, AMC and Amazon Studios came to an agreement – shooting schedule wise – that will allow Morgan to be part of both shows.
Chuffed to welcome @JDMorgan to The Boys S4. Can't confirm if he's gettin' any tights, though. pic.twitter.com/ApDpQgo0QCAugust 25, 2022
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Morgan's casting comes just days after The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke confirmed that principal photography had begun on season 4. Taking to his personal Twitter account, Kripke revealed that the R-rated Prime Video series' next season was in full swing, posting an image of season 4 episode 1's title as proof of confirmation:
Day One#Season4 #TheBoys #TheBoysTV @TheBoysTV @PrimeVideo @SPTV pic.twitter.com/M66rk8tpR1August 22, 2022
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Interestingly, Morgan's casting continues a recent trend that's seen Kripke team up with actors he worked with on another hit TV show, aka Supernatural. The Boys season 3 – check out our spoiler-free review if you missed it – saw Supernatural star Jensen Ackles tackle the role of Soldier Boy in the superhero parody series. Morgan, who played Ackles' father in 13 episodes of Supernatural, is the latest actor from the dark fantasy TV series to team up with Kripke on The Boys.
Unfortunately, it's unlikely that we'll see Morgan and Ackles reunite on screen in The Boys' fourth season. The Boys season 3 finale – read our ending explainer if you need more context – saw Ackles' Soldier Boy put back into cryostasis after the season's climactic showdown between the Boys and the Supes. Unless Soldier Boy is unfrozen in season 4, we won't see Morgan and Ackles fight alongside (or against) each other.
Morgan's casting in The Boys is a two-year journey in the making, too. In January 2020, Morgan and Kripke conversed on Twitter about the possibility of re-teaming on The Boys season 3. Clearly, that dream didn't happen, but now it's one that's come true for the duo.
Regardless, Morgan feels like an ideal fit for The Boys, with the former Grey's Anatomy and The Good Wife star has made a name for himself playing morally gray characters.
Morgan portrayed the complex, washed up superhero known as The Comedian in 2009 superhero film Watchmen, while his horrifying turn as iconic Walking Dead villain Negan has made him a household name and award-winning actor. Now considered more of an anti-hero in AMC's live-action adaptation of The Walking Dead, Morgan's Negan will co-star in spin-off show The Walking Dead: Dead City alongside Laurie Cohan's Maggie sometime in 2023. No matter whether Morgan is playing a new Supe or a devilish politician in The Boys, you know he'll deliver a fascinating and villainous performance that viewers will lap up.
Morgan's addition to The Boys season 4 cast is the show's third new hire in recent weeks. Valorie Curry (The Tick, Detroit: Become Human) and Susan Heyward (Orange is the New Black) have joined the Supe ranks as Firecracker and Sister Sage respectively. Meanwhile, Cameron Crovetti, who played Homelander's son Ryan in a guest starring role in seasons 2 and 3, has been bumped up to a series regular.
The second entry in She-Hulk's live-action series – Superhuman Law – is on the short side from a runtime perspective. However, it's an installment packed with Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) references, including the overdue return of Tim Roth's Emil Blonsky, aka Abomination.
As we see in episode 2, Jennifer Walters is hired by rival law firm GLHK – to front their new superhuman law division, no less – after she's let go by her former employer. You know, because she lost her court case in episode 1. Oh, and the fact that she's a Hulk-sized liability. Go figure.
Anyway, after she's picked up by GLKH, Walters' first assignment is to represent Blonsky/Abomination during his parole hearing. Blonsky's been imprisoned at the Department of Damage Control – remember them from Spider-Man: No Way Home and Ms Marvel? – since he was beaten by Hulk in the latter's solo MCU movie. Now, apparently he's a reformed citizen, and it's up to Walters to convince the parole board that he should be released back in society.
She-Hulk episode 2 is packed with MCU references.(Image credit: Marvel Studios)
It's during Walters' first meeting with Blonsky that his likely involvement in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts movie is teased. We previously reported that Abomination may be part of the Thunderbolts' line-up when the Marvel Phase 5 film lands in theaters in July 2024. And it seems that Blonsky/Abomination could be part of that anti-hero team, based on what he tells Walters during their exchange.
After Blonsky tells Walters that he chooses not to turn into Abomination anymore, he lists a number of other descriptions for himself – he's Russian born, British raised, was a Royal Marines Commando and, most interesting of all, is "on loan to the US government".
What does that mean? Reading between the lines, Blonsky/Abomination can be called upon by the US government to carry out covert missions for them. Currently, there's no Avengers team to defend the world against superhuman threats, so why wouldn't the US government put an anti-hero taskforce together to protect Earth from interdimensional invaders? After all, a similar scenario plays out in Marvel comics, so it stands to reason that a comparable situation could play out in the MCU.
So, will Blonsky/Abomination be part of Thunderbolts' line-up when the movie arrives in cinemas? TechRadar recently put that exact question to head writer Jessica Gao. And, while Gao didn't fully confirm he would, her answer hinted at such a possibility.
"I don't think I'm allowed to say," Gao revealed. "I don't want to end up in an unmarked grave at Disneyland! But there is more Blonsky in She-Hulk – I believe I'm allowed to say that. So don't worry, it doesn't just end there from where you watched."
Of course, we know Roth's Blonsky will appear in future She-Hulk episodes. As episode 2's story reveals, Walters has to convince his parole board that he should be released in prison in the show's next entry. Meanwhile, a recent TV spot confirmed Blonsky will show up post-episode 3.
It's possible, though, that Gao's mention that "it doesn't just end there from where you watched" could imply his appearance in Thunderbolts. Sure, it's more likely she's referring to Blonsky turning up throughout the MCU Phase 4 TV show, but it could also be a slight tease towards his possible role in the forthcoming Marvel movie. That's what we're reading into it, anyway.
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 has been spotted in what are apparently documents from a manufacturer, indicating that the flagship graphics card is already in production.
At least that’s the theory, but we need some heavy seasoning with this leak – which comes from the Baidu forums (in China), as highlighted by a regular Twitter rumor pedlar, Harukaze5719 – because as ever, we can’t be sure that said photographed documents are genuine.
If that is the case, it makes sense that this would be the first card to go into production, which is what has seemingly happened here – and indeed the assembly lines fired up on August 16, according to the leaked material.
As VideoCardz, which spotted this spillage on Twitter, explains, the name of the factory which manufactured the RTX 4090 has been blurred out (for reasons of maintaining anonymity for the leaker), but it shows purported production line schedules, and that the GPU is to be equipped with 24GB of video memory (as per previous speculation). Oh, and also that the 4090 will have three DisplayPorts and an HDMI connector.
Analysis: Reasonable doubts to bear firmly in mind
As observed above, these documents do suggest that Nvidia’s plan is to get the flagship RTX 4090 out of the door first, and if graphics cards are being made now, they’ll certainly be ready for an October launch which is the purported plan. Indeed, this could point towards an early October release timeframe.
However, before we get carried away with this one, there are reasons to be skeptical around the source of the leak – Baidu isn’t the most cast-iron of places to get spillage from – and furthermore, there’s another interesting snippet, as pointed out by commenters online.
Namely that the documents state a rate of production for the other Nvidia products listed, like the RTX 3060 being made at 139 units per hour on one assembly line (assuming everything runs flawlessly). The RTX 4090, however, has a blank entry in this column, which leaves some question marks over what that might mean – possibly that the documents were prepared before the GPU went into production, so the rate was unknown at that time. That being the case, can we be sure that this schedule was adhered to?
To be fair, chatter from the grapevine like this is always going to have some fairly chunky what-ifs and buts around it, but if genuine, we can take this as a positive sign that we will indeed be seeing the RTX 4090 in October to kick-off the next-gen Lovelace range. The question would still remain, though: how much longer might we have to wait for the other RTX 4000 GPUs to emerge?
This has been something of a debate in recent times, with Nvidia apparently having to weigh a decision between getting the RTX 4080 and 4070 out hot on the heels of the Lovelace flagship, or delay them – potentially until next year, even – to allow for rumored excess stock of their Ampere equivalents to sell through more (in order to keep graphics card making partners happy).
And let’s face it, most gamers aren’t waiting for the RTX 4090, with its doubtless hefty price tag making it a niche proposition – the majority are looking at the two graphics cards below it, and probably the RTX 4070 in particular, given how the rumors are shaping up around that GPU being something special.
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Warner Bros announces major delays for movie slate with Aquaman 2 hit hardest
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had originally been due to debut in theaters on December 16 this year, before being pushed back to March 17 in 2023 in March of this year. Now, the Jason Momoa-powered blockbuster has been pushed back even further and won't arrive in theaters until December 25 in 2023.
According to Deadline, the delay has been caused by the need to spend more time on the movie in post-production.
With Aquaman now gone from its March 17 slot, Warner Bros. executives have moved Shazam: Fury Of The Gods into that slot, delaying it from a planned release date of December 21 this year, a decision Deadline have attributed to the huge success of The Batman, which opened in early March in 2022.
As well as that, there's also the looming specter of James Cameron's Avatar: The Way Of Water, which will finally arrive in theaters this December. The Avatar sequel would have dominated many of the big ticket options for movie-going in IMAX and now Shazam 2 will be free to take those screens when it opens.
That does soften the blow of both these delays somewhat, but it's still gutting to read that we won't get to see Jason Momoa's Aquaman strutting his stuff until the very end of 2023.
Was it all bad news?
Not entirely, there was some good news, especially for horror fans.
The sequel to hit The Conjuring spin-off The Nun finally has a release date, that will hit theaters on September 8 in 2023.
Sadly, the long-awaited new take on Stephen King's classic chiller, Salem's Lot, will have to be awaited for a good while longer. Originally due in theaters this autumn, then moved to April 2023, the movie, which has been made by Annabelle Comes Home director Gary Dauberman, has now lost its release date entirely as, like Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, post-production is taking longer than expected.
The original Salem's Lot(Image credit: CBS)
Another horror, Evil Dead Rise, which is to be the fifth instalment in the Evil Dead franchise, has been moved from a planned release on HBO Max only and will now hit theaters. That's due in April 2023 in the slot Salem's Lot has vacated.
Finally, the reboot of classic comedy House Party, which counts NBA superstar LeBron James among its producers, is also moving away from an HBO Max release and into theaters. That's now due on December 9 this year.
In his early media appearances, Warner Bros. Discovery's new-ish CEO David Zaslav has made it clear that he will keeping a tight hold on purse strings, as has played out with numerous projects at HBO Max and at Warner Bros. canceled, including J. J. Abrams' sci-fi epic Demimonde, a Wonder Twins movie that was booked to debut on HBO Max, and, of course, Batgirl, which Zaslav and his team have decided serves the company better as a tax writedown than a theatrical release.
With the move of House Party and Evil Dead Rise to a more traditional theatrical release, it seems Zaslav and the Warner Bros. executives are still believers in the power of movie theaters, as long as they can budget accordingly.
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