Snapdragon X Plus, Meta’s Horizon OS, Vision Pro forgotten + more!

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X + X = ?

Arm-laptop hype heats up: Snapdragon X Plus Surface Pro 10 leaks on Geekbench

https://www.windowslatest.com/2024/04/22/surface-pro-10-oled-with-snapdragon-x-plus-10-cores-16gb-ram-spotted/

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/surface/arm-powered-surface-pro-10-with-10-core-snapdragon-x-plus-soc-leaks-will-16gb-ram-be-the-new-baseline

https://browser.geekbench.com/ml/v0/inference/367612

https://www.neowin.net/news/early-geekbench-tests-show-possible-specs-of-surface-pro-10-with-the-snapdragon-x-plus-chip/

Oryon CPU https://lmg.gg/KsDc7

https://www.xda-developers.com/surface-pro-10-will-come-with-unannounced-snapdragon-x-plus-chipset/

https://wccftech.com/snapdragon-x-plus-10-core-cpu-cluster-reveals-geekbench/

Lenovo notebook https://twitter.com/_h0x0d_/status/1780571979780616620 

Qualcomm teased a Snapdragon “X” announcement for 4/24 on X

https://twitter.com/Snapdragon/status/1781053917981278512

 

METASOFT

Meta opening Quest’s OS to third party headsets

https://about.fb.com/news/2024/04/introducing-our-open-mixed-reality-ecosystem/

Massive shift in strategy https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-to-open-quests-operating-system-to-third-party-headsets-marking-a-massive-shift-in-strategy/

Wants Horizon OS to be Windows / Android of VR https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/22/24137284/meta-license-horizon-os-quest-headset-lenovo-asus 

New, non-Meta hardware https://lmg.gg/sSttl

Companies like ASUS and Lenovo already on board https://www.engadget.com/meta-opens-quest-os-to-third-parties-including-asus-and-lenovo-163127396.html

Microsoft collaborating on limited edition Meta Quest “inspired by Xbox” https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/04/xbox-teams-up-with-meta-quest-to-create-limited-edition-vr-headset 

 

THEY LACK VISION

People forgetting about the Vision pro

https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-already-forgotten-about-1851426564

source: Bloomberg https://lmg.gg/zFmQR

users complain of neck pain and black eyes now https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/apple-vision-pro-owners-complaining-of-black-eyes-neck-pain-and-more

Apple pitching to businesses https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-pitches-its-3-500-vision-pro-headset-to-businesses-will-it-catch-on-0e20f9fc

Surgeons may find it useful, new app lets you practice surgeries https://www.phonearena.com/ar-vr/news/apple-vision-pro-app-medical-surgeries-mixed-reality_id157582

One Brazilian doctor used it DURING surgery https://wccftech.com/doctor-uses-vision-pro-for-surgery/

Original Brazilian Portuguese source https://macmagazine-com-br.translate.goog/post/2024/04/19/apple-vision-pro-e-usado-em-cirurgia-ortopedica-no-brasil/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Footage doctor shared of what he saw in surgery https://youtu.be/YjxrKtX-Z1Q

 

QUICK BITS

 

THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

Third-party companies trying to fix Intel 13th/14th gen instability

Falcon Northwest BIOS guide https://twitter.com/FalconNW/status/1781185924170498295

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-adds-intel-baseline-profile-to-its-z790-motherboards-amid-core-i9-stability-issues

ASUS reportedly releases “Intel Baseline Profile” that will calm your CPU tf down

https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1781485491248054282

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1781589751528656936

-          EDITOR: scroll up so you see the first tweet as well

 

EEK!

EKWB in financial straits

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ekwb-reportedly-plagued-with-financial-disarray

https://youtu.be/b73xG1HlFhY

https://www.guru3d.com/story/ek-cooling-solutions-going-down-faces-financial-disarray-and-supplier-payment-delays/

https://www.igorslab.de/en/ekwb-and-a-financial-disaster-with-an-announcement-unpaid-invoices-exploited-employees-and-annoyed-creditors-like-me/

Summary https://linustechtips.com/topic/1567468-ek-waterblocks-liquidity-shortage-and-mismanagement/

 

INCREASING RESOLUTION

This is the Pixel 9

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/first-real-life-pixel-9-pro-pictures-leak-and-it-has-16gb-of-ram/

https://rozetked-me.translate.goog/news/33143-eksklyuziv-zhivye-foto-google-pixel-9-pro-ot-rozetked?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Pixel 8a may be much more expensive than 7a

https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_8a_price_leaks_to_be_pricier_than_the_pixel_7a-news-62534.php

Original source https://passionategeekz.com/exclusive-this-is-how-much-google-pixel-8a-5g-will-cost-you/

Take it with a grain of salt https://9to5google.com/2024/04/22/pixel-8a-price-leak-canada-report/

Pixels: very reliable https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-rolls-out-a-second-pixel-april-2024-update-to-fix-phone-call-glitches/

 

CLAWBACK

MSI Claw price cut weeks after release

https://www.pcgamesn.com/msi/claw-price-slashed-already

https://twitter.com/ghost_motley/status/1781702783625806286

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-claw-a1m-handheld-gaming-console-intel-core-ultra-7-1-tb-ssd-10260409.html

but new BIOS update and Intel driver promises 43.5% performance boost

https://twitter.com/msigaming/status/1781201274538430663

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/msi-claw-update-promises-a-massive-performance-boost-here-are-the-results-of-our-testing

 

TAKE A LOOK AT MY GIRLFRIEND

Tinder lets users share dates with family and friends

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/21/tinder-gets-a-share-my-date-feature-for-users-to-send-date-plans-to-their-curious-friends/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/tinders-share-my-date-feature-will-let-you-share-date-plans-with-friends-and-family/

https://www.androidpolice.com/tinder-share-my-date-safety-feature/

https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2ptdkl2Q0N4RjZlTjRZV0JmYzJTZ0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen