The critiques don’t cease. This morning, we’re trying out how Apple’s newest wearable compares to its predecessors and competitors. Deputy Editor Cherlynn Low says that, whereas the Sequence 10 is noticeably lighter, you wouldn’t discover many variations in comparison with the Sequence 9 except they had been facet by facet. The newest Apple Watch is ever so barely greater (46mm), however in case you want one thing even greater, you need to contemplate the Watch Extremely 2, which has a 49mm display screen. Apple can be utilizing a brand new wide-angle OLED to make its newest watch simpler to learn, even when your wrist is resting to the facet. Once more, the change is noticeable however not in an enormous means. Upgraded charging ought to deliver the Sequence 10 again to 80 p.c in half-hour, however we’re nonetheless not vastly impressed with its battery life.
You may discover we haven’t scored the Apple Watch Sequence 10. Whereas she’s sharing what’s vital for folk contemplating shopping for one, Cherlynn wants extra time to check its sleep options. Nonetheless, due to its similarity to its predecessors (and watchOS 11 bringing many comparable options to the Sequence 9, Watch Extremely 2 and extra), it’s onerous to suggest to anybody sporting a Sequence 9 or Extremely. In the event you’re coming from the Sequence 8 or older, the replace is perhaps value it. Take a look at the full overview.
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However they’re standalone AR glasses. No separate processor or battery.
Snap’s newest augmented actuality glasses have a very new — and utterly bonkers — design, bigger subject of view and assist for full hand monitoring. However the firm is just making the fifth-generation Spectacles out there to accepted builders keen to decide to a year-long $99/month subscription to begin. These aren’t for shoppers, however given how they give the impression of being, I may have advised you that. Karissa Bell examined them and was impressed. However competitors is already on the horizon: Meta will showcase the primary model of its long-promised augmented actuality glasses subsequent week at its developer occasion.
One made a pretend video accusing Kamala Harris of a hit-and-run.
Kremlin-affiliated Russian troll farms are operating disinformation campaigns discrediting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz earlier than this yr’s US presidential elections, in keeping with Microsoft. The Microsoft Risk Evaluation Middle famous a number of approaches: One video depicted a supposed assault by Harris supporters on Trump rally attendees. One other video used an actor to accuse Harris of being concerned in a 2011 hit-and-run incident, which paralyzed a 13-year-old lady. A second troll farm shared a pretend video displaying a New York Metropolis billboard claiming Harris desires to vary kids’s gender. Microsoft warned we should always anticipate extra Russian-made disinformation supplies on-line, together with extra staged and AI-edited movies, as we get nearer to the election.
