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"Nintendo have finally announced the heavily rumoured Switch 2 and it looks like the most recent leaks were spot-on!
The Joy-con 2s have indeed been updated and are much larger than their predecessors, which should make them a much more viable control method, with larger control sticks and larger SL and SR buttons. Nintendo have also removed the rail system in favour of strong magnets that have the new controllers snap on to the new system in a very satisfying manner. The release button pushes the Joy Con 2s away from the system, so strong are the magnets that attach them to the main system."
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Market Info March 2025
"Without much fanfare, and a simple selection of press releases, Apple have updated a range of their product lines starting with the iPad Air.
The new iPad Air gets an upgraded Apple M3 chip, which doubles the performance of iPad Air over the previous model (which was equipped with the Apple M1silicon). It is also significantly faster than previous models that were equipped with the A14 Bionic by up to 3.5x. On the whole, iPad Air with M3 has 35% faster multi-core CPU performance and up to 40% faster graphics than the M1model. As a result of moving to M3, iPad Air gains hardware accelerated ray tracing for the first time. For GPU intensive workflows the M3 provides 4xthe performance. The Neural Engine in M3 is also significantly improved over the previous M1model, offering 60% improved performance in AI heavy workloads."
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Market Info March 2025
"Adding to the iPhone lineup, Apple have just launched the successor to the iPhone SE: the A iPhone 16e.
The new budget iPhone features the latest Apple A18 silicon, providing lightning fast performance with 6-CPU cores and 4-GPU cores as well as a 16-core Neural Engine. This equates to a phone that can handle the latest Apple Intelligence features and AAA gaming titles with hardware- accelerated ray tracing.
The 16e also introduces a new Apple C1 modem for improved power efficiency and stable 5G connectivity. Speaking of battery life, Apple are stating that iPhone 16e lasts 6 hours longer than iPhone 11 and up to 12 hours longer than than any generation of iPhone SE. Charging is possible via either USB-C or wireless charging but the iPhone 16e does lack the newer MagSafe iPhone capabilities."
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Market Info February 2025
"This year’s biggest tech event has been and gone and there was a lot of interesting tech on show. Of course, televisions made up a big part of it, but there’s new projectors, and even a television that wall mounts using suction cups! Yes, you read that right.
Of course, it’s display tech is not the only thing at CES. The show saw the announcement of some new battery tech, not using lithium ion, that is environmentally friendly and compostable and new robot vacuums and lawnmowers. Computers were also a big part of it, especially as NVIDIA used the event to announce their new RTX50 series of graphics cards, which promise to be a huge upgrade on the previous generation. There was even a plant pot that can analyse the type of plant potted and provide updates on how much and when to water it."
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Market Info January 2025
"Samsung and Google, along with Qualcomm, have been working together in order to bring their new Android XR platform to market. They state XR is an umbrella term, combining virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR).
The first headset from Samsung, pictured to the left and called ‘Project Moohan’ will be the first to bring this experience to life. Supposedly it will feature state of the art displays; Passthrough capabilities; and natural multi- modal input."
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Market Info December 2024
"Apple’s smallest desktop computer, the Mac Mini, has undergone a major redesign and now truly lives up to it’s name - measuring just 5 by 5 inches. It could be the best product that Apple have released in quite some time. In fact, given it’s low price point, this could be one of their most important products for taking market share from the PC segment."
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Market Info November 2024
"Apple have snuck out an update to the iPad mini, which is now in its 7th generation. The previous was first introduced back in 2021, so the mini has certainly been due an update.
The 7th generation iPad mini gets the A17 Pro chip from the iPhone 15 Pro line of phones and will also gain access to Apple Intelligence. However, those features are yet to be released, something that had many cancel their pre-orders for the iPhone 16, and brand it the “most incomplete iPhone release ever”."
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Market Info October 2024
"Apple’s most anticipated event each year that launches the latest iteration of the iPhone announced the 16th generation.
I’m beginning to wonder whether or not it’s time for Apple to rethink the naming of their devices. In 20 years’, time are we still going to be talking about iPhone 36? Surely there is a better way. There has to be, but for the moment Apple have introduced iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, Apple Watch 10 and Air Pods 4."
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Samsung have held their latest Unpacked event, announcing their new folding phone; a new watch; and the long anticipated Galaxy Ring. Let’s take a look at everything announced!
The latest flagship folding phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 6, is of course, like all new devices these days, teeming with AI- powered features. On the hardware front though, the new model is a minor upgrade. The processor is a new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with a promised seven year security update. Overall robustness has been improved and the phone now features an IP48 rating over the IPX8 of the previous model These new phones could be more susceptible to dust, with the omission of the ‘X’.
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BeValued Market Info July 2024
"Apple have just held their annual developers conference and there was a lot discussed. Of course we are seeing the usual updates with iOS18, iPadOS18, watchOS 11, and macOS Sequoia, but this year there is also an update to a new operating system with visionOS 2, adding new features to Apple Vision Pro. Year on year, Apple seem to be giving customers more and more ways to personalise their experience and the iOS, and the other related operating systems take this further, with more options for users to further customise their devices more so than ever before.
The event also saw Apple announce Apple Intelligence, which works across all of Apple’s operating systems, and they say, “sets a new standard for privacy in AI”. There are also some additional updates for iPods Pro as well as tvOS 18 introducing some new features to improve the viewing experience and updates to the Home app.
Let’s take a more detailed look at what was announced during the event".
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BeValued Market Info June 2024
"Google have held their annual I/O event for developers, which focused heavily on AI features coming to Android. However, on either side of the event were a couple of small hardware launches; the Google Pixel 8a and a new relaunch of last year’s Google Pixel Tablet.
The new Pixel 8a is a cut down mid-priced smartphone. The same cameras from the previous Pixel 7a are featured with a 64MP with an f1.89 lens, and an ultra-wide 13MP with f2.2 aperture lens. The front camera is also 13MP with an aperture of f2.2. The 8a contains the feature ‘Magic Eraser’ for the first time in their budget line and also has advanced features like ‘Best Take’ and Magic Editor that can fill in backgrounds using generative AI, and Photo Unblur to up-res blurry parts of an image".
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BeValued Market Info May 2024
"Apple have held the new iPad 2024 event and there’s quite a bit to unpack. From a new iPad Pro (which we knew was on its way) to the new iPad Air. It looks like predictions were right regarding the Apple Pencil, as well with a new and more advanced version launching alongside. There’s also a cheaper entry point into iPad, with the previous design now being discontinued. For the most part nothing has radically changed on the new iPads. They don’t fold, they're not transparent like sci-fi movies keep teasing, but they are improved, especially the Pro, so let's dive in."
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Market Info May 2024 (iPad Special)
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