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Samsung Talks Unpacked Expectations, Leaked iPad mini Specs, And Extra! (Video)

The official news starts again today with offers and if you are looking for a laptop this is your lucky day. Starting with the Razer Book 13, which is $ 170 cheaper, that means you can get the Intel Core i7 variant for 1430. If you’re into gaming, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Ultra Slim laptop gets a $ 276 discount, and you even get some very nice specs for 1592, but keep in mind that the GPU is a bit dated. Samsung’s 15-inch Galaxy Book Pro is also $ 150 cheaper, so the base model is available for $ 950. To sum up with laptops, yes the MacBook Pro still has a $ 200 drop in price, leaving the base model for 1099. For those of you in the market for a smart speaker, the Google Nest Mini is available in a 3-pack for $ 64. This saves you $ 83. Lastly, the Amazon Echo Buds are also $ 30 cheaper so they stay for 110, but you can save an additional 25 percent by trading others in. We have more deals on LG monitors and earphones and you can still reserve your devices for Samsung’s Unpacked in the first link in the description for some crazy perks.

Let’s stick with the official news for a second and this time we’re not going to talk about anything. And no, this is not a terrible play on words by Diego. I’m talking about Carl Pei’s company, which finally launched its first product after months of teasers. These true wireless earbuds are called the ear (1) and they have a pretty interesting transparent design that actually looks pretty cool. Each earbud weighs 4.7 grams and comes with a soft silicone tip for a better seal. Both earbuds come with a 31 mAh battery that can last up to 4 hours of ANC playtime or 6 hours without ANC. However, the charging case gives you an additional 24 hours if the ANC is on, or 34 hours if you choose to turn it off. A 10 minute charge gives you an additional hour of gaming time. They offer Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, various ANC levels and Google Fast Pair support. They cost either $ 99, Euros, or Pounds, and are currently available for pre-order from Nothing’s website. I mean they look pretty cool and are very competitively priced, let’s see how good they sound.

Speaking of Carl Pei, how about we talk about his former company. OnePlus is usually preparing for the T series we usually get at this point, right? Well, on a new tweet from Max Jambor, he just says “No 9T” in his typical way. And that’s not really surprising, as a leak on Weibo last month claimed OnePlus was scrapping the 9T Pro, like last year when we only got the normal 8T and no upgrade for the Pro. Well, if you’re a fan of the T variants and you’re wondering why the company would forego it this year, even though we don’t have official information, it kind of makes sense. For starters, we are still experiencing a global chip shortage that has impacted the release dates of almost all companies. In addition, OnePlus recently announced that it will continue to integrate its brand with OPPO, which could be another reason. And to top it off, OnePlus apparently had huge success with the 9-series as it was the fastest growing OEM in the US for the first half of the year, with an incredible 428% year-over-year growth, with Motorola being with the closest company 83%. Bad sales are definitely not one of those reasons, but we’ll keep an eye on all updates as we still have time for Q4.

Now, how about we switch to the product that I really want Apple to bring out – the new iPad mini. The rumors have been piling up for the past week or so and now we’re getting some kind of confirmation of the previous report. You see, a May report by Ming Chi Kuo mentioned an 8.5- to 9-inch iPad mini, and now a new tweet from Ross Young mentions that the iPad mini will bring an 8.3-inch display. He explains in another tweet that it is growing by 7.9 inches due to the slimmer bezels and the removal of the home button. There have been a few mixed reports that said the home button was retained, but now several trusted sources agree that with the boxy design, slim bezels, and Touch ID in the power button, Apple is more like an iPad Air- followed a similar approach. Other leaks mention that this iPad mini would run on the A14 or even the A15 chip. It will now bring a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port and a Smart Connector. It could bring in a mini LED display too, but given the recent bottlenecks, we doubt it will make the cut and Ross Young hasn’t given any details on that. Apparently, we can expect it to hit the market sometime in the fourth quarter or with the iPhones in the September event. Lets see what happens.

Finally, for the hottest news today, let’s talk about Samsung again as things get very interesting ahead of their event. In a new blog post, the company’s mobile boss addressed a number of things we’ve been questioning this year, and even set some expectations for what we can expect on August 11th. On the statement, he confirms quite a few rumors. It starts with him saying that they want to reach new heights and open up a new world of exciting experiences for people. He’s hoping that we’ll share the next Galaxy Z family with him, which will bring some foldable surprises, including the very first S-Pen designed specifically for foldables. He then confirmed that there will be no Galaxy Note this year as they will extend the popular Note features to more Galaxy devices, and in the meantime, we should set our calendars to see what the future holds. Yesterday we saw some renders for this S Pen as well as the case used to hold it on the Z Fold and if you think about it, the idea of ​​not being limited to it, note-taking capabilities on just one device or device getting stacks makes sense. You should be able to choose the form factor you want and still get the full experience. They also leave some pretty high expectations, which is also confirmed by the IPX8 certification leak we received from Evan Blass yesterday, which finally allows us to use foldable elements more freely as a tool.

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Samuel Martinez

A former bilingual teacher who left the classrooms to join the Pocketnow team as news editors and content creators for the Spanish audience. An artist by nature who enjoys video games, guitars, action figures, cooking, painting, drawing, and good music.

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