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First supposed case designs of iPhone 12 hit the web, shows flat sides like iPhone 4 – 9to5Mac
The supposed first looks at the iPhone 12 exterior design are surfacing, with this dummy mockup found on Alibaba pictured this weekend by Macotakara.
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Now, it is not necessarily ‘too soon’ for iPhone 12 leaks (the 2020 flagship iPhone expected next fall). The iPhone 11 design was perfectly rendered by Onleaks last year on January 6th 2019.
However, whereas Onleaks has a solid track record of accuracy behind him, ‘Alibaba’ does not. All sorts of nonsense appear on the Chinese shopping website, and it is most likely that what is seen in these pictures is based off previous descriptions from Ming-Chi Kuo rather than independent sourcing.
(Note: Macotakara has a pretty good provenance on their own reporting, but they are pretty clearly not backing up this design with their own sources. They just found the model and wanted to share.)
So, with that huge disclaimer in mind, let’s look at what they have. Face onwards, the design largely resembles the iPhone 11 Pro Max. However, the sides are straight, harkening back to the iPhone 4/4S/5 look rather than the curved edges that have been a staple of the iPhone since 2014.
There is also a strange mark on the side of the device, which could be a new kind of Smart Connector. That being said, smart connectors have shown up on various low-credibility iPhone design mockups for years and have never come to fruition in the final product.
Note the screen diagonal of this 3D-printed item is 6.5-inches, smaller than the rumored 6.7-inches size. This leads even more credence to the idea that it is based on a slightly tweaked schematics of the existing iPhone 11 Pro Max. You can see it, for what it’s worth, in Macotakara’s hands-on video:
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The Trump administration is halting shipments from Intel and other Huawei suppliers in the final days of the current presidency.
Reuters reports that the administration has notified suppliers it’s revoking licenses that allow them to sell to the Chinese company. The administration also plans to reject other applications to supply to Huawei.
This latest action, which is likely U.S. President Donald Trump’s final blow to the Chinese company, builds on the administration’s efforts to weaken Huawei, which it sees as a national security threat.
Emails seen by Reuters reveal that the Commerce Department issued “intents to deny a significant number of license requests for exports to Huawei and a revocation of at least one previously issued license.”
Sources have said that eight licenses have been revoked from four companies. The department hasn’t commented on the news, but has said it will apply licensing policies in a way that “protects U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.”
Back in May 2019, the Trump administration put Huawei on an entity list that restricted suppliers from selling U.S. technology to it.
It’s worth noting that during his term, Trump has targeted Huawei in other ways as well. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver in 2018 on a U.S. warrant for violating sanctions in Iran. Meng’s extradition proceedings are still on-going.
Source: Reuters
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Carl Pei to announce his new brand next week and he's also giving away 10 MacBook Air computers – gizmochina
Former OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei, announced his exit from the company last October to start his own venture. In December, he revealed that his new startup has raised $7 million but revealed little details about the business. If you are curious just as we are, you should look forward to next week.
Today, Carl Pei took to Twitter to announce that the audio brand will be unveiled next week on January 27th. While that is exciting news, the founder will also be giving away 10 units of the new Apple M1-powered Macbook Air.
We’ll announce our new brand on the 27th and feeling grateful for all the support we’ve gotten thus far. Received M1 #MacBook Air for the team, and thought of doing a #giveaway for our community.
To enter:
1) RT & Follow @getpeid
2) ➡️ https://t.co/jdguWn8s1BEnds Jan 31. pic.twitter.com/vxPeQN8TKH
— Carl Pei (@getpeid) January 18, 2021
The giveaway is open to everyone from across the globe and winners will be selected on January 31.
There is little we know about Carl Pei’s new company other than that it will deal in audio-related products, though that may change later in the future as companies are known to expand their portfolio as they grow bigger.
The money raised for the startup last month was raised from family and friends that include notable names such as Casey Nesitat, Kevin Lin who co-founded Twitch, Tony Fadell who invented the iPod, Steve Huffman of Reddit, and Josh Buckley who is the CEO of Product Hunt.
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