OnePlus will launch its new flagship series, the OnePlus 13, on January 7, 2025. It’s getting harder and harder for smartphone makers to differentiate or push the envelope, but OnePlus is at least trying. Its new phone series will have IP68 and IP69 ratings.
The IP68 certification means that the device has protection against immersion in water and dust, the usual things, but the IP69 rating takes water resistance to another step, promising that the device can withstand high-pressure water jets – for all those high-pressure jets. The OnePlus 13 may be the first mainstream smartphone to receive the certification.
The company loves wet phone technology. A few years ago, it introduced the Rain Water Touch feature on the OnePlus 12 and Ace 2 Pro. It used a special chip to determine how you touched the screen while operating it in the rain or other wet conditions.
The OnePlus 13 will come in three colors: Arctic Dawn, Black Eclipse and Midnight Ocean, and the latter will also be the first phone to use a micro-fiber vegan leather. And the Arctic Dawn system has a new fingerprint-resistant glass coating – apparently an industry first, according to OnePlus.
— Matt Smith
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Japan’s second and third largest automakers.
It is reported that Honda and Nissan are discussing a merger. Japanese book Nikkei said that the two car manufacturers plan to sign a memorandum of understanding to settle the equity stakes in the new company. The potential merger would combine the assets of Japan’s second- and third-largest automakers, giving them a better shot at competing with the country’s market leader, Toyota. Bloomberg adding that it will put them in a better position compared to Tesla and Chinese EV makers.
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Finally, the Exos M will go on sale after years of anticipation.
Seagate’s website has announced the new Exos M 30TM and 32TB hard disk drive (HDD), with 3TB per platter and three times the capacity per terabyte compared to other hard drives. The new hard drive is Seagate’s first HDD to use magnetic heat-assisted recording. HAMR refers to a magnetic storage process where local heat is applied to the surface of the disk during writing, allowing for smaller circuits and more space per platter. This and other breakthroughs may one day pave the way to a 50TB HDD.
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