Apple's new iPhone 14, 14 Plus sports previous generation A15 chip

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As hinted in rumours, the new Apple iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus aren't sporting the latest A16 Bionic chip. Instead, Apple arms the standard iPhone models with the iPhone 13 Pro's A15 chip. It gets a bit of a performance bump with the extra GPU core it sports compared to the iPhone 13 and iPhone SE launched last year. The Plus also comes in a new 6.7-inch, while the regular iPhone has a 6.1-inch display. 

The cameras on the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are an ultra-wide and a new 12-megapixel main sensor with improved low-light photography, faster Night Mode, and a new Action Mode for gimbal-like steadiness for videos. Apple also introduces a new 12-megapixel TrueDepth camera with autofocus o the front of the new iPhone 14 phones. Apple integrates a new Photonic Engine to boost the computational photography features of the new iPhones.

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Apple refines AirPods Pro with 2nd-gen model

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Apple has finally released a refresh for its AirPods Pro model alongside the launch of its other new devices. It equips the Apple AirPods Pro with a new H2 processor, which it claims cancels "up to twice as much" noise as its predecessor. The new chip also brings a better Adaptive Transparency mode to these Pro buds. These also get new a new low-distortion audio driver and custom amplifier for "richer bass" and crystal-clear sound across a wider range of frequencies." Spatial Audio should also be a better experience here.

The Apple AirPods Pro also introduces touch controls on the earbuds, allowing for volume control on the stems. Battery life gets a bit of a boost with up to six hours on a single charge with active noise cancellation enabled and up to 30 hours of total listening time.

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Apple Watch Ultra is an advanced rugged smartwatch

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Apple has officially taken the wraps off the long-rumoured rugged premium smartwatch, the Apple Watch Ultra. It sports a new look with a larger display and a slew of features built for outdoor use.

The Watch Ultra gets a new button guard on the side, a redesigned crown, and a new Action button. The Action button is customizable for everything from workouts, compass waypoints that lets you map points of interest on a map, and its new trackback feature to help you retrace your steps. You can use these physical buttons even if you're wearing gloves, which some outdoor athletes/enthusiasts use. 

All of these features are kept in a 49mm titanium case. A sapphire crystal protects the watch display, going up to an impressive 2,000 nits of brightness.

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Garmin launches Venu Sq 2

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Garmin refreshes its Venu Sq line with its new model. It's iterative and brings a few useful features. It has a slightly bigger 1.4-inch OLED display and its Health Snapshot feature that sows information like heart rate and heart rate variability, blood oxygen level, stress, and respiration. The biggest change is it almost doubles the battery life from six to 11 days.

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