Apple WatchOS 72 and iOS143 updates bring Cardio Fitness notifications and ProRes RAW to the masses

Apple last evening pushed out an update to all its hardware last night, the most notable being WatchOS 7.2 and iOS 14.3. With the two updates installed on your Apple Watch Series 6 and iPhone, users now get access to a new health metric: Cardio Fitness. For those running iOS 14.3 on an iPhone 12 Pro or an iPhone 12 Pro Max, they will also finally be able to shoot photos in Apple’s ProRes RAW format.

Apple Watch gets Cardio Fitness Notification

The primary measurement for cardio fitness would come from measuring VO2-Max numbers, usually collected during a workout. However, most of us may not work out regularly, but still might spend a great part of our day engaged in activities that directly correlate to cardio fitness. In order to deliver on the metric, the Apple Watch Series 6 uses its on-board VO2-Max sensor, and combines that data with the data collected using the host of other sensors such as the accelerometer, GPS and even the optical heart rate sensor to arrive at a more realistic figure for your cardio fitness. Afterall, if you’re not moving much, or not engaging in activities that cause your heart rate to jump into a higher band for a sustained period of time, you’re probably not at the peak of your health. The cardio fitness notifications can now be setup for users with the Apple Watch Series 6 on the Watch app on their iPhones, through the newly added tab of the same name.

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max get ProRes RAW

At the October 13 launch even for the new iPhones, Apple largely closed the gap between the Pro and non-Pro models of the iPhone. However, the camera still remained a notable differentiator, even though the software capabilities remained the same. While the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini get all the main features, hardware and software of the Pro siblings, the non-Pro models lack a telephoto lens on the hardware front and on the software, don’t get Apple’s ProRes RAW format. However, if you did buy yourself the new iPhone 12 Pro or the iPhone 12 Pro Max, your photos just got a whole lot better. With the update to iOS 14.3, the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will finally get ProRes RAW capture support, bringing the ability to capture RAW images straight from the main camera app. Apple has allwed RAW capture for many years now, just not through its own camera app. That changes today. In addition, ProRes RAW is also supposed to bring the best of Deep Fusion and SmartHDR3 to the photos, while also preserving the vast amount of data associated with RAW files so that you can edit them to your liking. We’re already testing the feature out and can say with confidence that users are going to love this feature. On a side note, however, do note that popular editing apps like Snapseed and Lightroom need to be updated to read the metadata in the Apple ProRes RAW file in order to decode and consequently, display the image data correctly. You can still edit the images using the built-in editor in the Photos App.

Both iOS 14.3 and WatchOS 7.2 are now available as OTA updates and can be downloaded through the iPhone’s settings app and the Watch App respectively.

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iQOO U3 with Dimensity 800U, 90Hz display officially launched

iQOO U3 has officially launched as a mid-range phone under Vivo’s sub-brand in China. The phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800U processor that was recently announced in India and is set to debut on the Realme X7 series for when it launches in the country. Meanwhile, iQOO launched the flagship iQOO 3 in India earlier this year but is yet to launch a second phone.

The iQOO U3 has a high-refresh-rate display, dual cameras on the back, fast-charging battery and 5G compatibility. There is no word whether iQOO U3 will arrive in India anytime soon, however, we may start seeing more phones with Dimensity chipsets launching in India in 2021. Let’s take a brief look at the specifications of the iQOO U3.

iQOO U3 specifications 

The iQOO U3 features a 6.58-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a waterdrop notch cutout for the selfie camera. The phone has a 90Hz high refresh rate and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The U3 is being offered in two colours, black and aurora with gradient finish. It measures 8.4 millimetres in thickness and weighs 185 grams.

iQOO U3 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800U processor with an octa-core CPU and Mali-G57 GPU. This is paired with upto 8GB RAM and 128GB storage options to choose from. However, there is no support for storage expansion via microSD card slot.

The phone has dual cameras on the back that consists of a primary 48MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture and a 2MP depth sensor. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at 30FPS and there is a 20MP selfie camera on the front. 

The power button on the iQOO U3 doubles up as the fingerprint reader and the phone is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging out-of-the-box.

iQOO U3 is priced starting at CNY 1,498 for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage and CNY 1,698 for the 8GB+128GB variant.

 

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Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 Review: Blurry, Buggy, Broken

Our PS4 review of Cyberpunk 2077 looks at the game’s graphics and performance (or rather the lack of them), and what Night City has to offer beyond the many bugs, or the gameplay and its annoyances.

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YouTube, Gmail, Maps and more Google services disrupted in mass outage

Update: 6:05PM IST: Google services have resumed

Multiple Google services have been affected in a mass outage across the globe and in India. YouTube, Gmail, Drive, Maps, G Suite, Classroom, YouTube TV, Music, Home, Nest, Play services and more faced interruptions starting from 5:20 PM IST. Several users have reported being unable to access Google services. 

According to tweets by Down Detector that monitors services for outages, several Google services have been hit leaving users stranded. The outage seems to be widespread as G Suite accounts are also impacted by this issue. We also encountered disruption of services on Google Docs, Sheets, Gmail and more apps from Google suite of services. 

User reports indicate Google is having problems since 6:56 AM EST. https://t.co/MK35emuk7T RT if you're also having problems #Googledown

— Downdetector (@downdetector) December 14, 2020

It is currently unknown as to what caused this disruption but we are keeping an eye on the reports coming in and will update this story.

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Disappointed Cyberpunk 2077 players can ask for a refund

Cyberpunk 2077 was launched just a few days ago on 10 December 2020, and from the start, the game is filled with bugs and issues, with last-gen console owners facing performance issues. Developer CD Projekt took to its official Twitter handle and responded to gamers by saying, “We should have paid more attention to making it play better on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,”. The developers have promised a series of patches in the upcoming months to rule out the issues but added the users who are disappointed about the situation would be getting refunds for their games.

 

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— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) December 14, 2020

 

Players have reported dropped frame rates, poor video quality, weird physics, and screen tearing on the base PS4 and Xbox One. Gamers have posted pictures and videos of buggy gameplay online. People have started trending #CyberBug2077 on Twitter and here are a few ones you can check out: 

 

@CyberpunkGame #Cyberpunk2077bugs #Cyberbug2077 found a secret world in the world of night city. No matter how much I love this game but why would you release a game knowing full well its going to look shit on previous gen consoles even not that great on next gen

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Oppo Find X3 Pro leak hints at redesigned quad-camera module

Oppo Find X3 Pro is the centre of a new leak that allegedly reveals the design of the upcoming flagship phone. The leaked renders give us a glimpse of the successor to the Find X2 series and it will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor as confirmed earlier. The Find X3 Pro is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2021 and the new leak reveals what the Find X3 Pro might look like.

According to the renders posted by TheLeaks on Twitter, the Find X3 Pro has a curved screen with minimal bezels on the sides. The change comes in the form of a squircle camera module on the top-left corner that houses four cameras along with a flash. You can also notice a punch-hole cutout on the screen for the selfie camera and the volume rockers on the curved left edge. The phone in the render likely has a glass back but more variants are also expected like the ceramic or Lamborghini Edition.

The Find X3 Pro was also detailed in a previous leak revealing some key specifications of the upcoming phone. We already know that the next smartphone in the Find X series is slated to feature Android’s first 10-bit full-path colour management system that is expected to bring accurate colour reproduction with support for DCI-P3 colour range. Here are the leaked specifications of the Find X3 Pro.

Oppo Find X3 Pro leaked specifications

Oppo Find X3 Pro is rumoured to feature a 6.7-inch QHD+ (3216 x 1440 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel. The phone is expected to have support for 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ certification and full-path colour management system.

The phone is expected to have a ceramic or matte-frosted glass finish on the back with the phone being curved along the edges. The leak indicates that the phone will be offered in black and blue colours initially and a white colour variant will be announced at a later date. The Find X3 Pro is rumoured to have a thickness of 8 millimetres and could weigh around 190 grams.

The Find X3 Pro is expected to come with a quad-camera setup that consists of a primary 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor and another 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera. This is supported by a 13MP periscope telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom and a 3MP macro camera. On the front, there is expected to be a 32MP selfie camera.

As for the battery, the Find X3 Pro is rumoured to be equipped with a 4,500mAh battery with support for 65W wired fast charging and 30W fast wireless charging out-of-the-box.

 

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Vivo X60 with Exynos 1080 confirmed to launch on December 29

Vivo has started teasing the launch of its upcoming flagship phone - Vivo X60 5G - on December 29. The company has shared a poster on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo revealing the back panel and camera design of the phone. Vivo's 'X' series has always kept the camera performance in focus, and the X60 is also expected to offer the same aside its video stabilization technology, like the Vivo X50. 

The Vivo X60 and Vivo X60 Pro are the two models rumoured to debut in the series. The Vivo X60 series is said to be powered by the new Samsung Exynos 1080 chipset. If this is accurate information, it will be the first phone from the company to come with an Exynos chipset. The Exynos 1080 is a mid-range chipset built on the 5nm EUV FinFET technology and comes as a successor to the Exynos 980 with its integrated 5G modem. It can support up to a 200-megapixel single camera sensor or dual 32MP + 32MP units and videos go up to 4K@60fps. It also supports up to WQHD+ displays of up to 90Hz refresh rate, or Full HD+ panels at up to 144Hz refresh rate.

The poster also mentions that the smartphones will also have Night Vision 2.0 camera mode, hinting at an enhanced night mode performance. The phone will feature an ultra-stable micro-head camera sensor, and the camera setup is developed in collaboration with German optical company Zeiss. 

There are also rumours of a third phone in the series that might be named Vivo X60s 5G, as a similar phone was spotted in a Bluetooth SIG listing back in July 2020.

The teaser image suggests that Vivo X60 Pro 5G will sport a quad rear camera setup, while Vivo X60 5G will have a triple rear camera setup. The phones will run Vivo's new OriginOS skin on top of Android OS.

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