Daily Archives: August 19, 2015

A morirse de miedo: el ‘sucesor’ de Silent Hills llega a Kickstarter (video)

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Seguro que tú también sufriste (mucho) cuando te enteraste que ‘Silent Hills’ había sido cancelado, en especial si además jugaste al ‘P.T.’, ese mini teaser del esperado juego que tuvo a más de uno sin dormir durante varias noches. Pues bien, tenemos…

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iPhone 6S Features Major Speed Improvements, Says Report

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Disclosure: I own a small number of Apple shares 
Every time Apple releases a new iPhone, it features processors that run much faster than the previous models. For example, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones have an A8 processor, the iPhone 5S has an A7 processor, the iPhone 5 has an A6 processor and the iPhone 4 has an A4 processor. When the new iPhone is announced in September — which is expected to be called iPhone 6S — it will likely feature an A9 processor.
The processors in every Apple device are designed to handle power efficiencies, smooth user interfaces and heavy application usage. Apple usually releases two new A-series chips every year, one for the iPhone and one for the iPad. The A-series chip in the iPhone is equipped to handle energy efficiencies and the A-series chip for the iPad is designed for more power so it can handle a larger screen.
9to5Mac has been receiving tips about how the A9 processors perform compared to its predecessors. Keep in mind that these numbers are not entirely accurate because it comes from an unproven source. However, the numbers provided by the source seem plausible because it is relative to the speed differences found between previous Apple processors. 
The A9 chip in the iPhone 6S reportedly has a Geekbench score of 1,921 for single-core and 4,873 for multi-score. As a comparison, the A8 chip in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus has about 1,610 for single-core and 2,890 for multi-core — meaning that there is a 19.3% increase for the single-core and 68.6% increase for the multi-core from the A8 to the A9. The A7 processor in the iPhone 5S has 1,396 for single-core and 2,514 for multi-core. And the A4 processor found in the iPhone 4 has 207 for single-core and 206 for multi-core. The increase between the A5 in the iPhone 4S and A6 in the iPhone 5 is huge! The A5 in the iPhone 4S has a 215 single-core and 405 multi-core and the A6 in the iPhone 5 is 708 for single-core and 1,271 for multi-core. Below is a photo leaked to 9to5Mac of the motherboards used in the iPhone 6 compared to the upcoming iPhone 6S:

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LG to announce odd-looking Bluetooth speakers at IFA, see them here

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LG is gearing up to announce two new models of Bluetooth speakers at IFA, and one of them sure looks odd. It’s another word for stylish in this case, don’t get us wrong, it’s just that the bottle inspired design is so striking that LG felt the need to warm us up to the idea before we see it in the flesh in Berlin a couple of weeks from now.

Dubbed SoundPop 360, the cylindrical speaker outputs sound in all directions and promises a 20-hour battery life. LG says it drew inspiration from coffee tumblers, which you’re already used to carrying around, so the speaker should be able to effortlessly fit into your daily routine. We can imagine a Monday morning where cranky you will pour your coffee in the SoundPop 360, so we’ll see how the design plays out in the long run.

The more conventional LG Music Flow P5 is not facing such peril. Looking like a miniature retro desktop radio, the P5 joins the already available larger P7. The P5 is claimed to last 15 hours on a single charge, and that’s about everything we get in terms of specs at this point in time.

Both speakers will come a multitude of proprietary features like Auto Music Play, Multi Point, Dual Play. The first one will fire up the speaker, once an audio source comes within range, while the other two let you connect multiple devices to a single speaker, or multiple speakers to a single source of music.

The SoundPop 360 and Music Flow P5 will be shown at LG’s IFA stand, where we’ll hopefully be able to get some more detailed specs. Another attendee there will be the Music Flow HS8 curved TV speaker we told you about a few days back, though none of us peasants seems to have a curved TV to go with it.

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New leaked  images tease BlackBerry Venice and Passport-droid

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It seems that BlackBerry is making a Hail Mary pass with Android-based, QWERTY-packing smartphones. The BlackBerry Venice has seen plenty of screen time, but now the phone is back with additional promo images hinting at Android 5.x Lollipop with BlackBerry software and integration.

BlackBerry Venice

From previous leaks we already knew the basic design of the Venice – a vertical slider reveals a hardware QWERTY keyboard. At its bottom is a loudspeaker that remains visible even when the slider is closed.

We should see the BlackBerry Venice at IFA with launch scheduled for November on AT&T and likely the other major carriers.

Passport-like BlackBerry

Then there’s the Passport-like device. We don’t even have a codename for it, but now there are images of the whole thing. It has a square screen and a large 3-row hardware keyboard. Interestingly, leaked images of both devices show plain Android with several extra apps – maybe BlackBerry will resist the urge to fix the interface that’s not broken.

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