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Week 40 in review: Windows 11 is out, Pixel 6 and M1X Mac coming in October

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Ivan 10 October 2021

Week in review

Welcome to another week's recap. The biggest story in the past seven days was Windows 11 - Microsoft released the free upgrade to Windows 10 to supported hardware. Windows 11 brings a design overhaul, a new Start Menu, better window management and more. However early reports suggest Windows 11 is detrimental to performance on some AMD machines, so if you have one of those you might want to wait a bit until the bugs are fixed.

Google also dropped its next major OS - Android 12 was officially released, but it turned out that Pixel devices will only get it in the next few weeks. Here's all that's new with Android 12.

Speaking of Pixels, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro will be unveiled on October 19, possibly alongside a Pixel Fold and a smartwatch. We saw a number of promo images of the Pixel 6 duo, confirming the cameras - 50MP wide + 12MP ultrawide on the 6 and an additional 48MP telephoto on the 6 Pro, water resistance, 33W charging and a new wireless charger with Nest Hub mode.

The Google Pixel 6 will start at €649, while the Pixel 6 Pro is rumored to cost €899.

Apple's much-anticipated new MacBook Pro is expected later this month with the new M1X chipset. We're likely to see a new 16-inch and possibly even a 14-inch, while the M1X would be a 10-core unit with a 16 or 32-core GPU.

Finally, Nokia unveiled the T20 tablet. It has a 10.4-inch 2000x1200px IPS LCD, an 8,200mAh battery and a 12nm Unisoc Tiger T610 chipset. The Nokia T20 (Wi-Fi) will start at €200 for the 3/32GB model, the 4G LTE model starts at €240.

See you next week!

Microsoft releases Windows 11

Microsoft releases Windows 11

Available as a free upgrade to Windows 10 users.


Apple to announce M1X-powered MacBook Pro this month

Apple to announce M1X-powered MacBook Pro this month

A Mac mini is also expected to make an appearance.


Google Pixel 6 Pro's camera samples shown off in new leak

Google Pixel 6 Pro's camera samples shown off in new leak

The camera samples corroborate previous leaks claiming the smartphone will sport a 50MP primary camera.


Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will launch on October 19

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will launch on October 19

Will be announced during the Pixel Fall Launch event.


Tecno Camon 18 Premier brings 120Hz AMOLED display, gimbal camera and periscope

Tecno Camon 18 Premier brings 120Hz AMOLED display, gimbal camera and periscope

Tecno's latest device puts photography at the center.


Tecno Camon 18P also has a 120Hz display and Helio G96 chip, the Camon 18 bets on 90Hz

Tecno Camon 18P also has a 120Hz display and Helio G96 chip, the Camon 18 bets on 90Hz

The 18P is similar to the Premiere, though without the gimbal and periscope cameras. The vanilla model gets a G88 chipset.


Google Pixel 6 promotion leaks from German retailer, reiterates €649 price

Google Pixel 6 promotion leaks from German retailer, reiterates €649 price

Electronics retailer Saturn plans to bundle a free pair of Bose headphones and the Pixel 6 will go for €649.


Possible new Infinix Note model photographed in the wild with a retouched UI

Possible new Infinix Note model photographed in the wild with a retouched UI

XOS is getting a new coat of paint - the homescreen, icons and widgets look different. Also, there is a 64MP camera on the back.


Facebook Whistleblower interview aired the night before Monday's Facebook outage [EDIT]

Facebook Whistleblower interview aired the night before Monday's Facebook outage [EDIT]

Facebook explains what caused the outage and in another report, Facebook's PR replies to the allegations made by the whistleblower.


Google's Pixel Fold, Watch and some Nest speakers to join the Pixel 6 event

Google's Pixel Fold, Watch and some Nest speakers to join the Pixel 6 event

We could also see the Pixel Slate.


Nokia T20 10.4

Nokia T20 10.4" tablet unveiled in Wi-Fi and 4G flavors

The tablet should last 15 hours on a single charge. It will get 2 years of OS updates and 3 years of monthly security patches.


A cache of Pixel 6 images leaks, confirming features we already knew about

A cache of Pixel 6 images leaks, confirming features we already knew about

The extensive leaks have detailed everything from the 50 MP GN1 sensor to the 33W fast charging. The official reveal is set for October 19.


OnePlus 9 RT stops by Geekbench to flex its Snapdragon 888 chipset

OnePlus 9 RT stops by Geekbench to flex its Snapdragon 888 chipset

The phone will have 12GB RAM in at least one of its versions.


New One UI 4.0 beta brings RAM Plus, Material You themes and more

New One UI 4.0 beta brings RAM Plus, Material You themes and more

Samsung is rolling out a new version of the Android 12 beta software to Galaxy S21 units in several countries.


Google

Google "officially releases" Android 12 but the update for Pixels is only arriving "in the next few weeks"

It's a very weird launch, this.


Plot twist: the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is going to be released in January, S22 series delayed

Plot twist: the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is going to be released in January, S22 series delayed

The Fan Edition phone was reportedly cancelled, but a delay in the launch of the new generation may have brought it back from the dead.


Realme UI 3.0 with Android 12 comes on October 13, Realme GT first to get it

Realme UI 3.0 with Android 12 comes on October 13, Realme GT first to get it

Realme GT Neo2 will likely launch in Europe and India with Realme UI 3.0.


Samsung says that ray tracing is coming to mobile games with the Exynos 2200

Samsung says that ray tracing is coming to mobile games with the Exynos 2200

It's a photo-realistic but computationally expensive technique that is featured on PC graphics cards and current-gen consoles.


Realme UI 3.0 first look details widgets and redesigned quick settings toggles

Realme UI 3.0 first look details widgets and redesigned quick settings toggles

Plenty of similarities with ColorOS 12.


Samsung Galaxy A13 5G appears in Geekbench listing with Dimensity 700 SoC

Samsung Galaxy A13 5G appears in Geekbench listing with Dimensity 700 SoC

Set to become one of the maker's more affordable 5G phones.


ASUS announces GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition graphics card

ASUS announces GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition graphics card

The first graphics card in the world that features Noctua fans.


Lenovo Legion Play is an upcoming Android handled console

Lenovo Legion Play is an upcoming Android handled console

It will offer users the ability to play mobile games as well as stream their PC games on the go.


Huawei Matebook 16 unveiled with Ryzen 5000H APUs, 3:2 16

Huawei Matebook 16 unveiled with Ryzen 5000H APUs, 3:2 16" IPS LCD

The factory-calibrated display supports HDR imagery, covers 100% of sRGB and has a peak brightness of 300 nits (with DC dimming).


Kickstarter: The Cyrcle Phone 2.0 has a round screen, two headphone jacks and two USB ports

Kickstarter: The Cyrcle Phone 2.0 has a round screen, two headphone jacks and two USB ports

This phone makes many sacrifices to look unique. Is that worth it? Especially at $700? Well, we will let you make up your own mind.


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  • 3Sq
  • 25 Oct 2021

Still no Redmi Watch?

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  • Anonymous
  • fCM
  • 11 Oct 2021

My dying 10 year old 4GB RAM amd pc runs Windows 11 too :-), that replace install.wim trick Quite good(receiving upgrades from win7 to 11)

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  • Hkr
  • 11 Oct 2021

A great week it was in the tech world. So many leaks and renders and rumors...seems this week needs a befitting title: the week of leaks. Thank you, GSMArena! In fact, I envy you guys...doing a job you like every day for the past 20 years...playing w...

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