OnePlus is set to launch its new flagship series, the OnePlus 13on January 7, 2025. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for smartphone manufacturers to differentiate themselves or set new standards, but OnePlus is at least trying. The new phone series will have IP68 and IP69 protection ratings.
The IP68 certification means the device is protected against immersion and dust, as usual. However, the IP69 rating takes water resistance a step further, promising that the device can withstand high-pressure water jets – for all those high-pressure jet moments. The OnePlus 13 could be the first mainstream smartphone to receive the certification.
The company likes wet phone technology. A few years ago, a Rain Water Touch feature was introduced in the OnePlus 12 and Ace 2 Pro. It used a special chip to algorithmically determine how you touched the screen while operating it in the rain or other wet conditions.
The OnePlus 13 will have three color variants: Arctic Dawn, Black Eclipse and Midnight Ocean, the latter also being the first phone to use vegan microfiber leather. And the Arctic Dawn Edition features a new glass coating that resists finger swipes – apparently another first in the industry, according to OnePlus.
– Mat Smith
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They are Japan’s second and third largest automobile manufacturers.
Honda and Nissan are reportedly discussing a merger. The Japanese release Nikkei said the two automakers plan to sign a memorandum of understanding to regulate joint equity interests in a new holding company. The potential merger would combine the assets of Japan’s second and third largest automakers, giving them a better chance of competing with the country’s market leader Toyota. Bloomberg adds that this would also put them in a better position compared to Tesla and Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers.
After years of anticipation, the Exos M will finally go on sale.
A new Exos M 30TM 32TB hard drive (HDD) has been announced on the Seagate website, offering 3TB per platter and three times the energy efficiency per terabyte compared to other hard drives. The new hard drive is Seagate’s first hard drive to use thermal-assisted magnetic recording. HAMR refers to a magnetic storage process that applies localized heat to the disk material as it writes, allowing for smaller areas and more space per disk. These and other breakthroughs could one day pave the way to a 50TB hard drive.
