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Apple has confirmed that the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro do without noise cancellation during phone calls, including the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Apple had included the feature in the iPhone 12 series and in older models to improve call quality in noise environments. However, it has not given a reason for removing this feature as of the iPhone 13 series.

Lenovo is introducing two new devices aimed at augmenting the modern classroom. The Lenovo 10w Tablet is powered by the Snapdragon 7c and is aimed at younger students with a focus on reliability. The Lenovo 13w Yoga is a more capable convertible powered by AMD Ryzen 5000-U series APUs and optional 4G LTE.

HP is debuting a new Fortis lineup of laptops aimed at the education sector with an enhanced focus on durability. The HP ProBook Fortis 14 G9 and ProBook Fortis 14 G10 come with Intel Celeron/Pentium and Alder Lake processors, respectively. The Fortis 14 G9 also offers 4G LTE while the Fortis G10 features Wi-Fi 6E.

A leak online has revealed the Exynos 2200s Geekbenck, AnTuTu and GFXBench scores. It manages to trade blows with the competition but fails to impress in a few tests. We should get to see the SoC in action alongside the Galaxy S22 series slated to be launched in February.

Rumour has it that even the entry-level in the iPhone 14 series will have a 120 Hz ProMotion display, a notable upgrade on the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini. 6 GB of RAM could be arriving too, albeit without a bump to 8 GB for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Apples next Pro iPhones could receive improved storage configurations, though.

AMDs Radeon Pro Twitter account has revealed the release date of a new Radeon Pro workstation GPU. The card is set to be announced on January 19, 2022. Unfortunately, we dont know the exact specifications of the GPU except that it has a Navi 24 chip inside.

According to sources at Mac Otakara, Apple could be set to launch a new iPad Air 5 model, outfitted with a 5nm A15 SoC and an enhanced camera. The display and chassis may not be upgraded over the current-gen iPad Air, however.

Netflix has introduced higher costs for its streaming service for customers in the US and Canada. Netflix explained that the price hikes are necessary to compete in a crowded streaming market and is spending billions of dollars in content programming. The company has still managed to see growth in the number of subscribers even though monthly rates were increased in the past.

PINE64 has started selling the PineNote, a large eReader with a built-in digitizer. The PineNote has a 10.1-inch display, 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB of eMMC flash storage and a 4,000 mAh battery. The eReader is available for US$399 and supports Wacom EMR-based pens.

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