The main thing about technology for the week: Samsung and Xiaomi presentations, interstellar meteor and more

Miscellaneous / by admin / August 13, 2022

The most important events from the world of gadgets, science and technology that you might have missed.

Scientists are going to raise the first interstellar meteor from the ocean

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Employees of Harvard University, who previously talked about the interstellar meteorite CNEOS 2014-01-08, shared plans to search for its fragments. To do this, scientists will team up with an ocean technology company.

Samsung showed the Galaxy Watch 5 and foldable devices Fold and Flip

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At the Unpacked presentation, Samsung showed the fourth generation of its Galaxy Z foldable smartphones, new headphones Buds 2 Pro with active noise cancellation, as well as a smart watch Galaxy Watch 5 in two sizes and reinforced Watch 5 Pro.

Xiaomi introduced the foldable Mix Fold 2 and a number of other devices

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As part of another big presentation, Xiaomi announced the new Mix Fold 2 foldable smartphone, a large tablet Pad 5 Pro c 12.4-inch screen and a pair of original accessories - Watch S1 Pro smart watch and Buds 4 Pro headphones.

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Telegram has released an update with the function of blocking voice and video messages

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Telegram at the end of the week talked about the next update of the messenger, which added the much-desired opportunity to prohibit sending voice and video messages (“circles”). True, not everyone can do this.

New Moto Razr 2022 clamshell unveiled

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Also this week, Motorola showed its new devices. Talking about the flagship Moto X30 Pro With a 200MP camera and 125W charging, and the next generation of the Razr clamshell, it's now even more powerful and sophisticated.