It ’s the last work week before the Christmas interruption , but the tech news persist in to bear gift . Here are this week ’s technical stuff stockings and lummox of coal .
Where to initiate ? Well , how about the exciting news for Android fans ? TheOnePlus 13 will finally be announcedfor the western Earth on January 7 , after arriving in China right smart back in October . It wo n’t be the only heavy Android hitter arriving in January either . TheSamsung Galaxy S25 launching date has been all but reassert .
On the iPhone side of thing , there ’s a tone the previous rumours about theiPhone 17 pattern might have missed the mark , while Apple Intelligence fanciers were warnednot to ask any major new AI additions in iOS 18.3 .
The week did start with with some potentially big Apple news … coming in 2028 . ostensibly , the first Apple foldable will be the ultimate iPad Pro .
Onto gambling now , and the word on the street isLenovo will be next to launch a handheld Steam Deck rivalfor PC gaming . And , staying with handhelds , there wasfurther on-line scuttlebutt environ the Nintendo Switch 2 .
However , the big succeeder and losers are yet to be give away . Read on to get a line who ’s on the nice and naughty list for the next-to-last clock time in 2024 .
Winner: Panasonic Lumix
We get nostalgic for tech that just does what ’s asked of it , and does it really well .
There ’s no AI to worry about , there ’s no data grabs associated with it , no barrage of presentment to deal with , no mental health struggle link up with usage , and no privacy and security system fears about account .
That ’s why we loved the news aboutPanasonic bringing its democratic Lumix point - and - shoot photographic camera rangeback to the fore . Millennials are cluster back to devices that just take great pictures , away from the pauperism to share on societal media immediately . However , thanks to the smartphone giants , barely any of the top producer were inconvenience oneself with making compact cams any longer .
But the Panasonic Lumix ZS99 , its first major renewal in the class since 2016 , could change all that .
It looks the part and holds up its last with the spec too . There ’s the long 30x optical zoom from the Leica DC Vario Elmar lens , with a 24 - 720 mm focal range . It ’ll take 20.3 - megapixels stills , while you may also snaffle HD video recording at 120 frames per second , or 4K/30fps . There ’s also 5 - axis optical image stabilization too .
The suggestion has been passably modified with a virtual video recording mode that ’s designed for future update to societal media . That ’s accompanied by a newfangled Send clitoris in the body of the camera that enables well-situated transfer of the subject to a fellow traveller smartphone . There ’s also Bluetooth 5.0 , an acclivity to USB - C for consign , and Wi - Fi 2.4GHz .
Loser: The lost iPhone subscription plan
Apple makes a ton of money on subscription these day . Apple TV+ , Apple Music , Apple News+ , Apple Fitness+ , Apple Arcade , and iCloud+ , for example .
So why would n’t it get into subscriptions for computer hardware ? Well , mainly it seems because government regulators would kick off about it Apple ’s plans to mange payments through an Apple business relationship and cut out a caboodle of middle men .
Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman now reckonsApple has now give up its plans to offer an iPhone subscriptionthat’d ensure iPhone owners always have the latest French telephone at their garbage disposal , just as they would the tardy tunes from Apple Music .
Gurman reckons that the Apple personnel responsible for plotting the dodge have been reassigned , with the company deciding upsetting the regulator and its fluid connection cooperator would n’t really be worth the tussle .
Thankfully , Apple Card owner can still pay in instalments pastime free , while the iPhone Upgrade Program still exists for those with a need to snap - up a new iPhone every year without buying upfront .
