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All-new Volkswagen Passat 2024 unveiled with a range of up to 1,000 km
Volkswagen introduced the Volkswagen Passat 2024 model. Now there is no sedan in the lineup, only a station wagon is offered to customers.
The rebadged 2024 Passat Variant (MQB Evo) also used in the next generation Tiguan and Golf Mk8 is significantly larger than the old European-spec B8. It is now 4917mm long, making it 144mm longer than before. The width has increased by 20 mm, to 1852 mm, and the height has not changed much and amounted to 1506 mm. As for the wheelbase, it has been increased by 50 mm to 2841 mm.
Appearance will depend on the configuration: Passat, Business, Elegance and R-Line. Buyers will have access to wheels up to 19 inches in size, as well as newly developed matrix LED headlights and dynamic LEDs at the rear, where a light bar is installed.
The interior is completely new, and you will have access to almost all available functions from the touch screen, which even in the base model is 12.9 inches. For an additional fee, the size of the infotainment system can be increased up to 15 inches. A fully digital 10.25-inch instrument panel comes as standard, meaning the German brand is saying goodbye to the good old analog dials.
By moving the gear selector to the steering column, the engineers were able to free up space between the seats. There is also a new switch on the left side to control the turn signals and wipers. The new seats are equipped with heating, ventilation and massage with 14-position electric adjustment.
The volume of the luggage compartment has grown by 40 liters, up to 690 liters with the rear seats up. If you add them up, you get 1920 liters, which is a whopping 140 liters more than in the previous version of the Passat.
The engine range is extensive and for the first time in Passat history includes a mild hybrid petrol unit. This is a 1.5-liter eTSI engine with cylinder deactivation technology and 148 hp. This is followed by a larger 2.0 TSI with 201 hp. with front-wheel drive and a more powerful configuration with 261 hp. and all-wheel drive 4Motion.
Diesel lovers can enjoy three versions with 121 hp. and 148 hp in the front-wheel drive model and 190 hp. with all-wheel drive. All petrol and diesel versions of the new Passat send power to the road via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
There are also eHybrid plug-in hybrids with 201 and 268 hp. The two PHEVs are powered by a 1.5-litre TSI engine, a six-speed DSG transmission and a 19.7kWh battery providing up to 100 kilometers of electric range.
In the new generation Passat, VW has implemented support for 50 kW DC fast charging, allowing the battery to be charged from 10 to 80% in about 25 minutes. With a charged battery and a full tank of petrol (45 litres), you can drive about 1,000 km without refueling.
Microsoft is indeed working on a “web-centric” version of the next generation of the Windows operating system, commonly known as Windows 12. This was reported by the thematic resource WindowsLatest, citing several sources close to Microsoft and its industry partners.
The cloud or web-based version of Windows 12 is similar in operating principles to the already well-known ChromeOS operating system from Google, which is used mainly on school and student PCs and laptops that are characterized by accessibility.
As WindowsLatest notes, the cloud version of Windows 12 is not intended to replace the traditional proprietary OS on desktop computers and could be the “true” answer to Chrome OS. This is Microsoft’s attempt to create a more modern, modular and lightweight version of Windows for low-cost educational devices.
Microsoft is already building a development team for the next generation of Windows. This is confirmed by job listings appearing online. It also notes that the “next generation of Windows” will appear in 2024.
As WindowsLatest learned, the Microsoft Edge browser and a new artificial intelligence system will be the center of the first web version of Windows 12.
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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro declassified before announcement. Almost all main characteristics are confirmed
Well-known insider Evan Blass published a comparison table with the parameters of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. It looks like this table was taken from Google’s website or from its presentation materials for the announcement of new smartphones.
Not all the characteristics are there, but you can see that all the latest leaks have been confirmed. The new smartphones will receive SoC Tensor G3, IP68 water protection, 50-megapixel main cameras, and the Pixel 8 Pro will be able to measure temperature.
Also, the older model will receive an ultra-wide-angle camera with a resolution of 48 megapixels with autofocus (for the Pixel 8 it will be 12 megapixels without autofocus) and a telephoto camera with a resolution of 48 megapixels with five times optical and 30 times hybrid zoom.
The older model will be available in black, blue and beige, and the younger model in black, gold and gray-green.
There are also images of the new Pixel Watch 2, but there are no specifications listed for them.
Evan Blass is a reliable informant; he has previously made numerous true leaks. So, at one time he published exact images of Sony Xperia 5 II, Galaxy Note20, Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy Watch 3 and Samsung Galaxy Buds Live before their official premiere.
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Nokia has returned to the smartphone market? The company has released the HHRA501x and IS540.1 devices, but it calls them industrial laptops
Nokia has, in a sense, returned to the smartphone market. New products called Nokia HHRA501x and Nokia IS540.1 were released by Finnish Nokia, and not by HBM Global. True, these are not exactly smartphones.
Nokia itself in a press release calls the devices industrial portable computers. The devices are designed for use in harsh industrial environments and are well protected – these are not everyday consumer solutions.
In addition to protection from water and dust (IP68) and compliance with the MIL-STD-810H standard, the new products offer touch-sensitive screens with gloves, slots for two SIM cards and eSIM support, replaceable batteries, EMBMS support, a 16-pin connector for connecting accessories and much more.
More familiar technical parameters are not indicated on the site, but third-party resources say that the Nokia IS540.1 has a six-inch screen, Qualcomm QCM6490 SoC, 8/128 GB of memory, a 48-megapixel camera and a 4400 mAh battery. All this runs on Android 12.
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