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#mass-production

This article is part of our Design special section about making the environment a creative partner in the design of beautiful homes.I've heard some candles can create indoor air pollution and even be harmful.Are there safer alternatives?Paraffin, the wax from which many candles are made, is derived from petroleum.

The existence of the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is shrouded in mystery.A few days back, reports emerged suggesting that Samsung has ditched its plans to launch the Galaxy S23 FE this year.Some reports, however, contradicted that, and now a leak from a Korean blog suggests that the phone will indeed be released later this year.

Creating timeless designs where traditional craftsmanship meets innovation, YVY is blurring the lines of traditional leather accessories and clothing.The range of pieces varies from bracelets to body harnesses and full dresses.Every piece is handmade out of the finest Italian leather and brought to life in Yvonne's studio in the heart of Zurich and by artisans of her production partner in Tuscany, Italy.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 brought a huge performance leap and better efficiency, but we now hear its successor has even higher ambitions.A noted tipster reveals the next generation of the flagship platform by Qualcomm will pack new CPU architecture, while pushing clock speeds significantly.The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is said to have one prime Cortex-X4 CPU core at unprecedented 3.7 GHz, five powerful cores for performance and two small cores for efficiency.

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Almost as soon as one Apple product is announced, speculation about the next iteration begins.And so we probably shouldn't be surprised that following the new MacBook Pros that have just launched with Apple's M2 chips, we're already talking about the M3.That is, if people have stopped getting excited about the charging cable.

China's Evergrande Group, whose collapse in 2021 sparked China's worst property market crisis on record, has unveiled a multi-billion dollar restructuring plan to make peace with its international creditors.The long-awaited plan could set an important precedence for investors dealing with the growing defaults and restructuring in China's real estate industry.

Texas-born Eva Longoria's feature-length directorial debut, Flamin' Hot, is about Richard Montañez and his journey from factory janitor to the inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos in the late 1970s and 1980s.The movie made its world premiere at South By Southwest (SXSW) on March 11 and will be available on Hulu starting on June 9.

Earlier this year, reputed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that Apple had canceled its plans for the iPhone SE.Kuo has now reported that Apple has revived the iPhone SE, adding that the device will sport a 6.1-inch OLED display and Apple's 5G modem.To compare, last year's SE model features an antiquated LCD screen with a small display size of 4.7 inches.

Russian president's statement comes after US reports said the weapon, which was supposed to be deployed last year, failed a recent test.President Vladimir Putin has said the delayed Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will be deployed this year, in comments made on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Lucid Motors said on Wednesday that it increased production of its luxury electric sedans by more than 50 percent in the fourth quarter, as better supplies of parts and materials allowed the company to slightly exceed its manufacturing target for the full year.The carmaker said it produced 7,200 vehicles in 2022, its first year of manufacturing in significant numbers, including 3,500 in the fourth quarter.

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Apple said it would transition all of its Macs away from Intel silicon within two years of the M1's announcement.It's missed that deadline.Does anyone else vividly remember the day of June 22nd, 2020?I sure do.That was the day when Apple announced that its Macs were going to transfer away from Intel processors to the company's own silicon.

Samsung Semiconductor received the green light to proceed with the mass production of third-generation 4nm chipsets, sources from Korea reveal.The company managed to achieve satisfactory wafer yield of the new generation chipsets that should help lower power consumption.The manufacturing process is expected to start by the end of H1 2023, which is in three months.

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to expand its combat exercises and strengthen war preparedness as he looks to escalate an already provocative run in weapons demonstrations in the face of deepening tensions with its neighbors and Washington.Are you on Telegram?

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 316th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Thursday, January 5, 2023: Heavy fighting around the largely ruined Ukrainian-held city of Bakhmut is likely to persist for the foreseeable future, according to a senior US administration official.

With the recent Chicago Auto Show, talk of electric cars has kicked into high gear.It's hard to turn on a radio or television and not hear joyful coverage of our grand transition to electric.But forgotten amid all the happy hype is the fact that electric vehicles are still a small percentage of the whole.

Apple discontinued its 12-inch MacBook back in 2019, leaving the 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air as the smallest devices in its laptop range.There's been speculation about whether it could make a return ever since, especially after Apple began making laptops with its own silicon in 2020.And the rumours aren't going away.

For devices that are only supposed to come out in September, which is more than half a year away still at this point, the next iPhones sure enjoy leaking.Earlier today we saw some CAD renders of the iPhone 15, following on from the other renders from last week, and today we have one more generated image for you to look at.

Apple will begin replacing its mobile devices' displays with its in-house screen technology as soon as next year, according to .The tech giant will reportedly start with its highest-end Apple Watches in late 2024 and will swap the devices' current OLED screens with its own microLED technology.Bloomberg says Apple's homegrown display tech will also make its way to its other devices, including the iPhone.

The new Design En Rogue Architecture collection from S. Harris, part of Fabricut since 1954, translates a story many modern design lovers can appreciate - that of the Bauhaus school - into pattern and texture on fabric.We got a sneak peek at the new designs that will be launching later this spring.Known as a place as well as a method of teaching in pre-war Germany, the avant-garde Bauhaus brought together beauty and function, mass production and artistic vision, and disciplines from art to architecture.

Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has developed a concept for an edibles subscription service that would deliver sweets and teas laced with tiny doses of hallucinogenic drugs, in anticipation of a future where the substances are legalised.The Keia service would see users sign up to receive small, regular doses of a psychedelic, with the aim of improving their mental and emotional wellbeing.

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Apple's M2 MacBook Air was one of our favourite new devices of 2022, not least because it finally give the Air some long overdue design love.Until last year, the Air had languished without a design upgrade since 2011(!).And more changes could be in store this year.Multiple sources have claimed that Apple is planning to launch a new MacBook Air as soon as this Spring - and along with the current 13-inch version, rumour has it we'll be getting a bigger 15-inch model too.

Is a modern office really an office without inspirational quotes scrawled across the walls, on the stairway and in meeting rooms?These days, such quotes are part and parcel of office life, though it's hard to know whether anyone ever does actually feel inspired by said maxims.We bet the ones in your office don't quite stick in the mind as much as those in an old internal memo from Nike, though - or as much as the famous Nike logo.

The dust has barely settled on the new M2 MacBook Pro, announced by Apple this week - but the rumour mill has already turned its attention what's coming next.And if new reports are anything to go by, the MacBook line up could soon get confusing.Again.Apple is apparently planning to launch a new MacBook Air in the second half of 2023, and it's set to pack a brand new chip (named - you guessed it - M3).

SK hynix unveiled the "world's fastest mobile DRAM", which it calls LPDDR5T.The "T" stands for "Turbo" as the new RAM chips are 13% faster than the LPDDR5X RAM that has recently started appearing on premium devices.LPDDR5T runs at 9.6Gbps compared to 8.5Gbps for 5X and 6.4Gbps for the original LPDDR5.

As plenty of laptop makers proved at CES earlier this month, there will be plenty of OLED laptops to choose from in 2023.The technology's high-contrast, rich image quality has tempted creatives and power users alike.A new year means new ways to entice shoppers, though, so one approach Samsung plans to take with its next series of Galaxy Books concerns the screen's physical build.