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Honor releases Magic V Flip foldable phone
On June 13, Honor released the Magic V Flip foldable screen mobile phone. The thickness of the machine is 7.15mm when unfolded and 14.89mm when folded. It is equipped with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, 12GB RAM, and ROM has three specifications: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. The outer screen is a 4.0-inch LTPO OLED screen with a global maximum brightness of 1600nit; the inner screen is 6.8 inches, with a local peak brightness of 3000nit; both the inner and outer screens support a maximum adaptive refresh rate of 120Hz. Equipped with Honor's self-developed RF enhanced chip C1+, Luban hinge and 4800mAh Qinghai Lake battery, it supports 66W wired super fast charging. There are three colors: iris black, champagne pink, and camellia white, starting at 4999 yuan.
Insta360 GO 3S camera released
On June 13, Insta360 released the Insta360 GO 3S thumb camera. The camera weighs 39g, has 64G/128G memory, and is available in black and white. It supports up to 4K 30fps/1080p 200fps recording, supports the “natural wide-angle” FOV option, can switch between horizontal and vertical shooting, supports Apple Find My network, and has improved waterproof performance to 10m. The price starts at 2498 yuan.source
Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, and Lenovo require developers to complete Android 15 adaptation
The Gold Label Alliance issued a statement on the evening of June 12, and the members of the Gold Label Alliance (Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, Lenovo) jointly issued an Android 15 adaptation notice, requiring app developers to complete the adaptation before August 31. If the developer fails to complete the adaptation before August 31, relevant measures will be taken to protect the user experience according to the degree of impact of the product on users, including but not limited to “search tag prompts”, “app downgrades”, “blocking by model”, “app removal”, etc.source
MediaTek is designing ARM-based chips for Microsoft's AI laptops
According to Reuters, MediaTek is building its first SoC for Windows laptops, hoping to challenge Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series in the Windows PC field. The relevant SoC is expected to arrive in the second half of 2025. Industry sources revealed that MediaTek's new chip is based on the ARM architecture and uses a mature design to reduce workload and use existing tested components to speed up development. Earlier, it was reported that Microsoft and Qualcomm reached an exclusive agreement in 2016, and the latter became the exclusive partner of Windows On Arm devices, but this agreement will officially expire in 2024.source
Google announces ChromeOS development based on Android stack
Google announced on June 12 that the ChromeOS operating system will be developed largely based on the existing Android stack, with Android's Linux kernel and Android framework as part of the ChromeOS foundation. These changes not only mean more artificial intelligence capabilities, but will also help simplify engineering work and allow different devices such as mobile phones and accessories to work better with Chromebooks. However, Google also said that although the change in the technology stack has begun now, it will take quite a while for consumers to use it.source
Bluetooth tracker company Tile was hacked, customer information leaked
Tile, which mainly sells Bluetooth tracking devices, was recently hacked. The attackers not only stole Tile's internal tools, but also stole a large amount of customer information. Tile's parent company subsequently announced the details of the attack. The hacker accessed Tile's customer support platform without authorization. The attacker may have obtained information such as name, address, email address, phone number and Tile device identification code. However, the information obtained does not include sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords or login credentials, location data or government-issued identification numbers. Tile's parent company has taken and will continue to take measures to further protect the system from malicious actors, and has reported the incident and extortion attempt to law enforcement.source
Luma AI launches Dream Machine video model
Yesterday, Luma AI officially released a promotional video on X, officially launching a cultural video model called “Dream Machine”, which supports users to use text and pictures to create video content. It supports dynamic simulation and physical simulation, and can more realistically display the effects and coherence of gravity, movement, light and shadow. According to the sample footage in the video, the current camera movement and scene switching of the model are very smooth, and the overall image quality and color expression are not inferior to the current head model Sora. In addition, Dream Machine is currently open to all users for free trial, and you can go toOfficial WebsiteTo find out.source
Just take a look at the gossip
- According to foreign media reports, Samsung's Galaxy Wearable App shows icons of two new earphones with a handle design, named Galaxy Buds3 and Galaxy Buds3 Pro. Currently, Samsung has announced plans to hold an Unpacked new product launch on July 10 and will release new Galaxy Buds wireless earphones. In addition, the icons leaked in this App also include Galaxy Watch 7, Galaxy Watch FE and Galaxy Ring.source
- According to the latest information on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Moto G85 has passed certification. The phone model is XT2427-4, equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 processor, a 6.6-inch 1080×2400 OLED display, and a built-in 4850mAh battery. In terms of imaging, it uses a 50-megapixel main camera and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and the front camera uses a 32-megapixel lens. In terms of memory, there are 8GB, 12GB, 16GB and 18GB different options. In terms of storage, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB different options are provided.source
- According to the latest report from Bloomberg, Apple will not pay OpenAI for the use of ChatGPT after it is introduced in iOS 18 and other platforms. Mark Gurman revealed that there are reports that the payment of fees will be concealed in the cooperation agreement, but there are also reports that the publicity benefits brought by the widespread popularity of OpenAI on Apple devices will far exceed the consumption of computing power, so Apple will not pay the relevant usage fees.source
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