MediaTek Dimensity 9300 announced

Manufactured by TSMC on its 3rd Gen 4nm process
CPU:
1x Cortex-X4@ 3.25GHz
3x Cortex-X4@ 2.85GHz
4x Cortex-A720@ 2.0GHz
• 22 Billion transistors
• 8MB L3+ 10MB system

GPU: 12-core Immortalis-G720@ 1300MHz
Hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing support

There are NO efficiency cores & ALL are performance cores
40% peak performance improvement for multi-cores & 33% energy reduction under the same energy consumption.

MediaTek APU 790
• 33 billion parameters
• Exclusive hardware-accelerated memory compression technology
• First to support on-device LoRA Fusion

ISP: Imagiq 990
• Full-pixel focus overlay; 2x lossless zoom
• OIS optical image stabilization core

Camera: Up to 320MP camera
Display: WQHD@ 180Hz & 4K@ 120Hz
Memory: LPDDR5T 9600Mbps & UFS 4.0

Power consumption is lower than that of Dimensity 9200 due to its full large-core architecture.

MediaTek roasted Qualcomm saying Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 uses "traditional architecture"

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy will add more raw power

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra globally & Samsung Galaxy S24/+ in USA will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen for Galaxy.
It will be more faster than regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650 - AB)
• 1x Cortex-X4@ 3.3GHz
• 3x A720@ 3.2GHz
• 2x A720@ 3.0GHz
• 2x A520@ 2.3GHz
GPU: Adreno 750@ 900MHz

8 Gen 3 for Galaxy (SM8650 - AC)
• 1x Cortex-X4@ 3.4GHz
• 3x A720@ 3.15GHz
• 2x A720@ 2.96GHz
• 2x A520@ 2.27GHz
GPU: Adreno 750 clocked at 1000MHz

So, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy processor has 100MHz higher clock speed for the Cortex-X4 CPU core and 100MHz faster clock speed for the Adreno 750 GPU.

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iQOO 12 series launched in China

Specs:
• 144Hz Variable refresh rate
• 3000nits peak brightness
• USB 2.0 port

• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
• LPDDR5X RAM; UFS 4.0 storage
• Ultra-large VC vapor chamber
• 11 temperature sensors
• In-display fingerprint scanner

• 50MP main (OV50H, OIS)
• 50MP UltraWide
• 64MP 3x telephoto(OV64B, OIS)
• 100x digital zoom
• Vivo V3 imaging chip

• 16MP Front camera
• IR Blaster; Hi-Fi Audio
• Ultra-wide vibration motor
• 3D dual speakers
• 120W wired+ 50W wireless+ 10W Reverse charging

Colors: White with BMW logo
Black & Red in Leather-back

iQOO 12 Pro:
• 6.78" (3200x1440 px) Curved Samsung E7 LTPO AMOLED display
• 1440Hz PWM dimming
• IP68 rated
• 5100mAh battery

• 16GB+256GB= 4999 CNY (~685)
• 16GB+512GB= 5499 CNY (~755)
• 16GB+1TB= 5999 CNY (~825)

iQOO 12:
• 6.78" (2800×1260 px) 1.5K Flat LTPO AMOLED display
• 2160Hz PWM dimming
• IP64 rated
• 5000mAh battery

• 12GB+256GB= 3999 CNY (~550)
• 16GB+512GB= 4299 CNY (~590)
• 16GB+1TB= 4699 CNY (~645)

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Get Ready for GTA 6
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Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software, might announce the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI game as early as this week

The trailer for the GTA VI will be released next month to celebrate Rockstar’s 25th anniversary.

The game will have at least two protagonists, one man and one woman.
It’s also expected to be located in a new version of Vice City, loosely based on Miami.

GTA V, has sold more than 185 million copies and is the second-best-selling video game of all time, behind Minecraft

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Rockstar Games Officially Confirms GTA VI is coming

Rockstar Games on Twitter announced that "Next month marks the 25th anniversary of Rockstar Games.
" In early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto."

Get ready to play the Next Version of GTA i.e the GTA VI after a decade now as GTA V was released in 2013

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Xiaomi has changed its bootloader unlocking policy in China

After the HyperOS launch, Xiaomi has made changes to its bootloader unlocking policy for the Chinese market.
They are making it more DIFFICULT to unlock the bootloader by adding more restrictions

New Rules:

1. Reach level 5 in the community
2. Real name verification 💀
3. Participate in answering questions
4. Apply once, valid for only one year (need to reapply after one year)
5. Unlock up to 3 devices per year
6. 72-hour waiting period for unlocking
7. Locked Bootloader is mandatory to receive HyperOS updates

Xiaomi also notes that if abnormal account behavior is detected, the Mi account will be banned

Interestingly, users will also have to answer a MCQs questionnaire about bootloader and fastboot commands.
Xiaomi even added a 15mins time limit to complete it 💀

HyperOS will debut globally in Q1 2024, and almost same changes to bootloader unlocking are expected for global users

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RIP Omegle

Omegle, the popular online chat website that let users chat, talk, interact with strangers anonymously, has shut down after 14 years(2009~2023)

The anonymous online chat service did not require users to register to chat, which might be one of the reasons why the service gained massive popularity.

Omegle even had an increase in usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
However, the online chat service often found itself in hot waters, with users often complaining about pedophilia, racism, abuse and sexism

RIP Omegle. You will be remembered 🙏🏻

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WhatsApp to introduce Ads to rival Telegram
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WhatsApp’s head Will Cathcart said the company is not planning to show any ads in the main inbox but could show ads in other places.
It might show ads in Status — the app’s Stories-like feature — and channels.

Cathcart also added that Channels could charge people to subscribe, and the owners could promote ads for it within Channels.

Telegram also shows ads in Channels now.
Can someone gift me telegram premium?

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Samsung and Google jointly develop a new tech to rival Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision

Samsung & Google have jointly developed a new & advanced 3D spatial audio technology called as IAMF (Immersive Audio Model and Formats).

This spatial audio technology has been adopted by AOM (Alliance for Open Media) which consists of brands like Amazon, AMD, ARM, Apple, Google, Huawei, Intel, LG, Microsoft, Netflix, Oppo and more

IAMF Features:
• Ability to express sound vertically
• AI and Deep Learning based scene analysis
• 3D audio effects
• High level of audio customization
• Horizontal sound expansion

To use Dolby Atmos & Dolby Vision, hardware manufacturers have to pay licensing fees to Dolby, which is $2, thereby increasing the products' overall cost.

Google will project this technology as a free alternative to Dolby Atmos & Dolby Vision to other brands.

IAMF is open-source unlike Dolby, so both creators & corporates can use it.
Plus, it will be paired with HDR 10+ to rival Dolby Vision

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Honor will next launch its X9B smartphone in India

After launching Honor 90 in India, Honor will now launch a budget-friendly X9B smartphone. It has been certified at the Indian BIS certification site and will launch in January 2024

Specifications:
• 6.78-inch (1200x2652 px) 1.5K resolution Curved AMOLED Display
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 1.07 Billion colors display
• 1920Hz PWM Dimming

• Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC
• 12GB +(8GB Virtual) = 20GB RAM LOL
• Fingerprint sensor; NFC

• 108MP main (NO OIS) + 5MP UltraWide + 2MP useless triple rear camera
• 3x Lossless Zoom
• 16MP front camera
• 5800mAh battery with 35W fast charging

Colors: Sunrise Orange, Midnight Black & Emerald Green
Honor X9b has already launched in Saudi Arabia for SAR 1399

Funnily, Just because this cheap smartphone got SGS 5-star Whole device drop resistance certification, Honor is claiming its display as "Ultra BOUNCE Anti-Drop Display" XDDD

So acc to honor, their smartphone glass bounces like a rubber LOL

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RIP: the deal between Qualcomm and Iridium to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones for two-way emergency messaging has collapsed, as reported by PCMag.

Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Satellite back in January of this year and said that "emergency messaging on Snapdragon Satellite is planned to be available on next-generation smartphones, launched in select regions starting in the second half of 2023."

However, Iridium in a press release today said that "the companies successfully developed and demonstrated the technology; however, notwithstanding this technical success, smartphone manufacturers have not included the technology in their devices."

Given all the hype around satellite messaging on Apple devices, I'm surprised that there wasn't much interest from Android smartphone makers! Perhaps the cost to support this in terms of extra hardware needed plus patent licensing wasn't worth the relatively small number of users who might utilize this feature?

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EDIT: It wasn't that Android smartphone makers weren't interested in bringing satellite connectivity to their phones, but instead they wanted a "standards-based solution" instead of a proprietary one.

Qualcomm said in a statement to CNBC that smartphone makers have "indicated a preference towards standards-based solutions" for satellite-to-phone connectivity. "We expect to continue to collaborate with Iridium on standards-based solutions while discontinuing efforts on the proprietary solution that was introduced earlier this year," the company said.

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In any case, Iridium says that, with the termination of its agreement with Qualcomm, it will be "free to directly re-engage with smartphone OEMs, other chipmakers, and smartphone operating system developers that the Company had been collaborating with previously." It will also pursue "new relationships with smart device OEMs, chipmakers, and developers for its existing and future service plans."

Valve announced Steam Deck OLED

This new Steam Deck OLED is more like a Steam Deck Pro variant.
It is the “first handheld with HDR OLED”.

Comes with 50% battery improvement over the original Steam Deck but features the same processor

What's NEW:
• 7.4-inch RGB-stripe OLED custom Samsung Display
• 90Hz refresh rate
• 1000-nit HDR peak brightness
• Multi-color indicator LED
• 110% DCI-P3 color gamut
(OG Steam Deck has 67% sRGB)

• More efficient die-shrink 6nm AMD “Sephiroth” APU
• 50Wh battery (up from 40Wh)
• 6400MT/s memory (up from 5500MT/s)
“Onboard mic can now be used simultaneously as headphone jack”

• Larger & quieter fan
• Larger heatsink
• Louder speakers “with improved bass”
• “Higher fidelity haptics”
• 29g lighter & Wi-Fi 6E

Machine screws on rear cover with metal bosses for easier repair
Replacing the display does not require taking the back off

Priced at 550$ for 512GB model

Steam Deck 2 is still in the works

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