Amazon reportedly wants to put a massive Echo on your wall
Don’t have enough Amazon devices in your house? Well, the company might be working on a fix: a 15-inch Echo that can be mounted on a wall.
This is according to a new report by Bloomberg, which claims Amazon will unveil the Alexa-controlled speaker, codenamed Hoya, at its Sept. 28 event.
Hoya can be placed on a table with a stand or mounted on a wall, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. It works with other Amazon smart devices and could be used to monitor the status of incoming Amazon packages. It will also be populated with widgets that display weather forecasts, photos, timers, and more.
Read More at Mashable
Vivo X70 series finally gets a launch date in India
Vivo’s latest flagship smartphone series, the X70 series, has been in the news for some time already. This new lineup of smartphones was unveiled In China earlier this month and is now slated to launch in India on September 30.
The Vivo X70 series will succeed the X60 series that that was launched in India earlier this year. And while the lineup includes three phones – Vivo X70, Vivo X70 Pro and Vivo X70 Pro Plus, we might not get the vanilla Vivo V70 in India.
Like its predecessor, the V70 series is going to be camera-centric smartphones and has been created in collaboration with the German lens maker Zeiss.
Read More at Techradrar
The Redmi 9 Activ is now official, but it’s probably not what you think
We heard murmurings of a Redmi 9 Activ earlier this month, suggesting that the Xiaomi sub-brand was working on another model in its Redmi 9 series. Now, Redmi has made it official by launching the phone in India today.
Those expecting a more durable version of the Redmi 9 will be disappointed though, as this isn’t like Samsung launching Active phones that are more durable than their typical devices. Instead, the top-end Redmi 9 Activ simply seems to have more RAM (6GB versus the Indian Redmi 9 offering 4GB across the board). Otherwise, the base Redmi 9 Active still has 4GB of RAM.
The rest of the phone is identical to the Indian Redmi 9 as well. So that means a lightweight Helio G35 chipset, a 6.53-inch HD+ LCD screen, a 5,000mAh battery with 10W charging, and a micro-USB port instead of USB-C connectivity. The Redmi 9 Activ also packs a 13MP+2MP rear camera pairing and a 5MP shooter in a waterdrop notch.
Read More at Android Authority
Oppo K9 Pro specs officially confirmed ahead of September 26 launch
A couple of days ago, Oppo announced it will introduce the K9 Pro on September 26 while giving us a glimpse of its design and confirming the 64MP primary camera and MediaTek chipset. The company has now revealed the SoC is the Dimensity 1200 SoC.
Oppo also revealed that the K9 Pro will sport a 120Hz AMOLED screen with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and HDR10 certification, but it doesn’t tell us the panel’s diagonal or resolution. However, thanks to TENAA, we know this is a 6.43″ FullHD+ display.
The K9 Pro will pack a 4,500 mAh battery with 60W charging and feature a cooling system with a heat dissipation area of 14,000mm2. The smartphone will have an NFC chip on board and support Wi-Fi 6 and 5G connectivity. It will be 8.5mm thick and weigh 180 grams.
Oppo has confirmed the 8GB/128GB variant, and since the K9 Pro is touted as a gaming smartphone, it will come with the 4D Vibration feature for a more immersive gaming experience.
Read More at Gsmarena
Moto G Pure leak lists 6.5″ AMOLED display, 48 MP main camera and aluminum frame
The Moto G Pure is said to use the Helio G25 chipset, earlier prototypes apparently used a P22 instead. The G25 is a 12 nm chip with eight Cortex-A53 CPU cores and a PowerVR GE8320 GPU, it is meant for $100 phones or so. The base configuration will have 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB storage, Android 11 will be pre-installed.
Hearing about the 48 MP main camera piqued our interest, but it will be paired only with a 2 MP depth sensor and a 5 MP selfie camera. Nothing to write home about. The same goes for the 4,000 mAh battery with 10W charging.
At least it is over USB-C and there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Even so, either the $300-$350 pricing is way off or Motorola needs some quiet time. We’ll know more in the second week of October when the Moto G Pure should be unveiled.
Read More at Gsmarena
TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra leaks with Snapdragon Wear 4100+
We’ve not seen this “Ultra” model of the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS yet. It is said to run the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Platform, a slightly updated chip that’s slightly more efficient than the non ‘plus’ version. It has a new co-processor that uses less power when using the always-on display feature in Wear OS.
The presenter doesn’t say much about the smartwatch in the video, he only shows the box to the camera. Aside from mentioning an updated chip, we can see the watch on the box has a slightly different appearance in the bezel which is slimmer than the Pro 3, and it has a less angular appearance.
Read More at Gsmarena
Oppo Watch Free to arrive on September 26
The month of September is turning out to be big for smart device announcements, and Oppo lines up an event as well. The company announced on Weibo a new smartwatch is on its way – it will be called Oppo Watch Free and will arrive on September 26, at the same stage where we expect to see the Oppo K9 Pro and an Oppo Smart TV.
Read More at Gsmarena
Realme V11s 5G is official with Dimensity 810 chipset
Realme launched a new faster version of its V11 smartphone in China. It is called Realme V11s 5G and brings Dimensity 810 chipset and up to 6GB RAM, which can be expanded to 11GB thanks to the DRE technology.
The V11s is similar to the V11 – they share the same body, the same 13MP + 2MP cameras, the same 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging.
The main change is the upgraded Mediatek chipset and the addition of DRE – Dynamic RAM Expansion, which allows internal storage to act as a temporary RAM dump in order to allow the phone to keep more apps open at the same time.
Read More at Gsmarena
Google sued over allegedly infringing on patents from defunct wearable company Jawbone
Jawbone, which went out of business in 2017, has just risen from the dead, but not for anything good. A mysterious party is now using Jawbone patents to launch lawsuits against Google and Apple.
Bloomberg reports that “Jawbone Innovations LLC” has filed a lawsuit against Google. The broad lawsuit covers “all versions and variants of Google smartphones […] tablets and/or notebooks […], earbuds […] smart home devices […] and other Android Devices.” Apple was hit with a similar suit as our colleagues at 9to5Mac covered, and the same LLC previously targeted Samsung with a similar suit earlier this year.
In the suit, a preliminary injunction has been demanded to stop both Google and Apple from selling the products that infringe on Jawbone patents. The patents in question revolve around limiting background noise, a tech that was developed early on by Jawbone under US military contracts.
Google, in response to the allegations, said: “We dispute the claims, and will defend ourselves vigorously.”
Read More at 9to5Google
China Bans Crypto Mining: Chinese Crypto Traders at Loss
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On Friday, September 24, 2021, China’s most powerful regulators went a step further by issuing a blanket ban on all cryptocurrency transactions and crypto mining, hurting bitcoin and other big coins, squeezing the whole cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, influencing the value of major cryptocurrencies.
Ten government organizations, including the People’s Bank of China and the central bank, together with banking, securities and foreign exchange regulators, have agreed to work together to root out “illegal” cryptocurrency activities for the first time.
According to George Zarya, CEO of Bequant crypto exchange in London, China often takes drastic measures with claims of threats or countermeasures but then goes completely radio silent for some time. He openly stated that China would not assist cryptocurrency market development in any way, shape, or form since doing so would go against their current objectives of limiting capital outflow and big tech.
Read More at Startup to Enterprise
