The Death of Device Ownership: Are We Losing Control of Our Tech? https://www.gizchina.com/editorial/the-death-of-device-ownership-are-we-losing-control-of-our-tech

Xiaomi 17 Series: The Leap That Says It All https://www.gizchina.com/xiaomi-phones/xiaomi-17-series-the-leap-that-says-it-all

Baidu’s PP-OCRv5 Shows That Small Models Can Still Shine https://www.gizchina.com/ai/baidus-pp-ocrv5-shows-that-small-models-can-still-shine

Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 Confirmed as Qualcomm's Next Flagship Soc https://www.gizchina.com/qualcomm/snapdragon-8-elite-5-confirmed-as-qualcomms-next-flagship-soc

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: Rear Design Leak Shows Bold Second Screen? https://www.gizchina.com/xiaomi-tablets-tech/xiaomi-17-pro-max-rear-design-leak-shows-bold-second-screen

Xiaomi Pad Mini Teased Ahead of Launch – Could This Be Your Next Tablet? https://www.gizchina.com/xiaomi-phones/xiaomi-pad-mini-teased-ahead-of-launch-could-this-be-your-next-tablet

🎨 Android will soon theme every app icon, and Google Play won't let developers opt out

In order to distribute apps on Google Play, developers MUST now agree to allow users to change the color of/theme their app's icon.

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-icon-theming-agreement-3597899/

Read this post by GrapheneOS on X regarding Google delaying security patches to AOSP (Android Open Source Project)

It's a strange time to talk about Android protectingZ users. Android recently changed the security update system in a way which massively downgrades security and puts users at risk. Commercial exploit companies and governments can easily obtain access to broadly distributed partner previews. Adding 4 month delays for patches is atrocious.

In June, you folks claimed AOSP wasn't going anywhere:

You then proceeded to not release the July or August monthly updates to AOSP followed by not releasing the September quarterly update. You officially communicated to the media and said AOSP releases were continuing followed by 3 months of not pushing releases to it. Why should people believe what you say about sideloading?

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Link: https://x.com/grapheneos/status/1964561043906048183

I also remember reading that Google has stopped sharing their trees and driver binaries for their Pixel phones with ASOP. Alt-OS developers like GrapheneOS have been using these to build for the Pixel phones to have GrapheneOS as the phone's OS.

Now Google is shifting their reference from Pixel hardware to a virtual device called “Cuttlefish”

Now alt-OS developers are going to have to reverse engineer the Pixel phones just like any other phone.

It would be interesting if someone started building open-source phones based on the Cuttlefish and started selling them to Alt-OS developers.

https://youtube.com/shorts/boP3uiJ8FhE Wow I had no idea NVMe were so fast...

Here a new release of WVC 😉

Not needed to edit by yourself!!!

Release notes WVC 7.7

Dropped Android 8 Support as Aosmium Dropped it too...
Vanadium Branch Changed to A16.
Smarter Installation with API and Arch Check.
A2 is for AAPT2 Compile, Use This First!

https://gitlab.com/Lordify/webview-changer/-/releases/v77

This cross-platform eBook reader has a lot of potential! 📚

https://news.itsfoss.com/readest-app/

https://altcha.org/

Free, open-source #Captcha alternative
ALTCHA uses a proof-of-work mechanism to protect your website, APIs, and online services from spam and unwanted content.

Unlike other solutions, ALTCHA is free, open-source and self-hosted, does not use cookies nor fingerprinting, does not track users, and is compliant with data-privacy regulations and accessible.

🚨 AI just ended the Fortune-1000 monopoly on SOCs.

What used to take a full team & $1.5–$2M a year to run a 24/7 SOC is now doable with AI for a fraction of the cost.

1 in 3 small businesses were hacked last year. 88% plan to adopt an AI-driven SOC next.

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/09/soc-for-all-why-every-company-can-now.html

🔥 New hardware hack ALERT:

ETH Zürich + Google just broke SK Hynix DDR5 memory wide open.

➡️ “Phoenix” (CVE-2025-6202) gets ROOT in 109s on SK Hynix chips
➡️ ECC & TRR defenses? ❌ Bypassed
➡️ RSA keys + sudo at risk

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/phoenix-rowhammer-attack-bypasses.html

💡 Only fix: crank DRAM refresh rate 3×.

Ulefone Tab A9 Pro Series Launches Worldwide: Compact Tablets for Work and Play https://www.gizchina.com/ulefone/ulefone-tab-a9-pro-series-launches-worldwide-compact-tablets-for-work-and-play

Vivo X300 Global Model Pops Up on Geekbench, Launch Around the Corner https://www.gizchina.com/vivo-phones/vivo-x300-global-model-pops-up-on-geekbench-launch-around-the-corner

Meizu 22 Launches With Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Flyme AIOS https://www.gizchina.com/meizu/meizu-22-launches-with-snapdragon-8s-gen-4-and-flyme-aios