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Apple to pay $490 million in lawsuit claiming Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by concealing iPhone demand fall

Apple has settled a class-action lawsuit for $490 million, alleging CEO Tim Cook concealed declining iPhone demand in China, resulting in a $9 billion revenue forecast slash due to U.S.-China trade tensions in January 2019. Pending approval from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the settlement covers investors who bought shares two months before Cook's comments about China's market outlook. The case is In re Apple Inc Securities Litigation, No. 19-02033, in the Northern District of California.

The settlement concludes accusations that Cook misled shareholders, leading to a 10% share drop and $74 billion market value loss. Despite the substantial settlement, equivalent to under two days of Apple's net income, the company's market value has surged to over $2.6 trillion since the incident in January 2019.

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Google's Gemini could power iPhone's Generative AI Features
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Apple is in talks with Google to build Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence engine into its iPhones to power the NEW AI features coming to iOS
Apple also recently held discussions with OpenAI & has considered using its model as well

Since early last year, Apple has been testing its own large language model (LLM) β€” the technology behind generative AI β€” codenamed 'Ajax'
Some employees also have been trying out a basic chatbot dubbed 'Apple GPT'

However, Apple's LLM is inferior to Google's Gemini or OpenAI's GPT model, thus Apple will either use the GPT or Gemini
It’s unlikely that any deal with any partner will be announced until June's WWDC event

Samsung Galaxy S24 series AI features are also powered by Google's Gemini only

Upcoming iOS 18 will include AI features such as a NEW version of Siri that is more intelligent as powered by an LLM, New AI features for Apple Music, Xcode, Spotlight Search, iMessages etc

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Announced

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (SM-8635) which even supports on-device Generative AI features through large language models (LLM) such as Meta's Llama 2, Gemini Nano, etc

CPU (Built on TSMC 4nm node)
1Γ— Cortex-X4@ 3.0GHz
4Γ— Cortex-A720@ 2.8GHz
3Γ— Cortex-A520@ 2.0GHz

GPU: Adreno 735
Modem: Snapdragon X70

Meanwhile Snapdragon 8 Gen 3:
1x Cortex-X4@ 3.3GHz
3x A720@ 3.2GHz
2x A720@ 3.0GHz
2x A520@ 2.3GHz

GPU: Adreno 750
Modem: Snapdragon X75

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 features Real-time Hardware-Accelerated Ray Tracing but it neither supports Global Illumination nor Unreal Engine 5 Lumen Global Illumination & Reflections System as supported by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

It also does NOT support 8K HDR which is supported by Snapdragon 8 gen 2 even nor does it supports 720p@ 960fps slow-motion videos

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 devices:
β€’ Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro/ Xiaomi 14 Lite
β€’ POCO F6

β€’ Realme GT Neo 6
β€’ iQOO Z9 Turbo
β€’ Motorola X50 Ultra/ Edge 50 Pro

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First Look at the Motorola Edge 50 Pro!

Motorola has finally confirmed Edge 50 Pro will debut in India this time unlike the Edge 40 Pro that was skipped previously

Edge 50 Pro will pack Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip instead of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
It will also feature several AI-powered features too

Motorola claims Edge 50 Pro display as "World's FIRST True Color Display" as its Real-world colors are validated by PANTONE

It has a HDR10+ Supported pOLED Display with 1.5K Resolution and 144Hz Refresh Rate.

Motorola is claiming Edge 50 Pro with the "World's FIRST AI-powered Camera" because it features an AI-photo enhancement engine for enhanced image processing, AI-adaptive Video stabilization with AutoFocus, etc

It also has a 10MP Telephoto Lens with 50X Hybrid Zoom

Apart from Edge 50 Pro, another smartphone with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset likely the Regular Edge 50 will also debut apart from Edge 50 fusion with Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Edge 50 series will launch on 3rd April Globally

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Xiaomi Teases CIVI 4 Pro in China

Xiaomi CIVI 4 Pro is launching soon in this month in China & it will also debut globally including India as "Xiaomi 14 Lite"

FunFact: There will be NO Xiaomi Civi 4 but directly Xiaomi Civi 4 "Pro"
Xiaomi's marketing team thought it got a substantial upgrade compared to Civi 3, so named it Civi 4 "Pro" directly

Well, brands name their smartphone with a "Pro" variant because it is better than its base/regular variant
But since Xiaomi LACKS brain cells, nobody knows with which model it is being compared such as to call it a "Pro" version

Specifications:
β€’ 6.55-inch 1.5K resolution Micro Curved OLED Display
β€’ 120Hz refresh rate
β€’ Metal Frame

β€’ Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC
β€’ 50MP Main (Omnivision Light Hunter)
β€’ 50MP Portrait Telephoto (50mm)
β€’ Variable Aperture
β€’ LEICA SUMMILUX Lenses
β€’ 5000mAh battery with 100W Fast charging
β€’ IP68 dust & water resistant
β€’ IR Blaster

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LAVA to debut India's indigenous BharOS
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LAVA will use India's indigenous mobile operating system BharOS, developed by IIT Madras incubated JandKOps, on its smartphone's first

Lava has signed an MoU with IIT Madras
"For the next 6 months, there will be around 500 Lava-designed and manufactured phones running on Bharat operating system (BharOS) which will be used to assess app performance," said Lava's R&D President

The top Lava executive said the adoption of BharOS could bring "complete transformation or disruption" in the smartphone industry as it would offer users an alternative to the Android OS by Google.

Karthik Ayyar, the founder of BharOS developer JandK Operations said "We have currently been focusing on 5G enablement of BharOS & looking at different variants of our BharOS"
For example, BharOS could be used in Network devices and Routers

JandKOps has already designed BharOS website which can be viewed at jandkops.in

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Google Pixel 8A LEAKS!

Google is going to launch the Pixel 8a codenamed 'Akita' at its Google I/O event which is scheduled to take place on 14th May

Specifications:
β€’ 6.1-inch FHD+ Resolution OLED Display
β€’ 120Hz refresh rate (upgrade from 90Hz on 7a)
β€’ 1400nits Peak brightness
β€’ Metal Frame

β€’ Google Tensor G3 SoC
β€’ Mali-G715 GPU
β€’ LPDDR5 RAM with UFS 3.1 storage
β€’ In-display Fingerprint Scanner
β€’ Display Port Output Support
β€’ 4500mAh battery (expected)
β€’ 27W Fast Charging

8a will use WCN6856 Qualcomm Wi-fi chip (the same used in Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1)

SAME Cameras as the Pixel 7a:
β€’ 64MP main (IMX 787, OIS) + 13MP UltraWide (IMX 712)
β€’ 13MP Front camera (IMX 712)

Google will expand its Pixel lineup starting with the Pixel 8a to more European Countries, which will now include the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Expected Pricing: 550$


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Google Keep is rolling out its new "help me create a list" feature to some more users. This feature uses generative AI to help you create a list.

If "help me create a list" has rolled out to you, you'll see a dialog upon opening the app that informs you. You'll then see a "help me create a list" button when you're creating a new note.

I haven't seen this yet in Google Keep, but let me know if you have it!

According to 9to5Google, this started slowly rolling out to some users since last month.

(Thanks to Arturo De La Rosa for the screenshots!)
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Samsung may have finally implemented seamless updates on their Android devices! When updating the new Galaxy A55 5G, users have noticed that the software update screen now shows a "downloading and installing" as well as "verification" steps.

In addition, TheMobileIndian reports that upon restarting their A55, they "did not encounter the One UI installation screen [recovery] that we see when we update other Samsung phones."

(Thanks to John and Abdulwahab for the tip!)
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BREAKING: USA SUES APPLE

USA's Department of Justice ( DOJ) has sued Apple for operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market.

The DOJ, along with 16 state and district attorneys general, said "Apple exercises its monopoly power to extract more money from consumers, developers, content creators, artists, publishers, small businesses, and merchants, among others,”

The entire complaint spans 88 pages including:
β€’ Blocking cloud-streaming gaming apps that would lower the need for more expensive hardware

β€’ Suppressing quality of messaging b/w iPhone & Android

β€’ Limiting the functionality of 3rd-party smartwatches with iPhone

β€’ Blocking 3rd-party developers from creating competing digital wallets

Apple responded by saying that "This lawsuit threatens who we are and the principles that set Apple products apart in fiercely competitive markets"

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HONOR Magic6 RSR Porsche Design and Magic 6 Ultimate

The Honor Magic 6 Ultimate and Magic 6 Porsche Edition are the World's FIRST smartphones to use a Dual-stack tandem OLED display (BOE K2) which increases the lifespan by 600% and energy efficiency by 40%.
Developed jointly by BOE and Honor after 3yrs of R&D & even features Honor’s laminated Oasis eye protection screen

The camera features LOFIC technology (Lateral OverFlow Integration Capacitor) developed after 2yrs of R&D & can achieve a DSLR-class 15EV ultra-high dynamic range.

Honor Magic 6 Porsche Edition comes with a titanium engraved nameplate and Porsche's legendary hexagonal structure camera module

The battery is a 2nd Gen Qinghai Lake 5,600mAh silicon-carbon battery with Honor's self-developed E1 energy efficiency enhancement chip

For communication, there is Honor’s self-developed gold satellite antenna and the self-developed radio frequency enhancement chip HONOR C1+

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HONOR Magic6 RSR Porsche Design and Magic 6 Ultimate launched

Specs:

β€’ 6.8-inch (1280x2800 px) FHD+ BOE 1.5K Dual-layer stacked Tandem LTPO OLED display
β€’ 120Hz adaptive refresh rate
β€’ HDR display; Dolby Vision
β€’ 5000nits HDR brightness
β€’ 4320Hz PWM dimming
β€’ Light Oasis Eye Protection Screen
β€’ Rhinoceros Glass protection

β€’ 50MP main (OIS; H9800 – Howell OV50K; 1/1.3")
β€’ 50MP UltraWide
β€’ 180 Telephoto Portrait (OIS)
β€’ f/1.4~f/2.0 Variable Aperture
β€’ LOFIC Technology
β€’ 100x Digital Zoom
β€’ 1200 laser focus points
β€’ 60fps focus tracking

β€’ 50MP Selfie Camera
β€’ 3D Depth camera
β€’ 3D Face Unlock

β€’ Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
β€’ 5600mAh battery
β€’ 80W wired + 66W Wireless; reverse;
β€’ E1 energy efficiency chip
β€’ C1+ radio enhancement chip

β€’ Independent secure memory chip
β€’ Stereo speakers; DTS:X Ultra
β€’ In-screen fingerprint sensor
β€’ USB-3.2 Gen 1; IR Blaster

Magic 6 Ultimate:
β€’ 16GB + 512GB= 6,999 CNY (~970$)
β€’ 16GB + 1TB= 7,699 CNY (~1070$)

Magic 6 Porsche:
24GB + 1TB= 9,999 CNY (~1390$)


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Xiaomi CIVI 4 Pro launched in China

Without launching Civi 4, Xiaomi directly launched the Civi 4 "Pro" variant

Specs:
β€’ 6.55" (2750x1236 px) 1.5K resolution TCL CSoT C8 OLED Display
β€’ 120Hz refresh rate
β€’ 1.67 Billion colors (12-bit)
β€’ 3000nits peak brightness
β€’ HDR10+; Dolby Vision
β€’ 2160Hz PWM Dimming
β€’ Gorilla Glass Victus 2

β€’ Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC
β€’ LPDDR5X RAM; UFS 4.0 storage
β€’ 4184mmΒ² Cooling chamber

β€’ 50MP main (Light Hunter 800; f/1.63; OIS)
β€’ 12MP UltraWide
β€’ 50MP 2X Telephoto (Samsung JN1, OIS ❌)
β€’ LEICA SUMMILUX Lens
β€’ NO Variable Aperture

β€’ 32MP + 32MP Dual Selfie
β€’ NO 3D Face Unlock

β€’ In-display fingerprint
β€’ 4700mAh battery
β€’ 67W wired + NO wireless charging
β€’ Stereo speakers; Dolby Atmos
β€’ USB-C 2.0; NO IP Rating
β€’ IR Blaster; Metal Frame

NOTE: Apart from China, Civi 4 Pro will launch as Xiaomi 14 Lite ONLY in India
It will NOT launch Globally

Pricing
β€’ 12GB + 256GB= 2,999 CNY (~415$)
β€’ 12GB + 512GB= 3,299 CNY (~460$)
β€’ 16GB + 512GB= 3,599 CNY (~500$)

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