Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

Google Chrome is encouraging uBlock Origin users to switch to other ad blockers as it phases out support for Manifest v2 (MV2) extensions in favor of Manifest v3 (MV3). Since uBlock Origin is an MV2 extension, users see warnings suggesting alternatives. uBlock Origin Lite (uBOL) is a pared-down MV3-compliant version.

Chrome will disable MV2 extensions over the coming months, with users directed to MV3 alternatives. Enterprises using the ExtensionManifestV2Availability policy are exempt until June 2025.

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In a first, Robot commits suicide in South Korea

An administrative officer robot hired by South Korea's Gumi City Council was found unresponsive after it allegedly threw itself down a flight of stairs, thus committing suicide.
Witnesses claimed to have seen the robot "circling in one spot as if something was there" before the accident.

This administrative officer robot was made by Bear Robotics, a Californian robot-waiter startup and it appointed in August in the Gumi City Council to serve a civil servant. The robot used to work from 9 AM to 6 PM and robot reportedly “helped with daily document deliveries, city promotion, and delivered information to the local residents. While other robots usually stay on a particular floor, the one held by the Gumi City Council was capable enough to call an elevator and go to different floors on its own.

The cause of the fall remains unclear, but it could be either due to malfunctioning or the robot was overworked by humans

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Nothing's NFT is now dead like any other NFT cashgrab; owners get no more perks.

Investors were supposed to have access to exclusive groups, early access to products/events/offers and IRL community activities. In reality, they only had access to a Discord chat and Phone(1) launch event LMAO

Owners of the overpriced JPEG will receive products depending on the NFT;
- 29 red dot owners will get a Phone (2a) plus and audio product - 14.4k black dot owners will get a $80/4000 INR store voucher

To get that NFT in the first place, you had to be a Nothing investor, preordered a green tint (1) or bought one from the third market (at some point someone paid 1.0397 ETH/$3000 for one LMAOOOOO)

Logitech discussed about possibility of a “forever mouse” that will require a subscription

Speaking on The Verge's Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber discussed about the possibility of selling a mouse that customers can use "forever." The mouse will cost 200$ & will rely on software updates, likely delivered through a subscription model

I’m not planning to throw that watch away ever. So why would I be throwing my mouse or my keyboard away if it’s a fantastic-quality, well-designed, software-enabled mouse? The forever mouse is one of the things that we’d like to get to.

A "forever mouse" would also benefit from a design with self-repairability in mind like with features such as hot-swappability for mouse button switches, easily replaceable shells, wheels & feet; detachable cables etc.

The challenge, however, is finding a business model that supports that idea without requiring an exorbitant hardware price. Don't worry, its just a possibility and Logitech is NOT developing it

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Moondrop MIAD 01 Phone has a script to throttle mobile data connection speed

While investigating the firmware of the Moondrop's MIAD 01 smartphone, @adeveloper79 found out that there exist is a throttling script which is used to throttle the mobile data connection speed lmao.
It is likely used for queuing but its' unclear that whether the script indeed works/gets invoked or it is a bymistake left over test case.

Anyways, there is also Moondrop's smartphone official ringtone which you can check out in the comments below

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 visits Geekbench 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen 4 will be the first Qualcomm SoC to be based on a custom ARM instruction set with Nuvia's phoenix core instead of ARM's cortex cores

Part Number: SM-8750
GPU: Adreno 830 likely at 1.15GHz

CPU:
2× Phoenix large @ 4.09GHz
6× Phoenix Medium @ 2.78GHz
Manufactured by TSMC on its 3nm process (N3B)

Governor: Walt
Identifier: ARM implementer 81 architecture 8 variant 3 part 1 revision 4
(Seems like minor revision of Qualcomm Oryon used in Snapdragon X Elite/Plus series)

Snapdragon 8 gen 4 Galaxy variant for Galaxy devices or the Leading Version will likely have 2x Large Phoenix cores clocked at 4.3GHz.
Apple's A18 Pro chip to power the iPhone 16 Pro models is expected to score 3500 in single-core and 9000 in multi-core

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 GPU Upgrades will be Massive!

As previously reported, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will utilize an upgraded "Slice GPU architecture" and it will also offer improved cache & a new memory compression technology called "dynamic wave pairing".

Apart from these, Adreno 830 GPU in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will support frame generation technology. The GPU's frame interpolation technology will offer much less latency and lower power consumption too than that of an external interpolation independent graphics chip, and is comparable to the native high frame rate. It is estimated that the Snapdragon 8G4 will have a smoother and more stable with 1080p/1.5K + 120fps interpolation frame, and it will be fully compatible with games like Genshin impact, Collapse, Honkai etc

Additionally, Adreno 830 GPU will greatly improve the FP32 performance, and HGEMM support (Half-precision General Matrix Multiplication) is also added to accelerate AI workloads.

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https://zentalk.asus.com/t5/zenfone-9/asus-executive-rma-blackmails-me-for-200-to-keep-bootloader/td-p/438996

Asus supposedly started talking of paid bootloader unlock.

OnePlus 13R Leaks

After leaking flagship OnePlus 13 specifications, popular Chinese tipster DCS has also posted OnePlus Ace 5 specifications which will likely debut as OnePlus 13R Globally

Specifications:
• 6.78-inch 1.5K resolution Micro curved
• 8T circuit LTPO OLED Display
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
• 6200mAh large battery
• 100W Fast charging
• Alert Slider
• 50MP main triple rear camera

Since DCS didn't mention telephoto, so 13R could once again get 2MP useless camera, continuing the legacy of 2MP since the 11R

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Vivo TWS 3e launched in India

Specifications:
• 11mm dynamic drivers
• Bionic composite cashmere biofiber diaphragm
• DeepX 3.0 & 3D Panoramic Audio effects
• Spatial Sound
• 30dB Active Noise cancellation (ANC)
• 88ms low latency gaming mode
• Multi-point pairing to 2 devices
• Bluetooth 5.3v
• 8hrs battery life with ANC ON; 10hrs with ANC OFF
• 42hrs with case; 10mins charge for 3hrs playback
Colors: Dark blue & white

The DeepX 3.0 Sound Effects include:
Super Bass Boosted: 20-80 Hz for powerful bass.
Enhanced Vocals: 1000-4000 Hz for clearer voice.
Enhanced Trebles: Above 5000 Hz for cleaner, more vibrant music.

Priced at Rs. 1,899 (~22$)

However, Vivo did NOT launch better sound quality buds i.e Vivo TWS 3 and 3 pro in India. Now, iQOO will also launch its first TWS in India which will be nothing new but rebranded Vivo TWS 3e buds only.

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