Whistleblowers say Apple is testing multiple foldable iPhone prototypes, but there are concerns about the market outlook
Whistleblower @Dylandkt recently revealed that Apple is indeed developing a foldable iPhone, and there is more than one prototype being tested, but Apple still has concerns about the foldable iPhone, and the current foldable screen technology is still far from Apple's expectations, and there are still many places that need to be compromised. It will not be launched in the short term.
The whistleblower also revealed that Apple is also worried about the market prospects of foldable smartphones, worrying about whether there will still be a place in the market in the future.
Due to market prospect concerns and technical deficiencies, Apple is currently not in improving competitors' products, but also paying attention to the state of the market. Apple's goal is to ensure that the foldable iPhone does not go backwards from the current iPhone.
The news that Apple is planning a foldable iPhone has been reported in March 2019, when it was reported that Samsung Display had provided a screen to Apple. At the end of 2020, it was reported that Apple had sent foldable iPhone samples to Foxconn for testing. Kuo has also predicted that he does not expect to launch before 2023, and as soon as 2024.
The Google Pixel Fold folding screen phone appears in Geekbench, equipped with a self-developed Tensor chip
According to IT Home news, Google Fold (code name Pipit) recently appeared in Geekbench, equipped with a self-developed Tensor chip.
Pixel Fold's Geekbench 4 single-core score 4851, multi-core running score 11442, equipped with 12GB of memory, equipped with Android 12.
Public information shows that the Google Pixel Fold has been rumored to use the LTPO OLED display, and will also use Samsung's foldable display technology, equipped with a 7.6-inch folding display, and will also be equipped with its own Tensor chip.
However, according to a previous report by analyst DisplaySearch, the device may not be released for a short period of time. Google has canceled the phone's component orders, and they realized that the device can't compete with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold/Flip because it offers neither pen support nor off-screen camera support, and Samsung has vertical integration advantages and economies of scale, so the Pixel Fold may not be profitable.
Microsoft and Xiaopeng Automobile reached a cooperation voice assistant upgrade
Microsoft China announced today that Microsoft and Xiaopeng Motors have reached a cooperation to successfully complete the upgrade of its vehicle-level voice assistant and further enhance the technical level of intelligent car voice assistants.
At present, Chinese users who purchase Xiaopeng Motors' P7 models can upgrade their new intelligent voice assistant "Xiao P" through OTA, and Xiaopeng Motors also plans to introduce this technology upgrade to several other models through OTA.
Huawei management adjustment: Ding Yun was appointed president of corporate BG
According to Sohu Technology, Huawei recently issued an internal document appointing Ding Yun as the president of the enterprise BG, and the previous president of the enterprise BG was Peng Zhongyang.
Ding Yun has been with Huawei since 1996 and has served as President of the Company's Product Line, President of Global Solution Sales, President of Global Marketing, President of Products and Solutions, and President of Carrier BG.
Former Facebook engineer Liu Jiakai joined Xiaodu
According to interface news reports, former Facebook engineer Liu Jiakai officially joined Xiaodu and will serve as an outstanding R&D architect, reporting directly to Jing Kun, CEO of Xiaodu Technology.
Liu Jiakai, a top 1 percent veteran engineer at Facebook who joined the company in 2009, designed and built the Facebook Message middle office service and created the sorting framework for Facebook Apps' ads on mobile apps. Before joining Facebook, Liu Jiakai worked at Google and was one of the top 50 employees of Google China, responsible for Businesses such as Book Search and Picasaweb.
Jeff Wilcox, chief chip designer for Apple's M1, joins Intel
Jeff Wilcox, Apple's Director of System Architecture for macs (former) announced on his LinkedIn page on Thursday (6 June) that he will leave Apple for Intel to take up his post as Intel Fellow and Technical Director (CTO) of Design Engineering, responsible for the design of all Intel client system mono-chip (SoC) architectures.
Wilcox has been Apple's Director of Mac System Architecture for the past 8 years, overseeing Mac system architecture, signal integrity, and power integrity, leading Apple's transition to Apple Silicon.