Drive China, April 11, 2024, last night and this morning
Redmi Turbo 3 was released at a price starting at 1999 yuan
On April 10, Redmi held a new product launch conference for the Turbo series in Beijing, and the Turbo 3 was officially launched. It provides 4 versions: 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB, and 16GB+1TB, with suggested retail prices of 1999 yuan, 2299 yuan, 2499 yuan, and 2799 yuan respectively.
Turbo 3 is positioned as a new-generation performance flagship, Redmi and Qualcomm deeply customize the third-generation Snapdragon 8s, with an Antutu running score of over 1.75 million, bringing the strongest performance output in the same class, equipped with a furious engine 3.0 The performance release is well-known, and the heat dissipation is equipped with the flagship-level heat dissipation technology "Ice Circulating Cold Pump", which realizes the cooling experience of the leading generation in the industry.
In addition, Redmi Turbo 3 is also equipped with 1.5K Xiaomi Qingshan eye protection Chinese screen, 50 million pixel super sensing camera, 5000 mAh + 90W battery life combination, and supports flagship-level AI functions, full-scene AON air gesture recognition, active visual perception, large model Xiao Ai classmates are also all decentralized, other configurations of axis linear motor, stereo dual speaker design, full-function NFC, infrared remote control, under-screen optical fingerprint, etc. are all standard.
The U.S. Senate is considering extending the TikTok divestiture period to one year
On April 10, Maria Cantwell, chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, said lawmakers were considering extending the deadline for ByteDance to sell its TikTok assets in the U.S. to one year. Previously, on March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring ByteDance to sell its TikTok business in the U.S. within a timeframe of about six months or risk banning operations. Cantwell said she supports an extension to one year and believes it is an important factor in ensuring success. She also mentioned that the matter was currently being discussed with colleagues and that everyone had questions about it. There have also been proposals from congressional officials to extend it to one year. If the deadline is extended, any possible TikTok ban will be postponed until 2025.
On the same day, Cantwell also said that the Senate might accept the House proposal, but she stressed that senators want to make the bill stronger and have a stronger legal foundation. TikTok, the platform with 170 million users in the United States, once again stressed that day that banning TikTok would hurt millions of businesses, deprive artists of their audiences, and destroy the livelihoods of countless creators. TikTok also previously said it had invested $1.5 billion to keep U.S. users' data safe and store it within the United States.
Porsche China: Pre-orders for the new Porsche Taycan start on April 10
On April 10, Porsche China's official WeChat announced that the new electric sports car Taycan family has started pre-sale, with a starting price of 1.008 million yuan.
It is understood that as Porsche's blockbuster new car in 2024, the new Taycan has been comprehensively upgraded in chassis performance, with longer cruising range, faster acceleration and even better charging performance.
The prices of the seven models are:
It is worth mentioning that Porsche's official website reported on April 10 that in China, Porsche delivered 16,340 cars from January to March, a year-on-year decrease of 24%.
The cyber harassment of Zhiji Auto continues to be exposed
On April 10, Zhiji Auto issued a statement on its official social media that the company has officially apologized to the public three times for the mistake of mislabeling the configuration parameters of the Xiaomi SU7 at the launch of its L6 model. However, despite the apology, Zhiji Auto's official live channel, social media comment section, and live broadcast of its dealer stores have been subjected to a series of online harassment behaviors, including but not limited to abusive language, defamation, and targeted personal attacks.
In the face of this series of online violence, Zhiji Auto decided to take action, not only disclosing these misconducts, but also showing relevant screenshot evidence to the majority of netizens. Zhiji Auto said that in order to maintain justice and corporate image, it will not tolerate such behavior, and will continue to expose more online violence if the situation warrants.
Apple confirmed that a number of Apple Watch models suffered from the "ghost touch" phenomenon, and recommended a forced restart as a solution
According to the news on April 11, Apple sent a memo to its authorized service provider (AASP), pointing out that in addition to the previously known Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 affected by touch issues, the problem has also affected Apple Watch Series 7, Series 8 and Ultra 1 models. The memorandum recommends that service providers should not directly replace their watches when faced with the phenomenon of "ghost touches", but should instead instruct consumers to adopt a forced restart method to solve the problem, by pressing and holding the side button and the Digital Crown at the same time for ten seconds. It is also required to ensure that all affected Apple Watches are upgraded to the latest watchOS version.
Since February of this year, Apple has begun investigating touch anomalies in some Apple Watch models, and initially the problem was only on the Series 9 and Ultra 2, which manifested as users experiencing "false touches" on the screen, causing the screen to jump or unintended behavior. The watchOS 10.4 release has included a fix for this "ghost touch" issue, which should theoretically resolve the issue for all affected models. However, if the problem persists after the update, it seems that Apple will provide a further solution in the near future, according to the content of the memo.
Redmi press conference mislabeled Honor mobile phone specifications, Honor responded: Small mistake, there is no need to force a sincere apology
At the Redmi Turbo 3 launch event on April 10, an error occurred that the Redmi side incorrectly marked the parameters of the Honor 100 Pro. This mistake attracted the attention of netizens, and some voices suggested that Xiaomi should apologize three times for this mistake. To this, Honor's product manager responded, saying that he had been informed of the situation and that a friend suggested that the competitor could apologize three times, but he made it clear that such an apology was not needed.
Jiang Hairong, Honor's chief marketing officer, also mentioned that there are many fake announcements circulating on the Internet claiming that Honor is asking for an apology from its opponents, which have been processed by PS. He stressed that there is no need to force a sincere apology for such a small mistake.