The first Tencent OS 2.0 phone is released! 4GB memory/999 yuan; ASUS releases VR headset | Lei Feng Morning News

The first Tencent OS 2.0 phone is released! 4GB memory/999 yuan

On May 30, the first mobile phone equipped with Tencent OS 2.0 was released. The phone was built by Foxconn's InFocus and named InFocus Blue Whale S1. The phone is priced at only 999 yuan. Reservations have been opened and it will be officially on sale at 10 am on June 13.

In terms of appearance, InFocus Blue Whale S1 adopts a double-arc design. The body is made of aviation magnesium-aluminum alloy. The dimensions are 53.5x7.9x76.1mm, and it weighs 152g. It is only available in amber gold.

In terms of configuration, the phone uses a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is equipped with a MediaTek MT6755m octa-core processor (Helio P10), has 4GB of built-in memory and 32GB of body storage space, supports up to 128GB Micro SD card expansion, provides an 8/13 million pixel camera, has a battery capacity of 2900mAh, supports dual SIM dual standby, full network access, VoLTE and rear fingerprint recognition.

Netizen comments: What do you think? I can't find any highlights. I'm almost numb to the configuration now.

Siri to face Google's new voice assistant

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On May 30, according to foreign media reports, at the upcoming 2016 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple is likely to launch a new generation of voice assistant "Siri2" to compete with Amazon's Echo, with stronger performance, richer functions, and a different name. However, Apple is highly confidential about its artificial intelligence research and development plans.

Siri's early founders and most of its staff have left Apple to create their own AI assistant, Viv. Apple acquired VocalIQ, a British artificial intelligence company, last year. VocalIQ is the world's first self-learning conversation API (application programming interface), which makes conversations between people and machines more real and natural. This voice artificial intelligence technology can be integrated into other applications, and developers will eventually apply their applications to Siri, and VocalIQ may play a role in this regard.

According to a source, VocalIQ's voice technology can handle more complex questions than rivals such as Google and Amazon, and can remember the context of user questions like humans do. For example, users can say, "Please help me find a Chinese restaurant that is not far away, has parking, and has Wi-Fi."

Netizen comment: A salted fish that doesn't want to turn over is not a good Siri

Asus releases virtual reality headset

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At Comuputex 2016, Asus followed in the footsteps of companies like Samsung, Facebook, and Google by launching its own VR headset. If the design of a VR headset is what really sets it apart from the competition, this one is a lot sleeker than the rest of the VR headsets out there.

With a sporty look, Asus' VR headset has a silver (metallic) texture and even comes with a leather headband, which is a pretty cool touch. This VR headset will probably pair with the company's ZenFone series of smartphones, just like Samsung's Gear VR pairs with its own flagship phones. This Asus VR headset also has buttons and a touchscreen on both sides for navigation.

Beyond that, ASUS didn't share any more information about the device, such as how much it will cost when it's officially released on the market, whether it will have a controller, etc.

Netizen comments: Another VR headset.

ASUS releases Zenbo, a home companion robot

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At Computex 2016 in Taipei, ASUS also launched the Zenbo home robot, priced at US$599, or approximately RMB 4,000.

In appearance, it has a white body, a movable head, and can roll and walk. This robot can accompany the elderly and children, and you can interact with it through voice.

The robot has a touch screen installed on its face, which can be used to perform more complex operations, such as smart home control, smart home security, kitchen assistant, photo taking, online shopping, voice input password, account login, voiceprint encryption, etc. It can help you take care of the elderly, notify you immediately if there is any accident, and tell stories to your children.

It is hard to say whether this robot will be successful or not, as similar products are being made in China. We hope that the hardware innovation team can further improve the user experience of the product. ASUS has been looking for cooperation in education, entertainment and health for Zenbo.

Netizen comments: There are more and more household robots nowadays. Is it just a new toy or are they really useful?

IDC: Drone market will enter 2.0 era

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May 30, 2016 - IDC's "China Aerial Photography UAV Market Quarterly Tracking Report, Q1 2016" shows that in the first quarter of 2016, China's aerial photography UAV market shipments exceeded 80,000 units, a 33.6% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. In the past two years, more customers have begun to understand and try to use drone products. In the next few years, China and even the global drone market will enter the 2.0 era and start its second take-off.

IDC believes that the development of the drone 2.0 market has the following main characteristics:

• Product usability

The usability of most existing drone products needs to be further improved and developed. How to make the product easier to use, such as product portability, operability, and compatibility with other products, is still an important direction for future development.

• Brand Diversification

There are about 20 brands of aerial photography drones currently sold in the Chinese market. According to IDC's "China Aerial Photography Drone Market Quarterly Tracking Report, Q1 2016", DJI occupies more than 70% of the market share. In the future, more brands will be needed to drive the growth of the drone market from different angles.

• Application Innovation

At present, the main application of the drone market is still aerial photography. Future development requires a stronger spirit of innovation. In addition to applications such as aerial photography and pesticide spraying, more applications should be launched in combination with different scenarios and technologies.

ARM releases new product, what is the future of VR?

Recently, ARM released its new Cortex-A73 CPU and Mali-G71 GPU at the Taipei Computer Show 2016. What is particularly worth mentioning is that in addition to routine performance upgrades, both also provide support for mobile VR.

According to ARM officials:

• "Since the number of shader cores supporting Mali-G71 can be increased to 32, its performance is already comparable to Nvidia's GTX 940M standalone notebook GPU; and after being optimized for VR, Mali-G71 will also support 4K resolution, 120hz refresh rate, 4ms graphics processing latency, etc."

• In terms of processors, ARM said that the most important aspect of the new Cortex-A73 core is improved power efficiency; compared with the previous generation, its power efficiency and maximum performance have both increased by 30%; in addition, ARM has also focused on improving performance within the power allocation range, so that while ensuring power, there will not be too much performance loss.

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