Solo drone: New parachute and 360-degree camera features | Lei Feng Morning News

| Samsung Exynos 8890 performance increased by 30% |

Last year, Samsung's Exynos 7420 was not only the world's first mobile processor based on the 14nm FinFET process, but this year, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 released its own 64-bit architecture, and Samsung also launched its first independent architecture in history, the Exynos 8890.

Its overall performance is 30% higher than Exynos 7420, and its energy efficiency is 10% higher; the 14nm FinFET manufacturing process and 3D transistors greatly reduce the chip size, improve performance and energy efficiency; the LTE baseband download supports Cat.12 600Mbps, and the upload supports Cat.13 150Mbps, which can download a 4GB movie and upload a 1GB video in one minute; the high-performance GPU Mali-T880MP12 has up to 12 cores and supports 4K resolution.

|Qualcomm regains competitive advantage in China's smartphone chip market|

According to Taiwanese media reports, US mobile chip maker Qualcomm has regained its competitive advantage in the Chinese mainland smartphone solution market, and the company has re-signed licensing agreements with some mobile phone sellers in mainland China.

Qualcomm announced on December 29, 2015 that it had signed new patent licensing agreements with Tianyu brand mobile phone manufacturers Beijing Tianyu Langtong Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. and Haier Group. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said earlier last month that Qualcomm is currently in talks with all mobile phone manufacturers in mainland China and will announce some agreements soon.

|Amazon launches smaller, more affordable Echo|

Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon will release a smaller, cheaper Echo "in the coming weeks" that will be perfect for holding in your hand — about the size of a beer can.

The latest Echo is battery-powered, so you can carry it with you. Because of this feature, the smaller Echo doesn't always default to voice commands, and you have to press a button to activate the feature. This is a fatal blow to the Echo's usability. Despite its potential shortcomings, this version of the Echo is still worth watching.

|2016 North American International Auto Show: Audi Hydrogen Fuel Concept Car|

According to Engadget UK, there were many surprises at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, USA. For example, Audi released the h-tron quattro concept car, the first car equipped with a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell power system.

It has three fuel tanks hidden under the seats or in the trunk, and can be fully refilled in four minutes. The fuel cell has an output of up to 110 kW, and there is also a lithium-ion battery that provides an additional 100 kW for short temporary acceleration. It has a top speed of 124 mph and can accelerate to 62 mph in seven seconds. The fuel cell and high-voltage power supply drive two electric motors located on the front and rear axles, with power consumption of 90 kW and 140 kW respectively.

|Solo drone : new features such as parachute and 360-degree camera|

Drone manufacturer 3D Robotics announced that it has added extended equipment and functions such as parachutes and 360-degree cameras to its Solo drone. The reusable parachute weighs about 250 grams and can be automatically opened after the Solo drone stalls or exceeds a specified altitude, which means that users will lose two to three minutes of flight time, preventing the Solo drone from crashing.

3D Robotics also introduced Kodak cameras for the Solo drone. The circular camera lenses installed on the top and bottom of the Solo drone allow users to shoot 360-degree panoramic videos. The accompanying software can automatically combine the two parts of the video and play them in the virtual reality helmet. 3D Robotics said these new features will be launched this year.