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"Technology of the week", CTOnews.com reviews the major events in the technology industry in the past week (July 24-30). Here's the broadcast:

1. Twitter officially becomes "X" Twitter (Twitter) is transforming into X, and the X name and Logo have been officially launched to bid farewell to the original Twitter name and Bluebird image. In addition, the color of the platform has been officially updated to black. In addition, the official Twitter account has changed its name and profile picture to "X". > > View details

2. Nintendo Switch 2 game console information exposed three independent sources recently posted tweets sharing the appearance and specifications of Nintendo Switch 2 game consoles. It's just that these three sources have not been accurately recorded before, and one of the accounts was registered in July this year, so this message is for reference only. The tweets are summarized as follows:

720p OLED HDR screen

720p 60FPS can be supported in handset mode

T239 chip

Supports DLSS2 and theoretically supports DLSS3 / RayTracing

8GB memory

Faster 64GB eMMC Stora

3-6 hours service > > View details

3. OPPO K11 mobile phone release, the first selling price is 1799 yuan. At the new product launch on the afternoon of July 25, OPPO K11 mobile phone is officially released. The phone is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G processor, a Sony IMX890 sensor and OIS optical anti-shake, as well as a long-life version of 100W super flash charge, and a flash-charge combination of equivalent 5000mAh battery. The price information is as follows:

The first sale of 8GB + 256GB is 1799 yuan

The first sale of 12GB + 256GB is 1999 yuan

The price of 12GB + 512GB is 2499 yuan > > check the details

4. Apple iPhone exposed major loopholes, and Apple ID enabled double authentication was still stolen. Recently, a popular post appeared in the programmer community V2EX. User airycanon claimed that his family's iPhone enabled Apple ID double authentication, but was still cheated by phishing. Judging from the whole principle, this method is indeed hidden and difficult to defend, and it is not clear when Apple will fix the loophole. > > View details

5. Volkswagen increases US $700 million to Xiaopeng Motor. Volkswagen Group announced on its website on July 26 that it has signed a technical framework agreement for long-term cooperation with Xiaopeng. at the initial stage of the cooperation, two Volkswagen-branded electric vehicles aimed at China's medium-sized car market will be jointly developed and will be launched in 2026, pending a final agreement.

In addition, Volkswagen will add about $700 million (about 4.998 billion yuan) to Xiaopeng and buy a 4.99% stake in Xiaopeng at $15 per American depositary receipt (ADR). > > View details

6. Huawei Hongmeng HarmonyOS 4 official announcement on August 4 Huawei announced on July 26 that HarmonyOS 4 will be officially unveiled at 14:30 on August 4, bringing a comprehensive upgrade. The agenda of Huawei HDC 2023 developer Conference is mainly divided into seven parts, among which the HarmonyOS Ecological Summit will bring together keynote speeches, Songhu dialogue, white papers, major releases and other important agendas. > > View details

7. Samsung Unpacked new product launch, Galaxy Z Flip 5 / Z Fold 5 / Watch 6 / Tab S9 released Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event in Seoul on July 26, officially launched the Galaxy Z Fold 5 folding screen phone, claiming that this is "the ultimate productivity device with a large screen." The new machine is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. The specific selling price is:

The 12GB+256GB version costs 1749 pounds (about 16073 yuan)

The 12GB+512GB version costs 1849 pounds (about 16992 yuan)

12GB+1TB version costs 2049 pounds (about 18830 yuan) > > View details

The Galaxy Z Flip 5 folding screen phone was also released, and one of the biggest features of this time is that Samsung used a seamless hinge design for the first time, effectively narrowing the gap between the two halves of the phone and making the phone thinner. The new outer screen of the machine has been expanded from 1.9 inches to 3.4 inches. The new machine is equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and built-in 3700mAh dual battery, which supports 25W fast charging, wireless charging and reverse wireless charging. The specific selling price is:

The 8GB+256GB sells for 1050 pounds (about 9650 yuan)

8GB+512GB sells for 1150 pounds (about 10569 yuan) > > check out details

Samsung Galaxy Watch6 / Classic smartwatch release: rotation frame return, screen brightness up to 2000 nits > > View details

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Android tablet release: equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Magi 11 pacer 12.4 picks 14.6 inch screen > > View details

In addition, Samsung has announced the national forerunner price of the new product. > > View details

8. Visual Art's, the parent company of Japanese game developer Key, announced that it had been acquired by Tencent. Japanese game company Visual Art's announced on July 27 that its president, Rumbo, announced his retirement and transferred his shares to Tencent, that is, Visual Art's will become a subsidiary of Tencent, and the "Key Society" brand will also be owned by Tencent. > > View details

9. ChatGPT Android version officially launched OpenAI announced on July 26 local time that Android ChatGPT has been officially launched, and Android users in the United States, India, Bangladesh and Brazil can now download it from Google's Play store, and plan to expand to more regions next week. > > View details

10. It is reported that BYD will suspend its $1 billion investment plan in India, according to Reuters, two people familiar with the matter said that BYD had informed its Indian joint venture partner. Plans to invest $1 billion (about 7.16 billion yuan) to build electric cars in India will be shelved. > > View details

11. The president of Weilai said that charging piles should be given priority to protect pure electric vehicles. Bloggers complained that plug-in hybrid cars of other brands used charging stations, resulting in owners of Weilai cars who needed to be recharged. Shen Fei, vice president of Weilai, responded to this.

Shen Fei, vice president of Weilai, responded that he had asked the team to study quickly, and it seemed reasonable to ban fuel-burning cars for such protective and unusually busy charging stations. If it is technically feasible, measures will be taken immediately to give priority to the protection of pure electric vehicles. > > View details

Experts: it is reported that the "maximum probability" of superconductors recently announced by the South Korean research team will not be able to achieve room temperature superconductivity. Hong Zhiyong, director of the Shanghai Superconducting Materials and Systems Engineering Research Center and an expert in superconducting applied research, said at an internal telephone conference held by Soochow Electronics on the morning of July 30 that the recent maximum probability of superconductors announced by the South Korean research team is not room temperature superconductivity. > > View details

13. The schedule of e-sports of the Hangzhou Asian Games was announced: seven gold medals will be produced in a total of nine competition days. Hangzhou Asian Organizing Committee announced version 2.2 of the total schedule of the Hangzhou Asian Games on July 29th. Among them, the intellectual event-e-sports will last from September 24 to October 2, a total of nine competition days, seven gold medals will be decided. The e-sports events of this Asian Games include League of Legends, Arena of Valor (Asian Games version), Game for Peace (Asian Games version), Dota 2, Mengsanguo 2, Jieba 5 and FIFA Online 4. > > View details

14. Musk announces innovation in the number of monthly active users of X (Twitter) Gao Musk tweeted on July 29, announcing that the number of monthly active users of X (formerly Twitter) has picked up after a decline, from 531202332 to 541562214. The number of monthly active users hit a new high. > > View details

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