2024 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, It's Mobile World Congress and we have a transparent laptop, a Samsung Galaxy Ring, and the rejuvenation of OnePlus.	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... Monday February 26th, 2024. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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13			Ron Richards - CEO/Co-Founder - Scorbit and Host of Android Faithful
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19		tm	At Mobile World Congress, Google announced new features coming to Android products. You'll be able to access the Gemini chatbot in Google Messages in English. A feature rolling out to Android Auto can summarize long text messages and give context for group chats as well as suggest replies. Global users of Lookout which reads out descriptions of images, will create captions for images that do not have captions or alt text. Users will also be able to ask questions about the image. You'll be able to point your camera at something in Maps and get information about it. . Support for handwritten notes comes to docs on Android phones and tablets. And Output Switch now works with Spotify, just like it does with YouTube Music, so you can change from headphones to speakers seamlessly. Google Fitness now supports more data sources like MyFitnessPal and Oura. And access to passes and tickets in Google Wallet is now available on WearOS Watches.	https://www.engadget.com/google-brings-gemini-to-messages-and-adds-ai-text-summaries-for-android-auto-080051647.html
20		rr	Android reporter for multiple blogs, as well as co-host of Android Faithful, Mishaal Rahman posted on X that version 1.2024.052 of ChatGPT for Android includes a Home Screen widget. The widget lets you send text, images, a voice query or start conversation mode. Find out more on Tuesday's episode of Android Faithful.	https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1761070294972703166
21		tm	Mistral is less than a year old but it is trying to position itself as an alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic. Since it incorporated in May it's known for raining money and being founded by folks from DeepMind and Meta. Now, the company launched Mistral Large, its alternative to GPT-4 and Claude 2 in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian. Mistral Large charges $8 for a million input tokens and $24 for a million output tokens. Think a million syllables to get a very rough idea of what that means. GPOT-4 charges $60 and $120 for equivalent numbers of input and output tokens. Microsoft will offer Mistral Large to its Azure customers alongside GPT-4, Meta's Llama and others. Mistral also launched a chatbot in beta called Le Chat at chat.mistral.ai for free.	https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/26/mistral-ai-releases-new-model-to-rival-gpt-4-and-its-own-chat-assistant/
22		rr	Qualcomm announced a suite of new products at Mobile World Congress. The Qualcomm AI hub has more than 75 pre-optimized AI models developers can deploy for use on devices with Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors. Qualcomm will also demonstrate an on-device multimodal models running on Android and Windows. The Stable Diffusion with Low-Rank Adoption is considered the largest multimodal model to run on device. The Windows model will have more than seven billion parameters. Qualcomm also showed off the X80 5G modem which has satellite communication capability and some software to optimize connection even when at the farthest edge of range from a tower. And there's the FastConnect 7900, which integrates Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, and UWB in a single chip.	https://venturebeat.com/ai/qualcomm-unveils-ai-and-connectivity-chips-at-mobile-world-congress/
23		tm	Everyone has been criticizing Apple's compliance with Europe's DMA and DSA, and one of those compliance methods may be under investigation. Apple said it will no longer support Progressive Web Apps in the same way it does now. Right now iOS lets you download the architecture to make it faster to launch and work more like a native app with features like notifications and local storage. EU's rules now say that Apple must allow for alternate browser engines, so Apple says it can no longer afford to support Progressive Web Apps in the same way. The European Commission told the Financial Times is investigating this policy and has sent Apple request for information as well as asking several app developers for their perspectives.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/26/24083511/apple-eu-investigation-web-app-support
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27		tm	Samsung showed its smart ring at a media briefing during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. However, it's not letting the press take pictures, meaning it's got some details it would rather not come under widespread scrutiny. It did release stock photos which must keep whatever it wants out of view, hidden. It will also measure heart rate and track sleep and fertility. Samsung's head of digital health, Hon Pak, said Samsung is considering a subscription plan for Samsung Health to go along with the ring. The company may also add contactless payment functionality, blood pressure and glucose monitoring. The Samsung Galaxy Ring will launch later this year in sizes 5-13 marked small to XL. Samsung didn't announce expected battery life.	https://www.engadget.com/samsung-unveils-the-galaxy-ring-as-a-way-to-simplify-everyday-wellness-080134421.html?_fsig=RnTVkVxWyS77jZW7DZ3KIg--%7EA
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30			NOTES Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple has explored a smart ring of its own but that it's not under active development. He says Apple is investigating a pair of smart glasses that are much less sophisticated than the Apple Vision Pro, and described as Air Pod replacements. And Gurman mentioned AirPopds with camera sensors to help "assist people in their daily routines." Sarah and Eileen will talk more about this on Apple Vision Show.	https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/25/apple-has-explored-smart-ring-and-glasses/
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37			Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi 14 outside of China. The 14 Ultra has a quad camera with lenses from Leica and the new 1-inch-type Sony LYT-900 sensor you also get on the Oppo Find X7 Ultra. You can get it outside the US starting now. The 14 Ultra costs €1,499 and the 14 starts at €999.	https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/25/xiaomi-14-launch-specs-price-avaialability-and-ultra-version.html
38			Xiaomi also showed off its EV, the SU7, which it launched last year and CyberDog 2 a robot pet. And it launched the Smart Band 8 Pro, Xiaomi Watch S3, and Xiaomi Watch 2	https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/26/xiaomis-latest-robot-dog-does-backflips-off-skateboards-costs-3000/
39			The Honor Magic 6 Pro is now available outside China as well. The flagship phone promises to bring some eye tracking later this year that will be able to tell if you're looking at the notification island and launch the relevant app. There's some other AI promises about creating videos from your photos and suggestions based on your message text. The Magic 6 Pro sells for €1,299 starting March 1st, while a Porsche Design Magic V2 RSR foldable costs €2,699 shipping March 18th.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24079890/honor-magic-6-pro-price-release-date-specs-details
40			HMD, if you know it at all, is known for making phones under licensed brands like Nokia. So it shouldn't be a shocker that it's making a Barbie flip phone for Mattel coming in July. Not much to tell yet other than it's a flip phone not a foldable. But HMD is also going to market some phones under the HMD name, including HMD Fusion, a modular platform to let you make your own phone accessories. You get a battery, screen and six pogo pins on the Fusion platform. Think specialty industries like a blood test model for medical uses, for example.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24082418/hmd-human-mobile-devices-barbie-flip-phone-fusion-mwc-2024-barcelona
41			Lenovo showed off a laptop with a transparent screen and virtual keyboard. Why? Because they can! Lenovo demonstrated it identifying a sunflower placed behind the screen. It was a cool demo since the flower stayed visible and information about it showed up "around" it on the display. Another use case was an architect looking at a house through the screen and marking up notes for an extension. The laptop is a concept with no plans to ship yet.	https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/25/chinas-lenovo-shows-off-a-laptop-with-a-see-through-screen.html
42			And Lenovo's Motorola showed off a concept for a bendable device that wraps around your wrist. This is tech it showed off at Lenovo's own Tech World conference in October. It's a 6.9-inch phone basically that wrap around your wrist. But you can also bend it to be its own kickstand. And of course you can unbend it and use it as a phone.	https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-wore-motorolas-bendable-smartphone-watch-hybrid-and-it-left-me-all-kinds-of-confused/
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45		tm	Apple has lots of power users and hipster users but what about the rest of us? Sarah Lane and Eileen Rivera premiere Apple Vision Show to talk about whther Apple's vision matches with what they want. Get subscribed now applevisionshow.com	Subscribe to Apple Vision Show: https://applevisionshow.com
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50		tm	OnePlus revealed the Watch 2, its latest smart watch, at Mobile World Congress. The new watch features 1.43 inch AMOLED display, 500 mAh battery, 32GB of storage, 2GB of RAM, a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 SoC and BES 2700 microcontroller. OnePlus claims the watch can last 48-100-hours of regular use by utilizing two chips, each with its own OS. The Wear OS which handles things like watch faces and apps that runs on the Snapdragon W5. And RTOS which handles lighter tasks and runs atop the BES 2700. Pre-orders start today for $300 shipping March 4.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/26/24081216/one-plus-watch-2-wear-os-4-mwc-2024
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52			Ron, you've been following OnePlus for awhile and you believe they're going through a Renaissance period building up their ecosystem. -0- What's so signifigant about the new OnePlus Watch 2? (Google partnership) -0- What are the areas that OnePlus has been gaining? (foldable, recent 12/12R releases) -0- How is OnePlus differentiating themselves from other manufacturers? (Insane Trade In deal) -0- Is it enough to challenge existing players in the space? (Retail Availability, lack of carrier support) -0-
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54			OnePlus Open Review:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reeu-0z3-ns
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57			OnePlus 12 R Genshin Impact Edition	https://www.oneplus.com/us/launch/12r-genshin-impact-edition
58			OnePlus 12 at Best Buy:	https://www.bestbuy.com/site/oneplus-12-512gb-unlocked-flowy-emerald/6570639.p?skuId=6570639
59			One Plus Renaissance that's happening right now, from their foldable to the OnePlus 12 and their upcoming smart watch, they're building a great ecosystem
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