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Technology Last Night and This Morning 0814: Google's annual flagship Pixel 9 series mobile phone released

2024-08-14

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Hello everyone, it’s Wednesday, August 14, 2024, and today’s important technology news are:

1. The official performance test tool of "Black Myth: Wukong" is now available on Steam for free. You can find out if your computer can play it after testing it.

Game Science officially launched a "Black Myth: Wukong Performance Test Tool" on Steam on August 13. This is a PC benchmark test software developed specifically for "Black Myth: Wukong". Through a real-time rendered in-game scene, it preliminarily tests the hardware performance and system compatibility of players when experiencing the game. >> View details

2. Apple iPhone and other prototypes flow into the second-hand market, and it is revealed that there are a lot of important internal data

Wired published a blog post on August 10, reporting that security researcher Matthew Bryant accidentally discovered a large number of internal Apple documents after purchasing a second-hand Apple Time Capsule on eBay. >> View details

3. It is reported that the iPhone SE 4 is expected to be equipped with 8GB RAM to meet the performance requirements of Apple Intelligence

Foreign media MacRumors revealed that due to the hardware requirements of Apple Intelligence, next year's iPhone SE 4 will "almost certainly be equipped" with 8GB of RAM. For comparison, the current iPhone SE 3 is equipped with 4GB of RAM. >> View details

4. Starting from RMB 259,000: 2025 Zeekr 001 officially released, old car owners can get a RMB 10,000 discount for repurchase

The 2025 Zeekr 001 is officially released. Compared with the old version, it is mainly upgraded to Haohan Intelligent Driving 2.0 (dual Orin-X chips + laser radar). The price remains unchanged (259,000 yuan is for the new model) >> View details

5. Increased volume and reduced price: 2025 Zeekr 007 pure electric sedan officially released, starting at 209,900 yuan

The 2025 Zeekr 007 is officially released, known as the "all-around king of pure electric sedans", and is divided into four versions. Except for the top-of-the-line four-wheel drive performance version, the other versions have a price reduction of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan:

  • The four-wheel drive performance version is 299,900 yuan;

  • 4WD Intelligent Driving Edition 229,900 yuan;

  • Long-range rear-wheel drive intelligent driving version 229,900 yuan;

  • The rear-wheel drive intelligent driving version is 209,900 yuan. >> View details

6. He Xiaopeng officially announced that the MONA M03 car will be launched on August 27

He Xiaopeng, chairman of Xpeng Motors, announced in a live broadcast on August 13 that MONA M03 will be launched on August 27. Xpeng Motors officially announced the rollout of the first batch of mass-produced vehicles on August 9, and it is reported that the starting price of Xpeng MONA M03 is less than 140,000 yuan. >> View details

7. Jia Yueting's Faraday Future completed the delivery of the 13th FF 91 2.0 new car and handed it over to Gao Wei, the head of global communications

Faraday Future issued a press release on August 12, announcing the delivery of the 13th FF 91 2.0 car. Gao Wei, a senior FF employee and head of global communications and community sales, became the latest owner of the FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance. >> View details

8. Hangzhou police reported the "delivery boy kneeling" incident, and Meituan said it would "handle the matter to the end"

In response to the online rumor of "security guards asking delivery drivers to kneel down" on August 12, the Xihu District Branch of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau issued a notice in the early morning of August 13. After the police issued the notice, Meituan told reporters that it would handle all the unfair treatment that riders might encounter, and cooperate with relevant departments in the investigation according to the riders' demands to effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of riders. >> View details

9. 375.12km/h, BYD U9 supercar new speed record announced

BYD Yangwang Automobile officially announced the new top speed record of the Yangwang U9 supercar - 375.12km/h. >> View details

10. Google's annual flagship Pixel 9 series mobile phone is released: equipped with Tensor G4, providing 7 years of OTA updates

Google officially released the Pixel 9 series of mobile phones at a press conference held in the early morning of August 14. The relevant prices are as follows:

  • Google Pixel 9: USD 799 (IT Home Note: Currently about RMB 5,735), NT$ 26,490 (Currently about RMB 5,861)

  • Google Pixel 9 Pro: US$999 (currently about RMB 7,170), NT$33,490 (currently about RMB 7,410)

  • Google Pixel 9 Pro XL: USD 1,099 (currently about RMB 7,888), NT$ 39,990 (currently about RMB 8,848)

  • Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: USD 1,799 (currently about RMB 12,912), NT$ 56,990 (currently about RMB 12,610) >> View details

11. Huawei nova Flip small folding screen mobile phone sold over 45,000 units in 72 hours after launch, an increase of 85% compared with Pocket S

Huawei officially announced on August 12 that the sales of the nova Flip small folding screen mobile phone exceeded 45,000 units in 72 hours after its launch, an 85% increase in sales of the Pocket S folding screen mobile phone compared to the same period last year.

The device is equipped with Kirin 8000 processor, upgraded Hongmeng Intelligent Communication 2.0, equipped with 4400mAh silicon negative electrode battery, and supports 66W Huawei Super Fast Charge Turbo 2.0. >> View details

That’s all for today. Technology Last Night and This Morning, see you tomorrow.