Tech News: HarmonyOS-Native QQ Experience, NetEase Game Shutdown, Xiaomi Flagship Price Hike and More

Tech News: HarmonyOS-Native QQ Experience, NetEase Game Shutdown, Xiaomi Flagship Price Hike and MoreTech Last Night and TodayHello everyone! Today is Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Here are the major tech news stories for today:1

Tech News: HarmonyOS-Native QQ Experience, NetEase Game Shutdown, Xiaomi Flagship Price Hike and More

Tech Last Night and Today

Hello everyone! Today is Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Here are the major tech news stories for today:

1. QQ HarmonyOS Native Edition Early Access: Super Pure, Hidden Surprises, High Expectations

On October 8th, Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT, also known as pure-blood HarmonyOS and native HarmonyOS, officially opened its public beta application. At the same time, major apps began to send out invitations for internal testing. Last week, IT Home reported that the QQ HarmonyOS native edition had started accepting applications for internal testing. But what's the experience like? IT Home has obtained internal testing access and will now share our early access experience of the QQ HarmonyOS native edition!

2. Launched Only 45 Days Ago, NetEase Mobile Game "Apocalypse Action" Announces Shutdown

On October 14th, NetEase released the "Apocalypse Action" NetEase (Official Version) Shutdown Announcement for its 5V5 hero shooter mobile game, "Apocalypse Action." The announcement stated that due to the game's performance falling short of expectations, "Apocalypse Action" mobile game will cease operations. The game officially launched on August 30th, meaning it has only been officially operational for 45 days.

3. Xiaomi's Wang Teng: Latest 3nm Process Technology Significantly Increases Costs, Memory Prices Continue to Rise, Making Year-End Flagship Pricing Difficult

Wang Teng, Deputy General Manager of Xiaomi's China Market Department and General Manager of the Redmi brand, posted today explaining the reasons behind the price increases for flagship phones this year. Firstly, flagship processors have upgraded to the latest 3nm process technology, significantly increasing manufacturing costs. Secondly, memory prices have been continuously rising for a year, reaching a peak, leading to even larger price increases for high-memory versions. On October 10th, Wang Teng posted: "We've thoroughly reviewed Redmi's flagship new products, and this generation offers significant upgrades in positioning and specifications, not limited to performance, but also [redacted]. Those planning to swap phones this year-end can wait for it."

4. "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024" Network Bandwidth Demands Are Staggering: Flight Can Consume 81GB of Data Per Hour

The flight simulation game "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024", scheduled to launch on November 19, 2024, has shown extremely high network bandwidth demands in its early technical testing. Test results indicate that when players are flying in densely populated areas with high-quality settings, the game's peak bandwidth demand reaches 180Mb/s, meaning players can consume up to 81GB of data per hour.

5. Native HarmonyOS Night and Huawei Full-Scene Product Launch Conference Officially Announced for October 22nd

The Native HarmonyOS Night and Huawei Full-Scene Product Launch Conference has been officially announced for October 22nd at 7:00 PM, with the slogan "Stars Shine Brightly, Together We See Harmony."

6. Ming-Chi Kuo: Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Chip Shipments to Increase 50% Year-on-Year in the Second Half of 2024, Price to Rise 15%, Chinese Phone Brands' Push for High-End is a Key Factor

TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released an investment brief on October 14th, indicating that Qualcomm's flagship chip, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, is estimated to ship 9 million units in the second half of 2024, representing a 50% year-on-year increase compared to Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The price is expected to reach $180 (approximately 1,275 yuan, according to IT Home), a 15% increase.

7. Apple Releases 2024 iPad mini 7 Tablet: 128GB Version for 3,999, 512GB Version for 6,499

The new iPad mini mainly features upgraded specifications, with pink replaced by blue. It features the A17 Pro chip (with 5-core GPU), supports the new Apple Pencil Pro, and retains the 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display.

8. DJI Air 3S Aerial Drone Released: 24mm + 70mm Dual Cameras, 1-Inch Sensor for the Main Camera, Starting at 6,988

DJI officially released the DJI Air 3S aerial drone during its product launch event on the evening of October 15th. This drone primarily upgrades the main camera sensor to a 1-inch sensor based on the dual-camera sensor of the previous generation Air 3, starting at 6,988.

9. Tencent's MOBA Game "Pokmon UNITE" Mobile Version Confirmed for November 7th Launch: 5V5 Battles, Cross-Platform Multiplayer Support

"Pokmon UNITE", a casual competitive game jointly developed by Tencent TiMi Studio Group and The Pokmon Company, officially announced on October 15th that its "mobile version" will officially launch on November 7th.

10. OnePlus 13 Phone "See You Next Week": Global Debut of Second-Generation 2K BOE Display, Equipped with Self-Developed Screen Chip P2, Supporting Android's Only "Sun Display" Technology

During BOE's flexible OLED flagship product launch event on the afternoon of October 15th, the OnePlus 13 phone announced the global debut of the second-generation 2K BOE display, equipped with the self-developed screen chip P2, and the first to support Android's only "Sun Display" technology.

11. Ideal Motors Achieves 1 Million Vehicle Production Milestone After 58 Months

Ideal Motors announced on October 15th that it has reached the production milestone of 1 million vehicles at its Changzhou base after 58 months.

12. Vivo: X200 Series Smartphones Achieve 150% Overall Sales Compared to the Previous Generation on the First Day of Pre-Sale, Pro Version Achieves 200%

The vivo X200 series smartphones were officially launched on the evening of October 14th, featuring the world's first Dimensity 9400 processor. The standard version is priced starting at 4,299, while the Pro version (including vivo X200 Pro and vivo X200 Pro Mini) starts at 4,699. On October 15th, vivo officially announced that the vivo X200 series achieved 150% overall sales compared to the previous generation on the first day of pre-sale, with the Pro version reaching 200%.

13. Sichuan Police Report on Accident Involving 74-Year-Old Driver of "Old Man's Joy" Crashing into Expressway, Resulting in Two Deaths

On October 12th, an incident involving a low-speed electric vehicle known as "Old Man's Joy" crashing through a toll gate and driving against traffic on an expressway sparked widespread attention online. As of press time, the related topic had reached the fourth place on Weibo's trending chart with 39.699 million views. Upon investigation, it was determined that on October 12th at 8:00 AM, Yang Mou'an (male, 74 years old) was driving an unlicensed, unplated low-speed four-wheeled electric vehicle (commonly known as "Old Man's Joy") with Han Mou'rong (female, 55 years old) as a passenger. They crashed through the toll gate of the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway (Chengdu-Ya'an section) at the Pujiang East Toll Station, entering the expressway and subsequently driving against traffic in the leftmost lane for vehicles traveling from Ya'an to Chengdu, where they collided with a small car driven by Yang Mou (male, 30 years old). The accident resulted in the deaths of Yang Mou'an and Han Mou'rong, with both vehicles sustaining damage.

14. OPPO Find X8 Series Phones, Pad 3 Pro Tablet, Enco X3 Earbuds Renderings Leaked, Launch Scheduled for October 24th

On October 15th, source Evan Blass shared a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) featuring high-definition renderings of the OPPO Find X8 series smartphones, OPPO Pad 3 Pro tablet, and Enco X3 wireless earbuds. These three products are scheduled to launch on October 24th.

15. Microsoft to Stop Support for Windows 10 After One Year

Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10 on October 15th of next year. This means that the operating system will reach the end of its life, and Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, technical support, or bug fixes.

16. iPhone 16 Pro Reportedly Unable to Connect to Chinese Counterfeit Earbuds, Apple Customer Service Says No Technical Restrictions Received

On October 15th, it was reported on social media that after switching to an iPhone 16 Pro,