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Tin tức từ ChainCatcher, Counterpoint Research dự đoán rằng Samsung Electronics sẽ lấy lại vị trí dẫn đầu thị trường smartphone trong năm nay, cho thấy khả năng chống chịu tốt hơn trước sự tăng giá của chip nhớ. Từ đầu năm đến nay, tình trạng thiếu hụt nguồn cung chip nhớ ngày càng nghiêm trọng, Counterpoint dự đoán rằng vào năm 2026, tổng lượng smartphone xuất xưởng toàn cầu sẽ giảm 14,3%. Samsung, với chuỗi cung ứng tích hợp cao và mạng lưới phân phối trưởng thành, sẽ là một ngoại lệ, dự kiến lượng xuất xưởng sẽ tăng 0,8%, tốt hơn so với các nhà sản xuất khác.Counterpoint cho biết, dự kiến vào năm 2027, toàn bộ thị trường smartphone sẽ lại giảm sút, sau đó phục hồi vào năm tiếp theo. Tương tự như Samsung, Apple có khả năng chống chịu áp lực do giá linh kiện tăng, nhưng tổ chức này có cái nhìn thận trọng hơn về Apple. Ngoài Samsung, chỉ có Huawei của Trung Quốc thiết lập được hệ thống cung ứng phần cứng riêng, dự kiến sẽ duy trì mức tăng trưởng đáng kể.Chuyên gia phân tích chính của Counterpoint chỉ ra rằng chìa khóa để Samsung trở lại vị trí số một nằm ở khả năng sản xuất linh kiện nội bộ, dòng sản phẩm phong phú và mối quan hệ vững chắc với các nhà mạng và nhà bán lẻ. Dự kiến các nhà sản xuất smartphone hàng đầu của Trung Quốc sẽ phải đối mặt với áp lực xuất xưởng lớn hơn, trong bối cảnh chu kỳ suy thoái kinh tế, sự hợp nhất trong ngành vẫn là dự đoán cơ bản của họ.

According to TechCrunch, insiders who have repeatedly disclosed Apple's hardware plans stated that OpenAI is collaborating with MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Luxshare Precision to develop a smartphone. The chips are co-designed by OpenAI with MediaTek and Qualcomm, while Luxshare Precision serves as the joint design and manufacturing partner.This phone may replace traditional applications with an AI agent that completes tasks by continuously understanding the user's context, combining small edge models and cloud models to handle different requests. Specifications and suppliers are expected to be finalized by the end of 2026 or the first quarter of 2027, with mass production expected to begin in 2028.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed that the Tether AI team has released a new version of QVAC Fabric, which integrates the cross-platform BitNet LoRA framework, enabling the training and inference of billion-parameter large models on consumer-grade GPUs and smartphones.The new version of QVAC Fabric LLM has achieved cross-platform operation of BitNet LoRA fine-tuning and inference on AMD, Intel, Apple Metal, and mobile GPUs for the first time. On flagship devices, GPU inference speed is improved by 2 to 11 times compared to CPU, and memory usage is reduced by up to 90% compared to full precision models. The Tether team has completed fine-tuning of models with up to 3.8 billion parameters on flagship smartphones such as Pixel 9, S25, and iPhone 16, and has achieved fine-tuning of models with up to 13 billion parameters on the iPhone 16. The related code has been open-sourced to GitHub.

The Donjon research team at Ledger demonstrated that electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) can completely compromise a commonly used MediaTek smartphone chip, which is utilized in many Android phone models. The issue requires attackers to have physical access to the device, but it highlights the risks faced by users storing private keys on smartphones.Ledger stated that its team studied the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 (MT6878) chip produced by TSMC. Researchers used EMFI tools to disrupt the chip's boot read-only memory (boot ROM), successfully bypassing core security checks and gaining full control of the chip, allowing it to run arbitrary code at the highest privilege level (EL3). Ledger emphasized that this finding does not affect Ledger hardware wallets.Ledger disclosed this vulnerability to MediaTek in May. MediaTek responded that EMFI attacks are beyond the security scope of the MT6878 chip, which is designed for consumer products rather than financial or hardware security module applications. Additionally, MediaTek stated that devices with higher security requirements, such as cryptographic hardware wallets, should include specialized defensive measures.At the time of the report's release, physical attack incidents targeting cryptocurrency users were on the rise.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 smartphone manufacturer Nothing announced the completion of a $200 million Series C funding round at a valuation of $1.3 billion. The company previously collaborated with Polygon to launch the blockchain phone Nothing Phone. This round of financing was led by Tiger Global, with other investors including existing backers such as GV, Highland Europe, EQT, Latitude, I2BF, and Tapestry.The new funding round brings Nothing's total financing to over $450 million. Founder Carl Pei stated, "This marks the beginning of a new chapter for us: from being the only emerging smartphone company in the past decade to building an AI-native platform that integrates software and hardware." The company plans to launch its first AI-native devices next year.

ChainCatcher news, Gaia today announced the launch of the Gaia AI phone, the world's first smartphone designed for complete AI autonomy.The device is based on the Galaxy S25 Edge hardware and runs complex AI inference locally through the company's proprietary Gaia AI platform. Each phone operates as a complete Gaia network node, contributing computing resources to a decentralized AI infrastructure while providing inference capabilities to other network participants, thus earning token rewards.The Gaia AI phone is now available for pre-order and will begin shipping at the end of 2025. Pricing starts at $1399, including exclusive partner benefits and network participation rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued a warning, alerting smartphone users to a nationwide scam in which fraudsters impersonate FBI and other law enforcement personnel to trick victims into sending money.The scammers use "spoofing" technology to disguise their phone numbers as that of the FBI, falsely claiming that victims will be arrested unless they pay immediately. The FBI has made it clear that the agency will never ask the public to pay money over the phone to avoid criminal charges.This type of scam has become a global industry, with scammers using intimidation tactics to demand that victims pay via prepaid cards, wire transfers, cash mailed, or cryptocurrency ATMs. The FBI advises that if you receive such a call, you should hang up immediately and report it at IC3.gov.

ChainCatcher news, the on-chain gaming platform Crypto Gladiator League has announced the price of its Polygon-based smartphone CGLPhone: Super Edition: 15,000 CGL; Virtual Edition: 1,100 CGL/month. The first batch of 2,000 units is now available. According to Coingecko data, CGL is currently priced at $0.006306, which means the price of a single CGLPhone Super Edition could be just $94.59 based on this price.

ChainCatcher message, Oyster Labs announced on social media that the first round of pre-sales for its Web3 native smartphone Universal Phone, designed specifically for the Telegram ecosystem, has ended. User refunds are being processed, and fund settlement may take 5-10 days. After processing is complete, users will receive a refund confirmation email.

ChainCatcher news, according to BSCN, the second phone "Chapter 2" launched by Solana Mobile has surpassed 100,000 pre-orders, with sales exceeding 45 million dollars (at 450 dollars per unit). The company plans to officially release this phone in early 2025.

ChainCatcher news, CoinDesk cites sources as saying that Solana Mobile plans to launch a second smartphone, which will have the same basic features as its predecessor, Saga: a built-in crypto wallet, customized Android software, and a "dApp store" for crypto applications - but at a lower price and with different hardware specifications.

ChainCatcher news, luxury mobile brand VERTU has launched the Web3 smartphone METAVERTU2. The METAVERTU2 is a smartphone that integrates Web3 technology with artificial intelligence. It is reported that the METAVERTU2 introduces peer-to-peer absolute privacy storage VBOX and distributed encrypted blockchain private key backup technology KEYBOX. These advancements protect information and assets from malicious tampering or theft, thereby enhancing the device's ability to resist hacking attacks.Last year, VERTU launched the first Web3 phone, METAVERTU.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, U.S. prosecutors stated regarding the bail conditions that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will use a flip phone or other "non-smartphone" to ensure he cannot access the internet during his bail period. His phone capabilities will be limited to voice calls and text messages. Additionally, SBF is prohibited from using a virtual private network (VPN) on his phone, but he is allowed to use a laptop, provided he logs in through a VPN, and can only access two types of websites: those deemed necessary for preparing his defense by his lawyers; and other websites that the U.S. believes do not pose a risk. The 23 websites allowed for personal use include various news sites, Netflix, Doordash, Uber Eats, Major League Baseball, and the National Football League.Documents show that SBF's parents are also required to submit sworn statements listing the serial numbers and MAC addresses of their iPhone, Apple laptop, and desktop iMac. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Swiss mobile application developer BIZI LABS announced the launch of its flagship Web3 smartphone ZMBIZI, which integrates the Polygon network and is the first smartphone with built-in Web3 features, user rewards, and multi-chain capabilities. The device will be released through the sale of BIZEBRA NFTs, with each limited edition NFT priced at $388. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Techcrunch, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko stated at Disrupt 2022 that the mobile market has matured to the point where any team can quickly build devices with minor modifications to Android, enabling a Web3 experience. The Web3 smartphone Saga will allow content creators and platforms to enable digital ownership for organizations and users, rather than handing over the 30% tax imposed by Apple and Google on app sales.It is reported that in June, Solana Labs announced the development of the Web3 smartphone Saga and established a $10 million ecosystem fund. In August, Saga launched a development test version DVT-1 pre-sale event, which will provide 3,500 DVT-1 test phones to developers looking to learn about Saga and SMS in the third quarter. (Techcrunch)

According to Chain Catcher news and reported by LightReading, decentralized wireless communication network Helium developer Nova Labs announced that it has signed a five-year mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with telecom giant T-Mobile, set to launch commercial mobile smartphone services under the Helium Mobile brand in the first quarter of 2023.Nova Labs stated that users of its MVNO agreement will have access to two networks: one is T-Mobile's existing 5G network, and the other is the Helium 4G network, which offers cryptocurrency rewards. (LightReading)

Chain Catcher news, Solana Labs announced a partnership with Android smartphone manufacturer OSOM (Out of Sight, Out of Mind) to jointly develop the upcoming new smartphone Solana Saga.OSOM founder Jason Keats revealed that the phone will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, equipped with 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. Other features include the Solana Mobile Stack Seed Vault, which supports high-security Web3 applications, as well as the ability to develop Solana-based applications and other NFT and DeFi use cases using the Solana Mobile Stack SDK.OSOM also announced the completion of a Series A funding round and will use the new funds to recruit software engineers, drivers, system architects, and firmware developers. (Source link)