Squire Technologies, an NYC-based provider of barbershop management software, raises $34M Series B led by CRV, bringing its total raised to $46.2M — Squire Technologies, a NYC-based barbershop management and point of sale system software platform, raised $34m in Series B funding.
Report: EOS platform, which raised $4B in ICO in 2018, has seen developer activity decline by 85% YoY; Ethereum has 80% of all smart contracts and dapps space — New research from Outlier Ventures lays out the landscape of blockchain development in the crypto space. And things aren't looking good for EOS.
Microsoft is aware of a bug affecting Windows 10 PCs with a printer connected via USB that renders the USB port unusable; patch is coming in a future OS update — Windows 10 users are reporting that they are unable to print using devices from multiple vendors after installing updates …
Boston-based Kyruus, which provides analytics and scheduling software for health care systems, raises $30M, bringing its total raised to $155M — Kyruus, Boston-based analytics and scheduling software provider for healthcare systems, pulled in $30 million, led by Bay-area private equity firm Francisco Partners.
Xiaomi has unveiled a massive 30,000mAh power bank. It will go on sale in China from June 18 and is priced at CNY 170 (Rs 1820 approx. directly converted). Since the device has a massive 30,000mAh capacity, it supports fast charging at up to 24W via USB-C. This means that if you have Xiaomi’s 30W fast charger, you can top up the power bank in 7.5 hours. The micro-USB port, on the other hand, is limited to 18W. To put the 30,000mAh capacity into perspective, a smartphone with a battery capacity of 4000 to 5000mAh can be charged 4 to 5 times. A small device like the iPhone SE which has a 1821mAh battery can be charged more than 10 times.
All the connectivity options of the power bank are neatly laid out on one side. For connectivity, the power bank has two full-size USB-A ports, one USB-C port and one MicroUSB port. The power bank supports 18W charging from the USB-A and USB-C ports. The power bank also has a low-current mode for small devices like smartwatches or Bluetooth headphones, etc.
Xiaomi sells power banks with 10,000 and 20,000 mAh capacity in India and there is no information on when the 30,000mAh power bank will come to India. On the charger front, Xiaomi does sell Mi 18W dual-port charger, Mi 18W car charger, and the Mi 27W superfast charger in India.
In other Xiaomi news, we recently reviewed the Mi 10 smartphone and you can check out our review here. Xiaomi also entered the laptop segment in India with the launch of the Mi NoteBook 14 and Mi NoteBook 14 Horizon edition. All the laptop variants run on the 10th gen Intel processors. You can read more about the laptops here. Xiaomi has also launched the Mi Band 5 and there is no information on when the device is coming to India. You can, however, check out all the details of the Mi band 5 here.
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It looks like we have our first look at the upcoming Google Android TV streaming device codenamed Sabrina. The information once again comes from XDA Developers. Coming to the specifications powering the dongle, it is expected to have the Amlogic S905X2 12nm quad-core CPU with 4 ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores clocked at up to 1.8GHz. The CPU is accompanied by the ARM Mali-G31 MP2 GPU. It also sports 2GB RAM. According to XDA, “The SoC supports video decoding for 4Kp75 10-bit H.265 content, video output at up to 4Kp60 over HDMI 2.1, HDR video playback with HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision, and more”. It is good to see that the dongle will support HDMI 2.1 and bring with it features like ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) and it is possible that this feature will be there for Stadia support. Stadia is supported on a Chromecast Ultra, but it looks like this new device could replace the Chromecast Ultra as the go-to Android TV experience device.
Coming back to the SoC powering the Sabrina streaming device, it looks like the S905X2 is a popular SoC for Android TV devices even powering the Xiaomi Mi Stick which was announced recently.
We recently got a look at Sabrina’s design. From the revealed images it looks like the device will have an oval shape as compared to the round shape of Chromecast we have gotten accustomed to. It will also be available in three colour options - black, pink and white. From the image, it looks like the HDMI end of the dongle will still stick out of the device just like it does on the Chromecast. It isn’t visible in the renders, but we think the device will have a USB-C port for power. The Chromecast has a micro USB port.
Coming to the remote control, the design is very reminiscent of what we got with the Google Daydream headset. Only half the remote is visible in the image, but it shows a navigation button, an ok button, back, home, play/pause and mute buttons along with a ‘star’ button. It isn’t clear whether it will have a volume rocker or dedicated OTT buttons. There are some images of the UI as well, and it isn’t clear whether Android TV will get a UI overhaul with this new device.
There is no information about a release date or pricing of the device.
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Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia : MediaTek says it has started to use Intel Foundry's advanced chip packaging in addition to TSMC's...
