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vivo previews BlueCode phone coding agent and researches a 30B MoE on-device model
vivo showed a preview of BlueCode, a native coding agent for phones, and says it is researching a 30B-parameter BlueLM MoE model for on-device use.
OPPO unveils ColorOS 17 with an on-device linear-attention model and 128K context
OPPO says the on-device model in ColorOS 17 uses linear attention, supports 128K context and needs 48% less memory and 55% less energy than its predecessor.
Arm unveils CSS for Mobile 2 with C2 CPU cluster, up to 1.7x faster on AI models
Arm says its C2-Ultra CPU with two SME2 units delivers up to 1.7x performance across the latest AI models and finishes an agentic workflow 24% faster.
MediaTek launches Dimensity 9600 Pro, a 2nm chip for on-device models up to 30B parameters
MediaTek says the NPU 1090 in the 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro raises LLM prefill by 51% and supports on-device models with up to 30B parameters.
iPhone 18 Pro: A20 Pro adds a dual 16-core Neural Engine
Apple says the A20 Pro carries 32 Neural Engine cores in total, double the AI processing power of A19 Pro, with 50 percent more memory bandwidth.
Google lists first Gemini Nano 4 phones, requires Nano 3 for Gemini Intelligence
ML Kit GenAI documentation now names nano-v4 devices and sets Nano v3 or greater, plus 12 GB of RAM, as the requirement for Gemini Intelligence.
Pixel 11 series: Tensor G6 adds 50 percent more TPU compute
Google says Tensor G6 with the latest Gemini Nano model processes on-device AI tasks up to 3.5 times faster while using up to 3.5 times less energy.
Gemini Nano 4 ships on Samsung foldables with ML Kit Prompt API access
Google says Samsung’s new foldables carry Gemini Nano 4 with support for more than 140 languages, reachable from apps through ML Kit’s Prompt API.
Galaxy S24 becomes the second phone line to run Gemini Nano
Google brought Gemini Nano to the Galaxy S24 for on-device Magic Compose in Messages, while the rest of the Galaxy AI features run on Gemini Pro.
Gemini Nano ships on the Pixel 8 Pro and Android gets AICore
Google put Gemini Nano on the Pixel 8 Pro for Recorder summaries and Gboard Smart Reply, and introduced AICore as the Android service behind it.