The Volla Tablet is tablet that’s set to ship this fall with support for Android or Ubuntu Touch operating systems, optional pen and keyboard support, and a focus on privacy.
When Volla launched a crowdfunding campaign for the tablet earlier this year, the plan was to build a device with a 12.3 inch display, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. But the company says it had to replace the original screen, so the tablet will now have a 12.6 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display. That will most likely lead to a 1-2 month delay in shipping, but Volla says it’ll compensate backers for the wait by doubling the storage to 512GB.
Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.
Volla Tablet: July Update [Volla]
The Volla Tablet is an upcoming tablet with a MediaTek Helio G99 processor, support for Android and Ubuntu Touch operating systems, and pen and keyboard accessories. Since crowdfunding began in April, a few specs have been changed/upgraded.
MediaTek Dimensity 7350: Mid-range SoC announced [NotebookCheck]
This new mid-ragge chip is the first Dimensity 7000 series proecssor to feature ARMv9 processor cores (it has two Cortex-A715 Performance cores and six Cortex-A510 Efficiency cores). Other features include Mali-G610 graphics and support for up to a 200MP camera. There’s also a MediaTek NPU 657 for AI features.
Introducing the Google Pixel 9 Pro [Google / YouTube]
Google’s Pixel 9 Pro teaser confirms the phone’s updated camera bar design and emphasis on Google’s Gemini AI features. This comes about a month ahead of the official launch, but follows several recent leaks.
Megapixels 2.0 development progress [Martijn Braam / YouTube]
Megapixels was one of the first (somewhat) full-featured camera apps for mobile Linux phones like the PinePhone. Developer Martijn Braam has been working on v2.0 for over a year, and shares some goals & updates in this video.
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