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| June 10 2025 |
Android
Google released Android 16, the latest version of the Android operating system.
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| June 9 2025 |
IOS
At WWDC 2025, Apple introduces iOS 26, unifying version numbers across all Apple Operating Systems.
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| May 2025 | US administration instructed Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA to cease product supplies to China, which subsequently boosted local EDA companies like Empyrean Technology, Primarius, and Semitronix. |
| 2025 | Huawei projected to sell over 800,000 Ascend 910B and Ascend 910C AI chips. |
| April 2025 | Wall Street Journal reports that Huawei is approaching China-based companies to test the Ascend 910D AI accelerator chip, with first samples to be distributed in May 2025. |
| April 2025 | HiSilicon announced the Ascend 920 AI chip, designed as a potential alternative to the NVIDIA H20 chip which was banned from selling to China in the same month. The chip is expected to be mass-produced in late 2025. |
| April 2025 | Huawei started delivering CloudMatrix 384 cluster to customers, consisting of Ascend 910C chips |
| March 2025 |
Android
Google announced the consolidation of Android development to internal sources, ending public contributions while continuing to publish the Android source code.
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| 2025 |
Android
Qualcomm potentially extends chipset support to eight years, though this commitment is limited to high-end chipsets.
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| February 24 2025 |
Sailfish OS
Sailfish OS v5.0.0 released, codenamed Tampella.
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| 2025 | Consumer enrollment for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates begins, with pricing set at $30 per device for one year of additional support. |
| January 2025 | HiSilicon introduced the Kirin T80 (Hi6290V110) processor, which was first used in the Huawei MatePad 11.5 PaperMatte tablet. |
| January 2025 | MediaTek planned the launch of M90 5G modem with 5G sub-6GHz, mmWave capabilities up to 12Gbps, and satellite (NTN) connectivity in Q1 2025. |
| 2024 | OpenBSD project completed separation from original NetBSD fork, with all original files either modified or removed, except for a single data file in the 'quiz' program. |
| 2024 |
Android Go
Android 14 Go was confirmed as the final release of the Android Go edition, with no plans for an Android 15 Go version.
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| 2024 |
Sailfish OS
Jolla C2, a reference device for the Sailfish community, began delivery.
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| 2024 |
Windows 11
Microsoft released Windows Server 2025, the server version of Windows 11.
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| 2024 |
Windows 11
Microsoft dropped support for some Intel and AMD processors that were previously supported since Windows 11's initial release with the 2024 Update.
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| 2024 |
Windows 11
Microsoft released Office 2024, which is compatible with and upgradable for Windows 11 users.
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| 2024 |
Android
Samsung expanded Android device software support to six years, marking a substantial improvement in their approach to device longevity and sustainability.
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| 2024 |
Android
Google officially revealed the Android mascot's name as 'The Bot' in a blog post, ending years of it being unofficially called 'Bugdroid'.
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| 2024 | Microsoft released Office 2024, which is compatible with and can be upgraded on Windows 10. |
| December 2024 | HiSilicon is set to launch the Kirin 9020 SoC and Kirin T92 SoC for the Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2, featuring improved Taishan cores and Balong 6000 5G technology. |
| December 12 2024 |
Android
Google announced Android XR, a new operating system developed in collaboration with Samsung and Qualcomm, designed to enhance extended reality (XR) experiences on devices like VR headsets and smart glasses, with a focus on supporting developers through tools like ARCore and Unity.
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| November 26 2024 | HiSilicon launched the Balong 6000 modem, which first appeared in the Huawei Mate 70 Pro. This modem is one of the first 3GPP Rel. 18 and 5.5G/5G-Advanced supporting modems in the world, offering advanced network capabilities including multi-mode support (2G/3G/4G/5G) and high-speed data transmission. |
| October 2024 | US government expanded export controls targeting semiconductor toolmakers like KLA Corporation, Lam Research, and Applied Materials. |
| October 22 2024 |
OpenHarmony
Huawei launched HarmonyOS 5.0.0 at its launch event, completing the transition to a fully independent commercial operating system with 15,000+ native apps, marking the end of Android fork dependencies.
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| October 15 2024 |
Android
Google released Android 15, the latest version of the mobile operating system.
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| September 2024 | HiSilicon plans to release the Kirin 9010E SoC for the Huawei Nova Flip and the Kirin T91 SoC for the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2. |
| September 29 2024 |
OpenHarmony
Release of OpenHarmony 5.0.0 stable version, introducing API 12 with enhanced application framework, ArkUI rendering capabilities, and improved distributed data management and security features.
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| September 20 2024 |
Sailfish OS
Release of Sailfish OS version 4.6.0.15 codenamed Sauna, which is the final release for Jolla Tablet, Jolla C, Xperia X, and Gemini PDA
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| September 16 2024 |
IOS
iOS 18, the current stable version of the mobile operating system, was released to the public.
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| July 2024 | MediaTek achieved a low ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) risk rating of 14.7%. |
| June 2024 |
Windows 11
Microsoft delayed the Recall feature following cybersecurity community concerns, with plans to add a preview version to the Microsoft Insider program to test enhanced security measures.
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| June 21 2024 |
OpenHarmony
Huawei released the Developer Beta milestone of HarmonyOS NEXT at HDC 2024, based on OpenHarmony 5.0 beta1 version for registered public developers, with HMS Core library and supported OpenHarmony APIs.
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| June 21 2024 |
OpenHarmony
Oniro OS 4.1 was released, with additional ArkTS API 11 and expanded distributed hardware support, including development of a developer phone for German OEM Volla.
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| May 2024 |
Windows 11
Riot Games' Vanguard anti-cheat system began enforcing Windows 11 hardware security requirements for League of Legends, requiring secure boot and TPM 2.0-compliant coprocessor to run the game.
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| May 31 2024 |
Tizen
Release of Tizen 9.0 and its first public milestone (M1)
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| May 25 2024 |
OpenHarmony
Release of OpenHarmony 5.0 beta 1 version, introducing new APIs, improving ecosystem API and software framework stack, with a focus on in-vehicle capabilities and system performance.
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| May 23 2024 |
OpenHarmony
Release of OpenHarmony 4.1.1 version, focusing on system stability improvements for small and lightweight systems with LiteOS RTOS kernel.
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| May 22 2024 |
Windows 11
Microsoft announced updated minimum system requirements for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise editions (version 24H2), significantly reducing hardware specifications and removing previous TPM and UEFI requirements.
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| May 20 2024 |
Windows 11
Microsoft announced 'Copilot+ PC', a new brand of Windows 11 devices designed to support enhanced artificial intelligence features. These PCs require an on-board AI accelerator, at least 256 GB of storage, and at least 16 GB of RAM, with the first wave running on Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite system-on-chip.
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| May 20 2024 |
Windows 11
Microsoft officially announced Recall, an AI feature that captures and allows searching through local snapshots of user activity, exclusively for 'Copilot+ PC' certified devices.
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| May 20 2024 |
Sailfish OS
Sailfish OS v4.6.0 'Sauna' released, representing the latest version of the operating system.
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| April 2024 | HiSilicon introduces the Kirin 9010L SoC for the Huawei Nova 12 Ultra Star Edition and the Kirin 9010W SoC for various devices. |
| April 2024 |
Windows 11
Windows Insider version 24H2 builds introduced new CPU instruction dependencies, effectively raising the minimum processor compatibility to Bulldozer microarchitecture processors from AMD (2011) and first-generation Intel Core i processors (2008). This change dropped support for older processors like Intel Core 2 and AMD K10 CPUs.
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| April 2024 |
Android
Reached 85% device support for Vulkan graphics support, with 77.6% supporting Vulkan 1.1 or higher, and 6.6% supporting Vulkan 1.3.
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| March 2024 |
OpenHarmony
Purple Pi OH and Purple Pi OH Pro with Rockchip RK3566 chip powered by OpenHarmony launched.
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