#design unit

The fourth largest smartphone maker, OPPO, has ‘abruptly’ shut down its Zeku chip design unit—the company’s subsidiary responsible on the development of its custom chips including MariSilicon. An estimate of 3,000 employees working for the Zeku unit were shocked with only less than a day's notice. The closure will not affect the performance of such devices, and upcoming phones were still most likely going to use the in-house designed MariSilicon chips. However, this move means that OPPO will soon have to source most if not all of its chip designs from third-party companies. Reports suggest the Xperia 1 VIII will feature a redesigned body with a square camera module. Expected Sony Xperia 1 VIII specs Expected redesigned body Square camera module Expected rear cameras: 16mm ultrawide 24mm wide-angle New telephoto sensor Expected two-day battery life Launch date: May 13, 2026 Felta Multi-Media Incorporated, a distributor of multimedia educational products in the Philippines, in partnership with Intel Education and Microsoft Philippines, launched a ruggedized, water-resistant laptop that is powered by Intel Atom quad-core CPU and runs on Windows 8.1 - the Unite Value 2-in-1 laptop hybrid. As mentioned earlier, the Unite Value 2-in-1 is a ruggedized and water-resistant device, and its appearance gives testament to that. Read more in our articles including "OPPO shuts down its design unit behind MariSilicon custom chips" and "Sony confirms Xperia 1 VIII launch date".