Morning Brief

1. vivo hosts spring launch event for the vivo X series
2. Dolby Laboratories accuses Snapchat’s parent company of infringing AV1 and HEVC patents
3. Dell unveils the Dell Pro 5 Micro business mini PC
4. MECHREVO launches the imini E300 mini PC
5. Copilot found injecting ads into GitHub PR descriptions
6. Sony Japan stops accepting purchase orders for CF and SD cards
7. News Worth a Quick Look

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vivo hosts spring launch event for the vivo X series

On March 30, vivo held its X series spring launch event, unveiling new products including the vivo X300s, vivo X300 Ultra, and vivo Pad6 Pro.

The vivo X300s is powered by the Dimensity 9500 processor, featuring a 6.78-inch 144Hz display and a 7100mAh battery. It is available in four colors: Film Green, Dreamcore Purple, Silver White, and Titanium Black. In terms of cameras, the main camera is a ZEISS 200MP “super” sensor with a 1/1.4″ size, f/1.68 aperture, and CIPA 4.5 professional stabilization; the telephoto lens is a ZEISS APO super telephoto using a BlueImage × Sony LYTIA 602 sensor (1/1.95″, f/2.57) with a periscope design and CIPA 4.5 stabilization; the ultra-wide camera uses a 50MP JN1 sensor (1/2.76″, f/2.0); the front camera is also a 50MP JN1 with autofocus. The telephoto can be paired with a 200mm-equivalent vivo ZEISS teleconverter G2. It will go on sale April 3, starting at RMB 4,999 (12GB+256GB), with the 16GB+1TB Photographer Kit priced at RMB 7,999.

The vivo X300 Ultra is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 flagship platform, featuring a 6.82-inch 2K 144Hz display and a 6600mAh battery. It comes in Film Green, Black Ka, and Silver. The camera system includes a 35mm ZEISS documentary main camera II using a BlueImage × Sony LYTIA 901 1/1.2″ 200MP sensor (f/1.85, CIPA 6.5 stabilization); an 85mm ZEISS gimbal-level telephoto with a BlueImage × Samsung HP0 1/1.4″ 200MP sensor (f/2.67, CIPA 7.0 stabilization), compatible with 200mm and 400mm equivalent vivo ZEISS teleconverters G2/G2 Ultra; and a 14mm ZEISS ultra-wide lens using a BlueImage × Sony LYTIA 818 1/1.28″ 50MP sensor (f/2.0, CIPA 6.0 stabilization). It also features a 5MP 12-channel spectral sensor and vivo’s in-house VS1+ imaging chip, supporting 4K 120fps 10-bit Log video across all focal lengths. It will go on sale April 3, starting at RMB 6,999 (12GB+256GB), with the 16GB+1TB satellite communication version priced at RMB 8,999 and the Photographer Kit at RMB 11,999.

The vivo Pad6 Pro tablet is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 platform, featuring a 13.2-inch 4K display with Dolby Vision, an 8-speaker setup, and a 13,000mAh battery. It is available in Inspiration Purple, Relaxed Blue, and Free Gray. Versions with 12GB RAM or above support the Atom Workbench feature, allowing up to five apps to run simultaneously on screen. Pricing starts at RMB 4,499 (8GB+256GB), with the 16GB+512GB version priced at RMB 6,699.

In addition, vivo has also listed the vivo Y500s on its official website. The Y500s features a 7200mAh battery with a claimed lifespan of six years, has passed SGS five-star drop resistance certification, and supports IP69 (6-minute) and IP68 (24-hour) water resistance. Its speaker volume is boosted to 400%, and it includes an infrared remote control function. It comes in Gold Phoenix, Obsidian Black, and Galaxy Silver, starting at RMB 1,799 (8GB+256GB).

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Dolby Laboratories accuses Snapchat’s parent company of infringing AV1 and HEVC patents

According to a press release published on the 24th local time by licensing management company Access Advance, its partner Dolby Laboratories has filed a lawsuit against Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, over alleged infringement of AV1 and HEVC (H.265) patents. Although AV1 was introduced in 2018 as a royalty-free video codec, the Alliance for Open Media and its members do not own all patents used in AV1 implementations, and inclusion in the standard does not imply waiver of intellectual property rights. Notably, this marks the first time an Access Advance licensor has asserted patent claims against AV1 implementations, as well as the first such claim targeting a streaming platform. Access Advance CEO Peter Moller stated that using advanced technologies without proper licensing undermines the collaborative framework that fosters innovation, and that such enforcement actions help innovators protect their intellectual property and secure fair compensation. Source

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Dell unveils the Dell Pro 5 Micro business mini PC

On March 28, Dell introduced a new lineup of business products under the Dell Pro series, including the Dell Pro 5 Micro (PCM1260), a mini PC powered by Intel Core Ultra 300 “Panther Lake” processors. The device measures 182 × 36 × 178 mm, with a volume of under 1.2 liters. It can be configured with vPro-enabled Core Ultra 7 366H or Ultra 5 335 processors, and offers two DDR5-7200 SO-DIMM slots and two M.2 (2280/2230) SSD slots. In terms of connectivity, the front panel includes one USB-C (10Gbps), one USB-A (5Gbps), and an audio jack; the rear panel features one full-function USB-C, two USB-A (5Gbps), two USB-A (480Mbps), one HDMI 2.1 TMDS, one DisplayPort 1.4a, one 1GbE RJ45 port, as well as a modular expansion slot for flexible configuration. Source

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MECHREVO launches the imini E300 mini PC

MECHREVO has released a mini PC model named imini E300. The imini E300 is powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7445H processor, paired with 16GB DDR5 5600MT/s memory and either 512GB or 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage. It features HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, and can support triple-display output via a USB4 (40Gbps) interface. Additional ports include three USB-A 3.2 Gen2 ports and one USB 2.0 port, along with both 2.5Gb and Gigabit Ethernet ports. It also supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4. The device has a compact volume of 0.87L, with pricing starting at RMB 3,299. Source

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Copilot found injecting ads into GitHub PR descriptions

On the evening of March 30, developer Zach Manson discovered that after a team member used Copilot to correct a typo in a pull request description, Copilot automatically appended an advertisement for itself and Raycast at the end. Source

In response, GitHub Vice President of Developer Relations Martin Woodward replied on X, stating that this “product prompt” was a feature of Copilot. The feature was originally limited to PRs fully generated by Copilot, but recent changes expanded its scope to “all” PRs involving Copilot. Following user feedback, the feature has now been completely disabled. Source

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Sony Japan stops accepting purchase orders for CF and SD cards

Sony Japan announced that starting March 27, 2026, it will stop accepting purchase orders for CF cards and SD cards from both consumers and authorized distributors. Sony stated that due to the global semiconductor shortage and other factors, supply of these products will not be able to meet market demand for the foreseeable future. Products affected by the suspension include Sony’s CFexpress Type A cards (240GB, 480GB, 960GB, and 1920GB) and CFexpress Type B cards (240GB and 480GB). Sony’s full lineup of high-end SDXC and SDHC cards is also impacted, including TOUGH series cards (64GB, 128GB, 256GB) and standard SF-M and SF-E series cards ranging from 64GB to 512GB. The full scope of the suspension’s impact remains unclear. Source

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News Worth a Quick Look

• Leaker OnLeaks has revealed renders of the Pixel 11, which is expected to launch this summer. Source

• Some users have noticed that Instagram has begun testing an Instagram Plus subscription service. Subscribers can create multiple audience groups for Stories, access Story view analytics, check lists of viewers via search, and extend the expiration time of Stories, among other features. Source
• Starting in the early hours of March 31, some users of mainland China iPhones found that Apple Intelligence-related features had been activated, though no clear or confirmed activation method is known. Leaker Mark Gurman believes this was an accidental rollout, as image recognition features still rely on Google services and Apple has not yet received approval. The feature has since been rolled back. Source