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MediaTek unveils Dimensity 9500 day before Qualcomm summit
MediaTek announced its Dimensity 9500 mobile platform on September 22 at its Hsinchu, Taiwan headquarters. The company scheduled the launch one day before Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit, where Qualcomm plans to reveal its competing Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor from September 23-25. 
After the success of its previous device, the Solana Saga, Solana Mobile unveiled its newest smartphone, the Solana Seeker. This new model features significant upgrades, including an upgraded camera, a longer-lasting battery, and a more affordable price than its predecessor. 
Uniswap, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, has recently launched a unique feature: free Web3 names for all its users. These aren't just any names; think "one.uni.eth" or "crypto.uni.eth" – a fresh take on the traditional crypto wallet format. Nicknames can be acquired and customized exclusively through the Uniswap mobile app. 
This offers access to a variety of metaverse services and applications, including digital football, live broadcasts, social interactions, and official digital personas within the metaverse. The 5G super network is situated in Beijing Workers’ Stadium. Furthermore, the Gongtai Meta Universe GTVerse experience center is set to commence internal testing in October. 
After detecting phishing attempts, Terra (LUNA) has temporarily frozen its primary domain, Terra․money. The company's directive? Avoid sites with this domain until they say otherwise.
While the team has ramped up protection for the Station Wallet, a word of caution: avoid the desktop and mobile apps for a bit. But if you're a fan of the Station Chrome extension, the latest version is good to go. 
Solana Seeker Smartphone: Transforming Phones into Web3 Tools
By mid-2025, Solana will unveil its new crypto phone, the Solana Seeker—the next step forward and an upgrade from the Saga smartphone. Pre-orders have surpassed all expectations. This could reflect increasing interest in the Solana ecosystem and its mobile solutions, but the impact of airdrops is also widely acknowledged. 
What Is Decentralized Wireless (DeWi) and How It Works
Decentralized Wireless technology, also known as DeWi, is an alternative to the traditional mobile infrastructure. It’s a telecommunication model without centralized control. Traditional telecom service providers install large and small stations to distribute mobile networks. 
Buterin explained that he has successfully recovered control of his T-Mobile account, which the hacker had compromised through this method. The co-founder of Ethereum also shared some valuable lessons gained from his experience: “I had seen the “phone numbers are insecure, don’t authenticate with them” advice before, but did not realize this”. Removing phone numbers from X accounts and having 2FA enabled is a way to protect yourself from SIM-swap attack. 
State-owned telecom company China Mobile has suggested the creation of a digital ID for all users in the metaverse and virtual worlds. This ID would include “natural characteristics” and “social characteristics” and store personal information, including a person’s occupation. An illustrative case for this system was presented, where a disruptive user, who “spreads rumors and makes chaos” in the metaverse could be quickly identified and penalized by authorities using their digital ID. This proposal resembles China’s established social credit system, which is created to evaluate and rank citizens according to diverse behavioral criteria, carrying enforcement implications.