Na big news dey ground say Amazon dey plan to launch new smartphone wey go use artificial intelligence well-well. According to Reuters report, dem dey call the phone “Transformer” for inside, and e go work with Amazon smart assistant Alexa. This na Amazon second attempt to enter phone market after their Fire Phone wey fail for 2014.
The new phone go make am easy for users to access Amazon services like Prime Video, Prime Music, and even order food from partners like Grubhub without downloading separate apps. One internal team wey dem dey call ZeroOne dey handle the project under former Microsoft executive J Allard, wey don work for Xbox and Zune before.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bin want phone wey go focus on shopping to compete with Apple, but the Fire Phone fail because of 3D display system and vision technology wey no popular. Now with AI don improve, Amazon believe say dem fit try again. But Reuters sources warn say the project fit still cancel if strategy change or money no dey.
For other tech news, Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) don announce Class 5 and Class 8 board exam results for 2026 today. Students fit check their results on official website rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in using their login details. Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar confirm say the results don release alongside Class 10 results.
To check the results, students need to visit the Rajasthan Board portal, click on “RBSE Result 2026” link, select either Class 5 or Class 8 link, enter their details and captcha code, then submit to see their marksheet. The marksheet go show student name, marks wey dem score, and pass status. Original marksheets go reach schools later for students to collect.
Students wey pass Class 5 go move to Class 6, while those wey pass Class 8 go enter Class 9. The board advise students to keep their roll numbers ready to avoid delay when checking results.
Back to tech matter, Amazon no be the only company wey dey try make AI devices. Other companies like OpenAI dey work with former Apple design chief Jony Ive on hardware prototypes, while Apple, Google, and Meta dey develop AI glasses, watches, and headphones. But AI hardware don get poor history with failures like Humane AI pin and Rabbit R1 assistant.
Mobile industry expert Ben Wood from CCS Insight say e surprise him say Amazon want enter competitive phone market again. But Francisco Jeronimo from IDC say Amazon get advantage because of their services ecosystem, content, cloud, and Alexa AI foundation.
Meanwhile, for app development news, startup company Kineto dey make am easy for people to create their own apps using AI without downloading anything. The service run for browser and apps dem dey share through links. Founder Andrew Zakonov say e fit take one to two hours to make good app with about 10 improvements.
Technology reporter Sean McManus test Kineto by making three apps: French vocabulary flashcard for his wife, typing tutor for his son, and link checker for his website. He say the apps look professional and work well, but the link checker need more bug fixing with help from support team.
But SnoreLab app founder Jules Goldberg from Reviva Softworks doubt whether AI app creation go become mainstream. He say humans dey lazy and e go always easier to download other people apps. He also believe say when e too easy to make simple apps like habit tracker or quiz, e go reduce their value.
Goldberg say established apps still get advantage because e expensive to make new apps popular. But Zakonov believe say if dem remove barriers, almost everybody fit become app creator someday. Kineto dey target online content creators like YouTubers wey fit make interactive courses as apps.
The tech world dey watch to see whether Amazon go succeed with their AI phone this time, while students for Rajasthan dey celebrate their results. Both stories show how technology dey change how we live and learn for modern world.
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