Tech News Today: Realme 12 Pro series India launch date, TikTok down, and more

Realme 12 Pro series of smartphones are confirmed to launch on January 29 in India. The series has been confirmed to launch two models -- Realme 12 Pro+ with up to 120x zoom support and the Realme 12 Pro with up to 20x zoom. The company claims that the smartphone can take DSLR-like portrait pictures at 80mm focal length.

Get ready to #BeAPortraitMaster! 📸✨
Join us on 29th Jan at 12 Noon, as we introduce the blockbuster master #realme12ProSeries5G. #StayTuned

Know more: https://t.co/dwerY9j0Po pic.twitter.com/6yMo6mDvq3

— realme (@realmeIndia) January 15, 2024

Popular short video-sharing platform TikTok is down across the world, and according to Down Detector, over 10,000 people have reported service outage, and as of now, there is no information on what caused this outage. Do note that TikTok is officially banned in India.

Sam Altman in a podcast with Bill Gates has shared some of the upcoming features of ChatGPT (likely to be based on GPT-5), which includes multi-modality (speech-in speech-out), image generation, and video generation. GPT-5 is also hinted to offer enhanced reasonability and reliability.

Sam altman revealed key aspects of GPT5

At @ycombinator W24 kickoff, @sama suggested startups build w/ the mindset GPT-5 and AGI will be achieved "relatively soon";

But what does GPT5 actually gonna look like?

In an interview with @BillGates, Sam revealed some key milestones… pic.twitter.com/CBtV476N0V

— jason zhou (@jasonzhou1993) January 14, 2024

OnePlus has officially teased the launch of the next-generation TWS -- Buds 3. Just like its smartphone series, the company seems to have done with the pro moniker, and the Buds 3 is expected to be the successor to the Buds 2, which could launch another with the OnePlus 12 series on January 23.

The Buds series is back with its consistent pursuit of product quality and user experience. Introducing the OnePlus Buds 3 sporting a beautiful new colour with the same ergonomic design for utmost comfort. pic.twitter.com/WPdPEPBkxL

— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) January 15, 2024

Honor has officially launched a new mid-tier laptop -- MagicBook X16 2024, a 16-inch Windows-11 powered laptop, powered by the Intel Core i5-12450H processor. The laptop is available exclusively on Amazon with a starting price of Rs 44,990 for the 8 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD based storage variant, and there is also a 16 GB RAM model, which comes at a slightly higher price.

The wait is finally over! 🥳
Introducing the incredible HONOR MagicBook X16, now LIVE on Amazon! Starting at just ₹44,990, this sleek powerhouse is ready to elevate your computing experience.

Explore at: https://t.co/vCgpcNHEZT#MagicBookX16 #NewOnAmazon #UnleashThePower pic.twitter.com/AWfqq6Ni07

— HTECH (@ExploreHONOR) January 13, 2024