IT Home: vivo launches X500 series, AMD surpasses $1 trillion market value
Chinese tech news outlet IT Home reports on the launch of vivo's new X500 smartphone series and AMD's milestone of surpassing $1 trillion in market value. The report also covers other tech industry developments.
Chinese technology portal IT Home has released a summary of the day's key tech news for Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Among the prominent updates are the launch of new vivo X500 smartphones and a significant financial milestone for AMD.
vivo unveiled its new X500 smartphone series, with prices starting at 5499 yuan. The series features the new Dimesity 9600M chip and 8K Live capabilities. The Pro models, starting at 6499 yuan, showcase the "Blueprint Light Guard 900" sensor and the Dimesity 9600 Pro chip.
In the semiconductor market, AMD reached a historic valuation, with its market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion for the first time during trading hours. At the time of IT Home's report, its market value remained above $990 billion.
Other notable news includes the expansion of China's earthquake early warning network to major domestic phone manufacturers such as Huawei, vivo, OPPO, Xiaomi, and Honor. Additionally, ZCode announced the open-sourcing of its code following accusations of unauthorized data transfer, and early details about the display features of Apple's upcoming iPhone 20 Pro models were leaked.