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HiFuture’s New Smartwatch Packs Dual Band GPS & AMOLED Display
The model, known as ACTIVE, also features AI fitness tracking, 5 ATM water resistance, and a powerful dual-core processor.
Chinese tech firm HiFuture has launched a new smartwatch known as the ACTIVE, which blends advanced features with an elegant aesthetic. The timepiece is engineered to enhance fitness routines, outdoor adventures, and daily activities, all while maintaining a sleek and modern look.
At the heart of the HiFuture ACTIVE is a large, circular, 1.43-inch AMOLED display, offering vibrant colors, sharp details, and excellent visibility, even in bright outdoor conditions.
The smartwatch also includes Dual Band GPS, delivering highly accurate location tracking, whether you’re hiking, running, or cycling. It supports a wide range of satellite navigation systems, such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, IRNSS, and QZSS, making the watch an ideal companion for outdoor enthusiasts who need reliable navigation support during their adventures.
Powered by Syntra AI, HiFuture’s ACTIVE smartwatch is able to adapt to users’ routines. Syntra AI monitors sports activities, provides detailed sleep analysis, tracks heart health, and offers fitness insights to help users make the most of their smartwatch. The adaptive system also ensures efficient power usage and personalizes the experience based on individual fitness goals and habits.
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In terms of speed and performance, the ACTIVE smartwatch features a powerful dual-core processor. The advanced CPU ensures fast multitasking, quick app launches, and immediate access to health data.
Finally, the ACTIVE smartwatch also has a 5 ATM waterproof rating, making it perfect for swimming, running in the rain, or participating in water sports. Additionally, the watch supports over 100 sports modes, including swimming, cycling, yoga, and more, making it a versatile fitness companion for users with varied physical interests.
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Visa’s Return To Syria Starts With A Test And A Bank In Lebanon
Foreign visitors will be the first users to benefit, but whether Syria’s own banks and cardholders follow is still an open question.
Visa is returning to Syria. Its first live international card transaction in the country was a test rather than a launch, and the milestone event ran through a Lebanese bank.
The acquirer (the bank on the merchant’s side of a card payment) was Fransabank Lebanon, with Paymera as the other named partner. Nadim Moujaes, who heads a Fransabank Group subsidiary, describes the test as both the culmination of “longstanding efforts to link Syria back to international payment networks” and “the first step in a larger path”.
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa makes the first electronic payment in Syria using a @Visa card at a store in Damascus, following the lifting of US sanctions on Syria. pic.twitter.com/lpAN7nQ6Fc
— Tech Magazine (@TechMGZN) August 27, 2026
“We are excited to have successfully tested live transactions today as we plan to enable international visitors to use their Visa cards while in Syria,” says Leila Serhan, Visa’s senior vice president and group country manager for the North Africa, Levant and Pakistan region. Although a significant first step, that plan doesn’t come with a hard date for when a visitor’s card will work normally.
Mohammed Safwat Raslan, governor of the Central Bank of Syria, says the test paves the way for international card acceptance in Syria and that maintaining strong compliance, risk management and operational controls will remain essential. Serhan likewise stresses that Visa has worked within applicable legal, regulatory and compliance requirements. For a test transaction, it seems there was a great deal of attention paid to the rules, with the entire operation being carefully managed.
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The test is the latest step in a sequence that began in December 2025, when Visa announced a strategic roadmap to support Syria’s integration into the global digital economy. In February 2026 it hosted its first industry gathering of banks, ecosystem partners and policymakers in Damascus and, the same month, signed an agreement with Syria’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in San Francisco.
Michel Kattouah, Paymera’s CEO, called the test “the return of international card acceptance,” but while that’s positive news, there’s no word yet on when a Syrian bank will issue a Visa card to a Syrian customer.
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