SHENZHEN, China, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As user expectations for PC and tablet interactions continue to rise across work, learning, and entertainment, touchpads are playing an increasingly important role in delivering a seamless experience. Goodix today announced Newton Touchpad™, a new integrated touch and force-sensing solution tailored for high-performance laptops and detachable keyboards for tablets. With highly responsive touch performance and refined pressure sensing, Newton Touchpad™ enables more precise, natural, and intuitive interactions with every tap, press, and swipe.

Integrated Touch and Force Sensing for Stable, Responsive Control
Goodix Newton Touchpad™ integrates touch and force sensing into a single-chip solution, offering faster touch and force signal response than conventional discrete solutions.

Real-time capacitive force sensing supports static pressure detection, ensuring accurate long-press and file-dragging operations without interruption.Independent multi-finger force detection algorithms detect the pressure applied by each finger individually, enabling more precise multi-touch input.Up to 99.9% force linearity enables precise recognition of even subtle pressure variations.

Reliable Performance in Challenging Environments
Goodix Newton Touchpad™ is designed to maintain precise and stable force sensing across a wide range of operating environments. With industry-leading force-sensing stability, it delivers smooth and reliable interaction in extreme temperatures and high-humidity conditions.

Less than 10% force accuracy deviation at room temperature, enabled by high-precision hardware sampling and advanced force algorithms.An innovative force structure designed to reduce the effects of thermal expansion, contraction, and moisture. Even in environments ranging from -20°C to 60°C with 90% relative humidity, force accuracy deviation remains stable, ensuring smooth and reliable operation in hot, cold, and humid conditions.

Optimized for Efficient Development and Scalable Production
With its innovative single-chip architecture and optimized production testing, Goodix Newton Touchpad™ solution simplifies the full process from module design and assembly to calibration and mass production. The result is faster development, more efficient manufacturing, and improved cost and yield performance for device makers.

A single-chip design eliminates the need for a separate force-sensing IC and additional peripheral components, significantly reducing module BOM cost.A patented force sensor structure supports SMT assembly, improving manufacturing efficiency.A uniform full-surface force transmission structure removes the need for coordinate compensation calibration, greatly improving production test efficiency and yield.

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AI-native conversational partner delivering 24/7 English speaking practice with an adaptive curriculum based on CEFR standards

Designed with AI from the ground up, not retrofitted, leveraging Novakid’s proven years teaching hundreds of thousand students across the globe and through millions of lessons

Targets the ‘excluded middle’: learners aged 13+ who have outgrown children’s apps but aren’t ready for adult tools

Powered by AI technology proven on the field via Novakid’s in-house AI tutor “Pandy”, used by students worldwide

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2026 /CNW/ — Novakid, the award-winning online English school for children, launched NovaPals, an AI-first conversational English app designed to give learners an unlimited and independent speaking practice. Unlike traditional language learning tools focused on grammar drills or vocabulary exercises, NovaPals delivers real-time conversations with an AI partner that adapts to proficiency level, remembers previous interactions, and guides learners through a structured CEFR-aligned curriculum.

The app addresses a critical gap in language education: learners who have moved beyond simplified children’s content but aren’t yet comfortable with adult-level tools. NovaPals provides judgment-free speaking practice accessible anytime, anywhere, making it particularly valuable for students with limited access to live tutors or structured classroom conversation time. As such, NovaPals is the perfect companion for children, teens, and all those who need extra speaking practice.

What sets NovaPals apart is its foundation: the app is built AI-native, architected around Novakid’s proprietary conversational AI agents. The agents draw on almost 10 years of human-designed curriculum expertise delivered to hundreds of thousand students and over 20 million lessons. Rather than offering an open-ended chatbot, NovaPals guides learners through purposeful conversations with defined learning objectives and built-in assessment tracking.

“We’ve spent years building the best human-led English curriculum for children,” said Max Azarov, CEO and co-founder of Novakid. “NovaPals represents our next evolution: taking that expertise and reimagining it for an AI-native experience. This isn’t AI layered onto traditional content, it’s a product designed from day one around what conversational AI does best: personalized and adaptive practice at scale.”

NovaPals builds on insights taken from Pandy, Novakid’s AI tutor deployed to support between-lesson practice. Real-world experience and practice revealed that AI-driven interactions often encourage learners to speak more frequently and with greater confidence, particularly when the AI partner provides consistent encouragement without social pressure or judgment.

The app features a cast of friendly and approachable characters that learners interact with over time, creating a sense of connection and accountability similar to the social contract that makes human tutoring effective. Gamification is integrated from day one in order to provide students with a fun and engaging experience.

“Our initial AI Tutor tests showed us that younger learners genuinely bonded with AI tutoring,” said Chris Kemsley, Product Lead for NovaPals. “That made us ask: what could that look like for other students not finding the learning solution tailored to their needs? For us, it meant combining three things: expert human curriculum design, a product they actually want to use, and emulating the social contract between learner and tutor. The result is NovaPals.”

NovaPals represents a strategic expansion of Novakid’s learning ecosystem, designed to scale beyond the current market for human-led, synchronous tutoring. By offering both teacher-led instruction and AI-powered independent practice, Novakid provides learners with a full array of learning options: human teachers for structured lessons and feedback as well as AI partners for daily study and confidence building.

NovaPals is available for download on iOS and Android.

About Novakid

Novakid is a leading online English learning platform for young learners, and one of the fastest-growing EdTech companies globally. A US company, with a head office in London, this Series B startup has raised $41.5 million in funding from leading global investors, and is trusted by over 990,000 families across 50+ countries.

Novakid membership offers parents an easy and affordable way to get their kids to practice English regularly by participating in online international activities they love. Regular practice complements their academic studies at school, builds confidence and expands opportunities.

Novakid offers multiple ways to learn, adapting to every child – cute Pandy (our AI tutor), group workshops with certified teachers, live streams, and individual 1:1 classes for most serious learners.

AI is at the core of how Novakid personalises learning: matching students to the right teacher, adapting lesson pacing, tracking progress against Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) standards, and creating individual learning journeys. 

Novakid’s approach works. On average, 96% of students improve their English within 6 months. 75% show results from month 1, and most pass assessments on the first or second try.

Novakid website: https://novakidschool.com
NovaPals website: https://novapals.ai/en

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HONG KONG, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HashKey Cloud, the digital asset infrastructure service platform under HashKey Group, announced a partnership with the Ethereum Applications Guild (EAG) during the Hong Kong Web3 Festival. The collaboration introduces an ETH Staking support solution for the EAG community.

The initiative aims to provide EAG community members and the broader community of Ethereum builders with transparent and verifiable staking infrastructure. While ensuring users maintain full autonomous control over their assets, the solution uses a specific contribution program to direct a portion of staking rewards toward supporting the growth of EAG and the native Ethereum application ecosystem.

This partnership represents an extension of HashKey’s long-term commitment to the Ethereum ecosystem and provides a new pathway for supporting the development of the application layer.

Reinvesting ETH Staking Rewards into the Ecosystem to Build Long-term Support Mechanisms

EAG is a global non-profit collaborative organization dedicated to driving innovation, adoption, and real-world impact for Ethereum-native applications. By connecting developers, institutions, and various participants, EAG explores and builds open, transparent, and sustainable collaboration mechanisms for the application layer.

The concept of EAG originated from three years of continuous practice by ShanHaiWoo centered around AI, the Ethereum ecosystem, and public goods. The core mission is to establish a sustainable support mechanism for the growth and real-world implementation of native applications. This partnership leverages ETH Staking infrastructure to allow participants to support network operations while simultaneously contributing to ecosystem building.

Launching the EAG Contribution Pool to Meet Staking Needs

According to the cooperation plan, HashKey Cloud will provide the underlying technical architecture and a dedicated frontend interface for the EAG Contribution Pool (DAPP). This DAPP will serve as the interaction interface embedded within the EAG official website or other partner wallets and platforms, making it easy for users to participate directly in ETH Staking.

Node Model: Supports the 0x02 withdrawal credential node model.Capacity: Minimum 32 ETH per node, supporting up to 2048 ETH.Asset Control: Users maintain constant control over their assets. HashKey Cloud does not touch, control, or withhold user funds. It only provides node operation and technical support.Reward Mechanism: When a node has not reached the 2048 ETH limit, rewards are not withdrawn. Once it exceeds 2048 ETH, rewards flow into the user’s exclusive Withdrawal Vault. Users can manually claim rewards or use the Claim & Contribute mechanism to automatically distribute rewards based on preset parameters.

Connecting Infrastructure to the Application Ecosystem

This partnership aims to bridge infrastructure capabilities with community needs. It provides professional, verifiable ETH Staking services while shifting ecosystem support from one-time donations or short-term grants toward more sustainable, ongoing contribution mechanisms.

Moving forward, both sides will continue to collaborate on Ethereum application layer construction, encouraging more developers, communities, and institutions to participate in the long-term development of native applications.

About HashKey Cloud
HashKey Cloud is an institutional-grade staking infrastructure under HashKey (3887.HK). It focuses on providing secure, auditable multi-chain staking services for global institutions, asset managers, and professional investors. Its services include ETF/DAT Staking, Prime Staking, VIP Staking, API Staking, and Prime Yield, helping clients efficiently manage on-chain assets and returns.

About Ethereum Applications Guild (EAG)
The Ethereum Applications Guild (EAG) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating Ethereum-native applications with real-world impact. EAG connects developers and institutions to build transparent collaboration mechanisms. Through application acceleration, open co-creation, ecosystem partnerships, sustainable funding, and global events, EAG connects builders, institutions, and ecosystem stakeholders to foster the sustainable growth and broader reach of the Ethereum applications ecosystem.

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