According to Xiaomi, the Mi 11 Ultra will feature new battery technology and a revolutionary cooling system. Apparently, the so-called phase-change cooling system contains solid, liquid and gas parts to deliver significantly better cooling performance than contemporary Xiaomi smartphones.
Some details of a Xiaomi Mi Band X have leaked online, and it seems the Chinese company is looking to add something extraordinary to its hugely successful smart band lineup. The Mi Band X will apparently have a wraparound display and do without watch straps, utilizing a magnetic bracelet clasp for wearing and taking off. <b><br>Update: Xiaomi PR states the Mi Band X is a "virtual product" used in marketing training.</b></br>
The AORUS XTREME Gen4 NVMe SSD add-in card is probably longer than most high-end GPUs on the market and certainly rivals them in price. It comes with up to eight 4 TB second gen PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs powered by the Phison PS5018-E18 controller and the RAID configuration yields ultra-fast transfer speeds of up to 28 GB/s.
The 13.3-inch QLED HDR laptop is barely a year old and it's already marked down by quite a bit. The Samsung laptop rivals the XPS 13 in battery life, weight, display quality, ports, and more.
One of Microsoft's most exciting changes with the Surface Pro 7+ compared to its predecessor was the switch to replaceable SSDs. The company has finally gotten around to offering official upgrade modules too, albeit only for business customers. Apparently, Surface Pro 7+ SSD Commercial Spares will not work on the Surface Pro X or the Surface Laptop Go either, for some reason.
New rumors emanating from Microsoft suggest that the Office software team want to take over Cortana's functions and place in the Windows OS. This would mean that Office could strongly inform its development in the future, converting the flagging virtual assistant into more of a productivity helpmeet - much like a certain animated paperclip.
A member survey of IT professionals done by Spiceworks has found Cortana to be the most widely implemented virtual assistant in North American and European businesses. Siri follows closely behind with Google Assistant and Alexa having significantly lower market shares. These results are an interesting contrast to consumer usage.
Microsoft Launcher, the Android app once known as Arrow Launcher, has reached version 4.6 and finally received full Cortana support. This digital assistant can make calls, schedule meetings, change the wallpaper, and more.
Microsoft has used its Surface event to take the covers off its second-generation Surface Laptop, which, as rumored, comes in a new matte black color. Also joining the Surface range for the first time is a new pair of Bluetooth Surface headphones powered by the Cortana voice assistant.
A reply by a Microsoft Asia Research Institute engineer stating that Cortana would be best integrated with the 'Surface Phone' for a question asked on the Chinese forum Zhihu seems to lend fresh credence to the rumors that there is in fact a Microsoft Hero device in the works.
Cortana for Android's latest update brings all of the virtual assistant's features to the lock screen. You can now ask questions and issue commands without having to unlock your phone.
With the latest update to its Android application, Cortana can now be set to the default search assistant. This means Android users now have the option of replacing Google Assistant, with direct access to Cortana from the home screen.
Just as previously announced, this new update to Microsoft's Cortana for Android comes packing the ability to use the digital assistant on the lock screen of the handset as well.
Starting yesterday, Cortana support began rolling out to Skype users in the US. This new capability is available for both the Android and the iOS versions of Microsoft's well-known app.
The showcased models did not feature full integration with Alexa, as the vocal commands only prompt on screen answers instead of voiced answers, but the final products should fix this. Spec-wise, the Yoga 730 impresses with high-end features that can easily rival a gaming laptop, while the Flex 14 is more of a mid-range solution.
The drive utilizes the USB-C 3.2 gen. 2x2 interface for transfer rates of up to 2000 MB/s. Lower capacities may be somewhat slower, however, and Kingston has not disclosed retail prices.
Intel is yet to unveil the Tiger Lake-H45 series, but the flagship Core i9-11950H has appeared on Geekbench. Paired with an HP ZBook Studio G8, the Core i9-11950H will be Intel's answer to AMD's Ryzen 9 5980HX and Ryzen 9 5900HX.
The Core i7-11375H looks destined to become a niche processor that will be all but forgotten in the growing Tiger Lake lineup. Its unremarkable performance when compared to a standard Core i7-1165G7 gives OEMs and end-users little reason to invest in it.
A Weibo account associated with Lenovo has released teasers for a new tablet called the Yoga Pad Pro - which might prove to be the Chinese variant of a slate to be called the Yoga Tab 13 in international markets. It is to be accompanied by another 11-inch tablet, as well as what might be a Yoga Duet 7i refresh.
Huawei has started distributing a new update to the Watch Fit, its stylish and rectangular smartwatch. The update brings a new feature to the smartwatch, while also improving its blood oxygen monitoring functionality.
Sony remains an active player in the camera sensor market, which makes the cameras that it has included in the Xperia 5 even more disappointing. Sony's latest flagship handset is not all bad by any means, but it is hard to see past its underwhelming camera hardware.
Be excited, ye lovers of small smartphones; be very excited. Sony is apparently working on a new compact phone. The Xperia Compact will feature a 5.5-inch display with a physical footprint smaller than that of the Xperia XZ2 Compact and Samsung Galaxy S10e.
The news that Xiaomi may not bring Android 10 to the Mi A2 Lite has clearly annoyed some people. Hundreds of people have responded by petitioning the company to do so, with representatives seemingly on hand to calm fears. Xiaomi still does not know when the Mi A2 Lite will receive its final OS upgrade, though.
Sony has now released its official Android 10 update roadmap. The Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 will receive the OS update before the year runs out, while other phones will follow next year. Sadly, the Xperia XZ1 phones are missing from the list, which means they've been abandoned after getting just one OS update, and that's a shame.