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Xiaomi and Leica Partner To Launch Jointly Developed Smartphones

Leica has teamed up with Xiaomi in a new long-term strategic partnership to create smartphones, the first of which will launch later this year. As can be inferred from the image the company uses to commemorate the partnership which shows an invisible smartphone, there isn’t much in the way of details on the announcement, though some are suggesting that the first phone to feature the…
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Canon patent shows off new AI-powered auto-zoom feature

An illustration from the patent application showing how the auto-zoom feature would detect a subject within a frame and adjust the composition accordingly through digital and/or optical zoom. Canon has been granted a patent that highlights the details of a new technology…
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Xiaomi pens Leica camera partnership w/ first phone set for July

Xiaomi has signed a “long-term strategic partnership” with camera and camera lens manufacturer Leica in a bid to improve and boost camera performance on upcoming flagship smartphones. Leica has previously partnered with Huawei to help tune and enhance the Mate and P-series smartphones. However, with Huawei still facing sanctions and difficulties in Western markets, Xiaomi has moved to secure…
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Xiaomi Mi Band 7 design teased w/ China launch coming May 24

Fitness trackers come in a range of shapes, sizes, and functionality, and the Mi Band series has become one of the most popular yearly launches. It’s likely to remain as popular as ever as Xiaomi has teased the Mi Band 7 design along with declaring the Chinese launch date. The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 doesn’t stray very far from the tried-and-tested design that has become a staple of the series. In…
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Google Assistant starts rolling out to Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 via the Play Store

Galaxy Watch 4 owners have been waiting for Google Assistant since Samsung launched the wearable with just Bixby last year, and support is now officially launching today. Google gave the first official look of Assistant running on Galaxy Watch 4 in February. There’s a new design that takes after the Pixel phone experience. Launching with “Hey Google” opens a fullscreen UI with black…
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