by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | Microsoft Phone Link, Microsoft Windows, News
New Xiaomi phones come preinstalled with Microsoft’s Link to Windows app, which provides various cross-device features. By preinstalling Link to Windows, Xiaomi devices will have access to new features including clipboard sync and app streaming. So far, only the new...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | Bluetooth, News, Xiaomi
The latest smartphones from Xiaomi support Auracast, i.e. Bluetooth LE Audio broadcasting. Auracast lets phones share audio to multiple devices over Bluetooth. The feature is supported on all flagship phones released by Xiaomi in 2024, but there’s a catch. Sharing...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | News, Xiaomi
Xiaomi is the latest phone maker to support Google’s Ultra HDR image format. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Xiaomi 14T Pro, and Xiaomi Mix Flip shoot photos in Ultra HDR. Ultra HDR is an image format that contains both the SDR and HDR versions of an image in the same file. One...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | News, Xiaomi
Xiaomi has launched the Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 14T Pro. Both phones offer 144Hz OLED screens, IP68 ratings, and large batteries, while the Pro model brings several extras. The Xiaomi 14T series starts at ~$724. Xiaomi traditionally launches its T-series of Android...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | AR, Google Glass, Meta, News
Meta has revealed Orion, it’s first true AR glasses. Orion features micro LEDs that project onto silicon carbide, housed in a magnesium shell. It also has a separate wireless compute puck and an EMG wristband for gestures. Meta insists that Orion is not a research...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | Features, smartphones
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Do you know the true cost of your new smartphone? The price may have been reason enough to give you pause before buying, but we’re talking about ethical considerations. There’s a good chance there are conflict minerals in your...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | LG, News, TV
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority LG’s premium OLED TVs are now getting screensaver ads, according to a new report. The LG TVs in question start at $2,400 but show screensaver ads for the company’s free TV channels. Advertising is pervasive on many streaming...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | Features, Qualcomm
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority We might have made it through most of 2024’s major smartphone announcements, but we’re quickly approaching processor season. Qualcomm is gearing up to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, the successor to 2023’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | Foldable Phones, LG, News, Samsung
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung and LG are reportedly working on piezoelectric speaker technology for a future Galaxy Z Flip series phone. This technology would see sound being transmitted via the phone’s cover display. The tech would allow people to...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | AI, Audio, Google Gemini, Google Pixel Buds, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google is bringing Gemini assistant to older Pixel Buds. The chatbot will be available on your earbuds if it’s the default assistant on your phone. This comes after the Pixel Buds Pro 2 launched with Gemini and Gemini Live....
