Nothing, the company formed by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, is now all set to launch its first smartphone in the market, dubbed Nothing Phone 1.

The company will be officially launching its first smartphone today, i.e. on 12th July. The launch event named “Nothing (event): Return to Instinct” will take place at 11:00 AM ET which is at 08:30 PM in India.

The event will be live-streamed on the company’s own YouTube channel globally. You can watch the Nothing Phone 1 Launch Event Live by clicking here or through the embedded video.

Ahead of the official launch, most of the phone’s specifications have either been teased by the company or have leaked online. The Nothing Phone 1 features a 6.55-inch OLED display that offers a 120Hz refresh rate.

The screen is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass and comes with an under-display fingerprint sensor for added security. There’s a punch-hole cutout at the top of the screen for housing a 16-megapixel front-facing snapper.

In the camera department, the phone has a dual-camera setup on the back that includes a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensor with f/1.8 aperture and a 1/1.56-inch sensor, coupled with an ultra-wide secondary lens.

Under the hood, the device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778+ processor, coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It runs the Android operating system with the company’s own Nothing OS custom interface on top. The phone is powered by a 4,500mAh battery with 33W fast charging.

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Last month, Xiaomi had officially announced its latest custom user interface for the smartphone — MIUI 13. Now, along with the global launch of the Redmi Note 11 series, the company has also announced the MIUI 13 for the global markets.

Xiaomi has also revealed that it plans to roll out the new update for the operating system in the first quarter of this year (i.e. Q1 2022) but it has not yet announced the exact date for the release. However, it has shared the list of smartphones that will get the update.

The MIUI 13 comes with a new MiSans font which is a part of Dynamic Font System 2.0. Similar to the iOS 14, this one too comes with support for dynamic widgets, a feature that the company was testing since August 2021.

It brings Liquid Storage which reduces fragmentation and actively manages stored data along with improving defragmentation efficiency by up to 60 percent. There’s also Atomized Memory that brings RAM efficiency.

It also has Focused Algorithms for dynamically allocating system resources based on usage scenarios which help make the interface fluid and responsive. It also prioritizes active apps, allowing the CPU to focus on important tasks.

There’s also a Smart Balance feature to automatically find the balance between performance and power consumption. It is also claimed to extend the battery life by up to 10 percent. Xiaomi is also focusing more on privacy with the MIUI 13.

Here’s the list of smartphones from Xiaomi that are set to receive the new MIUI 13 update in the first quarter of this year:

• Mi 11 Ultra
• Mi 11
• Mi 11i
• Mi 11 Lite 5G
• Mi 11 Lite
• Xiaomi 11T Pro
• Xiaomi 11T
• Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
• Xiaomi 11 Lite NE
• Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
• Redmi Note 11 Pro
• Redmi Note 11S
• Redmi Note 11
• Redmi Note 10 Pro
• Redmi Note 10
• Redmi Note 10 Pro Max
• Redmi Note 10 JE
• Redmi Note 8 (2021)
• Redmi 10
• Xiaomi Pad 5
• Redmi 10 Prime
• Mi 11X
• Mi 11X Pro

Do note that the company’s flagship smartphones — Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro as well the recently launched global version of the Redmi Note 11, Note 11S, and Note 11 Pro come pre-installed with MIUI 13.

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Along with the Huawei Nova 9 smartphone launch in Europe last week, the Chinese technology giant also introduced its latest EMUI 12 custom user interface as the next major update for its smartphones.

Today, the company has shared the list of smartphones that will be getting the EMUI 12 update, starting from the first half of next year, i.e. H1 2022. It is expected to start the beta testing for the flagship Mate-series and P-series phones in the coming days or weeks.

Here is the list of Huawei smartphones set to receive the new update:

• Mate 40 Pro
• P40 Pro+
• P40 Pro
• P40
• Mate Xs
• Mate 30 Pro
• Mate 30
• P30 Pro
• P30
• Mate 20 Pro
• Mate 20 RS
• Mate 20 X 5G
• Mate 20 X
• Mate 20
• P20 Pro
• P20
• Mate 10 Porsche Design
• Mate 10 Pro
• Mate 10
• nova 7
• nova 7 SE
• nova 7i
• nova 5T
• nova 4
• nova 4e
• Y9 Prime 2019
• Y9s
• Y8p

This custom skin for Android means that Huawei is keeping EMUI around for its smartphones launched outside China. In its home country, the company is using its own HarmonyOS for its devices and isn’t limited to just smartphones.

The newly announced EMUI 12 comes with a refreshed user interface and tons of customizations. It now has a cleaner, minimalist, and realistic interface that makes use of three colors — white, black, and blue.

It not only allows users to adjust the font size but also its weight just with a slider. There’s also an easy access control panel allowing users to control playback, get access to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi settings as well as shortcuts, and connected devices on Device+.

Huawei also introduced Device+, which is a feature that allows for easy collaboration between Huawei devices, including multi-screen collaboration, making calls, sending messages, and viewing photos, and more.

The EMUI 12 also comes with improved performance, better response time, and smooth app startups, as well as better and improved security features. You can check out all the new features of this new EMUI by clicking here.

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A couple of months ago, Huawei launched its flagship smartphones — Huawei P50 and P50 in the Chinese market. Since then, rumors about the phone’s global launch keep making rounds and now we know when these devices are launching globally.

Folks at TechRadar claims that Huawei has confirmed with them that the Huawei P50 series flagship smartphones will make a global debut next year, i.e. in 2022. This was apparently revealed by the Chinese tech giant during the launch of the Huawei Note 9 smartphone.

The company has not yet revealed the launch nor, dor has it shared a timeframe for the launch of its flagship smartphones but has just said that the launch of the P50 series for overseas customers will take place early next year.

This indicates that the Chinese tech giant is planning to bring both the devices to the global markets — P50 and P50 Pro. Given the current market conditions, we expect the phones to be available in the European market but not in the US or Canada.

Also, as Huawei is barred from using Google’s services on its devices by the United States, the upcoming devices from the brand will come powered by its own HarmonyOS. While it has been received well in China, it will be interesting to how it works for a global audience.

The Huawei P50 Pro features a 6.6-inch curved OLED display with a screen resolution of 2700 x 1228 pixels, a 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming, and can show up to 1.07 billion colors.

Underneath, the device is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 flagship chipset. However, the processor in this smartphone doesn’t support 5G connectivity and is limited to 4G. There’s also another variant of the phone which is powered by the company’s own HiSilicon Kirin 9000 SoC.

It comes with two primary cameras – a 50-megapixel f/1.8 RGB sensor with OIS and a 40-megapixel f/1.6 Black and White sensor. There’s also a 13-megapixel f/2.2 ultrawide angle camera and a 64-megapixel f/3.5 telephoto camera with OIS. On the front side, there’s a 13-megapixel f/2.4 front-facing camera with support for autofocus and AIS anti-shake.

The device is running the company’s own HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system and is powered by a 4,360mAh battery that supports 66W fast wired charging and 50W wireless fast charging along with support for reverse wireless charging.

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Xiaomi has seen significant growth in the past years and the Chinese company has now become the third-largest smartphone vendor globally in terms of shipping volume, sitting just behind Samsung and Apple.

The company has several popular lineups and one of them is the Redmi Note series. As per the latest numbers revealed by Xiaomi, so far, the company has shipped more than 200 million units of Redmi Note series smartphones globally. It has only shared an overall number and not individual figures for each generation in the lineup.

A few months ago, in November 2020, the company had announced that the Redmi Note series managed to sell 140 million units. This means that in about half a year, it has managed to sell an additional 60 million devices.

The company believes that the reason behind such popularity of the Redmi Note series smartphones is the brand’s strategy of offering high-end products with better technology, richer experience, and higher quality to everyone at an affordable pricing of around 1,000 yuan, which is approximately $155.

Xiaomi first introduced the Redmi Note series in 2014. A couple of years ago, in 2019, along with announcing the Redmi Note 7 series, it revealed that Redmi has become an independent brand. It is one of the most successful product lines of the Redmi brand.

This announcement from the company just days before Xiaomi is expected to launch the new Redmi Note 10 series smartphones in the Chinese market, likely on 26th May. The phone, powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, is expected to be made available in China in four color options. The Pro version of the same is expected to come packed with the MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset.

Lu Weibing, Partner at Xiaomi Group, President of Xiaomi China and International Department as well as General Manager of Redmi brand, is set to host a talk on 26th May regarding the global shortage of chips and shed light on how it affects the company.

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Xiaomi, one of the leading consumer electronics brands from China, has today officially announced that the company will be hosting its Spring New Product Launch Event in its home country on 29th March.

And not just China, the company has also announced the ‘2021 New Product Launch’ event globally, which is set on the same day — 29th March. The online (virtual) event will begin at 19:30 (GMT +8 timezone).

While the company has not confirmed which products are getting launched at the event, we expect to know more about it in the coming days, as Xiaomi keeps sharing new posters and teasers to keep the buzz going.

Rumors indicate that Xioami could be launching some high-end devices, including new variants of the Mi 11 lineup — the Mi 11 Pro and the Mi 11 Lite. There’s also a possibility that the company could announce the highly anticipated foldable smartphone under the brand’s Mi MIX lineup.

Additionally, a new flagship Mi Notebook Pro is also set to get launched at the same event, as the company has already teased, along with several other products. To know for sure what exactly the company has up its sleeves, we will have to wait for a few more days.

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As COVID-19 broke out globally, Desktop and Notebook PC shipments rose this year due to quarantine, online education, entertainment etc. With the pandemic still easing out slowly, the Global Notebook shipments are reportedly strong in November according to Digitimes research. Precisely, the report says the shipments of Top-5 brands combined rose to second-highest monthly level.

According to the report, the Top-5 brands’ combined Notebook shipments are reportedly possible due to good sales in North America and Europe regions. So far, the shipments of Top-5 brands combined have reached the highest ever in October 2020. The list of brands included biggies like HP, Lenovo, Dell as well.

Last month, HP beat Lenovo to become the world’s largest notebook PC brand in Q3 2020. However, the latest report says HP’s enterprise and consumer notebook shipments dipped in November. That said, Lenovo reportedly crawled back with Chromebook shipments. If we recall, Chromebooks’ shipments grew 122% YoY in Q3 as per a recent report.

Coming back, the shipment contribution of Lenovo is both from its Japanese sub-brands and own brand supplied by Chinese and Taiwanese ODMs. Previously, it almost managed to capture 50% of the entire market along with HP two quarters back when pandemic was at its peak. Besides, shipments of DELL, which occupied third-place in Q3 with 13.7% market share, reportedly fell sharply in November.

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The report also says that the ripple effect on shipments affected ODMs as well. Accordingly, the Top-3 ODMs'(Original Design Manufacturer) shipments dipped about 4% in November 2020. Some of the ODMs mentioned in the report are Compal Electronics, Quanta Computers.

In this, Compal Electronics, which is a Taiwanese ODM for top brands was affected the most with lackluster orders from Dell. However, Quanta Computers’ shipments have reportedly reached a new level due to the increase in orders. Overall, the year 2020 has been a rollercoaster for the desktop and Notebook PC market both in terms of inventories and sales figures.

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With the current standards of TVs, the 8K resolution is the premium/highest grade product one can go for. However, it seems that vendors may not ramp up their production until 2021. The reason for this is the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, which has affected the global supply chain.

According to a new report, the global market crossing 1 million units in production for 8K TVs might not be achieved until after 2020 passes. As it stands right now, the world is gripped by the viral outbreak which has affected various economies and industries as well. The lower production numbers arrive despite various OEMs launching their 8K offerings.

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This includes Samsung‘s 65, 75, 82 and 96-inch QLED 8K TVs, LG‘s 65, 75, 77 and 88-inch OLED models and even Sharp’s two new Aquos 8K Smart TVs, which were launched in Japan. Currently, Sharp has been trying to bump its 8K TV shipments in the Taiwan market. The brand has already discounted its 60 inch 8K models recently and is already planning to market its 120 inch 8K TV in Q2 of 2020.

Many vendors are unable to promote their 8K TV offerings in strategic markets like China, Europe, and the US. These regions generally have a high demand for such high resolution TVs. However, the recent pandemic has made it much harder for companies to follow through. The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has also hampered many vendors’ plans for promotion.

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