Huawei has made a name for itself by partnering with Google on the final Nexus phone and selling affordable, feature-packed handsets in China, but now the company is looking to stand on its own in the U. S. Not only is it finally launching its 6.9-inch Mate 9 phablet to the States, it’s bringing along a new friend along for the trip: Alexa.
Among the features of the Mate 9—aside from its giant 1080p display—are a 4,000 mAh battery, 5A fast charging through its SuperCharge technology, and a Leica-made dual-lens camera that combines a 12MP standard camera with a 20MP monochrome one to capture more depth and detail. Also on board is Huawei’s Hybrid Zoom system that delivers 2x magnification, and a 4-in-1 hybrid auto-focus that combines “laser focus, phase detection focus, depth focus, and contrast focus.”
The Mate 9 is powered by Huawei’s in-house Kirin 960 chipset, which features an ARM Cortex-A73/A53 Octa-core CPU and Mali G71 Octa-core GPU. The company boasts that the chip utilizes a “Machine Learning Algorithm that helps deliver a fast and smooth experience, even after 18 months of continuous use.” It also runs the Nougat-based Emotion UI 5.0 out of the box.
However, the most interesting feature of the U. S. model of the Mate 9 is support for Amazon’s Alexa. The digital assistant won’t be available at launch—the company says an early 2017 update will deliver the service via an app—but it will mark the first time Alexa is built into a handset. It’s unclear if it will take over for Google Assistant or if the app will need to be launched before asking questions, but Huawei says it will deliver the same Echo and Dot experience to the phone:
“Customers can ask Alexa to set an alarm, or build to-do lists; get the weather, traffic reports, and more. In addition, Alexa can also control a broad array of smart home devices.”
The phone is available today with a retail price of $599. It is available in space gray and moonlight silver.

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AMD has shown off microprocessors based on its forthcoming Zen-based architecture – dubbed Ryzen for chips intended for PCs – together with a first look at its new Vega-based GPU that is intended to take…

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05:01PM EST – We’re here at Samsung’s CES Press Conference. Josh is on photos and Billy is on text.
05:01PM EST – The stage props suggest a home automation theme
05:03PM EST – Intro video rolling. Refrigerator and curved monitors
05:03PM EST – Tim Baxter, President and COO of Samsung Electronics America
05:04PM EST – „This was a challenging year for Samsung“
05:04PM EST – „despite our setbacks, we have not stopped innovating“
05:05PM EST – more than 5M Gear VR devices
05:07PM EST – 3 key areas of focus
05:07PM EST – 1. build products that fit your life
05:07PM EST – appliances, lightweight mobile computers
05:07PM EST – 2. „elegant, thoughtful design“
05:08PM EST – „just as beautiful turned off as turned on“
05:08PM EST – 3. IoT: „not just a buzzword, it guides our strategy“
05:08PM EST – building a more expansive set of connected devices
05:09PM EST – „we have IoT products in every appliance category“
05:09PM EST – „because that’s what consumers want“
05:09PM EST – every Samsung TV will be a smart TV
05:09PM EST – features/services like Samsung SmartThings and Samsung Pay
05:10PM EST – acquiring Harman for automotive technology
05:11PM EST – now playing a video about Samsung’s TVs
05:12PM EST – customers listing what they want from their next TV: 4k, HDR, streaming
05:13PM EST – on stage: Joe Stinziano, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics America
05:13PM EST – UHD market grew 70% last year
05:13PM EST – Samsung has 46.4% TV market share in US
05:14PM EST – Quantum Dot technology: improved image quality
05:14PM EST – no degradation over time like with OLED
05:15PM EST – branded as Samsung QLED TV
05:15PM EST – being revealed on stage
05:16PM EST – supports „nearly all“ of DCI P3 color space
05:17PM EST – 1500-2000 nits brightness
05:18PM EST – TV connects through one optical cable to a breakout box
05:18PM EST – no-gap wall mount
05:19PM EST – multiple options for stands
05:20PM EST – showing a TV with a wood bezel, mimicing a picture frame
05:21PM EST – now on stage: Won Jin Lee, Executive Vice President, Samsung Electronics
05:21PM EST – talking about TV as a hub for entertainment
05:23PM EST – virtual remote: Smart View app for Android and iOS
05:24PM EST – personalized discovery: unifying watching recommendations from multiple sources
05:25PM EST – including sports streaming from multiple partners
05:25PM EST – 4k and HDR streaming from Netflix and Amazon built-in
05:26PM EST – TV Plus for US market: find and buy 4k content
05:27PM EST – Joe Stinziano back on stage, talking about audio innovations
05:28PM EST – expanding line of sound bars with Samsung Sound+ soundbar
05:28PM EST – bass down to 35Hz, can attach directly to TV
05:29PM EST – upscaling to 32-bit audio (as if that matters)
05:30PM EST – second generation UHD blu-ray players
05:30PM EST – 31.5″ WQHD curved monitor (1800R curvature) in early 2017
05:31PM EST – QLED TVs shipping February
05:31PM EST – now on stage: John Herrington to talk about appliances
05:32PM EST – recapping last year’s new products
05:32PM EST – theme of more flexibility from appliances
05:33PM EST – laundry: washers and dryers with small top-loading compartment and larger front-loading compartment
05:33PM EST – FlexWash and FlexDry
05:35PM EST – FlexWash: 1 cu. ft. top, 5 cu. ft. front compartment
05:36PM EST – FlexDry: 7.5 cu. ft. main dryer
05:36PM EST – moving to kitchen appliances
05:36PM EST – more built-in appliances, all with IoT
05:38PM EST – expanding Family Hub line of refrigerators: all French Door models will have Family Hub 2.0 option
05:39PM EST – voice control, display shows what’s inside fridge
05:39PM EST – everybody seems to be having the same ideas for smart appliances
05:41PM EST – Family Hub 2.0 features: order groceries online, leave notes on screen, music streaming from Spotify, Pandora
05:42PM EST – first generation Family Hub products will get an upgrade with most of the new features
05:42PM EST – done with appliances
05:43PM EST – now on stage: Alanna Cotton talking about wearables
05:45PM EST – new apps for Gear S3 smart watch
05:46PM EST – new notebook PCs
05:47PM EST – new Chromebook with support for Android apps
05:47PM EST – Samsung Chromebook Plus and Chromebook Pro
05:47PM EST – Chromebook Pro with Intel Core m3
05:48PM EST – Chromebook Plus with ARM processor
05:48PM EST – digitizer pen included
05:49PM EST – talking about new Notebook 9 with Kaby Lake, GeForce 940MX
05:50PM EST – new gaming laptop: Samsung Notebook Odyssey
05:51PM EST – dual fans, large vent on bottom
05:51PM EST – 2.5mm key travel, curved key caps
05:51PM EST – anti-glare screen
05:52PM EST – Kaby Lake Core i7
05:52PM EST – 17-inch has twice the RAM and SSD
05:52PM EST – black and red color scheme
05:53PM EST – wrapping up now
05:54PM EST – We’ll be visiting Samsung’s booth for a closer look at the new products. That’s all for now.

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Nvidia’s new Shield TV console boasts the latest Android release, the Tegra X1 SoC, and microphones in the controllers for voice recognition. Nvidia has officially unveiled a new revision of its Android-powered Shield console, now supporting Ultra HD and high dynamic range (HDR) content, alongside the previously leaked GeForce Now game streaming service.
Designed to replace the existing Shield console in the market, Nvidia’s new design is distinguished by the inclusion of a ‚TV‘ suffix – a nod, it seems, to the company’s desire to push the device as a high-end media streamer as well as a games console. Available, as before, in Shield TV and Shield TV Pro variants, both devices include the same central specs: Its heart is an Nvidia Tegra X1 system-on-chip processor linked to 3GB of RAM, while an HDMI 2.0b port provides connectivity for Ultra HD resolution output at 60 frames per second and with high dynamic range (HDR) support.
Both models also include the same network support – dual-band 802.11ac with 2×2 MIMO support, Bluetooth 4.1, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) on the wireless side and gigabit Ethernet for a wired connection – and come with a bundled Shield Controller and Shield Remote. Interestingly, both of these accessories now come complete with an integrated microphone, designed to operate with the embedded voice-recognition system to search for content and control playback. Additionally, the operating system has been updated to Android 7.0 Nougat, featuring Google’s official Android TV and Cast functionality – though, oddly, Nvidia’s official merchandising guidelines state quite clearly that sellers are not to use the word Android in the product title. The only distinction between the two, bar the packaging: 16GB of storage on the Shield TV and 500GB on the Shield TV Pro.
The new console launches alongside the mainstream release of GeForce Now, Nvidia’s cloud-powered game streaming service previously leaked as GeForce PC in the cloud. As the original name suggests, GeForce Now allows users to stream game content rendered on powerful cloud servers to their far weedier local machine. Unlike rival services, however, GeForce Now allows users to take near-complete control of the pseudo-rig on the other end of the network and install their own games from services including but not limited to Steam, Origin, Uplay, and GOG.
More information on the refreshed GeForce Now service is available from the official website , while the Shield TV and Shield TV Pro are due to launch on January 16th and January 30th respectively, with pre-orders available now from Nvidia’s website priced at £189.99 and £279.99 respectively.

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