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Motorola announced a new deal with Corning at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 that will see it use Gorilla Glass for its entire portfolio in 2024. This will include both smartphones and tablets that launch in the ongoing year. The Gorilla Glass protection will be available in the devices starting the second half of the year. The company also unveiled Smart Connect, a software that connects smartphones, PCs and tablets in a unified ecosystem and will help users easily connect Motorola devices with Lenovo's laptop…

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the year’s premiere showcase for everything smart. While there are sure to be some big headline grabbers, some of the most exciting announcements from this massive show aren’t the phones and other devices, but the more subtle reveals. That’s exactly what’s going on with these concept materials from Tecno Mobile. Tecno Mobile is one of the largest phone manufacturers in emerging markets like India, Africa, and the Middle East, and while Western audiences…

Motorola is partnering up with Corning to feature Gorilla Glass on its future devices, ensuring that customers who buy Motorola phones will have some peace of mind when it comes to display protection. Motorola officially announced the news on February 25 as part of Mobile World Congress. The event officially opens up on February 26, but today is press day, and it often contains a few announcements from various brands. In Motorola’s case, the company is getting a head start on the details as it won’t be as busy. If you’re…

A growing number of Apple's Vision Pro owners are reporting a concerning issue, i.e., unexplained cracks appearing on the front glass of their headsets. While the…

Picture the scene: you've had an enjoyable day of playing around in mixed reality using headset. Once you're done for the night, you carefully pack the Vision Pro away while leaving the battery pack connected and soft front cover attached. But when you wake up to begin a new day of work while wearing the $3,500 headset, you spot a problem: a hairline crack has formed on the front cover glass.That's a problem that at least a few users have encountered, according to a . It's unclear how many units have been affected,…

One of my initial Vision Pro questions concerned the durability of the glass. When Apple opened preorders, we learned the Apple Vision Pro kit comes with a cover that protects the EyeSight display’s glass. That didn’t fully answer my questions about durability, and I said we’d learn more from early adopters.We’re now starting to get the first answers about the Vision Pro’s durability. The good news is that I haven’t seen reports about accidental drops that would damage the screen. The bad news is that some…

New research has uncovered the importance of atomic ring structures in glass, revealing how their stability influences glass’s performance and transition temperatures. This advance in understanding glass’s molecular dynamics aids in designing better glass products for high-performance applications.Glass is increasingly utilized in various high-performance areas, covering consumer and industrial applications, military and aerospace electronics, as well as coatings and optics. Given the stringent accuracy required in…

After decades of physics-based theorizing, researchers have succeeded in creating a novel optical metamaterial using conventional materials. Its enhanced electromagnetic effect may make true one-way glass a reality and solar panels more efficient.A traditional material’s response to electric and magnetic fields – and, therefore, to light – is determined by atoms. In optical metamaterials, however, atoms are replaced by meta-atoms that can be structurally engineered to possess properties rarely seen in nature, enabling a…

Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro were launched in Xiaomi's home country in October last year with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The Chinese smartphone brand will unveil the duo in global markets on February 25. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is also highly anticipated to make its debut at the international launch event. A previous leak revealed that the Xiaomi 14 Ultra will arrive in three RAM and storage configurations. Most recently, a tipster shed light on the colourways of the handset.The Xiaomi 14 Ultra was earlier tipped to come in…

A leak from earlier today detailed the memory configurations that will be available for the upcoming Xiaomi 14 Ultra, including the special edition with a titanium frame. That version will be available only with 16GB of RAM and 1TB storage, but will cost CNY 500 ($70/£55/€65/₹5,800) more than the other 16GB/1TB phones. According to a leakster on Weibo, the 16GB/1TB Ultra will be available in White (with a leatherette back) and Blue (glass back) in addition to the titanium version. The lower variants, the ones with…