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Microsoft has been playing safe when it comes to hardware. The boldest product that the company recently launched could be the Surface Duo which is a dual-screen device. However, this patent filed by the company earlier has shown that it still has an adventurous spirit for putting out innovative products.

Based on a statement by ITHome.com, it seems that Xiaomi recently filed a patent hinting that they could be developing a smartphone that’s equipped with an almost 100% screen-to-body ratio. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from Xiaomi in the near future.

Looks like a patent by Xiaomi might have been spotted recently, hinting that they could be working on a Xiaomi phone that’s equipped with an under-display flip camera. While not much is known in regards to the exact release date of the smartphone in question, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from Xiaomi in the future.

Not long ago, Xiaomi has brought its first folding smartphone to the market and the move was aligned with the rumour that surfaced last year. Besides Xiaomi, smartphone makers like OPPO and Google were also said to be joining the party by launching folding devices in 2021. Now, we might get to take a 'first look' at how Google is going to make one through this leaked patent.

While some people may say that Apple is slow to adopt new trends, it's not like they completely stagnate. The company is constantly working on new features, some of them rather interesting too. Recently, sources have found a new patent related to notifications.

Voice assistants have been around for years, but most people don't really use them that often. Of course, that hasn't stopped Apple from wanting to improve Siri. In fact, the company has filed a new patent for environmentally aware voice assistants.

If you recall, Apple launched the Mac Pro back in December 2019 and it had an unusual design. The desktop looked like a giant cheese grater and the folks at iFixit even tried to see if they could do it. Now, Apple wants to repeat the design on another device.

Apple has been working on different new technologies to improve the Apple Watch. Last year, we saw patents for a watch band with embedded batteries and an under-display camera. Now, there's also a new one describing a flexible display.

As most Asian mobile gamers know, Tencent is one of the biggest companies that produce popular mobile game apps such as PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty Mobile, Mobile Legends Bang Bang and many more. The company have also recently caught out attention that they are planning to build their own handheld gaming console that's similar to the Nintendo Switch.

A foldable Apple device is as good as confirmed. While we don't know when it's going to launch, officially patents prove that the device is real. In fact, Apple was recently awarded 45 new patents and one of them is related to foldable devices.