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Buy Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One, get Xbox Series X upgrade free - Polygon
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Sony's new Xperia 1 II is a 5G flagship phone with a 21:9 4K HDR OLED display, ZEISS optics - Android Central

Buy Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One, get Xbox Series X upgrade free - Polygon

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 07:44 AM PST

Fans who buy Cyberpunk 2077 for the Xbox One will receive the Xbox Series X upgrade free of charge as soon as it's ready. The announcement was made this morning by CD Projekt Red on Twitter.

"Gamers should never be forced to purchase the same game twice or pay for upgrades," CD Projekt said. "Owners of #Cyberpunk2077 for Xbox One will receive the Xbox Series X upgrade for free when available."

It then linked out to an announcement Microsoft made just this morning highlighting the company's announcement of Smart Delivery. The new technology doubles down on the console manufacturer's history of backwards compatibility by allowing fans access to "four generations" of games across all of its consoles.

"This technology empowers you to buy a game once and know that — whether you are playing it on Xbox One or Xbox Series X — you are getting the right version of that game on whatever Xbox you're playing on," Microsoft said. It committed to implementing the feature for all of its own Xbox Game Studios titles, and opened up the opportunity to participate to other developers. CD Projekt is among the first to announce it will take part.

It's notable that this is the first time that CD Projekt has announced a version of Cyberpunk 2077 for the Xbox Series X. What, if any, technical or performance improvements that version will feature is not yet known. Regardless, Microsoft says Smart Delivery will help ensure consumers always have access to the "best available version" regardless of what Microsoft console they choose to play on. Fans are already responding, with many thanking CD Projekt and Microsoft both for making their decision to opt in to the next console generation that much easier.

The new Xbox is due out this holiday. Pricing information has not yet been released.

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Huawei made a 5G iPad Pro clone with wireless charging - The Verge

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 05:30 AM PST

Huawei's new MatePad Pro 5G is a 5G version of the 10.8-inch tablet it announced last year for the Chinese market. When combined with its keyboard case and M-Pencil, the tablet invites some obvious comparisons to Apple's iPad Pro, but Huawei's tablet has a couple of unique features up its sleeve. These include two-way wireless changing, the ability to mirror the screen of a paired smartphone, and the aforementioned 5G connectivity. The tablet will ship with open-source Android, without Google's apps or services.

Huawei says the MatePad Pro is the first tablet to support wireless charging. When you're charging the device, it can charge at speeds of up to 27W, and it can then reverse-charge devices at up to 7.5W. It can use this capability to charge its keyboard case wirelessly, but you can also use it to charge headphones or your smartphone if they support it. That said, it'll only charge one device at a time, much like every other device that offers reverse wireless charging.

Compared to the iPad Pro, the MatePad Pro 5G's bezels are much smaller, resulting in what Huawei claims is a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. There's a small hole-punch notch for the tablet's selfie camera, and the screen itself has a resolution of 2560 x 1600, with an aspect ratio of 16:10. Internally, the tablet is running on Huawei's Kirin 990 processor and has a 7,250mAh battery.

The MatePad Pro 5G also supports screen mirroring with compatible EMUI devices, a feature that we've previously seen on its MateBook laptops. As with its laptops, you can pair the two devices using NFC, this time by tapping your phone on the smart keyboard's right shift key. This lets you do things like type messages on your phone using your keyboard or transfer files between the two devices.

Like the iPad Pro, Huawei's tablet can also charge its stylus when you attach it to the side of the tablet. Huawei says you'll get 10 minutes of use out of a 30-second charge of its M Pen or 10 hours of use from one hour of charging. You'll also be able to charge the stylus at the same time as reverse wireless charging a device placed on the rear of the tablet.

Huawei says the 5G version of the new tablet will be available from June in mainland China as well as markets across the Asia Pacific region, EMEA, and Latin America. Meanwhile, the 4G and Wi-Fi models will be available from April in Russia and Japan, as well as select Asia Pacific, EMEA, and Latin American markets. The 5G models start at €799 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, up to €949 with 8GB of RAM and 512GB. Alternatively, the company is also selling Wi-Fi only and 4G models. The Wi-Fi-only versions start at €549 for the model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, up to €749 for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. The 4G versions starts at €599 for 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, up to €699 for 8GB for RAM and 256GB of storage.

Meanwhile, if you're interested in the tablet's accessories you can get a sleeve for €39, the M-Pencil for €99, the Smart Keyboard for €129, and the Folio Cover for €39.

Update February 24th, 8:40AM ET: Updated with pricing and availability information.

Photography by Jon Porter / The Verge

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Sony's new Xperia 1 II is a 5G flagship phone with a 21:9 4K HDR OLED display, ZEISS optics - Android Central

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 12:01 AM PST

Sony today expanded its Xperia smartphone lineup with the introduction of its latest flagship, dubbed the Xperia 1 II. The phone offers next-gen 5G connectivity and incorporates Sony's Alpha AF technology to deliver unrivaled high-speed shooting performance.

The new Xperia 1 II is powered by a Snapdragon 865 processor, paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB storage. Sony's latest flagship phone has a similar 6.5-inch 21:9 4K HDR OLED display as last year's Xperia 1, but now offers Motion Blur reduction. According to the company, this provides an "equivalent benefit" to 90Hz refresh rate displays.

In the camera department, Xperia 1 II has a 12MP triple-camera array at the back with ZEISS optics and technologies borrowed from Sony's Alpha cameras. The phone boasts real-time eye-tracking autofocus and up to 20fps AF/AE tracking burst. It can also calculate AF/AE at up to 60 times per second. For selfies, the Xperia 1 II has an 8MP camera on the front, just like its predecessor.

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Keeping the lights on is a 4,000mAh battery with 18W fast wired as well as Qi fast wireless charging support. Unlike most other flagship phones that have been announced so far this year, the Xperia 1 includes a 3.5mm jack for wired headphones.

Sony says the Xperia1 II will begin shipping in select markets from late spring in Black and Purple. Unsurprisingly, the phone will ship with Android 10 out of the box. Since the phone lacks mmWave support, the phone will be 4G only in the United States. However, Sony teased an upcoming device called the Xperia Pro at its event today, supporting both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G. Aimed at video creators, the Xperia Pro will also include 512GB of storage and an HDMI port. The rest of its tech specs will be identical to the Xperia 1 II.

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