Microsoft Locks Down Another Popular Smartphone Star

If you’re keeping track of Microsoft’s recent acquisitions, you can ink in the purchase of SwiftKey. Microsoft confirmed today that it has completed the acquisition of SwiftKey including the popular SwiftKey keyboard for Android and iOS, SwiftKey’s predictive technology, and SwiftKey’s ongoing research into artificial intelligence.

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Leaked photos of Huawei P9 confirms earlier renders

Venture Beat was able to get its hands on the unreleased device by Huawei: the Huawei P9. The photos show that the device will feature a dual-camera set up and will be offered in at least 4 different variants, reports say.

The camera setup looks like it might have a laser-focus sensor right under the flash and a side-by-side camera setup to refocus after taking shots, adjust appeared aperture, and apply filters. This dual-setup is said to become a feature for Huawei’s future P devices.

The Huawei P9 also features a Kirin 950 CPU, Mali-T880 GPU, 3GB of RAM, and a 3900mAh battery. The P9 will also have a 5.2 inch screen with a 1080p resolution.

Leaked photos of the Huawei P8

The underside of the device has one speaker grille and a bottom-positioned headphone jack. The Huawei P9 also features a USB Type-C port for charging and transmitting data.

These leaks of the device confirm leaked renders from a few months back. Earlier rumors of the Huawei P9 have suggested its launch date to be this month while others say it might be in Q2 of this year.

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‘The Division’ Launch Trailer Is Pretty Grim

The Division is just a week out of launch, and so we’ve got a final launch trailer from Ubisoft to kick things off. Unsurprisingly, it’s a grim affair: New York has been ripped to shreds by a smallpox virus, and you and your team have been tasked with killing a fair number of the people left alive. Between smallpox and trigger happy government agents, rents should probably be going down in Manhattan pretty soon.

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