Xiaomi Mi MixThe XIaomi Mi Mix gives us a glimpse into what the future for smartphones possibly hold but at the same time, it shows us how that future is further than we hope. Whichever way you look at it, it's the closest we've ever come to the holy grail of a bezel-less smartphone. Table of contents Xiaomi made quite a splash with what they called a ‘concept phone”; a phone that, they hope, will give us a glimpse into a future where smartphones are slabs of glass that project the magic that lies within.

Smartwatches and fitness trackers are pretty commonplace these days, as everyone from Apple and Samsung to Fitbit and Xiaomi offer these devices. One issue with many of these wearables is that they often use special chargers compared to smartphones. This got us thinking whether your smartwatch or fitness tracker has ever conked out because you didn’t have its charger available. We posed this question a few weeks ago, and here’s what you told us.

AT&T is offering more information on its plans to trial its 5G network service in 2017. The wireless carrier has already launched business customer trials for 5G speeds in Austin, Texas, and plans to expand its efforts in the next year. The best AT&T prepaid phones currently available The Best AT&T says it will begin a new trial in the first half 0f 2017 for a number of residential customers in Austin, where they will be able to access the recently launched streaming TV service DirecTV Now via a fixed 5G wireless connection.

Google just found out, the hard way, how difficult it can be to coordinate a major smartphone launch. Details about its first self-branded smartphones, the Pixel and Pixel XL, have been published by several retailers ahead of their official unveiling tomorrow. The most revealing leak comes from Carphone Warehouse. The British retailer put up, and quickly removed, product listings for the Pixel and Pixel XL. The listings confirm much of what we were anticipating thanks to older leaks, and add a handful of new details.

Both the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear will be available for pre-order starting with September 6 at 9AM EST. However, Verizon has not mentioned actual prices for the two gadgets, nor did it say when they will be launched. Samsung confirmed on stage during its Unpacked 2 event yesterday that all its new devices – including the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear and Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) – will be launched on September 25 in certain markets, with 149 countries to get it in October.

TL;DR Google has announced an automatic search feature for Gboard. The feature uses on-device AI to make GIF, sticker, and emoji suggestions based on what you type. The feature is rolling out on Android. Gboard is already very familiar with GIFs, stickers, and emoji, since you can search for them from within the keyboard. However, today’s update automatically surfaces relevant GIFs, stickers, and emoji without the need to search for them.

TL;DR Google confirmed that it will begin testing Google Duplex in the coming weeks. Duplex now introduces itself and asks businesses if it is okay to record the call. Businesses can opt out during the conversation and humans can take over the call if Duplex makes mistakes. When Google Duplex debuted in May, you could hear jaws drop. This was the first time anyone had heard artificial intelligence sound so human and so responsive.

Update: 01/19/2015 Following reports from Taiwan that HTC is preparing to spin off its virtual reality business into a standalone company, HTC has issued a statement dismissing the claims. The reports had suggested that HTC's Cher Wang would head up and at least part own a new company that would take over HTC's work on virtual reality, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Recent media reports in Taiwan, such as by United Evening News, stating that Cher Wang is planning to spin off HTC’s VR operations into an independent entity that will be wholly owned by Wang is incorrect.

Huawei has filed a new design patent which shows an unspecified Mate series phone with a quad rear camera setup. What’s unusual about this patent is a new touch display surrounding the four rear cameras. If you recall, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro featured a circular “halo” ring around its camera setup. The new patent (h/t LetsGoDigital) shows that Huawei will convert this ring into a display that’ll respond to touches, clicks, and sliding gestures.

What is Mobie360 Launcher? Mobie360 Launcher is an app that’s currently in beta. It wants to be the end-all-be-all of your launcher selections and has a lot of features to that effect. We’re not just talking about launcher features, but features you’ get from others apps too. First and foremost, Mobie360 Launcher is a launcher which means it’ll replace your stock launcher. It comes with three lock screens. The left screen is your device health, set up status, and various other phone statistics.