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Reuters
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Google, Volvo Cars deepen partnership to develop Android software for vehicles
May 21 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars and Alphabet's Google said on Wednesday the Swedish carmaker was now the lead development partner for Android automotive software, which should give its buyers access to new versions long before they are available via car industry rivals. "We're going to be able to be fast in bringing new capabilities, new features and new experiences to our customers," Alwin Bakkenes, Volvo's ( opens new tab head of global software engineering, told Reuters. "This really gives us an edge in building fantastic customer experiences." The two companies have been working together for a decade, but the deeper partnership means Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab engineers will drive Volvo cars with the latest software to "experience how their product behaves in a real context much earlier and much faster", Bakkenes said. He said on average the auto industry was about two Android releases behind mobile phones, which "means things you can do on your mobile phone, in many cases you cannot do in the car". Volvo vehicles currently operate using Android 13, but at Google's I/O annual developer conference underway in Mountain View, California, the two companies are demonstrating Volvo's flagship EX90 electric SUV running on Android 15 - the latest version of Google's mobile operating system - which will roll out in production models later this year. "Others might have to wait two years to get" that latest version of Android, Bakkenes said. At the I/O conference the two companies also demonstrated Google's Gemini artificial intelligence model running in the EX90, which Volvo is going to roll out to cars with Google built-in. Bakkenes said rather than drivers having to search through their phones for their destination, they can ask Gemini to search their emails or messages for it. Or drivers can, for instance, ask Gemini to find recipes and then put a shopping list on their phone to create "a human-centric experience", Bakkenes said.
Phone Arena
19-05-2025
- Phone Arena
Xiaomi's about to show off what's next at its big event this week
Xiaomi is gearing up for a major week as it celebrates its 15th anniversary with a big launch event on May 22. The company plans to reveal a fresh lineup, including the new Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone – an updated take on the Xiaomi 15 Pro – the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra tablet and its own self-developed smartphone chip, the Xring O1 . On top of all that mobile gear, Xiaomi will also introduce its first electric SUV, the Xiaomi YU7. Xiaomi's new self-developed chip, the Xring O1, is built on a 3nm process and is expected to land somewhere between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Gen 3 in terms of performance. Of course, we will really know how it performs once it is out and we get to put it through the tests ourselves. It should stick with standard Arm cores instead of Xiaomi's own custom cores and follows a 1+3+4 setup – that means one Prime core clocked at up to 3.2 GHz, three Performance cores at 2.5 GHz, and four Efficiency cores hitting 2 GHz. The new chip is expected to debut inside the upcoming Xiaomi 15S Pro. | Image credit – Xiaomi And the first phone likely to show off this chip? That would be the upcoming Xiaomi 15S Pro, launching right alongside it. The upcoming phone is expected to keep the same overall design as the rest of the Xiaomi 15 series, but with upgraded camera features as its main focus. The Xiaomi 15S Pro might also bring back a tech we haven't seen from the brand in years – Ultra Wideband (UWB). UWB could end up being one of the phone's most interesting features, and if it lands here, chances are we'll see it in more Xiaomi flagships going those unfamiliar, UWB is a short-range wireless tech that is becoming a standard on premium phones. You will find it on newer Google Pixel phones, every iPhone since the 11 and top-end Samsung Galaxy S and Z series Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, UWB spreads data across a wide frequency range using super low power, which helps it do things like precise device tracking and quick data transfers with almost zero but there is one more device scheduled for launch, remember? The Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra. While details are still a bit under wraps, it is expected to be a powerhouse. The tablet will likely be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, a fresh chip from Qualcomm that sits above the 8 Gen 3 in performance and steps things up in efficiency specs also mention a big 14-inch LTPO display (now that is quite the display, right? My laptop has a smaller one!), 3.2K resolution and support for 120W fast charging. It is shaping up to be a serious flagship tablet. More info – including full details on Xiaomi's first in-house chip and everything else the company has got lined up – should drop at the launch event. Stay tuned for updates!
GSM Arena
19-05-2025
- GSM Arena
Xiaomi schedules major launch event for this week
Xiaomi is gearing up for a big product launch event later this week, which will coincide with the brand's 15th anniversary. Xiaomi confirmed that it will announce its Xiaomi 15S Pro – an updated version of the Xiaomi 15 Pro on May 22 alongside the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra and Xiaomi YU7 – the brand's first electric SUV. Xiaomi "New Starting Point" event poster The event is scheduled to begin at 7PM Beijing time (11AM UTC) and is titled 'New Starting Point' as there is one more highly important announcement: Xiaomi's new in-house smartphone chipset – Xring O1 (oh-one). Xiaomi's self-developed SoC will be fabbed on a 3nm process and reportedly offers performance comparable to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 1+3+4 CPU configuration. Xiaomi Xring O1 key specs (machine translated) As per the most recent rumors, it will utilize a Cortex-X925 prime-core, three Cortex-A725 performance cores, and four Cortex-A520 efficiency units. We're also expecting an Imagination Technologies GPU and a 5G modem from Unisoc. Source (in Chinese)
