surface收購y, including Recall and Click To Do. The tech giant has another wave in the works.An AI agent in Windows 11 will help you find settings on your PC and adjust them. You’ll be able to use natural voice to find an option, such as telling your PC your mouse pointer is too small. An AI agent will then find the appropriate setting.
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If you grant the agent permission, it will also be able to take actions or change settings for you.More actions are on the way to Click To Do as well. One action, called Ask Copilot, will be able to act on an image or text, such as drafting content in Microsoft Word based on what’s on your screen.You will also be able to engage Reading Coach through Click To Do or use Immersive Reader. Click To Do will gain the ability to chat through Microsoft Teams or send details from content on your screen to a table in Microsoft Excel.Windows search is getting further AI enhancements. Soon, you’ll be able to locate and install apps through the Microsoft Store by using the feature. Microsoft will also add enhanced search to its Photos app.Get the Windows Central NewsletterAll the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.The Microsoft Store will soon show a section full of personalized recommendations. Copilot will be able to answer questions about the pages you browse within the store as well.Apps that are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs or leverage AI capabilities will feature a badge to make things clear to people browsing the store.Photos, Paint, and Snipping ToolRelight in Microsoft Paint lets you add up to three light sources that illuminate an image using AI. (Image credit: Microsoft)Several new features are on the way to Photos, Paint, and Snipping Tool as well.The Photos app will soon feature a relight feature that allows you to position up to three light sources. You can set the color of those sources and pick a focus point to have lights follow automatically.You can control relight manually or use presets for quicker edits.An update to Paint will add support for object select, which lets you isolate a specific element from a canvas. Another new Paint feature will create stickers in response to a text prompt.An update to Snipping Tool will scan what’s on your screen with AI to create a tightly cropped capture. (Image credit: Microsoft)An addition to Snipping Tool will add the option to have screenshots adjusted automatically to capture a tight frame around content. The tool analyzes your screen to focus on prominent content, but you can also fine-tune a selection.Snipping Tool is also gaining a text extractor and a color picker.AccessibilityCopilot+ PCs with Snapdragon chips already have accessibility features such as Voice Access. Soon, those same systems will have an improved Narrator.The updated Narrator will be able to describe images. Rich image description is available now to Windows Insiders with Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs and will ship to Copilot+ PCs with Intel or AMD chips soon.Windows 11 experiencesWindows 11’s Start menu will soon have more customization options and a phone companion. (Image credit: Microsoft)Windows Insiders will also gain access to several new Windows 11 experiences over the coming months, including a phone companion and AI actions within File Explorer.On top of its new phone companion, which has been in testing for almost a year, the Start menu will gain more customization options soon.File Explorer will have AI actions as well. The AI tools in the app will let you summarize content, edit images, and perform other tasks.A new write function within Notepad will create text from a prompt. Notepad will also support summarizing content with AI and gain some formatting features, such as bold and italic.Copilot Vision uses AI to scan what’s on your screen. (Image credit: Microsoft)Copilot Vision on Windows is already available to Windows Insiders and will soon ship to everyone. The feature can analyze content on your screen and provide insight.Windows Insiders can also use Press to Talk by long pressing the Copilot key and speaking with the AI tool.Apps on Copilot+ PCsMicrosoft highlighted several apps that now work better with Copilot+ PCs by leveraging the NPUs within those computers. Moises Live by Music.AI, which can isolate parts of songs, now works 35 times faster on a Snapdragon X NPU compared to the CPU, according to Microsoft.The image upscaling app Gigapixel AI by Topaz Labs has been optimized for Copilot+ PCs as well.Capcut, DJay Pro, Davinci Resolve, Camo, Cephable, and Liquidtext have also joined the library of apps that can leverage an NPU.AvailabilityMany of the features announced today will be exclusive to Copilot+ PCs. Some of those features will ship to Windows Insiders today, while others will arrive in future updates.In many cases, Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon processors will gain access to the features first. Copilot+ PCs with AMD or Intel chips will get those same features in the future.Swipe to scroll horizontallyFeatureRolloutAI agent in SettingsFirst to Windows Insiders on Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs, then to Windows Insiders with AMD or Intel Copilot+ PCsAsk CopilotAvailable now to Windows InsidersPractice in Reading CoachAvailable now to Windows InsidersRead with Immersive ReaderAvailable now to Windows InsidersSchedule a meeting with TeamsComing to Windows Insiders later this monthSend a message with TeamsComing to Windows Insiders later this monthAsk M365 CopilotComing to Windows Insiders later this monthConvert to table with ExcelComing to Windows Insiders later this monthDraft with Copilot in WordComing to Windows Insiders later this monthLocate and install apps through Microsoft Store with Windows searchComing to Windows Insiders later this monthEnhanced search in Photos appComing to Windows Insiders later this monthPaint Sticker GeneratorComing to Windows Insiders later this monthPaint Object SelectComing to Windows Insiders later this monthSnipping Tool Perfect ScreenshotAvailable starting today (presumably for Windows Insiders)Text extractor and color picker in Snipping ToolAvailable starting today (presumably for Windows Insiders)Rich image description in NarratorAvailable now to Windows Insiders on Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs. Windows Insiders with AMD or Intel Copilot+ PCs will gain access in the future.New Start menu with phone companionAvailable to Windows Insiders in the coming monthsAI actions in File ExplorerAvailable to Windows Insiders in the coming monthsNotepad AI featuresAvailable to Windows Insiders in the coming monthsCopilot on Windows app updateAvailable to Windows Insiders in the coming months
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▲三星Galaxy Note系列傳將於2021年停產。（圖／取自Samsung）
特約記者洪聖壹／綜合報導
三星Galaxy Note系列自2011年開始就以大屏幕、手寫筆的特色切入智慧型手機市場，並且持續贏得市場正面的反響，不過現在來自多名知情人士透露，三星並不打算開發下一代Galaxy Note系列，而會把資源投註在Galaxy Z Fold手機的開發，換言之，Galaxy Note 20 系列，可能將會是最後一代 Note 系列產品。
從消費市場來觀察，自 2012 年開啟的可彎曲螢幕解決方案，到了 2020 成了大熱門，折疊螢幕手機越來越受到歡迎，華為、摩托羅拉、中興、小米相繼投入折疊螢幕手機的開發計畫。早在 2013 年攜手微軟公司發表折疊螢幕概念手機的三星電子（詳見：CES 2013 ／三星發表八核心處理器與軟性螢幕概念手機），今年三星把 Galaxy Z 系列做了延伸，將 2019 年推出的 Galaxy Fold 產品以 Galaxy Z Fold 導入消費市場。
▲三星在 2013 年攜手微軟開發多種折疊螢幕手機的概念產品。（圖／資料照，取自YouTube）
雖然從銷售數據來看，Galaxy Note 20 系列銷量仍是大幅度的贏過三星自家的 Galaxy Z Fold，旗艦級手機 Gaalxy Note 20 Ultra 5G 更以 5% 的市佔，在今年 9 月搶下 5G 旗艦機市場龍頭寶座，不過三星似乎打算重新整合 Z 系列折疊屏智能產品線，同時取消 Galaxy Note 系列的開發。
據路透社報導，多名「知情人士」透露，三星旗艦產品Galaxy Note系列可能會在 2021 年停產。類似的說法在過去已經被提出過很多次，路透社還引述知情人士訊息，補充：三星甚至沒有2021年Galaxy Note系列的開發計畫，至少目前還沒有。消息人士還聲稱，負責開發 Galaxy Note 系列產品的同一團隊現在將致力於開發三星的折疊螢幕的智慧型手機。
同篇報導當中指出，即將發表的三星Galaxy S21系列與三星Galaxy Z Fold 3都可能會支持 S Pen，儘管包裝盒中不會附帶。由於 2021 年將提供這兩個產品選項，因此三星目前沒有理由繼續開發 Galaxy Note系列。
其實早在上個月，一支概念影片暗示三星電子正在開發一款名為Galaxy Scroll的手機。它是一種可拉伸螢幕概念型手機產品，可能因此產品名稱就以“Scroll”（滾動）為名，有趣的是，該款手機將內建 S Pen，相關概念影片如下：（影片／取自YouTube）
三星第二代可折疊的旗艦手機 Galaxy Z Fold 2 於 2020 年 9 月 2 日發表並獲得好評，可以看成是 2020 年最令人興奮的手機，如果 Galaxy Z Fold 3 也要在 2021 年底前後的同一時間發表，並且支援 S Pen、甚至是直接內建 S Pen，那麽三星Galaxy Note系列被取消開發的可能性就相當高。
▲三星第二代雙螢幕折疊手機併入 Z 系列產品線，稱為Galaxy Z Fold 2。（圖／取自三星官網）
除了Galaxy Z Fold 2，今年還看到微軟首款雙螢幕
surface收購surface Duo、LG首款雙螢幕變形手機 LG Wing 的上市，這些都代表智慧型手機不再只限於一個形態，無論如何，期待未來有更多有趣的移動產品推出。
▲微軟首款雙螢幕手機
surface收購surface Duo，搭載Android作業系統。（圖／取自微軟官網）
▲全球首款雙螢幕變形手機 LG Wing。（圖／記者洪聖壹攝）
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