Official renders and videos offer a clear look at the new wide-foldable form factor launching two days before Apple's event.



■ Xiaomi has officially revealed the Xiaomi 18 Fold, confirming its design and September 7 announcement date (two days before Apple’s iPhone event, where it is rumored to launch its foldable).

■ The Xiaomi 18 Fold is confirmed to come with a 5.38-inch external screen, a 7.58-inch internal screen, a triple rear camera setup, and Xiaomi’s new XRing O3 SoC.

■ Leaks suggest the cameras include a 3.5x optical zoom telephoto lens, something that is missing from key rivals.



Foldable phones (especially the wide-screen ones) seem to be picking up steam, with special thanks to Apple’s imminent market entry with the iPhone Ultra and Samsung’s early success with the wide Galaxy Z Fold 8. Before these, HUAWEI has also been making a splash with its wide foldables, and now Xiaomi is all geared up to launch its own wide foldable next week in the form of the Xiaomi 18 Fold.

Xiaomi’s President of the mobile division, Mr. Lu Weibing, has shared official renders of the Xiaomi 18 Fold on Weibo and confirmed that the phone launches in China on September 7, 2026.



It’s no coincidence that Xiaomi’s event is scheduled for September 7. Apple had announced its own launch event for September 9, 2027, where it is expected to launch the iPhone Ultra foldable. Xiaomi’s foldable is similar in form factor, and with a launch that is just two days prior, Xiaomi technically beats Apple to market with its wide foldable. However, to be fair, this isn’t Xiaomi’s first foldable, while it would be Apple’s first.

Xiaomi has also confirmed a few key specifications. The Xiaomi 18 Fold is being called a “mid-fold” form factor foldable, as it bridges the gap between a large book-style foldable and a smaller flip-style foldable. It comes with a 5.38-inch external screen and a 7.58-inch internal screen. We see the phone in a striking red color, and of particular note is the rear camera island, which comprises three cameras — two more than most wide folding phones on the market (and coming soon).

Previously, Xiaomi confirmed that the Xiaomi 18 Fold will debut with the company’s new XRing O3 SoC.

Leaker Digital Chat Station shared even more details on Weibo, though these should be treated as a leak. According to them, the Xiaomi 18 Fold has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a Leica Summilux triple-camera system comprising an f/1.7 main camera, an f/2.8 telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom, and a 17mm ultrawide.



We won’t have to wait too long to see what other surprises the Xiaomi 18 Fold holds. If you’re a foldable fan, now’s the best time to be alive, with not only so many competitors launching in this lesser-explored form factor but also customers warming up to them. It remains to be seen if Xiaomi will launch the Xiaomi 18 Fold globally, but even if it does, don’t expect it to be cheap.

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Microsoft has revealed the next 11 games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early September 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app.

We've been waiting a little longer for Xbox to announce what's departing this month, and boy is it a sizeable list! From the neon streets of Cyberpunk 2077 to the icy brilliance of Frostpunk 2, there's a lot of good games on the chopping block in early September.

Here's the full list of games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in early September 2026:



You'll find discounts of at least 20% on all of these Xbox Game Pass titles until they leave from September 6th-15th.

It may be sad to lose some, especially [color-green]Dead Cells[/color] and Frostpunk 2 in my opinion, but there are plenty more games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September, including a new Call of Duty title.

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All the confirmed reveals so far



Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September 2026? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to the service over the next few weeks.

Without further ado, here's a list of all new games coming soon on Xbox Game Pass in September 2026 (so far):

Xbox Game Pass September 2026 Games: Coming Soon



Of course, as we make our way through the month, we'll get plenty more September 2026 titles added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup, so expect more and be on the lookout for those as Xbox reveals 'em.

As for what's leaving, 11 games have been confirmed to depart in early September, and we'll update this once Microsoft confirms what's departing in late September. Don't forget, you can also check out everything coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2026.

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Microsoft will start switching on memory integrity by default for eligible Windows 11 devices from October 2026, arriving through that month’s Patch Tuesday update on October 13.

The feature has existed for years, but plenty of PCs that qualify for it have not had it turned on, and this change closes that difference without anyone needing to flip a setting. Here is what you need to know:

What is Memory Integrity and why does Microsoft want it enabled?
Memory integrity is also called Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity, or HVCI. It runs in addition to Virtualization-based Security, using your CPU’s virtualization hardware to make an isolated environment that the rest of Windows cannot reach directly.

Kernel-mode drivers, the lowest-level software running on your PC, have to pass through this isolated checker before Windows lets them execute. Malware that tries to sneak in through a vulnerable or unsigned driver gets blocked at this layer instead of reaching the kernel.

Which PCs get Memory Integrity automatically enabled in October?
Not every Windows 11 PC qualifies, but Microsoft’s hardware requirements for automatic enablement are pretty lenient:

Intel 8th-generation processor or newer,
AMD Zen 2 or newer,
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8180 or newer,
at least 8GB of RAM on x64 systems,
a 64GB SSD, virtualization enabled in firmware,
and drivers that are already confirmed compatible with memory integrity.
Secured-core PCs, a certification tier Microsoft and OEMs apply to business and enterprise hardware, already ship with this turned on today.

Microsoft has also built in a safety check before flipping the switch. Windows will run a readiness assessment on each device first, instead of pushing the change to every PC that meets the minimum hardware.

If your device already has memory integrity turned off on purpose, whether through Group Policy, Intune, or a manual registry change, Windows Update will respect that and leave it alone. The rollout works as an opt-out by policy, and not a forced override.

Check whether memory integrity is on through Windows Security > Device security > Core isolation.
The Memory integrity toggle shows On or Off directly on that page.
IT admins can pre-configure the feature through registry keys under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity, or manage it at scale through Group Policy and Intune.
Incompatible drivers are the main reason this has not been on for everyone already. A driver written years ago that pokes at memory in ways memory integrity does not allow will get blocked from loading, and in bad cases, that has caused boot failures on older hardware in the past.

Windows logs these conflicts under Event Viewer, in Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > CodeIntegrity > Operational, tagged with Event ID 3087 when a driver gets flagged as incompatible. Check that log first if a PC starts acting up after this rolls out.

Why Microsoft is pushing this now
Windows security has been under a different kind of pressure lately. AI-assisted vulnerability research has gotten fast enough that researchers, and presumably attackers, can find kernel-level bugs in Windows far quicker than before.

Turning on a moderation that was already unused on millions of eligible PCs is a cheap way to close off a whole class of attack without waiting on a slower fix somewhere else in the OS.

Memory integrity was not a Windows 11 exclusive to begin with. It shipped as an opt-in VBS feature going back to Windows 10, and it became the default only on clean installs of Windows 10 in S mode and, later, Windows 11 on hardware that met the requirements.

Millions of PCs upgraded instead of being clean installed over the years, which are the kind of devices Microsoft is targeting with this October update. All these are hardware that has always qualified but had the protection switched off.

Should you turn Memory Integrity off? Usually, no
If your PC does get memory integrity switched on and something breaks, usually an older driver failing to load, Windows Security will flag it under Core isolation, and the CodeIntegrity event log will name the driver responsible.

From there, you just have to wait for an updated driver from the manufacturer or turn the feature off manually while you wait, which is a trade-off PCs with memory integrity already enabled have lived with for years.
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Microsoft’s free PowerToys package has a new utility called Window Hopper, which brings a popular macOS-style keyboard shortcut to Windows. Window Hopper lets you switch between windows within your current app with the Alt+` keyboard shortcut. (That’s a grave accent symbol, which is located above the Tab key on your keyboard.)

In other words, if you have five Chrome browser windows open, you can press Alt+` to switch between them. It’s a more focused alternative to the Alt+Tab shortcut, which shows open windows from all applications and can be quite cluttered.

The Window Hopper utility is part of PowerToys version 0.101, which launched a few days ago. After installing the latest version, simply open PowerToys and toggle the Window Hopper option. You can customize Window Hopper’s keyboard shortcut, too.

According to Microsoft:
PowerToys Window Hopper lets you cycle between windows that belong to the app currently in focus. Unlike Alt+Tab, which cycles through windows from all apps, Window Hopper limits the selection to the focused app.

Cycle between app windows
To cycle forward through the windows of the focused app, hold Alt and press `. Window Hopper shows previews of the app's open windows and selects the next window. Continue pressing ` while holding Alt to move through the windows, and then release Alt to switch to the selected window.

To cycle backward, hold Shift+Alt and press `. Continue pressing ` while holding Alt to move backward, and then release Alt to switch to the selected window.

Press Esc before releasing Alt to close Window Hopper without switching windows. Window Hopper doesn't open when the focused app has fewer than two eligible windows.

This utility is part of the Microsoft PowerToys utilities for power users. It provides a set of useful utilities to tune and streamline your Windows experience for greater productivity, download here
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