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Today the European Commission (EC) has announced two legally binding Digital Markets Act (DMA) decisions it's made forcing Google to open up Android and Search to competitors.
First, Google has to give third-party AI assistants on Android access to key system features that are currently only available to Google's own Gemini. Thus, when someone sets a third-party AI chatbot as their default assistant, it will be able to have a similar feature set. Right now 60% of EU users who have an Android device find.
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Today, Verizon told 274 corporate stores that it will sell them off to authorized dealers and around 2,500 employees will be impacted. Another 500 corporate employees were also let go. It’s the latest in heavy-handed restructuring moves since new CEO Dan Schulman took over in October of last year. He previously sold off 179 corporate... Read the original post: Verizon Sells Hundreds of Stores, 3,000 Jobs Impacted Read more ›
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Russia appears ready to launch more Rassvet satellites, advancing plans for a 318-satellite communications constellation expected by 2028. Read more ›
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Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, but will keep it a standalone app even as it ties more closely into Gemini and Google Search. "Google says it plans to bring notebooks to AI Mode, its chatbot-like experience in Search, too," reports The Verge. From the report: Along with the name change, Google is rolling out an update announced last month that allows Gemini Notebook to connect to a secure... Read more ›
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Sometimes it feels like keeping your floors clean is one of those never-ending chores, which is why it's nice to have a versatile robot vacuum take it off your hands. The Ecovacs Deebot X11 robovac / mop hybrid is designed to do just that, and it's now $699 ($400 off) at Amazon and directly from […] Read more ›
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Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra later this month as the successor to the Galaxy Z Fold7. Ahead of its launch, a new leak suggests the flagship foldable may finally deliver a flagship-level camera experience. In a blog post on the Korean platform Naver, tipster Lanzuk claimed that the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra will "inherit key camera features of the Galaxy S26 Ultra." Leaked Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8... Read more ›
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According to a new report from Korea, Samsung is planning to enter a new market very soon. The company is said to be working on an AI accelerator chip for PCs. It's codenamed Gaia and it's using a 4nm process. It comes with an optimized NPU architecture to enable more efficient AI computing on PCs. Samsung has allegedly already supplied prototypes of this chip to some unnamed "major clients", and... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 18 Pro is expected to launch alongside the Xiaomi 18 and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max in September, and they are most likely going to be the first devices using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipsets. Today, Digital Chat Station on Weibo has shared the 18 Pro's main specs. It is allegedly going to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SoC, and it will... Read more ›
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Oppo launched the Find N6 in March, and according to a new rumor from China, its successor, the Find N7, is currently in development ahead of its currently projected release timeframe of Q1 2027 (so before the end of March). The Find N7 has been rumored to adopt a wider stance, similar to that of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and Apple iPhone Ultra. It will be powered by... Read more ›
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This year, Samsung is launching the Galaxy Tab S12+ and the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra. The two tablets are expected to be unveiled alongside the Galaxy S26 FE, possibly in early September. A new Galaxy Tab Ultra is being released each year, while the vanilla and Plus models alternate years. So in 2025 we got the Galaxy Tab S11, and this year we'll have the S12+. Now, the Galaxy Tab... Read more ›
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vivo recently teased the arrival of the T5 Lite in India, and the company has now confirmed when the smartphone will be unveiled. In a post on X, vivo confirmed that the T5 Lite will be arriving in India on July 16. The accompanying teaser video also reveals that the smartphone will be available in blue and silver color options. The wait ends soon, and the Turbo experience begins.Meet the... Read more ›
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