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Samsung has today started rolling out the third public beta build of One UI 7 based on Android 15 to the Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra in Germany. Naturally, the rollout should extend to the other places where the beta program is available within the next few days.
The new build brings with it the January 2025 security patch level, and also fixes a bunch of issues, like making vertical scrolling in the app drawer smoother. It fixes the MMS image saving issue in the Messages app, improves the closing of
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Splash Damage has announced it's cancelling the development of Transformers: Reactivate, and that it'll be "scaling down" the studio as result, leaving roles "at risk of redundancy". Read more Read more ›
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Classic FM is launching a new video game music radio series presented by Minecraft YouTuber DanTDM. Read more Read more ›
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The Heritage Foundation sets its sites on the world's free online encyclopedia. Read more ›
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The Pokémon Company will once again hold a Pokémon Presents livestream next month, according to leak of data from Pokémon Go. Read more Read more ›
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10 years after he was first attached to the project, It and The Flash director Andrés Muschietti says he still has plans for Sony's Shadow of the Colossus film adaptation. Read more Read more ›
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The future of Microsoft's handheld gaming plans includes a marriage between the best of Xbox and Windows. Read more Read more ›
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Arcane fans have a five-minute animated treat to enjoy today, in the shape of a new story cinematic released by League of Legends maker Riot Games. Read more Read more ›
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Meta's about-face on fact checking shows how Musk has remade the world in his image. Read more ›
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Meta’s AI characters users might seem useless, but fake social media users can sometimes offer valuable insights into real human behavior. Read more ›
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Apple has expanded its production footprint in the United States, with its S9 chip for the Apple Watch now reportedly being manufactured at TSMC's facility in Arizona. According to technology columnist Tim Culpan, TSMC has now started producing Apple's S9 System-in-Package (SiP) chip near Phoenix, Arizona at its Fab 21 plant. The company commenced production of the A16 Bionic chip for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus at the... Read more ›
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In the UK today, McDonalds is finally launching its Sonic the Hedgehog 3 themed Happy Meals. Read more Read more ›
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Sony's upcoming Until Dawn film adaptation will feature both a new cast of characters and a new story. Read more Read more ›
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If there's one thing video games love, it's a marketing beat. Some major publishers and platform holders have settled into quite regular rhythms, spacing announcements out across the year in quarterly chunks. Some have a specific day they use every year without fail. Read more Read more ›
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Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the thick ice shells of bodies like Europa. Read more ›
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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says "community notes" will now moderate content. That already happens on Elon Musk's X. Here's how they work — and don't. Read more ›
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Zuckerberg was seen wearing a Greubel Forsey 'Hand Made 1' on his left wrist while making the announcement. Read more ›
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Samsung announced its first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2025, which it’s historically used to introduce the latest flagship Galaxy smartphones. That would be the Galaxy S25 family if our count is right, including the base model, the expected Galaxy S25 Ultra, and whatever else falls between. We’ll know for sure before too long with an unveiling scheduled for January 22nd. But before the company even confirms what we’re getting, you... Read more ›
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Social media giant’s ‘guardrails’ intended to ‘protect high spenders’ amid internal concern its systems over-enforced rules Read more ›
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Meta rolled out a number of changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation. Read more ›
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Xiaomi is kicking off the new year with a Turbo phone - the Redmi Turbo 4. It’s the first phone to launch with the recently announced MediaTek Dimensity 8400 chipset, which Xiaomi customized and now calls Dimensity 8400-Ultra. Turbo 4 also matches the Redmi K80 by packing a 6,550 mAh silicon carbon cell with 90W wired charging. Redmi Turbo 4 brings Dimensity 8400-Ultra chipset and 6,550 mAh battery Turbo 4... Read more ›
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Samsung is coming off a strong year and will begin the new one with the launch of the new generation of Galaxy S phones – the S-series is a pillar for the company and its members rank among the best-selling Galaxy phones. The Galaxy S24 series outsold the S23 series by 28% in early 2024. The vanilla model accounted for 27% of S24 units sold, moving ahead of the S24+.... Read more ›
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This year, both Apple and Samsung are set to release slimmer high-end smartphones, and today a new report from Korea brings us some more details about them. The iPhone 17 Air will replace the iPhone 16 Plus, as for years now the Plus model in the line has been the worst selling. Interestingly, however, the iPhone 17 Air is now rumored to cost about the same as the iPhone 16... Read more ›
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vivo just launched a new smartphone - the Y200+. This is part of the incredibly convoluted Yxxx line, which has seen no less than six iterations in the Y100 generation. The Y200 family, has already one-upped it with seven members so far - that's eight with this one. So, the Y200+ launches as a theoretical update to the Y100+, except it's identical to that model in most respects, and where... Read more ›
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Samsung has today started rolling out the third public beta build of One UI 7 based on Android 15 to the Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra in Germany. Naturally, the rollout should extend to the other places where the beta program is available within the next few days. The new build brings with it the January 2025 security patch level, and also fixes a bunch of issues, like making... Read more ›
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It's that time again when we at GSMArena talk about our favorite phones of the year. My colleagues already talked about theirs, and now it's my turn. But before I proceed, I'd like to mention that, as always, I've compiled the list of smartphones from the ones I got to use myself here in India for an extended duration, so there's always a chance that you may not see some... Read more ›
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Huawei took the wraps off its latest Enjoy 70 series device today in China with the Enjoy 70X. This is a midrange offering with a sleek design and a massive 6,100 mAh battery, which supports 40W wired charging. Enjoy 70X in Snow White and Spruce Green Enjoy 70X is built around a curved 6.78-inch OLED with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel houses a pill-shaped notch with... Read more ›
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Now that the noise from the fireworks and champagne has died down, we can look back at 2024. It was a great year for smartphones and you can read our 2024 Winners and losers series for a breakdown by brand or have a look at the favorite phones of our editors. What was your favorite flagship of 2024? We tried to narrow down the candidates to keep the list at... Read more ›
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iQOO's Z9 series includes two Turbo models - iQOO Z9 Turbo and iQOO Z9 Turbo+. Today, the brand added the third Turbo variant to the lineup, named iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance Edition. The iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance Edition isn't an entirely new phone but a Z9 Turbo with a bigger battery, the latest OS, and a new color option. It packs a 6,400 mAh battery (vs. 6,000 mAh on Z9... Read more ›
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The Poco X7 and Poco X7 Pro are going to be announced on January 9, and ahead of that we've heard quite a few things about the Poco X7 Pro, which is expected to be a rebranded Redmi Turbo 4 - a device that just became official earlier today in China. But we've heard far less about the 'vanilla' Poco X7, aside from seeing it in some renders recently. Today... Read more ›
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