Android’s long-awaited native desktop mode is finally coming to Android 16, and Google gave a sneak preview during its I/O 2025 developer keynote. It was co-developed alongside Samsung – a logical move given Samsung’s experience with DeX, which first launched on the Galaxy S8 series back in 2017. We got a glimpse of the upcoming desktop interface at the 20:55 mark in the video below. Android’s native desktop mode looks... Read more ›
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Samsung's Galaxy S26 family is expected to launch in January, with or without a Plus member. Today a new rumor tells us about a surprise that Samsung is preparing for the series. Namely, the base S26 will have a new sensor for the main camera. It will still have 50 MP resolution, but the Samsung ISOCELL GN3 sensor that's in the Galaxy S25 and has been used since the Galaxy... Read more ›
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The Moto G56's specs leaked at the beginning of this month, followed by a bunch of renders a week or so ago. Today we have even more renders, and this time they even show the colorway that was missed last time: Pantone Gray Mist. Moto G56 in Pantone Gray Mist We also have new renders of the other three, which were already shown last time: Pantone Dill, Pantone Dazzling Blue,... Read more ›
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Samsung announced its first Android XR headset, Project Moohan, last December. It was then showcased at the Galaxy Unpacked event in January by the Korean brand without providing any definite timeframe for its launch. We still don't have its launch date, but Google has revealed that Project Moohan will be available for purchase later this year. This revelation came from the Mountain View-based internet search giant yesterday during its Google... Read more ›
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The global market for TWS (True Wireless Stereo) audio devices recorded an impressive 18% growth in Q1 2025, reveals Canalys in its latest report. This is the highest yearly rate since 2021, with shipments reaching 78 million units. Apple remained the leader with 18.2 million shipments, twice as many as the second-ranked Xiaomi. Samsung came close in third, followed by Huawei and boAt. The US market grew double digits in... Read more ›
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Google has rolled the Material 3 Expressive UI changes into Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1, which you can download and try out today on a compatible Pixel phone. Note that this is aimed at developers and may not be stable enough for a daily driver – a stable release is expected next month. Android 16 UI changes: quick settings redesign • live updates Android QPR1 Beta 1 (QPR stands for... Read more ›
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Realme launched the Neo7 last December in China and followed up with the Neo7 SE and Neo7x in February. The brand recently teased the Neo7 Turbo as the fourth member of the Neo7 series, and today, it revealed the Neo7 Turbo will be unveiled on May 29 in China at 2 PM local time. Realme hasn't detailed the Neo7 Turbo's specs sheet, but it confirmed the smartphone will be powered... Read more ›
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AMD has announced the card it’s putting up against the Nvidia RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti. It’s called the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT and comes with 8GB or 16GB VRAM – both undercut the 5060 Ti pricing. The RX 9060 XT is essentially half of RX 9070 XT. It has 32 compute units, 32 ray accelerators and 64 AI accelerators, but it does run at slightly higher clock speeds... Read more ›
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Infinix unveiled its GT 30 Pro today as the latest addition to its gaming lineup. The device is equipped with a 144Hz AMOLED, MediaTek’s Dimensity 8350 Ultimate chipset and a 5,500 mAh battery (5,200mAh in some regions) with bypass charging, 45W wired and 30W wireless charging capabilities. On the design front, GT 30 Pro brings a Cyber Mecha Design 2.0 design with aggressive lines on the back accompanied by RGB... Read more ›
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In AnTuTu’s performance ranking, the top Snapdragon 8 Elite phones post scores just north of 2.5 million, but most are below that – some going down to 2.2 million (e.g. Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13). Dimensity 9400 phones are in the mix too, but under the 2.5 million barrier. So, where will Xiaomi’s self-developed Xring O1 chipset land? Weibo poster Xiaomu Technology shared an AnTuTu result, which ended right... Read more ›
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Amazon's drone delivery service in the US has just expanded to include new categories of items, including iPhones, Samsung Galaxy smartphones, Apple AirTags, AirPods, Ring doorbells, and food thermometers. In total, there are now more than 60,000 items eligible for drone delivery, which takes 60 minutes or less from when you place an order. Of course, the biggest caveat here is that you need to live in one of the... Read more ›
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Alcatel V3 Ultra 5G will mark the French brand's return to the smartphone world. The phone will be announced on May 27, and today, its key specs were revealed on a dedicated Flipkart page. The phone will have a NxtPaper display and support for a stylus, which will be in the retail box. Its design looks awfully familiar, and that's because Alcatel V3 Ultra is just a new name for... Read more ›
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Google I/O 2025 was a big one with a host of announcements, mostly focused on AI. We got updates and new features for the Gemini 2.5 models (Pro and Flash), alongside the more powerful Imagen 4 image generator, and Veo 3 AI video generator. Google also unveiled Flow - a dedicated AI filmmaking tool that combines Imagen, Veo and Gemini models to create cinematic scenes from simple text prompts. Gemini... Read more ›
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Honor pledged 6 years of Android updates for its upcoming Honor 400 series and added that both will be updated to Android 16 before the end of 2025. The promised software support means both the Honor 400, Honor 400 Pro, and 400 Lite's software will be cared for until 2031. Honor has already released the Android 16 Beta 3 to its Magic7 series, to which the company has already promised... Read more ›
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In March Google started testing AI Mode for Search with a limited subset of users through Google Labs. Then, earlier this month, it expanded its reach to all Google Labs users in the US. Today at its I/O developer conference, Google has just announced that AI Mode has graduated and is no longer an experimental feature. Instead, it's rolling out to all Google Search users in the US starting today.... Read more ›
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Google has just made Wear OS 6 official at its I/O conference today. This comes with the previously unveiled Material 3 Expressive design, which will also be incorporated into Android 16, due to be released next month. The first Developer Preview of Wear OS 6 is now available - for developers only, as the name implies. Wear OS 6 brings a 10% improvement in battery life compared to Wear OS... Read more ›
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Today at its I/O conference, Google has announced a new AI Ultra plan, which will be offered alongside the newly-renamed AI Pro plan (previously known as AI Premium). AI Ultra is $249.99 per month and will initially be available in the US only with an offer to get the first three months at 50% off. It has 30TB of Google cloud storage and includes YouTube Premium. AI Pro remains $19.99... Read more ›
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MSI has announced new models in its Claw series of Windows-based handheld gaming consoles. This time, the company is leaving no stone unturned and launching models with both Intel and AMD chips. The unimaginatively named Claw A8 AI+ A2VM and its white version, the Claw A8 AI+ Polar Tempest Edition A2VM (henceforth referred to as just A8 AI+ for the sake of everyone's sanity), are the models with the Intel... Read more ›
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The Redmi K80 and K80 Pro launched back in November and they've been quite successful in China as the most recent sales numbers show. They will soon be joined by the king of the line, the Redmi K80 Ultra. This has now been certified for sale in China, and this process has revealed its battery capacity, which is 7,270 mAh rated. That will most likely translate into a typical advertised... Read more ›
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OnePlus will launch two new models soon, the Ace 5 Racing and Ace 5 Ultra, and the first teaser trailer has revealed the event’s date – May 27 (Tuesday next week). So far, the company has confirmed that the OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra will be powered by the Dimensity 9400+ and will have a “1.5K” 120Hz display. The OnePlus Ace 5 Racing will use the Dimensity 9400e instead and will... Read more ›
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