Today Samsung has announced a "strategic partnership" with OpenAI meant to "accelerate advancements in global AI infrastructure". Samsung Electronics will work with OpenAI as a strategic memory partner, supplying "advanced semiconductor solutions" to the ChatGPT maker. Samsung estimates that OpenAI's memory demand will reach up to 900,000 DRAM wafers per month, and the Korean company will "contribute toward meeting this need with its extensive lineup of high-performance, energy-efficient DRAM solutions", Read more ›
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Qualcomm has achieved "complete victory" in its licensing dispute with Arm, which started back in 2022 when Arm filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm over a breach of contract related to Arm's acquisition of Nuvia and its use of Nuvia technology in the design of its custom Phoenix cores. Like all court spats, this one took very long to conclude, but it now has in its entirety. A US District Court... Read more ›
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Well, this sure isn’t going to re-ignite the x86 vs. ARM performance arguments, right? Early, admittedly controlled, benchmarks from the new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme show it wiping the floor with top new CPUs from AMD and Intel in both single-core and multi-core performance. Here are the results from Geekbench 6.5 and how they compare against the likes of the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, the Intel Core Ultra... Read more ›
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The very first Samsung Galaxy S phone was announced a long 15 years ago – a lot has changed in smartphone photography since then. That original S-phone had a 5MP camera that could record 720p video. The latest Galaxy S25 Ultra has a 200MP camera and can record 8K video – that’s 4320p! To put it another way, the resolution for still images has increased 40x, while video recording has... Read more ›
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Samsung has released a new report stating that the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 continue to enjoy strong demand in the US, maintaining momentum months after release. Samsung’s newest Galaxy Z foldables are said to be outperforming all earlier generations in sales. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is reportedly converting more users from competing smartphone brands than any of its predecessors. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Z Fold7 is generating strong... Read more ›
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It’s been over a year since OpenAI announced Sora - its video and audio generation model. OpenAI is now introducing the first major update with Sora 2, which can generate more realistic and physically accurate videos, along with improved user control and editing capabilities. Described as a “GPT 3.5-moment”, Sora 2 also brings improved sound output with synchronized dialogue and sound effects. Sora 2 is able to avoid common problems... Read more ›
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Amazon is gearing up for Prime Big Deal Days next week, but Ultrahuman is having its own sale – better yet, it starts early. In fact, it starts today if you use our special discount code. You can pick up the Ultrahuman Ring Air today from ultrahuman.com with a 20% discount if you use our code GSM70. Note that this offer is valid only for US customers. This reduces the... Read more ›
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Huawei announced its nova 14 series in May and the trio recently made its global debut. Huawei is now bringing in a fourth option with the Nova 14i, which, while new in name, is actually a rebrand of the Huawei Enjoy 60X aka Nova Y91 both of which launched back in 2023. Huawei nova 14i That means you’re getting the same specs and design as those 2023 phones but with... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy A26 recently received the Android 16-based One UI 8 stable update, which is now rolling out for the Galaxy A17 5G. The update comes with firmware version A176BXXU2BYID and September 2025 Android security patch, in addition to bringing the One UI 8 goodies to the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G. Samsung is currently rolling out the One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy A17 5G in Vietnam,... Read more ›
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Today Microsoft has announced that the 2025 update to Windows 11 has started to roll out. Commonly known as version 25H2 (because it's meant to arrive in the second half of the year), it's the annual feature update to Microsoft's latest OS (the company used to issue two updates per year but has switched to only one a few years back). The update will be delivered using "servicing technology", Microsoft... Read more ›
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With the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip now officially unveiled, Android makers are set to unveil a plethora of flagships armed with the latest flagship SoC. Nubia is one of them, and its Z80 Ultra (NX741J) has now emerged in a Geekbench listing. The device is equipped with the SD 8 Elite Gen 5 chip and scored an impressive 3,669 single-core points and an 11,309 multi-core score. The phone... Read more ›
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Realme today expanded its Realme 15 series with the unveiling of the Realme 15x as the latest member of the lineup. [#InlinePriceWidget,14173,1#] The Realme 15x is powered by the Dimensity 6300 SoC, runs Android 15-based Realme UI 6 out of the box, and has up to 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage onboard, which is expandable up to 2TB via a microSD card. The Realme 15x is built around a... Read more ›
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Honor's Magic8 series will become official between October and December, most likely in mid-October if rumors are to be believed, and we've already seen the Magic8 Pro's huge AnTuTu score. Today, it's seemingly run Geekbench too - a prototype, at least. This has the model number BKQ-AN90, which has been rumored to belong to the Magic8 Pro. Unsurprisingly, the upcoming device is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5... Read more ›
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Beats today announced the new Powerbeats Fit true wireless earbuds. Part of the Powerbeats series, the Powerbeats Fit join the recently launched Powerbeats Pro 2 in being targeted towards those looking for something premium that would also hold up during extensive workout sessions. The Powerbeats Fit are the successors to the Beats Fit Pro that were launched four years ago. They have a similar earbud shape with a flexible wingtip... Read more ›
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Amazon today announced two new models in the Kindle Scribe lineup, the next-generation Kindle Scribe and the new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The Kindle Scribe has a thin design at just 5.4mm with 400g weight. It has an 11-inch matte textured e-ink display. The display has custom miniaturized LEDs for fitting inside the thin bezel. A texture molded glass improves friction to provide the same texture as paper. A new display... Read more ›
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vivo recently started teasing the V60e, and today, the brand's Indian branch announced that the V60e will be unveiled in India on October 7 at noon local time. The vivo V60e will be available in Elite Purple and Noble Gold colors. The brand hasn't detailed the V60e's specs sheet yet, but it has confirmed a few features of the V60e, including a 6,500 mAh battery, 90W charging, and an IP68/IP69... Read more ›
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Nothing OS 4.0 was announced earlier this month as the company's skin based on Android 16, which Google released back in June. Today, the first Open Beta for Nothing OS 4.0 is finally available in case you want to be a tester. It is currently installable on the Nothing Phone (3), Phone (2), Phone (2a), and Phone (2a) Plus, the Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro are missing for now, but... Read more ›
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Honor today opened its Alpha Global Flagship Store in Shenzhen, China. The store is positioned as an "AI Smart Living Innovation Hub", and it's a pillar of the Alpha Plan Honor announced back at MWC earlier this year. That plan aims to take Honor "from a smartphone manufacturer into a global AI device ecosystem leader", and apparently the opening of this store is "a pivotal step in bringing this vision... Read more ›
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Counterpoint Research has published its findings and predictions for the shipments of GenAI-capable smartphone chipsets. Generative AI or GenAI, is a catch-all term for text, image, audio and video models and these chipsets have hardware acceleration for them instead of having to offload the task to the cloud. GenAI-capable chipsets will make up 35% of all smartphone chipsets that will be shipped this year, predicts Counterpoint. That would be a... Read more ›
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