Samsung recently released the third One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series smartphones, which are currently the only smartphones eligible for the One UI 9 beta program. However, the Korean brand is already working on One UI 9 for the Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy A16 5G, Galaxy A17 5G, Galaxy A34, Galaxy A57, and the unannounced Galaxy S26 FE, and it has now begun testing One UI 9... 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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We just received the coolest invite ever. It is for the upcoming October 8 unveiling of the Realme 15 Pro Game of Thrones Limited Edition. Realme went all out and booked the Game of Thrones Studio Tour for the event. Back to the invite – we set fire to it and, much like Daenerys, it was reborn. No dragons, though, at least not yet. Fire cannot kill a dragon invite:... Read more ›
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Nothing has already announced its Nothing OS 4.0, and today we are also getting a preview of Essential Apps. Nothing wants to shake up the standardized smartphone operating system look and Essential Apps are the key. Nothing promises hyper-personalized experiences, tailored for each user’s needs. But what does that even mean? Well, you’ll be able to generate mini-apps and widgets based on prompts and instantly access said apps and widgets.... Read more ›
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Samsung has now listed the Galaxy M07 on its Indian website, thus quietly making the device official. The phone comes with a 6.7-inch LCD screen with 720x1600 resolution and 90Hz refresh rate, a 50 MP main rear camera, a 2 MP depth sensor, an 8 MP selfie snapper, and a 5,000 mAh battery. It's powered by the MediaTek Helio G99 SoC, which is 4G-only, and this is paired with 4GB... Read more ›
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iQOO has released telephoto camera samples from its upcoming iQOO 15 flagship, which is expected to debut in China this October. The iQOO 15 will sport a triple rear camera setup, including a periscope telephoto unit with support for 100x digital zoom. To show the prowess of the zoom lens, iQOO has shared some camera samples on Weibo. Several key details about the handset are already confirmed. For example, it... Read more ›
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Amazon today announced four new members of its Echo series of smart home speakers designed to work with the company's new Alexa+. This includes a new Echo Dot Max, the Echo Studio, and two new Echo Show models in different sizes. Starting with the Echo Dot Max, it features a dual-driver design consisting of a woofer and a tweeter. The new design integrated the speaker directly into the device housing... Read more ›
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Samsung has not introduced many significant upgrades to the camera hardware of its flagship Galaxy S series since the Galaxy S21 series, and it appears that the Galaxy S26 family will be no different. According to a Korean news outlet, the company isn't planning any major changes to all three upcoming Galaxy S26 phones next year. A quick reminder that according to the latest rumors, just like Apple, Samsung is... Read more ›
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Honor launched the Watch 5 Ultra in March, then followed up with the vanilla Watch 5 in September. Now, one Honor executive shared a photo of the middle model – the Honor Watch 5 Pro. Specifically, the photo demonstrates the check-in reminder feature. This lets you know when one of your friends has arrived at their destination while traveling or after they have completed a particular activity. Honor Watch 5... Read more ›
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Yesterday, Motorola China posted a teaser of an upcoming slim phone called the Moto X70 Air. A leak from today reveals that this phone will likely go global under the name “Motorola Edge 70”. The leak shows images of the Motorola Edge 70 in two Pantone colors: Gadget Gray and Lily Pad. Both versions have accent color decals – the rings around the cameras and the Moto AI button. Motorola... Read more ›
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Apple is expected to release some new iPads soon, perhaps in October. So we're clearly at least a few weeks away from their official debut. That, however, hasn't stopped one Russian YouTuber from presenting the M5 powered iPad Pro in the video you can see embedded below. It's in Russian, of course, but if you have access to YouTube's auto-dubbing feature, do try it - it's surprisingly good, at least... Read more ›
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Fresh CAD-based renders of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra have surfaced online that show the phone from different angles. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra successor is expected to be unveiled early next year. In the first render below, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is seen with a flat display and slim, uniform bezels. The corners of the display appear to be more rounded than last year’s model. The edges of the... Read more ›
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Samsung has now started mass production of the Exynos 2600 SoC, according to a new report from its home country of Korea. This was expected seeing as how the chip was deemed to be ready for its mass production journey to start at the beginning of this month. Contrary to a recent report saying the Galaxy S26 Ultra would use the Exynos 2600, today's news says it will be inside... Read more ›
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We got to play with a new miniPC in for review, folks. This is the Beelink SER9 Pro, and for around $600/€700, it comes equipped with a powerful processor, loads of RAM, two M.2 slots for storage expansion, two speakers, four microphones, and a lot of ports. Beelink ships the SER9 Pro in a small box with the mini-PC itself, a chunky 120W power adapter, and an HDMI cable. The... Read more ›
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There have been several teardown videos of the Apple iPhone Air already, but this one from WekiHome is still worth a look. It explores how Apple managed to make the Air as thin as it is – just 5.6mm. It’s a very complicated 3D puzzle with components stacked on top of each other and having complex shapes with very little tolerance between them. Apple engineers did an impressive amount of... Read more ›
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Samsung announced the One UI 8 Watch beta program for the Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic last week, and today, the brand released the second One UI 8 Watch beta update for the Watch6 Classic. The beta update comes with firmware version R960XXU1ZYI5/R9600XM1ZYI5, September 2025 security patch, and requires a download of about 160MB. You can check the update's changelog below for more details: Improved performance-related issues. Fixed an... Read more ›
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If rumors hold true, Apple could unveil a foldable iPhone, aka iPhone Fold, next year. The foldable is expected to use a flexible OLED panel made by Samsung Display. Lee Cheong, president of Samsung Display, has now reportedly confirmed mass production of OLED panels for foldable phones, set to be supplied to a North American client. Although Cheong didn’t disclose the company’s name, it is widely believed to be Apple.... Read more ›
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Following its recent AnTuTu test run, the Honor Magic8 (BKQ-AN80) has now emerged on Geekbench. The device is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip and scored 3,463 single-core points and 10,268 multi-core score. The unit from the test run features 16GB RAM and boots Android 16, presumably with MagicOS 10 on top. Honor Magic8 (BKQ-AN80) Geekbench run In related news, the Honor Magic8 Pro (BKQ-AN90) also emerged... Read more ›
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