The Android Show I/O Edition 2026 saw Google announce the new Googlebook and Gemini Intelligence. Google also announced several creator-focused features that are coming to Android 17. With Android 17, Google is introducing a new feature called Screen Reactions for both creators and everyday users. As the name suggests, the feature lets you record the screen and your front camera feed simultaneously, making it easy to add live reactions to... Read more ›
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Yesterday, Samsung announced that the first One UI 9 beta will start rolling out in several regions later this week, but the English-language press release was murky on the timeline. Today, the company posted just about the same press release in Korean and, buried in the footnotes, are the actual details. One UI 9 beta will arrive first in Samsung’s usual testing grounds: South Korea, the US, the UK, Germany,... Read more ›
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The iQOO 15T has already surfaced in several teasers and leaks, and we now have a launch date to look forward to. The brand confirmed that the 15T is set to debut in China on May 20 at 7PM local time. Alongside the launch date, iQOO posted a teaser video for the upcoming device alongside confirmation of its chipset. The latest iQOO device is getting MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 “Monster Edition”... Read more ›
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Samsung released the stable One UI 8.5 update for the Galaxy Z TriFold last week, but it was rolling out only in South Korea. The good news is that the rollout has now expanded to three more countries - Singapore, Taiwan, and the UAE. Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold The One UI 8.5 update rolling out in these countries has firmware version F968BXXU4BZDP and comes with some new features and a... Read more ›
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As promised, Motorola today launched the Razr Fold in India. The Razr Fold is Motorola's first book-style folding smartphone, and it will be available in India in Pantone Blackened Blue and Pantone Lily White with two memory options - 12GB/256GB and 16GB/512GB, priced at INR149,999 ($1,565/€1,340) and INR159,999 ($1,670/€1,425), respectively. [#InlinePriceWidget,14402,1#] Motorola also launched the Razr Fold's FIFA World Cup Edition (black) in India, which comes in a single 16GB/512GB... Read more ›
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Lenovo recently confirmed that it is returning to the smartphone market with the launch of an updated Legion Y70 on May 19. Last week, the company teased several key specifications of the 2026 phone, and more details about the device have now surfaced. The Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026) will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset and feature a 5,500mm² vapor chamber. The processor will be paired with... Read more ›
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Samsung's Device Care app has recently received an update to version 13.8.80.7. This one is notable because it brings with it a new feature that could prove to be very useful to many. The app can now detect and block apps that appear to be spamming your notification area with ads. The apps that exhibit this behavior will be put in deep sleep to prevent them from bothering you again.... Read more ›
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After weeks of teasers, Oppo has finally confirmed the India launch date for its camera-focused flagship, the Find X9 Ultra. The smartphone was originally unveiled in China and select global markets on April 21. The Oppo Find X9 Ultra will debut in India on May 21, the company confirmed via a social media post. As per a recent leak, the phone could retail for around INR 1,69,999 in the country.... Read more ›
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Starting with the 2026 season, the broadcast rights holder for Formula 1 in the US is Apple, which is offering the competition through its Apple TV+ streaming service over there. Apple hasn't officially declared that it wants to do a similar deal internationally, but it stands to reason that it might have at least looked at some of the biggest markets. Unfortunately, three of those are now out of consideration... Read more ›
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Samsung's Galaxy Glasses will be unveiled this July alongside the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8, a new report from Korea now claims. The grand Unpacked event where all of these products will be introduced is said to be taking place in London on July 22. The Galaxy Watch9 series will also be made official on the same stage. The much-rumored Galaxy Fold Wide is also likely to be... Read more ›
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The next wave of flagship Android phones and tablets will, for the most part, use chipsets from either Qualcomm or MediaTek. We’ve already seen some details for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, and we are now getting our first bits of info for the Dimensity 9600. Tipster Digital Chat Station revealed that the upcoming flagship SoC from MediaTek will be fabricated on a 2nm process node, without confirming whether... Read more ›
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The new Sony Xperia 1 VIII has a new 1/1.56” sensor inside its telephoto camera – it’s four times larger than the sensor inside the Mark 7 model and it has four times the resolution too. The new model also redesigns the camera island, jumps to the latest Qualcomm chipset all while still maintaining trademark Xperia features like the expandable storage, the 3.5mm headphone jack and the two-stage shutter key.... Read more ›
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eBay has rejected GameStop's offer to buy it for $56 billion, calling it "neither credible nor attractive", Bloomberg is reporting. The offer came last week, when GameStop said it would pay $125 per eBay share. Intriguingly, GameStop's market value is about $11 billion, while eBay's is $45 billion, so this is definitely a case of a small fish wanting to eat a much bigger one. The GameStop bid is half... Read more ›
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In our head-to-head comparison article, the Samsung Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S26+ traded blows – well, “blows” may be too strong a word considering how similarly the two performed. And as we noted in that article, the older 2025 Plus is cheaper. Right now, Amazon US has a 256GB Galaxy S25+ at $700 – that’s $300 less than when the phone launched. Meanwhile, the S26+ got a price hike and... Read more ›
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A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on T-Mobile's network, called REALLY, announced a new AI-based pilot project. It aims to build an AI assistant trained on your voice to handle trivial calls for you. The company's CEO says the AI clone is not meant to replace you, but to help focus on what's important. The feature is pretty straightforward. The AI trains on your voice, speaking style and communication preferences.... Read more ›
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Verizon is introducing a new affordable bundle today. You pay $69.99 per month and get both Verizon mobile and Fios home internet. That Fios connection is a 300Mbps one for $19.99, and for mobile you're getting on the Unlimited Welcome plan for $50. Caveats? Sure, let's go through them. "Plus taxes and fees", first and foremost - that's how you should read the prices above. Then, for the mobile plan,... Read more ›
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Move over, Chromebooks, Googlebooks are coming. That's right - Googlebooks. These aren't just laptops, you see - they are "designed for Gemini Intelligence", which sounds like Google desperately wanted to have a name that sounds close enough to Apple Intelligence, but maybe we're reading too much into it. Anyway, Googlebooks will help Google move "from an operating system to an intelligence system", and they feature "the best of Android" and... Read more ›
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Google today unveiled Gemini Intelligence, a suite of features coming to the Galaxy S26 series and Pixel 10 family "this summer". These features "will become available across your Android devices including your watch, car, glasses and laptops later this year", the company says. Gemini Intelligence can automate multi-step tasks for you, and navigate the tasks too. And with visual context, Gemini can instantly act. For example, a grocery list on... Read more ›
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Honor has announced that its flagship smartphone, the Magic8 Pro, has joined the Android 17 beta program and is now eligible to receive Android 17 Beta 3. In a press release, Honor confirmed that developers can now download the Android 17 Beta 3 on the Magic8 Pro to test new features, evaluate app compatibility, and prepare their apps for the upcoming Android release. Honor also outlined the key features included... Read more ›
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