Samsung has released Android 17-based One UI 9 beta updates for the Galaxy S26 series, and we know it's testing One UI 9 for the Galaxy S25 series and the unannounced Galaxy S26 FE. Now we learn the Korean brand has begun testing One UI 9 for three more smartphones - the Galaxy A17 5G, the Galaxy A34, and the Galaxy A57. [#InlinePriceWidget,14041,1#] The One UI 9 build that Samsung is testing…

The OnePlus Turbo 6X series is now official in China, and they bring sizeable batteries alongside MediaTek 7-series chips and competitive pricing. While they are exclusive to China for the moment, it is highly likely we’ll see them launch globally under the OnePlus Nord lineup. Let’s see what they have on offer. OnePlus Turbo 6x (left) and Turbo 6X Pro (right) OnePlus Turbo 6X Pro gets an…

We recently learned about the Samsung Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2's charging speeds, as they have been 3C certified. Both smartwatches will support 10W charging, which is the same as their predecessors. While Samsung isn't offering any charging-speed upgrades for its upcoming smartwatches, a new report claims the Korean brand will pack a larger battery into the Watch Ultra 2. According…

Telegram has introduced a fully new native app for the Apple Watch. The release comes years after the messaging platform discontinued its original watchOS app, bringing dedicated smartwatch support back to the platform. In an X post, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced the messaging client's return to the Apple Watch. The new Telegram app for Apple Watch offers text and voice messages support. It…

Ever had to grant permissions you don't really want to give a certain app to use it? For instance, when you are asked to give access to your call history or messages just to be able to use a fitness app. Well, Honor has a solution for that and calls it Virtual Permissions. Virtual Permissions is a feature coming to MagicOS devices this month that allows you to grant blank permissions to apps you…

We were expecting the OnePlus 15 to at some point join the Quick Share - AirDrop party, and today this has happened. If you have the latest software and the latest version of Quick Share on your OnePlus 15, you should be able to send stuff to Apple devices and receive stuff from them just like you can from any other Android device through Quick Share, which connects to Apple's AirDrop seamlessly.…

Samsung is currently working on the Galaxy A18 4G, in fact the company is already developing test firmware for the device as you can see in the screenshot below which originates on Samsung's test server for Europe. The phone will have the model number SM-A185F. Interestingly, because Samsung is using the SHA256 hash for these builds instead of the older MD5 format, the Galaxy A18 4G may launch…

Opera has updated its mobile browser on Android with a new design as well as a specialized hub for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup matches. Starting with the design, the new Opera for Android features a design that is very much based on Chrome for Android. This includes a search bar, an AI mode button, as well as a private browsing mode button. You can also customize your pinned sites here by…

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S27 has now been spotted in the GSM Association's IMEI database. This confirms its name and its model number, that is SM-S952 with a letter affixed to that, which signifies which market(s) it's intended for. The specific model in the IMEI database is the SM-S952U, as you can see in the screenshot below. This one is going to US carriers. Of course, having this…

At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced a new feature coming to its App Store: Personalized Collections. In fact, these are app and game recommendations tailored to you. They will be based on your interests, and will come with App Notes that explain why specific apps are recommended. The tailored recommendations can appear on the Apps, Games, and Search tabs, and they will evolve…

Google scored a big victory yesterday as its Gemini model became the foundation of Apple’s new Siri. But the tech giant is pushing even harder to grab as much market share during the AI boom as possible – it just made its base AI plan cheaper. Google AI Plus used to be $8 a month and came with 200GB of storage. The monthly price has been reduced to $5 or the local equivalent, wrote Vikas Kansal…

284 million smartphones were produced globally in the first three months of 2026, a decline of 1.7% compared to the same period last year, reports TrendForce. The impact of increasing memory prices was minimal, but only because manufacturers had stockpiles of cheap memory available – those are gradually being exhausted. For the full year 2026, the analysts’ prediction is dire – 1.051 billion…

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 has been certified by the FCC – specifically, model number SM-F776U. Given that it’s for the US (the letter “U” at the end), this will use a Snapdragon chipset. According to the documents, the phone supports the following 5G bands: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77 and 78. It has Wi-Fi 7 (be, including 6GHz), Bluetooth, NFC and…

We have a fair idea of what Apple's first folding iPhone - rumored to be called iPhone Fold or iPhone Ultra - will look like, courtesy of previously leaked CAD schematics, case renders, and images of dummy units. But new pictures of the iPhone Ultra's dummy unit, which have surfaced online, give us our best look yet at the first folding iPhone. These images - shared by Sonny Dickson - show the…

Samsung's Galaxy A27 has been leaking a lot lately, with renders followed by even more renders, as well as its full specs being outed. There was however a missing piece of the pie: the price. That's now been revealed too. The Galaxy A27 will allegedly go for €349 in the Eurozone with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and €439 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. For reference, note that its…

vivo recently began teasing the X Fold6 and confirmed that the upcoming foldable will debut with the new OriginOS 6 Fold software. The company says the update will introduce new AI-powered productivity and multitasking features. Now, vivo has offered a closer look at the software through a new hands-on video. The video, shared on Weibo, highlights the multi-window capabilities of OriginOS 6 Fold…

With macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple is bringing an end to its support for Macs with Intel processors. The latest version of Cupertino's desktop operating system will only support devices with the M and A-series chips. Like iOS 27, the main new addition is the standalone Siri AI app and updated Apple Intelligence capabilities. Siri App on macOS 27 Golden Gate The latter supports personal context,…

Aside from iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27,Apple has also introduced watchOS 27 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. This version will be available in the fall for the Apple Watch Series 9 or later, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Ultra 3, and the Apple Watch SE 3 "when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone nearby". watchOS 27 has the new Siri AI inside, including…

Two software engineers, M1Astra and Sam Henri Gold, found traces of iPhone Ultra in the released iOS 27 beta source code. Of course, the strings don't contain the name "iPhone Ultra", but the references of a foldable smartphone are strong. The iOS 27 beta framework code contains strings such as "foldState," "angleDegrees," "mechanicalAngleDegrees," and "isanglevalid." Clearly, the "foldState"…

Apple Photos users will be able to play photos and videos as a slideshow, as Apple has announced that new slideshow features are coming to the Apple Photos app. Photos users will get options to set the transition style, slide duration, and music for the slideshow. And with iOS 27, users will also be able to save a slideshow directly as a video to their Photos library. Other new features announced…

Apple introduced several new Apple Intelligence features during WWDC 2026 alongside the advanced Siri AI. However, the company's most powerful on-device AI model, along with several of the features it enables, will only be available on select devices. In a press release, Apple confirmed that its most advanced on-device AI model requires at least 12GB of unified memory. This model powers several…

A new leak suggests that Honor could add a Pro Max variant to its X80 lineup. While the leak does not reveal a launch timeline for the Honor X80 Pro Max, it does share several of its key specifications. Notably, the standard Honor X80 is rumored to launch in China later this month. Prolific tipster Digital Chat Station shared the specifications of an Honor X80 Pro Max on Weibo. As per the leak,…

Apple unveiled iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, iPadOS 27, and watchOS 27 at WWDC 2026 and has now confirmed the list of supported devices. The company also seeded the first developer betas of the new software, with the stable versions expected to roll out to eligible devices later this year. Starting with iOS 27, Apple's latest iPhone software update will be available for the iPhone SE (2nd gen),…

Samsung is continuing to roll out the update to One UI 8.5 to its older devices, as it has been doing for several weeks now. Today, the latest Samsung smartphones to be graced with One UI 8.5 are the Galaxy M15 and the Galaxy Xcover7. [#InlinePriceWidget,12833,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,12784,1#] The M15 is receiving the update in Korea, as firmware version M156SKSU8DZE4, with the May 2026 security…

According to a tipster on X, OnePlus is currently working on an entirely new smartphone product line for India. This will be the N series, and the devices in this family will be priced under INR 20,000 ($209). Thus, this will be OnePlus' entry-level line, sitting below the mid-range Nord series which itself is below the flagship roster. The OnePlus N series will comprise "multiple smartphones…

The headline feature Apple unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference today is undoubtedly Siri AI, but the company has also revealed some other Apple Intelligence features that are coming to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. The Photos app now "taps into more powerful image models" to let you make edits, "while respecting the original moment as it was captured",…

Samsung is expected to be launching the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra alongside the Galaxy Tab S12+ later this year (possibly in September, which is when its predecessor got official in 2025). The device will allegedly have the exact same battery capacity as the Tab S11 Ultra, according to a new report. Unfortunately, Samsung has decided not to go past 11,600 mAh for whatever reason. Since it's literally…

At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple talked about the upcoming iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Both of these are available in preview for developers today, and they will be in open beta for anyone to try starting next month. They will then be released to the public this fall. The headline feature for both iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 is, of course, Siri AI, the company's long-awaited AI chatbot that's…

Well, the rumors were true once again. Today at its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple unveiled what it's calling the "next generation of Apple Intelligence", complete with the very long-awaited revamped Siri, which is called Siri AI. Siri AI is based on Google's Gemini models, is much more conversational, features on-device processing, and also uses Apple's Private Cloud Compute when it…