Google is bringing its Gemini AI to your smart home with the launch of the aptly-named Gemini for Home. Additionally, it launches several new cameras and a new speaker that enable cool new use-cases. The new Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen), Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd gen) and Nest Doorbell are upgraded with better sensors that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The OnePlus Ace 6 is expected to launch in China alongside the OnePlus 15 next month, and today specs for the Ace 6 have been outed on Weibo. It will purportedly have a screen with “1.5K” resolution and 165Hz refresh rate (which will also be a feature of the OnePlus 15), and a 7,800 mAh…
The One UI 8 rollout continues with phones from 2024 and 2023. This is happening ahead of schedule, but right now it appears that only devices in Korea are getting the new OS version. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 (both from 2023) are joining their 2024 Z siblings in Android 16. This…
Apple released the first stable build of iOS 26 a couple of weeks ago, ahead of the in-store availability of the new iPhone Air, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Now it’s back with another update, dubbed iOS 26.0.1. As the name implies, this is a small bug-fixing update that doesn’t…
The upcoming Oppo Find X9 Pro is getting a Hasselblad branded camera kit, which will extend its zooming capabilities by a factor of 3.28. Thus, the 70mm telephoto lens of the phone will go all the way up to 230mm. The add-on lens will be dubbed the Oppo Hasselblad Professional Teleconverter Kit, and will include…
OnePlus has released a statement confirming that the company’s next flagship — the OnePlus 15 — will get a global release. The phone had so far only been teased for China. The company also revealed more details about the color and finish we have been seeing in the images. Called Sand Storm, the new color…
