Batteries with silicon in them have appeared over the past few months in almost all Chinese flagship smartphones, and the new tech has enabled a much higher density compared to traditional Li-Ion batteries, which means we're currently in the middle of an arms race for cramming as many mAh into a cell as possible without making devices overly thick. This will continue throughout this year, according to a new rumor from China. And, towards the end of the year, when Chinese companies release their next-generation flagships, those powered by the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and the...

Samsung has been using under-display cameras for a few generations of its Galaxy Z Fold line, placed under the folding screen, and let's just say these cameras aren't very good. Thus, you may be relieved to know that the Galaxy S26 Ultra won't have such a camera, instead opting for the tried and tested hole-punch setup. This is according to a new rumor from Korea which contradicts a previous rumor stating the contrary back in February. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Samsung did allegedly intend to use an under-display camera in the S26 Ultra to give that seamless all-screen look, but...

The Google Pixel 9a is becoming available tomorrow, and ahead of that Verizon has today published its compelling offer for the device. You can get the Pixel 9a from Verizon for free if you add a new line on a myPlan subscription. Alternatively, you can pay $499.99 outright or $13.88 per month for three years. For some reason, the carrier will only have the Pixel 9a in Obsidian and Iris, two of the four colorways in which the device is available elsewhere. If that doesn't faze you, then note that you're also getting Google One AI Premium for $10 per month - that's 50% off the price...

Google released the first beta of Android 16 ahead of its usual schedule in January, as this version of the OS will come out by the end of June, unlike its predecessors that all arrived in August or September or October. Today OnePlus is releasing the second beta of Android 16 for the OnePlus 13. The build is only intended for advanced users and developers. Thus, it's not recommended if you have little or no experience with software development and are unfamiliar with flashing custom ROMs. It's also not recommended to do this on your primary device, as things could break. There are...

Google released the first beta of Android 16 ahead of its usual schedule in January, as this version of the OS will come out by the end of June, unlike its predecessors that all arrived in August or September or October. Today OnePlus is releasing the second beta of Android 16 for the OnePlus 13. The build is only intended for advanced users and developers. Thus, it's not recommended if you have little or no experience with software development and are unfamiliar with flashing custom ROMs. It's also not recommended to do this on your primary device, as things could break. There are...

Google released the first beta of Android 16 ahead of its usual schedule in January, as this version of the OS will come out by the end of June, unlike its predecessors that all arrived in August or September or October. Today OnePlus is releasing the second beta of Android 16 for the OnePlus 13. The build is only intended for advanced users and developers. Thus, it's not recommended if you have little or no experience with software development and are unfamiliar with flashing custom ROMs. It's also not recommended to do this on your primary device, as things could break. There are...

The iPhone 17 Pro series is expected to bring a redesigned camera island that’s rumored to span almost the entire width of the phone’s back. We’ve already seen renders and dummy units for all four iPhone 17 series models, and we now get our first look at cases for the iPhone 17 Pro. iPhone 17 Pro case The image was shared by Sonny Dickson and gives us a clear look at what’s to come from Apple’s Pro series iPhones – a much larger camera island that takes up a third of the phone’s back. If these rumors turn out to be true, then the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will offer the first...

Last year, Samsung posted an impressive tenfold increase in profit for the first quarter of the year on the back of strong Galaxy S24 sales, as well as favorable prices of memory semiconductors. The Q1 report for this year isn’t ready yet, but the company just posted earnings guidance. Estimates based on K-IFRS show that Samsung is looking at higher consolidated sales of around KRW 79 trillion (up from KRW 72 trillion in Q1 2024), but the operating profit stays the same as last year at KRW 6.6 trillion. Samsung notes that K-IFRS requires specific numbers to be reported, but the press...

Samsung initially introduced the Ballie "companion robot" in early 2020, and it's still not become an actual product you can buy. That, however, will finally change this summer, when Ballie will become available in the US and Korea. Ahead of the release, we've already seen a teaser video earlier this month, and today Samsung is announcing that Ballie will come with Google's Gemini AI built-in. Awkwardly, there's no mention of Bixby whatsoever in the press release, so maybe Samsung's in-house assistant got kicked out. Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display...