Spotify is launching a Premium Family exclusive feature called Managed accounts, which gives parents more control over their kids' Spotify. The new feature is launching in select markets such as the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Germany, France and the Netherlands. Parents who are Premium Family account holders can now filter out explicit content, ban certain songs, albums, or artists, and hide short videos that play with specific tracks. Additionally, the messaging feature is completely removed from kids' accounts. These restrictions apply to kids under 13 years of age. Notably,...

The Honor Magic8 Mini is not expected to launch until early next year, but that’s not stopping the leaks. Notably, the Honor Magic8 and Magic8 Pro will be unveiled in China tomorrow. Honor’s compact phone will sport a 200MP primary rear camera and a periscope telephoto unit, according to tipster Digital Chat Station. It will come with a 6.31-inch display with 1.5K resolution and an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. The Magic8 Mini will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC, which comes as no surprise given that the rest of the lineup will also use the same chipset....

The new wave of thin phones started at the top, but there are already mid-range versions. Motorola’s is called the Moto X70 Air and it measures a hair under 6mm thick and weighs 159g. The phone has a 6.7” screen, a 120Hz OLED with 1220p+ resolution. It’s a flat panel with 4,500 nits peak brightness and a 50MP selfie camera punch-holed into it. There’s a fingerprint reader below it too. While not as thin as premium models like the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air, the Motorola has a bigger battery – 4,800mAh with 68W fast wired and 15W wireless charging to boot. For comparison,...

The ongoing AI boom is signaling good fortune for Samsung, which currently holds the title of leading chipmaker. Samsung has released its Q3 earnings guidance and is anticipating its largest quarterly profit since 2022. Revenues are expected to rise to KRW 86 trillion ($60 billion) while profits are now estimated at KRW 12.1 trillion ($8.5 billion). These figures represent 32% and 8.7% bumps compared to last year. Consolidated figures based on K-IFRS (in trillion won) 2025 Q3 (guidance) 2024 Q3 2025 Q2 Sales 86 79.10 ...

OnePlus is expected to unveil the OnePlus 15 and Ace 6 this month, but it's also rumored to introduce a new Turbo lineup. We haven't heard about it from OnePlus yet; however, a rumor coming out of China tells us its battery capacity will be higher than the OnePlus 15 but less than the Ace 6. In a post on Weibo, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station has mentioned the battery capacities of three OnePlus smartphones: one packs a 7,300 mAh battery, another is fueled by a 7,650 mAh battery, and the third has a 7,800 mAh battery under the hood. The phones with 7,300 mAh and 7,800 mAh...

The Nubia Z80 Ultra is set to be unveiled in China on October 22. Ahead of the launch event, the company has been sharing teasers of the phone. The most recent teasers revealed the phone’s design, color options, and camera specs. It also shared several camera samples. Nubia has now unveiled the design of a dedicated Photography Kit for the upcoming Z80 Ultra. The kit features a retro design, physical buttons, and a quick attachment interface. The photography kit gets a handle made from top-grain cowhide leather. It appears to come with wide and zoom lens attachments. Nubia’s...

Apple announced that its in-house streaming platform Apple TV+ will now be called Apple TV. The rebrand is effective immediately and was hidden inside a press release for the streaming release of F1: The Movie. The move sparks some confusion as Apple TV will now be used for the streaming service, the app that you stream from and the Apple TV 4K set-top-box device, which Apple still sells. The trio of Apple TV products Apple TV+ is now simply Apple TV, with a vibrant new identity. Ahead of its global streaming debut on Apple TV, the film continues to be available for...

Samsung released the Android 16-based One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy XCover7 last week. Now, the update rollout has expanded to the Galaxy XCover7 Pro, along with six other smartphones, including the Galaxy A33, Galaxy A53, Galaxy M34, Galaxy M35, Galaxy Wide 7, and Galaxy Quantum 3. [#InlinePriceWidget,13780,1#] The Samsung Galaxy XCover7 Pro is currently receiving the One UI 8 stable update with firmware version BYI6 in South Korea, but the rollout should expand to other countries soon. [#InlinePriceWidget,11429,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,11268,1#] The update for the...

Ahead of its official unveiling of the Magic8 and Magic8 Pro on October 15, today Honor has appointed Nicholas Tse as its Future Technology Experience Officer. To celebrate the occasion, the brand has released the promo image you can see below, in which Tse is holding the Magic8 Pro. Tse is an actor, singer, songwriter, martial artist, entrepreneur, and TV chef from Hong Kong, and Honor says his journey of "identity evolution" reflects his continuous reinvention, taking on more and more roles to become a multifaceted and ever-evolving icon. This aligns with the Magic8 series' AI...

Nothing launched the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro mid-rangers back in March, and in July we heard that the company may have been working on a Lite device to add to its roster. Today a new rumor claims this will be the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite. This will allegedly come in a single RAM/storage configuration: 8/128GB. It will be offered in black and white. While these seem to be the only options, there's always a chance that the handset will get more RAM/storage combos and/or colorways in specific markets or regions. The Phone (3a) Lite is said to be launching globally, including in...