Samsung has released the Android 16-based stable One UI 8 update for four more smartphones: the Galaxy Z Fold4, Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy M36, and Galaxy F36. The One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 comes with firmware versions F936BXXUAIYIF and F721BXXUAIYIF, respectively. The update includes the October 2025 Android security patch, weighs over 3GB, and is rolling out in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 The stable One UI 8 update for the Galaxy M36 and Galaxy F36 is being rolled out in India with the September 2025...
Honor's upcoming Magic8 Pro has seemingly been outed in its white colorway in China earlier today. The non-Pro Magic8 was shown in Sky Blue Glaze last month, and now both models have been portrayed in live images ahead of their official unveiling, which should come very soon. Honor Magic8 Pro leaked images According to past leaks and rumors, the Magic8 Pro will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, paired with self-developed Honor RF and energy efficiency chips, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of storage. The phone has the model number BKQ-AN90 and boasts 3D face...
Today Qualcomm has announced that it's buying Arduino, which will remain an independent brand that will continue to support "a large range of microcontrollers and microprocessors from multiple semiconductor providers", Qualcomm says in its official press release. Arduino's 33 million active users will, as a consequence of the acquisition, gain access to Qualcomm's "powerful technology stack and global reach". The new Arduino Uno Q is a next-gen single board computer with a "dual brain" architecture with a Linux Debian capable microprocessor and a real-time microcontroller. The Uno Q is...
Samsung has unveiled yet another 200MP smartphone image sensor called the ISOCELL HP5, which it claims is the world’s first to feature 0.5µm-sized pixels. The HP5, despite having a small pixel size, is said to deliver bright images in low-light conditions and overall better image quality. The sensor itself measures 1/1.56-inch in size. Samsung notes that it used technologies like Front Deep Trench Isolation (FDTI) and Dual Vertical Transfer Gate (D-VTG) to allow each pixel to capture more light and detail. The sensor is claimed to take advantage of improved DTI Center Cut (DCC)...
There is a wide variety of tablets available in this year’s Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, so we’ve divided them up into categories – you can use the links below to get to the one you care about. We’ve also included Amazon’s own e-readers here, since they are great for reading (books and documents), so they may replace a tablet in some cases. Finally, there are some smartwatch deals too. Apple tablets Android tablets Amazon tablets e-Readers Smartwatches Apple tablets Apple’s refreshed iPad (2025) with an A16 and iPad mini (2024) with an A17 Pro are discounted in...
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2025 are now a go – this sales event will last two days and requires you to have an active Prime subscription. However, the free month-long trial will work just fine and it unlocks discounts of up to 40%. Here we will focus on smartphones and we’ll have a separate post for tablets, e-readers and smartwatches. You can use the links below to jump straight to the category you care about. Flagships Foldables Mid-rangers Flagships Samsung’s entire Galaxy S25 series is at least 21% off. The slender S25 Edge has the biggest discount – 40% off the...
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2025 are now a go – this sales event will last two days and requires you to have an active Prime subscription. However, the free month-long trial will work just fine and it unlocks discounts of up to 40%. Here we will focus on smartphones and we’ll have a separate post for tablets, e-readers and smartwatches. You can use the links below to jump straight to the category you care about. Flagships Foldables Mid-rangers Flagships Samsung’s entire Galaxy S25 series is at least 21% off. The slender S25 Edge has the biggest discount – 40% off the...
While it’s not quite Black Friday, Amazon has kicked off its Prime Big Deal Days shopping event, and we’ve gathered some of the best smartphone deals from Amazon Germany. These will be valid today and tomorrow, and as usual require an active Amazon Prime subscription. Flagships Foldables Mid-rangers Flagships Samsung’s entire Galaxy S25 series is on discount, with the base S25 starting at €580. The S25+ is also available for €760, the S25 Edge is currently going for €690 while the S25 Ultra can be had for €900. ...
JEDEC, or the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council, has just announced the next-generation flash storage that will soon make its way into our devices. The UFS 5.0 storage standard is now finalised and manufacturers will soon be able to start production. The standard focuses on improving performance and energy efficiency for AI systems, mobile devices and edge computing. Equally important, the UFS 5.0 storage will be backwards compatible with hardware initially designed for UFS 4.x. The UFS 5.0 almost doubles the sequential performance, offering 10.8 GB/s bandwidth. For context,...
Today and tomorrow are Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, which bring discounts on all sorts of tech – here we will focus on smartwatches and tablets.As you can guess, there aren't many discounted Apple devices, but we did find some for you! Watches Tablets Watches Google's Pixel Watch 3 series is discounted. Both the Wi-Fi only 41mm and 45mm models are down by 36% and sit below €300. While there is a version 4 of the Pixel Watch, which brings a newer processor and a slightly larger and brighter display, we'd say the Watch 3 series is still modern and usable. ...