Spotify now lets you display what you're listening to inside Messages in real time. This is called Listening activity and it's opt-in, so it's turned off by default. If you're not actively listening, your most recent song will be shown instead. This is visible only to friends and family you've already connected with inside Messages on Spotify. You can see others' activity even if you haven't turned your own listening activity on, provided they have opted in. To turn this on, go to the Privacy and social settings inside the Spotify app. Once enabled, activity appears in...
The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is very exclusive and will likely remain like that - it's on sale in South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and the UAE, and is expected to arrive Stateside soon. But we managed to spend some time with one at this year's CES and we have some early thoughts to share. Compared to modern phones, especially recent ones, it's quite the brick when folded. There's no getting around that - having two folding sides and one middle one means the Galaxy Z TriFold will be a fat gadget when fully closed. However, it's not unmanageably thick, and people who'll buy...
WhatsApp is 'leveling up' your group chats today with three new features. With Member tags, you can give yourself a tag to tell the group what your role is. This can be different for each group you're in. Next up, text stickers. Any word can now be turned into a sticker by simply typing your text into Sticker Search. Newly created stickers can also be added directly to your sticker packs instead of having to send them in a chat first. Finally, event reminders are rather self-explanatory. When you create and send an event in a group chat, you can set custom early reminders for those...
A new Samsung patent gives us our first look at a flip-style foldable, which folds both inward and outward. The patent was spotted on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) database and is accompanied by sketches for the flip-style device with a 360-degree hinge. Unlike mainstream flip-style folds, the device in the patent listing does not have a dedicated cover screen. The sketches show that the folding screen can fold outward, wrapping around the back of the device, but it can also fold inward. This approach would require a complex hinge mechanism that would support...
The Redmi Turbo 5 series contains the Redmi Turbo 5 Max, the brand has officially announced earlier this month. The Max suffix is new to this line, which previously only had vanilla and Pro models. Now the Redmi Turbo 5 Max has allegedly been pictured in the renders you can see below, which you should take with a hefty dose of salt since they look like they're AI-generated and we can't vouch for the source. Purported Redmi Turbo 5 Max renders If this design is accurate, it looks like Redmi is going for a rather different look compared to the Turbo 4 and Turbo 4 Pro. The...
The Redmi Turbo 5 series contains the Redmi Turbo 5 Max, the brand has officially announced earlier this month. The Max suffix is new to this line, which previously only had vanilla and Pro models. Now the Redmi Turbo 5 Max has allegedly been pictured in the renders you can see below, which you should take with a hefty dose of salt since they look like they're AI-generated and we can't vouch for the source. Purported Redmi Turbo 5 Max renders If this design is accurate, it looks like Redmi is going for a rather different look compared to the Turbo 4 and Turbo 4 Pro. The...
Dreame Technology, the China-based smart home appliance brand, has entered the wearables market with the introduction of its first AI-powered smart and health rings. The company showcased the new lineup at CES 2026, unveiling three models. The lineup consists of the AI Smart Ring, an AI Health Ring with ECG, and the AI Health Ring with NFC. Dreame promises each of those will offer about a week of battery life. Dreame AI Health Ring with NFC and AI Smart Ring. The AI Smart Ring features comprehensive health tracking, including heart rate, SpO2, skin temperature, HRV insights, sleep...
Co-CEO of Samsung’s mobile division, TM Roh, spoke to the media at the CES 2026 trade show, saying “We’re facing one of the harshest pricing situations in memory” and warning that “smartphone price adjustments may be necessary”. Samsung is working with other companies in its supply chain to try and deal with the situation in the long term as all kinds of electronics are affected by this – notably smartphones, but also TVs and other smart devices. Samsung’s Global Marketing Head Wonjin Lee told Bloomberg that the company is considering “repricing” its phones to match the new economic...
Motorola unveiled the Signature earlier today as its newest flagship smartphone. Unfortunately, the company didn't share pricing at that time, but now the Signature is listed on Motorola's websites for the UK and Germany, and it does thankfully come with a price in both places: £899.99 / €999. This amount gets you the device with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, the only option that's been listed. It will be available in Pantone Carbon and Pantone Martini Olive. You can't even pre-order the phone yet, however, all you can do right now is register your interest in it and Motorola will...
The latest restructuring inside the ranks of the former BBK Electronics conglomerate involves Realme’s return as an Oppo sub-brand. The news comes from China’s Leifeng.com and is based on information shared by internal sources from Oppo. According to the report, Realme founder and CEO Sky Li will retain his responsibilities and will lead the Realme sub-brand under Oppo management in this organizational alignment. According to the report, Oppo is looking to strengthen internal collaboration between Oppo, Realme and fellow sub-brand OnePlus while also improving resource management and...