Earlier this month, Samsung released the fourth beta of One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S25 family, and today the fifth beta is out to those who enrolled their devices in the beta program. The new firmware ends in ZZAN and includes the February 5, 2026 security patch level. It also comes with an updated version of Bixby. The rollout is currently taking place in the US, UK, India, Germany, and Korea. The new build is about 546-553MB in size. Samsung is now putting the finishing touches on One UI 8.5, which is expected to launch alongside the Galaxy S26 family on February 25. After the...
Earlier this month, Samsung released the fourth beta of One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S25 family, and today the fifth beta is out to those who enrolled their devices in the beta program. The new firmware ends in ZZAN and includes the February 5, 2026 security patch level. It also comes with an updated version of Bixby. The rollout is currently taking place in the US, UK, India, Germany, and Korea. The new build is about 546-553MB in size. Samsung is now putting the finishing touches on One UI 8.5, which is expected to launch alongside the Galaxy S26 family on February 25. After the...
The final three months of 2025 proved great for smartphone shipments in Europe as the market was up 2% compared to Q4 2024. According to Counterpoint Research’s Q4 2025 Smartphone Market Monitor, Apple was the leading brand in Europe with an estimated 33% share of all shipments. Cupertino saw strong demand for the iPhone 17 series, resulting in a 7% rise in shipments compared to the prior year. The report outlined strong demand for the 17 series in Eastern Europe. [#InlinePriceWidget, 14050, 1#] Samsung came in second with a 29% market share and a 4% rise in shipments,...
Rumors of a Meta smartwatch first surfaced in 2021, with leaked images appearing in 2022 before reports claimed the project was shelved. Now, a new report says Meta has revived the smartwatch project and plans to launch it this year. According to The Information, citing sources familiar with the project, Meta’s upcoming smartwatch, internally codenamed Malibu 2, is expected to launch in 2026 with health-tracking capabilities and Meta AI features. An AI-generated render of a Meta smartwatch The report claims the smartwatch project was revived during a company strategy meeting at...
Rumors of a Meta smartwatch first surfaced in 2021, with leaked images appearing in 2022 before reports claimed the project was shelved. Now, a new report says Meta has revived the smartwatch project and plans to launch it this year. According to The Information, citing sources familiar with the project, Meta’s upcoming smartwatch, internally codenamed Malibu 2, is expected to launch in 2026 with health-tracking capabilities and Meta AI features. An AI-generated render of a Meta smartwatch The report claims the smartwatch project was revived during a company strategy meeting at...
Motorola is expected to launch the Edge 70 Fusion soon. A rumor claimed it would be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC, but the smartphone was later spotted on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip, leading to confusion. However, a newly leaked marketing image confirms that the Edge 70 Fusion will have the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 at the helm. Additionally, the image confirms that the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion will have 12GB of RAM onboard, though we've heard rumors of an 8GB model as well. Other rumored specs of the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion include 256GB storage, a 6.78" 144Hz...
A few days ago, the upcoming Honor Magic V6 was spotted in the hands of actor Nicholas Tse, and now it's been seen at the Winter Olympics, currently taking place in Italy. It was spotted in the hands of Xu Mengtao, Olympic gold medalist in aerial skiing. She was using the yet-unannounced phone at the Olympics as you can see in the image below. Honor has confirmed a collaboration with the athlete, dubbing her an ambassador for the foldable device. The Honor Magic V6 is expected to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, and to have a 200MP main camera, as well as a...
A few days ago, the upcoming Honor Magic V6 was spotted in the hands of actor Nicholas Tse, and now it's been seen at the Winter Olympics, currently taking place in Italy. It was spotted in the hands of Xu Mengtao, Olympic gold medalist in aerial skiing. She was using the yet-unannounced phone at the Olympics as you can see in the image below. Honor has confirmed a collaboration with the athlete, dubbing her an ambassador for the foldable device. The Honor Magic V6 is expected to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, and to have a 200MP main camera, as well as a...
According to past rumors, Samsung's Galaxy A37 and A57 were supposedly getting official in the first half of February. That has obviously passed and the devices still haven't been announced, so if you're wondering what's going on, a tipster over on X purports to have the answer. Samsung has allegedly delayed their introduction to March. Unfortunately, there's no more specific time frame on offer right now than that. The Galaxy S26 family is launching on February 25, and Samsung probably doesn't want the A-series handsets to steal any of the flagships' thunder, so to speak. According...
vivo introduced the V70 series today at an event in New Delhi, India. The lineup includes two smartphones - V70 and V70 Elite. While the vivo V70 succeeds last year's V60, the V70 Elite is the first "Elite" model in the V Series. Whether or not Elite is the new Pro is something vivo hasn't confirmed yet. However, we did get to spend some time with the vivo V70 Elite, and here are our first impressions of the phone. The vivo V70 Elite arrives in a retail box similar to the V60's. It includes a charging cable, a SIM ejector, a 90W power adapter, some documents, and a protective case....