Google’s new Gemini Intelligence will only be available on a handful of the best current Android flagships for now

A few days ago, Google announced Gemini Intelligence, which seems to be more than just a rebranding effort. It’s actually an impressive set of features that, among other things, can automate multi-step tasks and execute them entirely in the background on its own, including things like sourcing and transforming information and interacting with various apps and websites autonomously on your behalf. There is even a “Rambler” component coming to Gboard that lets you talk freely with any and all filler or crutch words that most of us unintentionally use, and even mix languages in the same...

Samsung Galaxy A54 starts receiving May 2026 security patches before its flagship siblings

This is a rather interesting development for sure, but for whatever reason, Samsung has already shipped an update containing Android’s May security patches to the Galaxy A55 and is now doing the same for the Galaxy A54. Meanwhile, this author’s personal Galaxy S26 Ultra is still running patches from April 5 as of writing this article. We snooped around in the changelog for the update just out of curiosity. Perhaps something in there would simply be more relevant in some way to the midrange Galaxy A5x family? That doesn’t appear to be the case. The May patches address two critical...

Samsung Galaxy M47 runs Geekbench, reveals the chipset powering it

In March, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy M47 was spotted in the GSM Association's IMEI database, and this confirmed that the device was in development. Today, a prototype has been spotted in the Geekbench online database, and this has revealed the fact that it's powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC. This was paired with 8GB of RAM in the prototype which ran the benchmark. More options could be offered as well. The phone will run Android 16 when it launches, with Samsung's One UI 8 on top. These are all the details we know about it at the moment, stay tuned for more leaks and rumors...

Tecno Pova 8 Pro certifications reveal its battery capacity, RAM and storage

The Tecno Pova 8 was spotted in the Google Play Console last month, so we already knew it was coming. Now the Pova 8 Pro has received a certification of its own, confirming that it will be joining the vanilla model in the company's roster. The Pova 8 Pro will of course be the successor to the Pova 7 Pro, which launched last summer. The Pova 8 Pro has been certified by TUV Rheinland and the FCC. These certifications have revealed that it has a battery with a rated capacity of 6,340 mAh, which will undoubtedly be marketed as a typical capacity of 6,500 mAh. The phone's outline can...

Oppo Find X9s price in India leaks again and it's higher this time

The Oppo Find X9s initially became official last month, and Oppo is launching it in India on May 21. Earlier this month, a rumor claimed it would start at INR 70,000 ($729). Today a new rumor says the Find X9s will actually start at INR 79,999 ($834) instead. That's a pretty wild difference, and obviously we don't know which rumor is accurate, so take all of this with a hefty pinch of salt still. The Oppo Find X9s comes with a 6.59-inch 1256x2760 AMOLED touchscreen with 120Hz refresh rate and 3,600-nit peak brightness, the Dimensity 9500s SoC at the helm, 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM, 256/512GB...

Samsung's Exynos 2700 SoC for Galaxy S27 series to reportedly ditch WLP technology

Samsung’s next-generation flagship chipset, the Exynos 2700, could adopt a new packaging design, according to a recent report. The company is reportedly planning to move away from Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging (FOWLP) technology for the upcoming SoC. Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging (FOWLP), which Samsung has used since the Exynos 2400, reportedly helped improve thermal performance. However, the technology is said to have been less profitable for the company due to its complex and costly manufacturing process. According to the report, which cites an industry official, Samsung plans to...

iQOO Z11 is headed to India, here's when to expect it and how much it will cost

The iQOO Z11 launched in China in March and then earlier this month a device with the same name (but slightly different specs) appeared in Malaysia. Today a tipster over on X claims the Malaysian Z11 is also headed to India. It will arrive next month, most likely on or around June 15. Like the Malaysian Z11, the Indian Z11 will be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SoC, and it will run Android 16 out of the box with vivo's OriginOS 6 on top. The Z11 is said to be offered in India for under INR 30,000 ($313). The phone comes with a 6.83-inch 1260x2800 AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh...

Samsung will be using the Dimensity 9500 chipset

A future Samsung device will be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 SoC, according to information from code inside Samsung's AI Core app. The code references the Dimensity 9500 by its model number. It doesn't tell us exactly which device this will be, but it stands to reason that we're talking about the upcoming Galaxy Tab S12 series, since the Tab S11 line used the Dimensity 9400+. Thus, this would be a normal and expected upgrade for the Korean company's tablet family. Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra The Galaxy Tab S11 devices were unveiled in early September, and that timeline...

Here's a short film shot by Sam Kolder exclusively on the vivo X300 Ultra

vivo has collaborated with world-renowned filmmaker Sam Kolder to create a short film that was shot entirely on the company's latest camera flagship, the X300 Ultra. The short film is called The Garden Route, and you can see it in its entirety below. The film celebrates South Africa's natural beauty, and captures "a journey shaped by movement, friendship, and discovery", according to vivo's press release. Sam Kolder said: "I thought leaving my cameras behind would make the job harder. It ended up being a liberation. Stripping away the technical barriers let me be fully present with my...

Moto G37 Power with a 7,000mAh battery is coming to India along with G37

The Moto G37 and Moto G37 Power were unveiled in global markets last month, and the two smartphones are now headed to India. While the Indian variants retain most of the spec of their global counterparts, they are powered by the Dimensity 9400 chipset. Motorola India has confirmed that the Moto G37 and G37 Power will launch in the country on May 19. Both smartphones will be available through Flipkart, Motorola’s official online store, and select offline retail outlets. The Moto G37 will feature a 6.7-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a dual rear camera setup led by a 50MP...

WhatsApp introduces incognito chats with Meta AI

Today, WhatsApp has announced the introduction of incognito chats with Meta AI. As the name implies, these are private chats with the Meta chatbot inside WhatsApp. And when we say private, we mean "truly private", as Meta bills them - no one can read these chats, not even Meta (if you take their word for it, of course). Interestingly, Meta says other incognito-style modes for competing AI chatbots can't compete because the makers of those chatbots "can still see the questions coming in and the answers going out". On the other hand, incognito chats with Meta AI are...

Amazon probably isn't working on a phone after all

The Amazon Fire phone, launched in 2014, was an unmitigated disaster for the company, and it's been keeping its distance from the space ever since. However, back in March a report surfaced claiming the company was developing an AI-powered phone. If you've been anxiously expecting it to happen, we have some bad news. According to Amazon's boss for consumer electronics Panos Panay, Amazon isn't "necessarily" doing a phone, since "there's no clear path that makes sense" for the company in this space right now. He didn't fully, 100%, black-on-white deny it, though, so do keep that in...

iOS 27 to bring customization to the camera app

Apple is unveiling iOS 27 on June 8, and a new report from the usually very reliable Mark Gurman at Bloomberg brings us more details about it. According to him, the camera app will become customizable in iOS 27. You will be able to choose which features you want to see in the app and where they're placed. This includes the controls for the flash, exposure, the timer, night mode, live photos, and the resolution, apparently. You will get a new Siri mode in the camera app as well, alongside the usual photo and video options. This will let you use its Visual Intelligence abilities to...

Samsung releases the first One UI 9 beta based on Android 17

Yesterday, Samsung announced the rollout of the One UI 9 beta program, and today it's added some more details. Meanwhile, the first One UI 9 beta build is now available for the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra in Germany and the UK. It comes in the form of version S94xBXXU2ZZEF, where the "x" is different depending on the exact phone you have. It's a 3.6GB download, so if you want to enter the beta program and grab this, make sure you do so on a fast enough network. Samsung One UI 9 beta update screenshots The build brings with it the May 2026 security patch level, a more...

Sony Xperia 1 VIII unveiled with larger 48MP telephoto sensor, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

The new Sony Xperia 1 VIII has a new 1/1.56” sensor inside its telephoto camera – it’s four times larger than the sensor inside the Mark 7 model and it has four times the resolution too. The new model also redesigns the camera island, jumps to the latest Qualcomm chipset all while still maintaining trademark Xperia features like the expandable storage, the 3.5mm headphone jack and the two-stage shutter key. Let’s go back to the cameras – Sony changed course in a major way. The Mark 7, 6, 5 and 4 had continuous optical zoom like on a point-and-shoot camera. Even the Mark 3 could switch...

eBay rejects GameStop's takeover offer

eBay has rejected GameStop's offer to buy it for $56 billion, calling it "neither credible nor attractive", Bloomberg is reporting. The offer came last week, when GameStop said it would pay $125 per eBay share. Intriguingly, GameStop's market value is about $11 billion, while eBay's is $45 billion, so this is definitely a case of a small fish wanting to eat a much bigger one. The GameStop bid is half cash and half GameStop stock, and represents a 20% premium over eBay's current stock price. GameStop will have to borrow $20 billion to finance the acquisition, but when asked its CEO couldn't...

Deal: the Samsung Galaxy S25+ is 30% off right now on Amazon US

In our head-to-head comparison article, the Samsung Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S26+ traded blows – well, “blows” may be too strong a word considering how similarly the two performed. And as we noted in that article, the older 2025 Plus is cheaper. Right now, Amazon US has a 256GB Galaxy S25+ at $700 – that’s $300 less than when the phone launched. Meanwhile, the S26+ got a price hike and the 256GB model normally costs $1,100, though that is discounted to a more reasonable $925 at the moment. Samsung Galaxy S25+ ...

Huawei's Developers Conference is set for June 12-14, tickets are already on sale

Huawei’s Developers Conference is usually in June – this year the exact dates are June 12-14. Early bird tickets for the event were sold on April 29, but there is a batch of tickets that will be available from May 13 and another one from May 20. Tickets start from as little as CNY 88 ($13) for students and CNY 198 ($29) for older devs for a single day (June 14). A two-day pass is CNY 498 ($73) and a pass for the full three-day event (June 12-14) starts from CNY 698 ($102) – there are pricier tickets with better seating for the keynote, fancier catering and nicer “equipment packs” (event...

Samsung Galaxy S27 may use BOE screens

Chinese display panel maker BOE is reportedly trying to supply screens for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S27. A new report from Korea claims that BOE has seen that TCL-owned CSOT has secured a contract with Samsung for the Galaxy A57 and would like to enter the Korean company's supply chain as well. Samsung Display is still the main display supplier for the Galaxy A57, but CSOT is the second supplier in terms of volume. With that in mind, Samsung is allegedly considering using BOE as a secondary supplier to Samsung Display for the Galaxy S27, but a decision hasn't been made yet. This...

The foldable iPhone will be available in two bland colors

If you were hoping for some bold color options for Apple’s highly anticipated folding iPhone, we have some disappointing news. According to a new report from China, the device, which is currently speculated to launch as the iPhone Ultra, will be available in only two color options. Possible iPhone Ultra colors (image credit) The rumor suggests white is a sure lock option, and it will be accompanied by another “subdued color” such as silver or navy blue. The source did not clarify the exact shade of the second color. The whole notion of restrained colors for the folding iPhone actually...