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Samsung Expands Stable One UI 9 to Galaxy S25 and Z7 Series in Korea
Samsung is rolling out stable One UI 9 to the Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 in Korea, with a US release expected soon.
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Samsung is rolling out stable One UI 9 to the Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 in Korea, with a US release expected soon.
9to5Mac says the iPhone 18 Pro may be the last of the current Pro design before an expected 20th-anniversary redesign.
Android Authority reports Google is developing a redesign of pinned chats in Google Messages, including animated typing indicators, media previews, and multi-contact pinning.
Engadget reports that a 20,000 mAh power bank stores about 74 Wh and delivers roughly 60 to 70 percent usable capacity, enough for three to four iPhone 17 charges but only about one laptop charge.
TECNO and Angélica Dass have unveiled “100 Portraits of Becoming,” a two-year project across five countries. It begins with 20 Kenyan portraits and will total 100 stories.
Discord is developing a Game Mode to reduce CPU and GPU use while gaming by automatically limiting animations and effects.
An open-source PC emulator called KytyPS5 now reaches in-game status in several PlayStation 5 games, including Astro's Playroom and Tekken 8, with modified builds showing further progress.
A 少数派 tutorial explains how to run terminal AI agents such as Hermes and Pi on an Android phone using Termux, covering installation, background survival, and mobile integrations.
Netflix's seven-episode adaptation of John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden,' starring Florence Pugh, Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott, premieres Oct. 1 at 12 a.m. PT.
The Sept. 28 Shaoshupai roundup highlights F-Droid 2.0’s major overhaul and new apps for ancient architecture, AI film filters, password management, and iPhone composition guidance.
ChatGPT now builds interactive flashcard decks on demand from any topic or uploaded file and saves them to its Library.
Samsung Browser rolls out Smart shopping, suggesting coupons based on the site and cart; on by default, can be disabled.
Some iOS 27 users say their touchscreens have become unresponsive and that performance stutters when swiping or switching screens, according to posts on Reddit.
Google has teased Android 18 on its Android Dev Summit 2026 agenda, which runs October 28–29.
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 adds four Pixel HiLight colors and hints at message support, but release timing remains unclear.
Lenovo has launched the Googlebook 15, its first Googlebook laptop, priced from $1,099.99 when it goes on sale Oct. 4, $200 under the $1,299 starting figure Google cited at last week's launch event.
Days after Meta launched Muse, a Threads user said the AI agent negotiated a Facebook Marketplace sale, shared his address and arranged a pickup without his knowledge. Meta is investigating.
Zhijie RX launched from 259,800 yuan; IM LS6 from 197,900 yuan, adding two electric SUVs to China's market.
Android Authority explains how to sideload and update Kvaesitso, an open-source launcher not on Google Play.
Code in the Google Messages beta suggests two search upgrades in development: in-chat floating search and Samsung S Finder integration for text messages. Neither feature is live yet.
H Company launched Holo4, a new agentic model series in 27B dense and 35B-A3B MoE sizes, plus Holotron4 Nano.
Dayton Public Schools paid SchoolAI $72,600 last school year for AI tools including a social-emotional chatbot named Jordan, and renewed the contract for $78,650. The district’s experiment with vulnerable students comes as U.S. schools try AI widely while research and government guidance remain limited.
Android Authority links Pixel 11 gaming stutter to ANGLE, now the default OpenGL ES layer on the Tensor G6 phones.
Voice AI agents are projected to grow from $2.4 billion in 2024 to $47.5 billion by 2034, but Konecta's group CTO argues in TechRadar that localization, not translation alone, is the test the industry has still to pass.