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Cybersecurity researchers at Huntress have uncovered a campaign where hackers built a custom ChatGPT model to trick people into launching malware on their own PCs, turning one of OpenAI's ow…
When most people picture a serious running watch, brands like Garmin and Coros tend to come to mind. Amazfit, not so much. That pe…
It's a familiar refrain in tech: from a few feet away, this year's Pixel Watch looks just like last year's. On the surface, the Go…
Honor isn't spending any time getting its new Magic 8 Pro ready for its domestic China launch this month, even if it's hard to bel…
Developers have discovered that Android 17 quietly blocks apps from checking whether Developer Options and USB Debugging are turned on, in what's being described as one of the release's hidden changes. Regardless of whether Developer Mode is actually enabled on a device, apps that try to read its status in Android 17 will always get
Google's new Pixel 11 series looks genuinely promising, but every model also costs $100 more than its predecessor. Fortunately, for anyone already sold on the lineup, there are plenty of strong pre-order deals and trade-in valuations available to bring that price back down, and Amazon currently has the best offers around. Amazon's Gift Card Bundles […]
Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold8 is now the world's lightest foldable smartphone, weighing just 201 grams - a milestone the company traces back through eight generations of foldable engineering, starting with the original Galaxy Fold's 276 grams in 2019. According to Samsung, the weight reduction has been a steady, generation-by-generation effort: the Galaxy Z
Behind a two-tap recharge sits a surprising amount of plumbing. Every prepaid network has its own rules about what can be topped up, in which denominations, and how quickly credit posts to a SIM. MobileTopUP hides that complexity behind a single form: pick a country, enter a number, choose an amount. What the coverage map actually covers
It's a familiar refrain in tech: from a few feet away, this year's Pixel Watch looks just like last year's. On the surface, the Google Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Watch 5 look nearly identical, sharing the same domed glass design, the same fast-charging setup, and the latest version of Wear OS. The Pixel Watch
Honor isn't spending any time getting its new Magic 8 Pro ready for its domestic China launch this month, even if it's hard to believe that new flagship phone season has already begun again. My firsthand impressions are based on the pre-production unit that Honor supplied me prior to the launch. Honor's Magic OS 10 […]
Since Google is on its fourth generation of the Pixel Watch, time flies, if you will, and smartwatches are an essential component of our everyday digital environment. Even though Google has been producing wearable software for a long time, it took some time to enter the market, but the Pixel Watch soon became one of […]
The Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 Sapphire Edition, an outdoor-ready wearable that can reportedly last a month on a single charge, is currently 36% off at Amazon. That discount takes the watch, which normally costs almost as much as a brand-new Galaxy S26+, down from $1,100 to under $700 for the first time in over […]
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Apple Watch Series 12 vs Pixel Watch 5 is ultimately a comparison that comes down mainly to which phone someone already carries, since neither watch works across ecosystems. But for anyone still weighing iOS against Android, there are real differences elsewhere too, spanning GPS accuracy, heart rate sensing, battery life, and each company's onboard AI
Huawei has released its new high-performance Kirin 9050 Pro chipset, and details about the silicon's architecture are now available across CPU, GPU, NPU, modem, security, and cooling. CPU, GPU, and NPU upgrades The chip's LinxiCore CPU supports simultaneous multi-threading and delivers a 24% gain in peak single-core performance alongside a 52% gain in multi-core concurrent
Samsung is retiring two of its longest-running AR apps for Galaxy phones. Galaxy Store listings confirm Quick Measure and AR Doodle will shut down on December 31, 2026, with Samsung saying both tools will return later in improved form. Quick Measure lets a phone's camera estimate real-world distances, while AR Doodle lets users sketch virtual
Google has published its monthly Google System Release Notes, detailing what's new across Play services, Play Store, and Play system update for Android phones and tablets, Wear OS, Google and Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some changes are aimed at end users, while others target developers, and Google notes that a changelog entry doesn't guarantee
