Pixel Watch Adds Optional Instant or Wrist‑raise Notifications
Google to bring a new Pixel Watch feature that lets users choose whether notifications light up the screen instantly or only when raising the wrist ✅ Details - https://t.co/W3F6Uwpfw6 https://t.co/s6ruZYOwix
Gemini Android Gets Cleaner UI with New Shortcuts
Gemini on Android is moving toward a decluttered UI with numerous small design changes across the board • Temporary chat shortcut on Gemini home • Shortcut for chat import • New ways to choose models ✅ Details and screenshots - https://t.co/mXe4A83cZo https://t.co/oBd9XnfFt1
Google Play Reveals Subscription Impact on Rewards Points
Google Play Starts Rolling Out a New Way to See Exactly How Your Subscriptions Are Fueling Your Rewards Points It also shows total count of your active subscriptions. ✅ Details - https://t.co/YnFlE1tujH https://t.co/xeqWeChVDC
Google Pixel Studio's Animation Tool: New Details Revealed
What to expect from Google Pixel Studio's upcoming animation tool Pixel Studio animation isn't here yet, but here are some new details ✅ Details - https://t.co/c9P4oeULMt https://t.co/VA6HGzunzI
HPQ Beats, AI PCs Rise, Memory Costs Pressure Margins
Been traveling, catching up on earnings. $HPQ had a double beat, and for the guide made clear that costs and mix drive the next stage, not demand. • Personal Systems did the heavy lifting: $10.25B (+11% YoY) with units up...
Microsoft Previews Copilot Tasks: AI Handles Chores
Microsoft has started previewing Copilot Tasks, a new feature that uses a cloud-based computer and browser to get jobs done. It can complete tasks like scheduling appointments to generating study plans while you do something else https://t.co/WuBMEVU5b8
Samsung Ditches iPhone Air Rival, Focuses on New Fold
Samsung isn’t committed to releasing another iPhone Air rival - acknowledging subpar sales - or TriFold, its mobile COO tells us. He also says the Privacy Display was supposed to launch a year ago, a revamped stylus is coming and...
Samsung's S26 Unveils Pixel‑Level Privacy Display and Triple AI Agents
Caught up with Blake Gaiser, Head of Product management for Smartphone at @SamsungMobile, the day before Unpacked in San Francisco. We got into the decisions behind the Galaxy S26 lineup, from a privacy display that’s five years in the making...
Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Super Steady Acts Like Built‑in Gimbal
'This is a gimbal inside a smartphone' — Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Super Steady Horizontal Lock really can handle a 360-degree turn https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/this-is-a-gimbal-inside-a-smartphone-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-super-steady-horizontal-lock-really-can-handle-a-360-degree-turn #GalaxyUnpacked
Qualcomm's New Hire Strengthens Strategy, Not Intel Concerns
Great $QCOM hire. And no, I don’t think this means there is something wrong with $INTC Foundry roadmap or something like that. Kevin brings the experience a company like Qualcomm needs. https://t.co/KQnEDiHZ3o
Samsung Redefines AI Photography, Merges Art with Sustainability
Two moments from Unpacked that stood out beyond the hardware. First, @Samsung flipped the AI photography narrative. We’ve moved from erasing elements out of photos to adding them in — a new outfit, a pet that wasn’t there, a person who...
Samsung Unveils AI‑driven Privacy Display that Hides Content
Samsung’s CEO TM Roh just made the most compelling AI argument at Unpacked without mentioning a chatbot. AI needs data, but that data doesn’t need to go anywhere. That’s the Privacy Display thesis in one line. For years, @Samsung has focused on...
Fast Tech Faces Reckoning: From E‑Waste to Slow Solutions
Delighted to be speaking at Back Market’s Slow Tech Uprising in Barcelona with Joy Howard, Rob Pegoraro, and Alexander Kuscher. We’ll be screening Dandora: A Fast Tech Story, tracing our discarded devices to one of the largest e-waste sites in...
Nvidia Retracts New Drivers over Fan Detection Bug
Nvidia has pulled its new 595.59 WHQL drivers after releasing them earlier today. Some users have been reporting issues with fans not being detected if they use fan control software https://t.co/IY1l04JzLA
ChatGPT Adds “Naughty Chats” Toggle, Edging Toward Pornification
ChatGPT's 'Naughty chats' toggle is the first step towards its pornification Code in ChatGPT app reveals an upcoming setting that allows “spicier,” adult-themed language ✅ Details - https://t.co/GLHDlhZsYT #AI #ChatGPT https://t.co/4XNDGh0aib
Google Disables Wallet on Pixel 4 over Severe Security Flaws
Google allegedly found "severe security issues" with Pixel 4 series, blocking Google Wallet use ✅ Details - https://t.co/lnyNOXovE7 https://t.co/gJTaZoudLA
Google Messages Adds Scrollable RCS Business Profiles and Archive Feature
Google is streamlining the Google Messages interface by bringing a consistent, scrollable design to RCS Business Profiles that matches personal contact pages And a new "Archive" option in profile details page. ✅ Details and screenshots - https://t.co/2GxxCFh1Tf https://t.co/DpanHwfdjB
Samsung Pushes Ultra as Flagship in S26 Lineup
The Galaxy S26 lineup makes one thing clear: Samsung wants you in the Ultra https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/the-galaxy-s26-lineup-makes-one-thing-clear-samsung-wants-you-in-the-ultra #GalaxyUnpacked
Samsung Unpacked 2026: S26 Ultra, Bud
9 things we learned from Samsung’s big Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event — from the S26 Ultra to the Buds4 Pro https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/9-things-we-learned-from-samsungs-big-galaxy-unpacked-2026-event-from-the-s26-ultra-to-the-buds4-pro
Vivo X300 Review Sparks Bias, S26 Base Impresses
Wrote this about the vivo X300 a few months ago, and some of the comments were the typical sinophobic crap or accusing this of being an ad lol. That base S26 is looking good now, isn't it? 🤣 https://t.co/BFRzSU6co0
Galaxy S26's Horizontal Lock Keeps Video Steady Anywhere
Horizontal Lock on Galaxy S26 is easily THE most fascinating video feature I've seen on phones. It not only keeps the video stable but also keeps the frame steady despite extreme angle shifts, to the point you can rotate the phone...
NVDA Secures Memory Supply Through 2027
$NVDA buying up all the memory. This makes more sense now that we realize they have secured most, if not all, they need for 2026 and some of 2027. https://t.co/Ll2W3Fcc35
Nvidia’s HBM Grab Mirrors Apple’s iPod Storage Monopoly
Been hearing via supply chain friendlies, NVIDIA has secured most of the HBM, making it scarce for competitors. Reminds me of iPod days when Apple secured all the storage as others were trying to compete with them in MP3 players.
S26 Ultra Shows Significant Multicore and GPU Gains
Benchmarks support that while the chip isn’t completely different than the last Qualcomm CPU, it is faster, especially on multicore. S26Ultra on right, S25 Ultra on left. The difference is even more pronounced on the GPU side. #GalaxyUnpacked
Samsung's Narrow-Pixel Display Adds App‑Level Privacy
this is cool as hell. new Samsung display tech uses narrow pixels to give privacy screen to certain apps and even smaller elements like notifications, making it so people around you can't see private info https://t.co/IpQYd5od6I
Ocean Mode Evolves From Reef Research to Camera Tool
Great way to demonstrate how a sustainability feature called Ocean Mode used to research the coral reef now becomes part of the raw camera features https://t.co/ySm6JUR2c2
AI Now Lets You Add, Not Just Erase, in Photos
You used to be able to erase anything you did not want in a pic and now you can add whatever you want https://t.co/E7BgD1IPDs
Gemini App Preview Launches Exclusively on Galaxy S26
On stage @ssamat talking about the partnership with @SamsungMobile and the launch of the preview of the new @GeminiApp exclusively on Galaxy S26 - glad to see this collaboration remains strong https://t.co/MfnSHXuxif
Samsung's Keep Secures Data for Galaxy AI
I love this directness: “in order to be useful Galaxy AI needs data” which is why @SamsungMobile created “keep” to make sure the user’s info is kept safe https://t.co/EK7ZvUFZTr
Gemini Gains App-Control on Galaxy S26, Pixel 10
Gemini on Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 can finally control other apps Available only for beta users in US and Korea only with certain apps https://t.co/0xRzUFhuhv https://t.co/prrlMEwnUo
Samsung Aims to Bring AI to All, Privacy Assured
Kicking off Galaxy Unpacked with CEO TM Roh talking about @SamsungMobile drive to make AI reach everybody with the confidence that privacy is assured https://t.co/wluLL9EVjO
Samsung's S26 Ultra Introduces Dynamic, App‑Specific Privacy Display
Hands-down the most interesting feature of the S26 Ultra: the new Privacy Display. Samsung spent five years developing a screen that could do the same job as the stick-on privacy protectors that prevent "shoulder surfing" ... but this one can be...
Google to Power Street View with Nano Banana AI
Google is working to integrate its Nano Banana AI image generation model into Google Maps’ Street View ✅ Details - https://t.co/JMv9WRuUbC https://t.co/ngPaRkBYOG
Touchless TSA Cuts Wait to Under a Minute
I was expecting a mess at the airport with TSA but with touchless I got through in 1 minute with 3 people ahead of me. Nice job @TSA.
Dell, Lenovo to Launch Thin‑And‑Light Gaming Laptops Early 2024
Dell and Lenovo laptops with Nvidia CPUs 'could come in the first half of this year' — so get ready for some thin-and-light gaming powerhouses (hopefully) https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/dell-and-lenovo-laptops-with-nvidia-cpus-could-come-in-the-first-half-of-this-year-so-get-ready-for-some-thin-and-light-gaming-powerhouses-hopefully
First‑Party Studio Drives Early Hardware Collaboration with Microsoft
the most interesting part of this: "Our studio system is fully built around being first-party. We're not built to just be a publisher," Matt Booty explained. "It is core to our partnership with the Microsoft platform, being involved in early hardware...
AI Accelerator Market Needs Diverse Solutions; Intel Takes Step
The AI accelerator/compute market is not a one-size-fits-all market. There will be a host of solutions and a variety of workloads. While Intel has yet to show an AI accelerator solution, this is a step in the right...
Touchscreen MacBook Pro: Handy for Photo Editing
"We don't need a touchscreen MacBook Pro" takes are genuinely silly. Foolish. If nothing else, as a frequent photographer, I can't wait to more directly edit images and move sliders around. Doing that is already better on an iPad than...
Cellular Backup Keeps Your Eero Network Online
"eero Signal 4G LTE provides peace of mind with dedicated cellular backup connectivity for your entire eero network whenever your primary internet connection goes down." https://t.co/NX67V7itic
Turn Any Remote Button Into Custom Home Assistant Action
⚠️ Save it for later: how to make your smart remotes finally smart :) Switch Manager is a custom integration for Home Assistant that allows you to assign custom HA actions to any button for each supported event (single/double/triple/long press, rotate,...
Google Photos Backup Settings Get Expressive UI Redesign
The old and the upcoming Expressive UI for the backup settings in Google Photos app. https://t.co/8cDFzIcE8u
Google Tests Voice Search Pause, Adds Auto or Tap Option
The Google app is testing a new feature to improve how voice search behaves, aiming to solve the common issue of queries being submitted before the user is finished speaking You will be able to choose between Auto Search and Tap...
PS5-Sized Gadget Offers 25 Gbps Fiber‑like Wi‑Fi
Forget Starlink – this PS5-sized device promises to deliver fiber-like 25Gbps internet speeds using invisible beams of light https://www.techradar.com/computing/forget-starlink-this-ps5-sized-device-promises-to-deliver-fiber-like-25gbps-internet-speeds-using-invisible-beams-of-light
Apple Lets Parents Control Kids’ Apps without ID Checks
Apple is the only company with a great proposal here: let parents, who buy the devices used by kids, set up kids accounts and decide what they're allowed to do, then pass those decisions to apps through parental controls --...
Samsung's Upcoming Fold Adds Screen‑damage Detection Alert
Samsung's 'Wide' Galaxy Z Fold might include a clever way to save your screen from damage with a new "foreign material detection" alert feature. ✅ Details - https://t.co/N5TPQ8poEf https://t.co/3mQNBbdYnr
Google Messages Adds Real-Time Location Sharing in Chats
🚨 First look: Here's how the new Real-time Location sharing feature will soon work inside chats in Google Messages ✅ Details and video demo - https://t.co/muFvGBBxgc https://t.co/7DU19QeQ0i
Galaxy S26 Lags Pixel: No Off‑power Find Feature
The Galaxy S26 series may already be behind Pixel phones in one big way Another year with no support for finding the phone when powered off through Find Hub ✅ Details - https://t.co/m3rASS8CAq https://t.co/vqhg7SV3Ok
Dark Sky's New Multi‑forecast App Unavailable in UK
I loved Dark Sky, and it was always really annoying that Apple removed the variety of weather notifications as it rains so much in the UK. This new app isn’t available in the UK though 😭
IPhone Replaces Ruler to Measure 2026 Blizzard
Forget the wooden ruler — I measured the Blizzard of 2026 with my iPhone https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/forget-the-wooden-ruler-i-measured-the-blizzard-of-2026-with-my-iphone #m
Seedance 2.0 Videos Feel Like a Nightmare Dreamscape
I’ve been watching Seedance 2.0 videos so you don’t have to and they are a nightmare dreamscape https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/ive-been-watching-seedance-2-0-videos-so-you-dont-have-to-and-they-are-a-nightmare-dreamscape