Motorola Edge 60 Fusion starts receiving the Android 17 update

Motorola has started rolling out the update to Android 17 for the Edge 60 Fusion in India, according to reports on Reddit. The update arrives over-the-air as version A171VCH.41-9, and it's a 5.2GB download, so make sure you grab it over a fast enough network. [#InlinePriceWidget,13752,1#] It's unclear whether this update brings with it Motorola's new Qira AI assistant, but it might. Anyway, everything else that comes with Android 17 is included of course. Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Android 17 update Now that the update is out in India, it should only be a matter of days,...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_edge_60_fusion_starts_receiving_the_android_17_update-news-74781.php

Samsung sued over Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Watch Ultra patent infringement

A US-based company called Ioengine is suing Samsung in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that the Korean company is using five of its connectivity-related patents without authorization or compensation. These patents were allegedly used by Samsung in the Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Buds2 Pro, and Samsung's Portable SSD T7. These devices are being used as examples, by the way - they do not represent the full scope of the complaint. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Ioengine is asking for compensation for the alleged past infringement, of a...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_sued_over_galaxy_s23_ultra_galaxy_watch_ultra_patent_infringement-news-74777.php

Qualcomm may be adding DirectX 12 support on its flagship Snapdragon chips

Qualcomm is apparently considering an official solution to better support PC game emulation on Android. According to one Chinese YouTuber, the company may be adding proper support for DirectX 12 for its Snapdragon chips. If this happens, it would make emulating PC games on Android much easier. The YouTuber in question tested the capability on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 reference device and managed to successfully run Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Myth: Wukong through a translation layer in DirectX 12 mode. It's unclear whether Qualcomm will bring this feature to other SoCs aside from its...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/qualcomm_may_be_adding_directx_12_support_on_its_flagship_snapdragon_chips-news-74774.php

Meta's Muse can now control your Spotify

Meta's Muse AI agent has received support for Spotify today, following a bunch of other connections with existing services that were recently announced (Box, GitHub, Granola, Notion, Expedia, Turo, Viator, 1Password, OpenTable, Peloton, Plaid, Ticketmaster, as well as a bunch of others including Shopify's Shop Pay, Stripe's Link, and PayPal for payments). Now, Muse can connect to Spotify too (just ask it to), and it can play music, audiobooks, and podcasts, save stuff to your library, build playlists, and also help you find new music, books, or podcasts, all from within your conversation...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/metas_muse_can_now_control_your_spotify-news-74754.php

Apple will keep paying Qualcomm royalties for its patents

Today in an incredibly short one-paragraph press release, Qualcomm has announced that it has renewed its global patent licensing agreement with Apple. The renewal goes into effect from April 1, 2027. Attached is probably the world's shortest quote inside a press release: "We are pleased to extend the Apple license agreement", Qualcomm Executive Vice President and General Manager of Qualcomm Technology Licensing, John Han, said. Undoubtedly, this is all so concise and mysterious because the actual terms of the agreement are confidential. This new patent licensing agreement comes after the...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_will_keep_paying_qualcomm_royalties_for_its_patents-news-74758.php

Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions are getting expensive

Disney is raising prices for monthly Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions for new and existing users. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans will cost $2.50 more, so you'll now pay $21.49 for each. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu bundle will cost $21.99, which is a $2 increase. The ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu plans will cost $0.50 more, so you'll now pay $12.49 each, while the ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu bundle remains unchanged at $12.99. Existing users should have already received the price-hike notification, and the new prices will take effect for them in the next billing...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/disney_plus_hulu_price_hike-news-74752.php

GrapheneOS confirms the first Motorola to support the privacy-focused Android fork

This March, GrapheneOS announced a partnership with Motorola. This Android fork has an uncompromising focus on security and privacy to the point where it only supports a limited number of phones – if a phone is missing a hardware feature that is vital for security, it doesn’t get a GrapheneOS port. Naturally, the expectation that the new Motorola Signature 27 will become the first Moto to support this fork was met with the cloud of doubt. Well, doubt no more – the official GrapheneOS account on X confirmed that the new Signature will become the first Motorola phone to be...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/grapheneos_confirms_the_first_motorola_to_support_the_privacyfocused_android_fork-news-74750.php

Samsung's One UI 9 update for the Galaxy S26 series reaches the US

A week ago, Samsung officially announced the rollout of One UI 9 based on Android 17 for the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. The update was initially available in South Korea only, but that changes today. The Galaxy S26 trio is now receiving the One UI 9 update in the US as well. The first carrier versions to get it are T-Mobile's. It arrives over-the-air as a 4.1GB download. After installing the update, your phone will be running Android 17 with One UI 9, with the build number ending in "BZID". Now that T-Mobile opened the floodgates, undoubtedly AT&T and Verizon...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsungs_one_ui_9_update_for_the_galaxy_s26_series_reaches_the_us-news-74735.php

The pricey 1TB and 2TB iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max found to use very slow memory

The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max last year introduced a 2TB storage tier. Just like them, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are available in four configurations: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB. Something has changed, however, and it is the type of storage used. In a video on BiliBili, Homolab compared two 18 Pro Max phones, one with 512GB storage and one with 1TB. Apparently, the 256GB and 512GB Pro models use TLC flash – each memory cell fits three bits. However, the 1TB and 2TB models use QLC – four bits per memory cell. QLC is known to be slow, so Apple added a fast SLC cache (one bit per...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/the_pricey_1tb_and_2tb_iphone_18_pro_and_pro_max_use_very_slow_memory-news-74725.php

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_18_pro_max-review-3002.php

Motorola expands the reach of its Qira AI with the Android 17 update

Motorola (and parent company Lenovo) announced Qira, their shared personal AI assistant, at CES. While Qira has been available on some Lenovo devices for a while, it's only now finally starting to make its way to more Motorola smartphones, following its initial introduction on the Edge 70 Max. It will be arriving on more handsets with the Android 17 update, the company has confirmed today. Qira will only be rolling out to phones in the Signature, Razr, and Edge series. Motorola bills Qira as a "single AI experience that spans across Motorola and Lenovo products". It...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_expands_the_reach_of_its_qira_ai_with_the_android_17_update-news-74718.php

Nothing OS 5.0 open beta based on Android 17 expands to more devices

Back in late August, Nothing unveiled the Nothing OS 5.0 update, based on Android 17, and proceeded to make it available as an open beta for the Nothing Phone (3). Since then, the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro has also joined the party earlier this month, and today the rollout is expanding to the Nothing Phone (4a), Nothing Phone (3a), and Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. [#InlinePriceWidget,13969,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14529,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14503,1#] Like with the Nothing Phone (3), the full instructions for joining the open beta program are available at the Source link below. In short,...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_os_50_open_beta_based_on_android_17_expands_to_more_devices-news-74717.php

The Signature 27 will be Motorola’s first smartphone with Bang & Olufsen audio

Motorola saw what Poco (and, before it, Redmi in China) did with Bose, and thought it wanted some of that co-branded audio action too. But it also stepped it up - all the way up to Bang & Olufsen's level. Motorola has entered into a multi-year partnership with the audio company, and as its teaser from yesterday showed us, the first smartphone to come with a B&O badge will be the Signature 27, which is expected to become official in just a few hours. Exceptional design. Exceptional sound.Motorola and @BangOlufsen are proud to announce a new global partnership, bringing Audio by Bang &...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/the_signature_27_will_be_motorolas_first_smartphone_with_bang___olufsen_audio-news-74710.php

RedMagic 12 Pro+ is coming next month, design teased

The RedMagic 11 Pro+ launched in October last year, and nubia has now started teasing its successor, the RedMagic 12 Pro+. The upcoming gaming flagship is confirmed to launch next month with a redesigned look. In a post on Weibo, nubia confirmed that the RedMagic 12 Pro+ will launch in October. The company has also revealed some of the design changes coming to the gaming smartphone. According to nubia, the RedMagic 12 Pro+ will offer an excellent in-hand feel. The phone will be lighter and slimmer than the RedMagic 11 Pro+ and feature rounded corners instead of the boxier design of...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/redmagic_12_pro_is_coming_next_month_design_teased-news-74711.php

vivo V80 runs Geekbench just as a new teaser video gets released

Last week, the upcoming vivo V80 had its battery capacity leaked, and then vivo started officially teasing it. So it's definitely coming soon. Now it's allegedly been spotted in the Geekbench online database with the model number V2648. The benchmark run reveals the fact that the V80 is powered by the same Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset as its predecessor. In the prototype that ran the benchmark, this was paired with 8GB of RAM, but perhaps there will be other memory options as well. The V80 will run Android 17 out of the box, with the newly announced OriginOS 7 on top. As you can see...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_v80_runs_geekbench_just_as_a_new_teaser_video_gets_released-news-74703.php

Here are the display sizes and resolutions for next year’s Pro iPhones

Apple just released the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on Friday, and today we already have a new rumor about their successors. These are tentatively being called iPhone 20 Pro and iPhone 20 Pro Max, since next year is the 20th anniversary of the original iPhone - which is why Apple is expected to skip the number 19. [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14716,1#] So, according to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the iPhone 20 Pro will have a 6.41-inch screen with 1236x2686 resolution, while the iPhone 20 Pro Max will have a 6.96-inch display with 1340x2912 resolution....

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/here_are_the_display_sizes_and_resolutions_for_next_years_pro_iphones-news-74702.php

Motorola heard you like cameras so it put a lot of them on the Signature 27

Tomorrow during Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, Motorola is going to showcase the Signature 27, its next flagship smartphone. Ahead of that, today the company has shown us the phone's camera island, and it's... well, take a look for yourself. Clearly the company wants to make a statement here about this phone's camera prowess. Or maybe it's a Yo Dawg joke. Or, as the saying goes, why not both? Anyway, jokes aside, the company has also announced a partnership with Bang & Olufsen. Exceptional design. Exceptional sound.Motorola and @BangOlufsen are proud to announce a new global...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_heard_you_like_cameras_so_it_put_a_lot_of_them_on_the_signature_27-news-74701.php

Will the iPhone 18 Pro bend?

Since the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max became available on Friday, we've seen not one but two video teardowns, but wait - there's more! Zack from the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel has also got his hands on the new devices, and proceeded to subject them to his usual "durability test". [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14716,1#] This starts with scratching the display glass as usual, which is, at least in terms of testing with Mohs picks, the best glass out there - it scratches at level 7 and shows deeper grooves at level 8 (all other glasses scratch at...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/will_the_iphone_18_pro_bend-news-74697.php

Here’s an up-close look at the iPhone 18 Pro series variable aperture

The iPhone 18 Pro series brings the first variable aperture camera on an Apple device, and that’s been one of the main talking points for the new devices. The team over at iFixit have now posted their signature teardown of the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, which goes over all of the new components and devotes plenty of detail on the new variable aperture system. You can skip to the 7:25 mark in the video where the host begins poking away at the camera. The system is driven by its own magnets, and the six “leaf-shaped” blades that make up the aperture are extremely small. camera...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/heres_an_upclose_look_at_the_iphone_18_pro_series_variable_aperture_-news-74693.php

Xiaomi 18 Pro series to launch on September 23 with hardware-level privacy screen

Xiaomi recently began teasing its flagship 18 Pro series and has now revealed more details about the phones, including their launch date, color options, and key specs. The company has also confirmed that the Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will sport a hardware-level privacy display. The Xiaomi 18 Pro series will debut in China on September 23 with an upgraded rear display, HyperOS 4, and several other hardware improvements. The phones will feature a hardware-level privacy display, similar to the screen on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. Xiaomi has also revealed that the phones will use...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_18_pro_series_to_launch_on_september_23_with_hardwarelevel_privacy_screen-news-74692.php

OnePlus 16 design and color options officially revealed

While we still don’t have a launch date for the OnePlus 16, the company has now fully revealed the upcoming flagship’s design, color options, and RAM and storage configurations. The phone is also available for pre-reservation in China. The OnePlus 16 will look largely identical to its predecessor, the OnePlus 15, although it will be available in new color options. OnePlus has confirmed that the flagship will be offered in Dark Forest, which features a black finish, Mars Masterpiece, which comes in light orange, and Tomorrow Starlight (grey). The orange and Starlight variants will...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_16_design_and_color_options_officially_revealed-news-74691.php

EarFun Wave Pro X review

The Wave Pro X is EarFun's latest headphones and its newest flagship model. They feature a new dual dynamic driver design targeting low- and high-frequency ranges, as well as have eight microphones for voice pickup and active noise cancellation. In typical EarFun fashion, you also get loads of features, including digital and analog wired inputs, aptX Lossless and LDAC support, Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast support, and multi-point pairing. The headphones are priced at $130 and available in black. Let's see how they perform. Design and comfort The EarFun Wave Pro X are a...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/earfun_wave_pro_x_review-news-74690.php

Deals: iPhone 18 Pro series goes on sale, Galaxy Z8 foldables get discounts

The iPhone 18 Pro series is now officially on sale in the UK. However, the latest iPhones are more expensive than last year, so it might be worth considering the iPhone 17 Pro models, which are currently available at a discount. Meanwhile, Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z8 foldables and Galaxy S26 lineup, along with a couple of Xiaomi flagships, are also on sale. The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are available in new color options and come with an upgraded main rear camera with a variable aperture. The new phones are also powered by the 2nm A20 chipset. ...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/deals_iphone_18_pro_series_goes_on_sale_galaxy_z8_foldables_get_discounts-news-74685.php

Weekly poll results: the iPhone Duo nailed the form factor, iPhone 18 Pro Max upstages the 18 Pro

Apple nailed it on its first try – no, Cupertino didn’t invent the wide foldable form factor, but the results from last week’s poll show that it was the best choice compared to releasing a book-style or a flip foldable. Just look at how small the yellow and orange segments are (they correspond to exactly those choices in the poll). Spec highlights: iPhone Duo • iPhone 18 Pro (Max) And yes, the $2,000 iPhone Duo is expensive – did anyone think that Apple would be the company to make foldables cheap? Of course not, but this price tag significantly limits the pool of potential...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_the_iphone_duo_nailed_the_form_factor_iphone_18_pro_max_upstages_the_18_pro-news-74650.php

Oppo Find X10 series launch set, Galaxy S27 Pro and Ultra to pack M16 OLEDs, Week 38 in review

Another week in the books, these were the top stories in the third week of September. Oppo confirmed its launch plans for the Find X10 series. The Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max will be joined by the more affordable Find X10 E with all three set to launch in China on September 22 (Tuesday). The Pro Max is the headliner from the bunch and is expected to bring the brand-new Dimensity 9600 Pro chip, three 200MP cameras on the back and an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. Oppo Find X10 series launch date, colors and storage options revealed The...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_x10_series_launch_set_galaxy_s27_pro_and_ultra_to_pack_m16_oleds_week_38_in_review-news-74682.php

Deals: iPhone 18 Pros launch, refurbished iPhone 17 Pros are expensive, Galaxy Z8 foldables discounted

The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max went on sale this week in the US, along with 64 other countries in the first wave. If you have your eyes set on an iPhone Duo, you will have to wait for over a month more to get it. As for the new Pro models, here is a reminder of their prices – they cost $100 more than the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max did last year. As is tradition, Apple stopped selling the old Pros when the new ones were unveiled – only non-Pro models last more than a year on Apple.com. But that doesn’t stop third-party retailers from selling older Pros as you’ll see below. ...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/deals_iphone_18_pros_launch_refurbished_iphone_17_pros_are_expensive_galaxy_z8_foldables_discounted-news-74672.php