Samsung wins an award for next-gen cooling tech

Samsung's next-generation Peltier cooling technology, co-developed with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has received a 2025 R&D 100 award, which is apparently often referred to as the Nobel Prize of Engineering and the Oscars of Innovation. The award is handed out by R&D World Magazine and recognizes the world's 100 most innovative technologies each year. The Peltier cooling tech was first unveiled earlier this year in a publication in the science journal Nature Communications. Samsung engineers worked with Dr. Rama Venkatasubramanian's thermoelectrics research...

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Google will make Android's Quick Share work with iPhones

Google and Samsung launched the unified Quick Share on Android last year, and now it seems like the search giant is busy making it compatible with iPhones... somehow. A teardown of the latest Google Play Services beta app has revealed this fact, actually confirming an initial report from almost a year ago. Clearly then, it's taking some time, but it's still coming. And when the functionality does arrive, here's a screen you'll see on your Android smartphone when attempting to share something with an iPhone while not being signed into your Google account: So, interestingly, it seems...

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The Xiaomi 16 Pro is rumored to drop the quad-curved display

Last week, we heard that the Xiaomi 16 Pro will have a slightly larger 6.8” display (possibly as big as 6.85”), which is up from 6.73” on the Xiaomi 15 Pro. Leakster Smart Pikachu has some good news for those that didn’t love the quad-curved display of the 2024 model – Xiaomi is going with a flat panel this time. Curved sides “hide” the real thickness of bezels, so Xiaomi will reportedly slim down the bezels of the flat display to compensate and make the 15 Pro and 16 Pro look comparable. The new display will have improved eye protection technology that will work at high brightness...

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Realme's 10,000+ mAh battery phone also has a built-in cooling fan

Realme is going to unveil a phone with at least 10,000 mAh battery capacity during its "828 Fan Festival" on August 27. The company has already teased this device, and today it's revealed something new. The device will also have a built-in cooling fan - that is, unless the company plans to unveil more than one handset during its 828 Fan Festival, that's also a possibility of course. Unfortunately, no other specs have been shared by the brand, so everything besides the battery capacity and cooling fan's presence remains a mystery. But it did show us the phone's back at least, here it...

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Gurman: Apple working on three major iPhone redesigns

The iPhone has looked pretty much the same since the iPhone 12, but that might be about to change soon. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will finally be bringing some major design changes to the iPhone lineup. In his Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that Apple has planned three years of major iPhone redesigns starting with the iPhone 17 Air that is expected to launch next month. The slim Air model is rumored to replace the iPhone 16 Plus variant. The iPhone 17 Air is said to offer a single rear camera and feature Apple’s first in-house modem. It will offer a smaller...

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Honor X7d announced with a 6.77-inch display and Snapdragon 685

The Honor X7d is here as the latest member of the company's affordable series focusing on big batteries and extra durability. Honor X7d is built around a 6.77-inch LCD with a refresh rate up to 120Hz, a step up from the previous model, but retains the 720p+ resolution. The phone offers SGS 5-star certification for drop-survival. The handset also boasts IP65 certification, meaning it can handle dust and water jets. Honor X7d The two-year-old Snapdragon 685 sits behind the wheel, paired with either 12GB/128GB, 16GB/128GB or 16GB/256GB memory. The camera setup on the back...

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