Verizon's new bundle gives you home internet and a mobile line for $69.99 per month

Verizon is introducing a new affordable bundle today. You pay $69.99 per month and get both Verizon mobile and Fios home internet. That Fios connection is a 300Mbps one for $19.99, and for mobile you're getting on the Unlimited Welcome plan for $50. Caveats? Sure, let's go through them. "Plus taxes and fees", first and foremost - that's how you should read the prices above. Then, for the mobile plan, you need to bring your own phone and set up Auto Pay for both that and the home internet plan. Oh, and you need to be a new customer. And there's a $99 setup fee. And after three years, you'll...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/verizons_new_bundle_gives_you_home_internet_and_a_mobile_line_for_6999_per_month-news-72794.php

Google introduces Googlebooks running Android

Move over, Chromebooks, Googlebooks are coming. That's right - Googlebooks. These aren't just laptops, you see - they are "designed for Gemini Intelligence", which sounds like Google desperately wanted to have a name that sounds close enough to Apple Intelligence, but maybe we're reading too much into it. Anyway, Googlebooks will help Google move "from an operating system to an intelligence system", and they feature "the best of Android" and Chrome OS. This sounds like it is, in effect, the much-anticipated Aluminum OS, even though Google has not once called it that. There will be...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/google_introduces_googlebooks_running_android-news-72793.php

Google announces Gemini Intelligence features coming to Android later this year

Google today unveiled Gemini Intelligence, a suite of features coming to the Galaxy S26 series and Pixel 10 family "this summer". These features "will become available across your Android devices including your watch, car, glasses and laptops later this year", the company says. Gemini Intelligence can automate multi-step tasks for you, and navigate the tasks too. And with visual context, Gemini can instantly act. For example, a grocery list on your screen can easily be turned into a shopping cart with all the items for delivery. Or if you see a travel brochure you can ask Gemini to find a...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/google_announces_gemini_intelligence_features_coming_to_android_later_this_year-news-72792.php

Honor Magic8 Pro is now part of the Android 17 beta program

Honor has announced that its flagship smartphone, the Magic8 Pro, has joined the Android 17 beta program and is now eligible to receive Android 17 Beta 3. In a press release, Honor confirmed that developers can now download the Android 17 Beta 3 on the Magic8 Pro to test new features, evaluate app compatibility, and prepare their apps for the upcoming Android release. Honor also outlined the key features included in Android 17 Beta 3, such as system-wide Bubbles, support for the RAW14 image format, expanded UI customization options, improved system controls, a more comprehensive...

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TCL CSOT shows off the world's highest pixel density displays for XR

Display Week 2026 was held in Los Angeles last week – it was an opportunity for the world’s largest display makers to showcase their most advanced technologies. TCL CSOT’s presentation focused on eXtended Reality (XR) applications. The first is a tiny 0.28” display – small enough to be embedded in lightweight smart glasses. However, this tiny display is a single-chip full-color Si-Micro LED panel with the highest pixel density in the world of 5,131ppi. It has a resolution of 1,280 x 720px, which isn’t enough for VR, but is plenty for an information overlay in AR glasses. In case the...

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TikTok is rolling out an ad-free subscription tier in the UK

TikTok is the latest social media platform to offer a paid ad-free experience. The short-video platform announced a £3.99 subscription service in the UK, which will be available in the coming months for users aged 18 or older. Apart from removing all ads inside the app, TikTok promises its subscription tier will also prevent user data from being used for advertising purposes. Users can still continue to use TikTok for free with personalized ads. Other social platforms like Facebook and Instagram also have ad-free subscription tiers in the UK and other regions with the same basic model...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/tiktok_is_rolling_out_an_adfree_subscription_tier_in_the_uk-news-72768.php