Samsung releases the first One UI 9 beta based on Android 17

Yesterday, Samsung announced the rollout of the One UI 9 beta program, and today it's added some more details. Meanwhile, the first One UI 9 beta build is now available for the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra in Germany and the UK. It comes in the form of version S94xBXXU2ZZEF, where the "x" is different depending on the exact phone you have. It's a 3.6GB download, so if you want to enter the beta program and grab this, make sure you do so on a fast enough network. Samsung One UI 9 beta update screenshots The build brings with it the May 2026 security patch level, a more...

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Trump T1 Phone is shipping later this week, says company CEO

Following its announcement last June, the T1 Phone from Trump Mobile is actually set to begin shipping to its first customers later this week. The news was confirmed by Trump Mobile CEO Pat O’Brien in an exclusive report for USA Today. The piece also includes some images of the device and a teaser video, all of which may or may not be AI-generated. For reference, the T1 Phone was supposed to launch in August of last year. That was then pushed to October and eventually to “later this year”. Obviously, none of those dates materialized, and the phone itself went through several spec...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/trump_t1_phone_is_shipping_later_this_week_says_company_ceo-news-72810.php

Google’s Magic Pointer is coming to Gemini in Chrome

One of the biggest announcements from yesterday’s Google Android Show I/O Edition event was the all-new Googlebook laptop lineup, which will essentially replace Chromebooks. The highlight feature of the Googlebook is Magic Pointer, which allows users to bring up Google Gemini simply by moving their cursor around on the screen. Once the Magic Pointer is evoked, it brings up a host of contextual AI features, which can read your screen and use Gemini AI to complete tasks without going to a separate tab or app. Google showed off writing assistance, content summarization, calendar...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/googles_magic_pointer_is_coming_to_gemini_in_chrome-news-72802.php

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Wide is rumored to miss out on a 200MP camera

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Wide will slot in between the Z Flip and Z Fold – it will be a horizontal foldable, but it will be smaller and will open to reveal a wider aspect ratio screen than Z Fold8’s squarish proportions. But will this device be closer to the Flip or to the Fold in terms of hardware? Well, as far as cameras are concerned, the answer is “closer to the Flip”. According to a report published by GalaxyClub and SamMobile, the Wide will have a 50MP f/1.8 main camera rather than a 200MP sensor like the regular Z Fold. There is a bit of good news – the ultra-wide...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/the_samsung_galaxy_z_fold_wide_is_rumored_to_miss_out_on_a_200mp_camera-news-72806.php

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