nubia V80 Design launches with 6.75" 120Hz display, 4G connectivity and an AI button

The nubia V80 Design launched sneakily in several markets. Note that this is the same model that leaked as the ZTE Blade V80 Vita, so other markets may see this under a different name. The phone is built around its 6.75” LCD – it’s a 900 x 1,940px panel with 317ppi pixel density. It runs at 120Hz refresh rate and can reach 1,000 nits peak brightness. There is a 16MP selfie camera punch-holed into the display, but no fingerprint reader – that is on the side instead. The nubia V80 Design measures 7.7mm thick and weighs 191g. This is with a 5,000mAh battery inside that is capable of...

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Report: the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is coming next month, some specs (unofficially) revealed

According to one publication quoted by Ice Universe, Samsung will launch its first tri-foldable next month. The news comes with some key details about the phone, even though Samsung has been fairly secretive about it. The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold will allegedly measure 4.2mm thick when opened and 14mm when closed. For comparison, the Galaxy Z Fold7 (a bi-fold model) measures the same 4.2mm when opened and 8.9mm when closed (note that the hinge leaves a small gap, which adds to the thickness). The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is allegedly coming on December 5 The Z TriFold will boast...

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nubia Z80 Ultra review

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Google Play will soon alert you if an app might drain your battery faster

Google has announced that starting March 1, 2026, Play Store will display alerts for apps that may drain your phone’s battery faster due to excessive background activity. In a blog post, Google explained its new “excessive partial wake lock” metric, first introduced in beta earlier this year to address battery drain issues. Developed in collaboration with Samsung, the metric is now available to all Android app developers. Google stated that it has established a new “bad behavior threshold” to identify apps that keep devices awake for too long through excessive wake locks. If an app...

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You can now use Siri to activate Samsung SmartThings routines

The latest update to Samsung's SmartThings app for iOS brings with it a neat addition - the ability to activate routines with Siri voice commands. This includes routines you've created in the SmartThings app. It works through compatibility with Siri Shortcuts, which is the built-in iOS feature that lets you automate multiple-step routines. You can drag and drop multiple actions from SmartThings to Siri Shortcuts, but you can also access routines you've created in the SmartThings app, and not through Siri Shortcuts. So it's a win for interconnectivity between ecosystems, that's for...

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Samsung US early Black Friday deals: Galaxy Z Fold7, Z Flip7, Watch8 Classic and more

Black Friday and the adjoining Cyber Monday are coming soon, but some deals have arrived early. Here are some Samsung offers to give you a jump start on holiday shopping. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 is available with a $300 discount with nothing extra required. If you have an old device you want to get rid of, you can get up to $1,000 credit for it – last year’s Z Fold6 in good condition can fetch that much, as can a Galaxy S25 Ultra. Even with a cracked screen these two can be worth $800 in trade-in credit. Samsung Galaxy Z...

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