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The best Amazon Presidents' Day deals LIVE — score major discounts on Samsung, Google, OnePlus, and beyond
By Patrick Farmer last updated
Presidents' Day is still a week away, but Amazon is marking the occasion early by dropping a weeklong sale event with epic deals across its entire site.
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Duolingo's Duo the Owl and other characters are being taken out, one by one
By Nandika Ravi published
HOO did it? Duolingo's owl mascot is dead and the company seems to be desperately looking for the culprit.
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Nothing's Qualcomm teaser might signify a budget SoC for the Phone 3a
By Nickolas Diaz published
Qualcomm's so back Nothing teased Qualcomm is back for the Phone 3a, but there could be more to it.
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Google updates Gemini Live, plans screen sharing and live video support
By Brady Snyder published
Live upgrades Google appears to be upgrading Gemini Live with new models, and is teasing new features on the horizon, including screen sharing and live video support.
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The first Galaxy S25 update is here with a trove of security fixes post-launch
By Nickolas Diaz published
The First Samsung's first security patch for the Galaxy S25 has been spotted.
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Past-gen Galaxy S phones could miss out on a large part of One UI 7's AI
By Nickolas Diaz published
Knowing limits An interview with a Samsung exec discussed the limitations of One UI 7's AI for older devices.
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WhatsApp introduces chat themes to give your conversations a personalized look
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Colorful chats WhatsApp is trying to catch up to the competition and is introducing new themes to make chats colorful.
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Android 16 Beta 2 is here with new media, camera, and graphics updates
By Brady Snyder published
Early preview Android 16 Beta 2 is landing on Pixel phones enrolled in the Android Beta Program, and it brings a few big changes.
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