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Official: Samsung Announces Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and Z Flip 7 FE

Tim July 9, 2025 12

After a lot of teasing, Samsung's new foldable lineup for 2025 has arrived, consisting of the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE. This is the first time Samsung has offered an FE model in the foldable range, providing access to this type...

US Lawmakers: OnePlus Poses Security Concern to US Consumers

Tim June 30, 2025 18

OnePlus poses a security concern to US consumers, according to two US lawmakers. Both Republican Representative John Moolenaar (MI) and Democratic Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL) are calling for an investigation into the matter by the US Commerce...

Pixel 10 Pro Specs: Pixel 10 Pro XL Will Have Biggest Battery in Pixel Phone History

Tim June 30, 2025 23

Last week we got a look at rumored specs for the Pixel 10. The highlight was that the battery size was getting upped, but Google may be downgrading the camera system slightly in order to provide an entirely new telephoto lens. For what's likely to be the "...

Friday Question: What Android Feature Doesn’t Get Enough Love?

Tim June 27, 2025 12

The list of Android features, especially those that could be described as underused or under-loved, is long. In fact, I recently tasked Gemini with creating a list of some Android features that it deemed as underused and it spat back a list of 20 different...

You Won’t Lose Photo Quality After Editing With Latest Google Photos Upgrade

Tim June 27, 2025 2

Google confirmed this week via a short blog post that Google Photos is getting an upgrade. The upgrade is aimed at those that edit photos, specifically HDR photos. Previously, when editing these photos, you could potentially lose dynamic range and HDR metadata...

Galaxy S23, S24 Lineups Get Latest Security Update

Tim June 26, 2025 3

It's that kind of week, where Samsung ships out a ton of updates. The company's newest foldables were first, but now it's the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 lineups. The changelog is the same for each device. It says, "The current software update provides the most...

Samsung Galaxy Foldables Getting June Security Patch

Tim June 25, 2025 4

Samsung is shipping out the June security patch to owners of its most recent Galaxy Z foldable phones, as well as last year's models. Owners of the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, this means you. Inside, there is nothing listed beyond the June...

Google Phone App Gets Material 3 Expressive Upgrade

Tim June 24, 2025 5

Google has announced that it is beginning to roll out its Material 3 Expressive makeover to the Phone app on Pixel devices, available to a number beta users. Google Details Phone App's Material 3 Expressive Makeover: Inside, Google details a new Favorites bar,...