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Samsung’s latest flagship chipset, the Exynos 2600, promises significant performance and efficiency improvements, backed by a new 10-core CPU and the Xclipse 960 GPU. It also includes a new NPU to enhance AI performance, which will reportedly benefit from optimizations made in partnership with Nota AI. According to ETNews, Samsung joined hands with Nota AI, a South Korean company specializing in AI model optimization, to enhance the Exynos 2600’s on-device AI capabilities. Using Nota AI’s Netspresso platform, which can reduce the size of AI models by up to 90% without sacrificing accuracy, Samsung plans to run large-scale generative AI models…

WhatsApp is rolling out a fresh update just in time for New Year’s Eve, packed with new features to help you add a festive touch to your messages and calls. The update brings a new sticker pack, fun video call effects, animated reactions, and more, making it easier to spread the New Year’s cheer. In a recent blog post, WhatsApp says it has added a new 2026 sticker pack for the occasion and introduced new video call effects that let users add fireworks, confetti, and star animations to their video calls. The messenger is also bringing back special reactions, and…

Boston Dynamics is showcasing its remarkable Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week, and footage of the autonomous machine at an unveiling event may cause your jaw to head south. The Massachussetts-based company has been working on Atlas for years, gradually improving its agility and dexterity. And with AI technology making impressive advances in recent years, the robot’s decision-making skills have also become more sophisticated. The latest iteration, shown in the video at the top of this page, sees Atlas walking onto stage in a very natural, human-like way. “We partnered with our sister organization, the…

The year 2025 was pretty wholesome, if you ask my tech-obsessed heart. It produced some terrific divides, such as the liquid-cooled Red Magic 11 Pro that also redefined what it means to get the best hardware possible for your money. The iPhone 17 emerged as the sleeper hit, while the iPhone 17 Pro saw Apple back to its swashbuckling ways. It gave us phones such as the Vivo X300, which truly redefined what a palm-friendly phone can accomplish. Samsung, not one to sit on the bench, wowed us with the Galaxy Z TriFold that truly embraced the hybrid phone-tablet vision.…

Freeview TVs could be hit by issues with the weather this week.Dave Snelling Technology Editor07:38, 12 Oct 2025Freeview BBC channel update(Image: FREEVIEW • GETTY)Homes attempting to tune into The 1% Club or Strictly Come Dancing may have a frustrating week ahead. Some high pressure is stuck in the skies above the UK, and that’s really bad news for anyone using Freeview. The current weather conditions could mean some telly addicts will find their viewing is disrupted by a poor signal and it’s set to cause problems well into next week.”Viewers across the UK could see some disruption to their TV…

iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max users are experiencing something very unusual: a faint hissing or static-like noise coming from the phone’s speakers while charging. According to a report by MacRumors, citing discussions on Reddit, Apple’s Community Support, and its own discussion forum, affected users are noticing a hissing sound or noise when their phone is charging (via a wired or MagSafe charging solution), and the screen is awake. Unplugging the iPhone stops the sound. Subtle but hard to ignore once you hear it   While some users report hearing an unusual sound when playing an audio track…

A fair few phones fell into hands of tech YouTuber Zack Nelson this year, with each and every one of them subjected to his rather brutal durability test. The multi-faceted though somewhat unscientific test that Nelson performs for his JerryRigEverything channel involves taking various hard-edged tools to the surfaces of each phone, as well as covering them in grit, and holding a naked flame to the displays. Finally, Nelson uses his bare hands and brute force to bend the phones to test their structural integrity. Some stay intact. Some crack. Some break apart. Just recently, Nelson tested Samsung’s first-ever TriFold…

Google’s Gemini AI just took another step into your workday, this time by watching your videos so you don’t have to.A new feature rolling out to Google Workspace users allows Gemini to scan and summarize videos stored in Google Drive. That includes recordings of work meetings, training sessions, and internal presentations (as long as they have captions, that is). The summaries cover key takeaways, action items, and key moments, making it easier to catch up without sitting through an entire playback. The feature is part of Gemini’s growing role as a workplace assistant, integrated directly into tools like Docs, Gmail,…

The Google Pixel Watch 3 offers an excellent alternative to the Apple Watch without breaking the bank, and it’s cheaper than the new Pixel Watch 4 thanks to this rare deal19:40, 14 Oct 2025Updated 19:43, 14 Oct 2025This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreGoogle Pixel Watch 3 is on sale on Amazon(Image: GOOGLE . GETTY)Amazon Prime Day may have come and gone, but Amazon still has some cracking deals on its website if shoppers dig deep enough – and we’ve spotted a smartwatch contender that gives the Apple…

Acer is leaning hard on the Acer Swift 16 AI touchpad as the standout feature in its refreshed Swift lineup. The idea is simple. If the touchpad is big and responsive enough, you might stop reaching for a separate tablet for quick drawings, markups, and precision tweaks. The setup also fits the broader push around AI-ready Windows laptops, since the Swift 16 AI is part of Acer’s Swift AI Copilot+ PC range built around Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors. What buyers will want next is clarity on price and real-world feel, because that’s what decides whether this turns into…