Samsung sheds some light on the possibility of paid Galaxy AI tools

A footnote in the official Galaxy S24 announcement raised questions about Samsung’s plans for distributing AI features in 2025. Said note suggests that AI features similar to those introduced with the Galaxy S24 will not be free indefinitely and that the company may charge a fee for its AI tools from 2025 onward. But, according […]

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Samsung sheds light on how its Core Tech is transforming home appliances

In an interview series, EVP and Head of the Customer Experience Team, Digital Appliances (DA) Business at Samsung Electronics, Moohyung Lee, gave insight on how Samsung’s Core Tech is helping customers reduce the burden of daily chores and improve quality of life. Samsung unveiled Core Tech at IFA 2023, and since then, Core Tech has […]

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Circular Ring Slim sheds the timber to offer a thinner alternative to the Oura Ring

Smart ring startup Circular has returned with what it claims is the industry’s thinnest and lightest offering yet – the $275 / £225 Circular Ring Slim. The trimmed-down ring is the progression of the company’s Circular Ring Pro released last year, hitting the scales at just 2g and measuring 2.2mm thick.  To put these specs […]

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SmartThings Head Jaeyeon Jung sheds light on challenges and platform evolution [Interview]

SmartThings has quickly evolved into a potent smart home platform with Samsung devices at the heart of the ecosystem. Its embrace of the wider industry protocols such as Matter enables users to choose from thousands of smart devices to add to their set up. We had the opportunity to speak with Jaeyeon Jung, Executive Vice […]

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Asus sheds some light on Zenfone 9 and 10’s bootloader unlocking tool

A Zenfone 9 user contacted Asus’ technical support regarding unlocking the bootloader on their smartphone, and in response, Asus said that bootloader unlocking would not be possible for Zenfone 9 and Zenfone 10. The bootloader unlocking tool is also unavailable, which suggests Asus would no longer allow bootloader unlocking on its smartphones. However, a response […]

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Digital Wellbeing sheds weight and loses one feature with latest update

Samsung recently released an update to Digital Wellbeing. Version 4.1.01.9 didn’t have a refreshed changelog, so there was nothing to report about it, but it looks like this update removed at least one Digital Wellbeing feature. Digital Wellbeing version 4.1.01.9 rolled out with an old changelog, but we spotted that the app shed some weight […]

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The Biggest Microbiome Study Sheds New Light on Shared Health Risks

Our bodies consist of about 30 trillion human cells, but they also host about 39 trillion microbial cells. These teeming communities of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi in our guts, in our mouths, on our skin, and elsewhere—collectively called the human microbiome—don’t only consist of freeloaders and lurking pathogens. Instead, as scientists increasingly appreciate, these […]

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Redfall hero trailer sheds a light on Remi and her robot companion

What you need to know There’s a new trailer for Redfall that’s focused on Remi De La Rosa. Remi is another of the four characters that’s playable in Redfall at launch.  Remi has access to a robot companion that can shoot and distract enemies, while also healing herself and allies, or using a C4 charge. […]

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A Tiny Sun in a Jar Sheds Light on Solar Flare Research

Seth Putterman started out studying the behavior of plasma for national security reasons. Extremely fast hypersonic missiles heat and ionize the surrounding air and form a cloud of charged particles called plasma, which absorbs radio waves and makes it hard for operators on the ground to communicate with the missiles—a problem Putterman was trying to solve. […]

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The Farthest Star Sheds New Light on the Early Universe

“We almost didn’t believe it at first, it was so much farther than the previous most distant star,” Brian Welch, a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of a Nature paper detailing the discovery, stated in a NASA press release. “Normally at these distances, entire galaxies look like small smudges. The galaxy […]

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Galaxy A73 5G FCC listing sheds light on key battery spec

Over the past few weeks, information about several Galaxy A series smartphones has leaked online. Unfortunately, the Galaxy A75 5G isn’t among them. Most of its hardware remains shrouded by mystery, but we know that it won’t pack a 3.5mm audio jack based on leaked renders. Now, the smartphone has shown up on the U.S. […]

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