At CES 2026, I was able to check out a few products that were not on the show floor, one of those being the L’Atitude 52°N , which is currently available on Kickstarter. And, to be honest, Meta should be worried by this startup. The L’Atitude 52°N are basically the Meta RayBan glasses , but much better – especially on the camera side. The camera and software are headed up by former OnePlus engineers, so you know they know a bit about making great software and great cameras....

Lately, artificial intelligence has been taking over browsers and search engines. Google launched AI Mode for Search , while Perplexity has its own AI-powered browser called Comet . Now, Microsoft is taking steps in that same direction by integrating AI directly into its Edge browser with the launch of “Copilot Mode.” This isn’t just about searching anymore; it’s about giving you an AI assistant right there in your browser. It should be ready to quickly help you navigate, research, and even tackle tasks....

CARU calls on MrBeast to improve YouTube advertising Additionally, CARU took issue with a promotional video featuring what appeared to be a legitimate blind taste test comparing Feastables chocolate to “top European chocolates.” The video shows all participants supposedly preferring the MrBeast product. While the YouTuber claimed the demonstration wasn’t meant to be taken seriously, CARU determined that children would reasonably interpret it as a valid product comparison. Other issues It seems that CARU doesn’t only have issues with the way MrBeast advertises his products....

In the consumer AI space, you have apps for OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude. You can download these apps on your phone and use the AI on the go. However, Elon Musk isn’t too happy with the position that Grok is sitting in the Apple App Store, and is threatening that xAI will take legal action . Musk’s xAI to take legal action against Apple App Store At the moment, Grok sits in fifth place in the overall App Store rankings....

Meta’s Threads app is on a growth path as it hit the 150 million daily active users milestone . Shortly after adding communities and disappearing “ ghost posts ,” the platform is now introducing new tools that’ll give you, as a user, more control over the conversations. New Threads reply approval and Activity feed filters put more power in your hands. Threads will now let you approve replies to your posts Threads already offers tools that’ll let you limit replies to people you follow, your followers, or people you mention....

NVIDIA is rumored to set a new baseline price for its GPU products in the near future, and it’s potentially going to be worse than what was previously thought. It’s worth noting that GPU prices have been all over the place for generations now. Since the arrival of the RTX 30 series, the boom of bitcoin mining caused a huge surge in purchases of graphics cards, which lowered the supply and ultimately led to scalpers (third-party sellers) inflating the cost to take advantage of the demand....

The OnePlus 15 recently launched as a major player in the flagship smartphone market. The device boasts Qualcomm’s latest and most powerful processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This chip promises groundbreaking performance, yet early stress tests on other devices featuring this silicon already pointed toward a recurring issue: managing the heat generated under sustained, heavy load. Unfortunately, the latest rigorous testing involving the OnePlus 15 ( Review ) seems to confirm this Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 thermal pattern....

OnePlus ’ 4-year-old flagship has started getting the Android 16 update . The phone in question is the OnePlus 10 Pro , and it started getting Android 16 with OxygenOS 16 on board. This smartphone was announced back in January 2022 with Android 12. The update has started to roll out in India, though it will reach more global markets in the near future. It is rolling out in stages, so you’ll need to be patient....

For the most part, age checks right now are pretty useless. It just asks if you’re over a certain age, and it’s easy to fake your birthdate. But throughout 2025, we’re seeing companies like Google take active steps to verify a user’s age. Now, both OpenAI and Anthropic are doing their part by announcing new ways of predicting underage users . OpenAI, Anthropic announce ways of predicting underage users OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT’s model spec will include four new principles for users under 18....

A few months ago, we saw the official debut of the GPT-5 model . The initial launch faced some hurdles, although the company quickly released improvements. Now, OpenAI is back with a significant upgrade to its AI model: GPT-5.1. This release addresses both intelligence and, perhaps more significantly, the often-voiced complaint from users that the AI ​​chatbot had become too stiff or “robotic” in its responses. OpenAI is positioning GPT-5.1 as an upgrade that makes the conversational experience more enjoyable....

The OPPO Find X9 Ultra renders have just surfaced , and they’re showing the unexpected. We did not expect OPPO to go with this design, that’s for sure. At first glance, I thought that there was a case on the phone, but there isn’t. The OPPO Find X9 Ultra design reminds us of retro cameras If you take a look at the images in the gallery below, courtesy of SmartPrix, you’ll see the alleged OPPO Find X9 Ultra in two colors....

In this article, we’ll compare two compact phones, one from Google and the other from Apple. In other words, we’ll be comparing the Google Pixel 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 . The Pixel 10 Pro is Google’s current compact flagship, while the iPhone 16 is no longer the latest vanilla iPhone, but many people still use it. These two phones are both compact, but they’re quite different, generally speaking, even though there are similarities between them....

For end users, Google’s AI Overview is almost like a godsend. No more digging through websites to find simple answers to your question. However, publishers beg to differ. If users no longer need to click to get their information, they lose out on a lot of traffic, and in turn, advertising revenue. This is why Rolling Stone parent company, Penske Media Corporation, is filing a lawsuit against Google over its AI Overview feature....

Reddit is a great place to find information online especially if you value personal experiences and insights. For the most part, Reddit search does the job just fine, but now it looks like the company wants to pivot to AI . Reddit wants to use AI to power search During Reddit’s fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Steve Huffman revealed plans to upgrade and improve the platform’s search features. Huffman believes that AI could be useful when it comes to Reddit search, especially given that the types of things people ask on Reddit are a little different....

Amidst the anticipation around the Galaxy S26 series, Samsung seems to be giving enough time for its mid-range A-series phones as well. After all, they’re the best sellers for the company globally. The lineup reportedly has three models in the pipeline: the Galaxy A07, Galaxy A37, and Galaxy A57. We expect them to be announced in the first half of 2026. Well, new information sheds light The latest leaks reveal the launch timelines of the Galaxy A57, A37, and Galaxy A07 5G....

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge has been announced . It is the company’s new high-end smartphone, which is a part of the Galaxy S25 series of devices. It’s the fourth phone that Samsung announced in that family, following the Galaxy S25 , S25+, and S25 Ultra . Those three devices were announced in January, when this phone was teased. Well, we had to wait a bit for its full launch, as it was not announced until mid-May 2025....

In the world of foldable phones, Samsung just made a bold play with its new Galaxy Z Flip 7 . While new tech usually comes with a higher price tag—especially amid the tariff uncertainty—the device surprisingly launched at the same cost as its predecessor. So, how did Samsung manage this trick? The answer seems to lie a decisive shift towards its in-house Exynos chip that allowed them to freeze the price of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 ....

Samsung is gearing up for a major software refresh with the upcoming One UI 8.5 update . Now, recent findings suggest the company is ready to introduce a critical feature that will look very familiar to Google Pixel users. It seems that Samsung is ready to bring a powerful automatic call screening feature with One UI 8.5 . This move signals Samsung’s intention to move beyond its existing manual call-screening tools, such as Bixby Text Call, and directly compete with the sophisticated AI features offered by its rival....

2026 will be an interesting year. This is because 2026 is when we’ll start seeing the first 2nm chipsets hit the market, and Samsung could actually beat everyone to the punch. Not only that, but the company could do something the Trump administration has been pushing for: US-based manufacturing. According to recent reports, Samsung is getting close to starting the manufacturing of 2nm chips in the US. Samsung to kick off 2nm semiconductor manufacturing in the US According to a report out of Korea, Samsung is close to kicking off 2nm chip manufacturing in the US ....

Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset launched recently, and while it does come in well under the price of Apple’s Vision Pro headset, it’s still expensive at $1,799.99, so you have to wonder if it’s repairable. Tech these days isn’t cheap, so repairing it yourself can be a good way to save money in the event that something breaks and needs to be replaced. The only things that hold people back from this pursuit are the equipment that’s potentially needed and how repairable the device actually is....