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Vivo's Android-17 Based OriginOS 7 Could Get Liquid Glass UI and More Customisation Options
Leaked details suggest Vivo could give OriginOS 7 a broader visual refresh alongside more flexible system controls. The upcoming software may introduce three glass-based interface treatments and let users disable the effects entirely. A new translucent dock, updated animations and expanded Control Centre editing are also reportedly in development. ...
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NASA's James Webb Telescope Discovers Giant Exoplanet Twice As Massive As Jupiter
The discovery happened while the team was using the telescope's NIRSpec, or Near-Infrared Spectrograph, to study the atmosphere of Beta Pictoris b.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Testing Home Screen Voice Message Widget for Android Users
WhatsApp has reportedly begun rolling out a home screen widget for voice messages to some Android beta testers. A new report claims that the feature is available with WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.30.2 and opens a dedicated recording interface with controls to pause, resume, discard or confirm recordings. It is also said to let users send ...
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Motorola Edge 60 Pro Gets Android 17 Beta in India With Dynamic Island Feature, Moto AI Qira, and More
Motorola appears to have expanded its Android 17 beta programme to the Motorola Edge 60 Pro for select members of its community forum in India. Users who have received the update have started sharing screenshots and details of the new features on Reddit and X. The update has a new Dynamic Island-style interface for Live Updates. It is also said to ...
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Apple Rolls Out iOS 27 Public Beta 2 Update for Eligible iPhone Models: See What’s New
Apple released the second public betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 on Thursday. Building upon the release of the first public beta earlier this month, it provides Apple users with another opportunity to test its upcoming operating systems ahead of their stable release later this year. Among the most notable features on iPhone is the new Siri AI experie...
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Giant Planet Hidden In Nearby Star System
A separate study led by Ben Sutlieff of the University of Edinburgh and Markus Bonse of the European Southern Observatory supported the findings.
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 Update Brings Refinements, Resolves Battery Share Bug in Quick Settings
Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release (QPR) 1 Beta 7 update is now rolling out the latest Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 update to eligible devices. According to the release notes, the Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 update resolves an issue that caused the Battery Share option in Quick Settings to fail. The company says that the bug prevented the Battery Share fea...
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Top 5 Features Worth Trying Out on Apple's iOS 27 Public Beta: Siri AI, New Photo Editing Tools and More
iOS 27 Public Beta is finally out for eligible iPhone users. It provides users with an early opportunity to try out all of the new features that Apple previewed at WWDC 2026 in May before they are widely released to the public. Among the notable additions is the new Siri AI experience, which is claimed to be smarter and more proactive than before. ...
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WhatsApp Might Soon Let iPhone Users Back Up Chats Without Using iCloud Storage
WhatsApp is developing its own cloud backup service for iPhone users, according to WABetaInfo. The feature was spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS and is expected to let users store chat backups on WhatsApp's servers instead of iCloud. The service could include 2GB of free storage with end-to-end encryption enabled by default. WhatsApp is a...
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iOS 27 Public Beta Now Available for Eligible iPhone Models With Siri AI, Liquid Glass Upgrades: How to Install
Apple is rolling out the iOS 27 Public Beta update for iPhone. First previewed at WWDC 2026 in May, the company introduced a developer beta of the latest iPhone operating system last month. However, it was only available to registered Apple developers and beta testers. It brings improvements to Liquid Glass, a smarter Siri, new features in Photos a...
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WhatsApp Might Be Working on a Birthday Notification Feature for Saved Contacts
WhatsApp has started developing a new feature that will send in-app notifications to users on the date of the birthdays of their contacts, according to a report. The instant messaging app was spotted testing the functionality in the WhatsApp for Android Beta 2.26.27.3 update, which is said to be currently available via the Google Play Store. With t...
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iOS 27 Beta 3: Apple Lets Beta Testers Customise Siri Voice ‘Pace’ and ‘Expressivity’ Weeks After WWDC 2026
Apple started rolling out the latest iOS 27 beta 3 update on Monday. According to a report, the latest beta version of iOS 27 adds “Pace” and “Expressivity” customisations for Siri’s voice. The adjustments will purportedly tweak how the voice assistant responds. The customisations might also affect how the assistant responds within Maps a...
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 Update Reportedly Includes Hints of a New iOS-Like Wallpaper Shuffle Feature
Google has reportedly started testing a new iOS-like feature that lets users create an album to shuffle through on their handset. Dubbed Photo Shuffle, the functionality was reportedly spotted during an APK teardown of the latest Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release 1 (QPR1) beta 5 update, which was released by the Mountain View-based tech giant o...
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iOS 27 Beta 2: Siri AI's System Prompt Reportedly Includes Instructions to Not Offer Webpage Summaries
Apple has now clearly mentioned in a new section in Siri AI’s system prompt that the AI-powered voice assistant must not provide webpage summaries to users on the basis of the URL, according to a report. The report highlights that the system prompt has been updated to state, “You cannot access content behind a URL: When a user provides a URL an...
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Apple Rolls Out iOS 27 Developer Beta 2 Update for iPhone With RCS Upgrades, New Siri Tools
Apple on Monday rolled out the iOS 27 Developer Beta 2 update for iPhone. Available to registered developers, it carries additions to the features that the Cupertino-based tech giant introduced with the first beta shortly after its WWDC 2026 conference earlier this month. The update includes enhancements to the Liquid Glass UI, new photo editing to...
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Vivo's Android-17 Based OriginOS 7 Could Get Liquid Glass UI and More Customisation Options
Leaked details suggest Vivo could give OriginOS 7 a broader visual refresh alongside more flexible system controls. The upcoming software may introduce three glass-based interface treatments and let users disable the effects entirely. A new translucent dock, updated animations and expanded Control Centre editing are also reportedly in development. ...
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NASA's James Webb Telescope Discovers Giant Exoplanet Twice As Massive As Jupiter
The discovery happened while the team was using the telescope's NIRSpec, or Near-Infrared Spectrograph, to study the atmosphere of Beta Pictoris b.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Testing Home Screen Voice Message Widget for Android Users
WhatsApp has reportedly begun rolling out a home screen widget for voice messages to some Android beta testers. A new report claims that the feature is available with WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.30.2 and opens a dedicated recording interface with controls to pause, resume, discard or confirm recordings. It is also said to let users send ...
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Motorola Edge 60 Pro Gets Android 17 Beta in India With Dynamic Island Feature, Moto AI Qira, and More
Motorola appears to have expanded its Android 17 beta programme to the Motorola Edge 60 Pro for select members of its community forum in India. Users who have received the update have started sharing screenshots and details of the new features on Reddit and X. The update has a new Dynamic Island-style interface for Live Updates. It is also said to ...
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Apple Rolls Out iOS 27 Public Beta 2 Update for Eligible iPhone Models: See What’s New
Apple released the second public betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 on Thursday. Building upon the release of the first public beta earlier this month, it provides Apple users with another opportunity to test its upcoming operating systems ahead of their stable release later this year. Among the most notable features on iPhone is the new Siri AI experie...
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Giant Planet Hidden In Nearby Star System
A separate study led by Ben Sutlieff of the University of Edinburgh and Markus Bonse of the European Southern Observatory supported the findings.
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 Update Brings Refinements, Resolves Battery Share Bug in Quick Settings
Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release (QPR) 1 Beta 7 update is now rolling out the latest Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 update to eligible devices. According to the release notes, the Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 update resolves an issue that caused the Battery Share option in Quick Settings to fail. The company says that the bug prevented the Battery Share fea...
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Top 5 Features Worth Trying Out on Apple's iOS 27 Public Beta: Siri AI, New Photo Editing Tools and More
iOS 27 Public Beta is finally out for eligible iPhone users. It provides users with an early opportunity to try out all of the new features that Apple previewed at WWDC 2026 in May before they are widely released to the public. Among the notable additions is the new Siri AI experience, which is claimed to be smarter and more proactive than before. ...
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WhatsApp Might Soon Let iPhone Users Back Up Chats Without Using iCloud Storage
WhatsApp is developing its own cloud backup service for iPhone users, according to WABetaInfo. The feature was spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS and is expected to let users store chat backups on WhatsApp's servers instead of iCloud. The service could include 2GB of free storage with end-to-end encryption enabled by default. WhatsApp is a...
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iOS 27 Public Beta Now Available for Eligible iPhone Models With Siri AI, Liquid Glass Upgrades: How to Install
Apple is rolling out the iOS 27 Public Beta update for iPhone. First previewed at WWDC 2026 in May, the company introduced a developer beta of the latest iPhone operating system last month. However, it was only available to registered Apple developers and beta testers. It brings improvements to Liquid Glass, a smarter Siri, new features in Photos a...
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WhatsApp Might Be Working on a Birthday Notification Feature for Saved Contacts
WhatsApp has started developing a new feature that will send in-app notifications to users on the date of the birthdays of their contacts, according to a report. The instant messaging app was spotted testing the functionality in the WhatsApp for Android Beta 2.26.27.3 update, which is said to be currently available via the Google Play Store. With t...
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iOS 27 Beta 3: Apple Lets Beta Testers Customise Siri Voice ‘Pace’ and ‘Expressivity’ Weeks After WWDC 2026
Apple started rolling out the latest iOS 27 beta 3 update on Monday. According to a report, the latest beta version of iOS 27 adds “Pace” and “Expressivity” customisations for Siri’s voice. The adjustments will purportedly tweak how the voice assistant responds. The customisations might also affect how the assistant responds within Maps a...
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 Update Reportedly Includes Hints of a New iOS-Like Wallpaper Shuffle Feature
Google has reportedly started testing a new iOS-like feature that lets users create an album to shuffle through on their handset. Dubbed Photo Shuffle, the functionality was reportedly spotted during an APK teardown of the latest Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release 1 (QPR1) beta 5 update, which was released by the Mountain View-based tech giant o...
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iOS 27 Beta 2: Siri AI's System Prompt Reportedly Includes Instructions to Not Offer Webpage Summaries
Apple has now clearly mentioned in a new section in Siri AI’s system prompt that the AI-powered voice assistant must not provide webpage summaries to users on the basis of the URL, according to a report. The report highlights that the system prompt has been updated to state, “You cannot access content behind a URL: When a user provides a URL an...
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Apple Rolls Out iOS 27 Developer Beta 2 Update for iPhone With RCS Upgrades, New Siri Tools
Apple on Monday rolled out the iOS 27 Developer Beta 2 update for iPhone. Available to registered developers, it carries additions to the features that the Cupertino-based tech giant introduced with the first beta shortly after its WWDC 2026 conference earlier this month. The update includes enhancements to the Liquid Glass UI, new photo editing to...
