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  Perplexity In Talks With Smartphone Brands to Preinstall AI-Powered Comet Browser: Report

  Perplexity is reportedly holding discussions with smartphone manufacturers to pre-install its Comet browser. As per the report, the artificial intelligence (AI) answer engine platform wants its AI-powered browser to reach "tens to hundreds of millions" users by 2026. The Comet browser was launched on July 10 and is currently available to Perplexity...

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  WhatsApp Rolling Out Status Ads and Promoted Channels in Latest Android Beta: Report

  Meta-owned WhatApp has reportedly started rolling out a new beta version of the messenger for Android smartphones that is allegedly introducing ads in the Status section of the app. The beta update is also bringing Promoted Channels to the app that will allow users to highlight their channels in the directory.

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  Google Discover Reportedly Showing AI Summaries of News Articles to Some Users

  Google Discover, the personalised news and blog feed within the Google app on smartphones, is reportedly getting a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature. As per the report, the feed is replacing news headlines and direct links to news articles with an AI-generated summary, similar to the AI Overviews feature on Search.

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  How to Check Battery Health on Android Smartphones

  Smartphone batteries degrade and lose capacity over time, and a battery replacement eventually becomes necessary. Battery health monitoring is a feature that is now available on select Google Pixel phones with the Android 16 update. Many third-party Android manufacturers have also enabled this convenient feature, allowing users to monitor their pho...

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  Apple Loses Bid to Dismiss US Smartphone Monopoly Case

  US District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey, denied Apple's motion to dismiss the lawsuit accusing the company of using restrictions on third-party app and device developers to keep users from switching to competitors and unlawfully dominate the market.

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  Best Basic, No-Frills Mobile Phones With WhatsApp Support in 2025

  The demand for "dumb phones", basic handsets that prioritise essential communication over complex smartphone functions, is on the rise. These devices, ideal for a "digital detox," offer calling, texting, and access to useful apps like WhatsApp, at a more affordable price. While older feature phones running KaiOS can no longer run WhatsApp, here are...

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  ChatGPT on WhatsApp Gets Upgraded With Image Generation Capability

  ChatGPT on WhatsApp, the chat extension of the AI platform, can now generate images based on user requests. The new feature comes four months after the company added image and voice input support to the feature. Notably, in December 2024, OpenAI released a toll-free vanity number that users could save in their smartphone, and access the chatbot in ...

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  Iran Asks Citizens To Delete WhatsApp, Cites Israel Link. Company Responds

  Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.

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  WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Ability to Scan Documents on Android Smartphones

  WhatsApp has finally been spotted working on a document scanning feature for Android, six months after it was introduced on WhatsApp for iOS. This allows users to scan and send documents directly within the app as media attachments. Last week, WhatsApp starting rolling out a message summarisation feature on a recent version of WhatsApp beta for And...

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  Google Pixel 10 Could Debut With Magic Cue AI Feature That Suggests Actions Based on App Usage

  Google Pixel 10 series will introduce a new AI feature called "Magic Cue", according to leaked screenshots. This AI-powered feature is expected to offer contextual suggestions based on smartphone activity, enabling quick access to information from various Google services and device screenshots. Magic Cue could arrive on the Google Pixel 10 with the...

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  Google's June 2025 Pixel Drop Brings AI Sticker Generation to Gboard, Pixel VIPs Widget and Camera Hints

  Google's June 2025 Pixel Feature Drop is now rolling out alongside the Android 16 update for Pixel smartphones. This update introduces a new Pixel VIPs widget for easy contact access and enables AI sticker generation directly within Gboard. Pixel camera app users will receive hints on feature usage, while existing exclusive Pixel features are expan...

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  Samsung Galaxy S26 Series to Reportedly Include Perplexity App as Companies Near Major AI Deal

  Samsung and Perplexity are reportedly nearing a major artificial intelligence (AI) deal that will see the AI app be preinstalled on Samsung devices. As per the report, the upcoming Galaxy S26 series could be the first smartphones to feature the Perplexity AI app and its recently launched AI assistant out of the box. The multi-faceted deal reportedl...

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  Instagram Adds Support for 3:4 Aspect Ratio Photos Shot Using Smartphone Cameras

  Instagram now supports 3:4 aspect ratio photos, a default format for many smartphone cameras. Users can now upload images without the need for prior cropping, streamlining the sharing process. Previously, the platform only allowed images in 5:4 or 1:1 (square) aspect ratios to be uploaded, while others would need to be cropped.

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  Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Review: Minor Yet Meaningful Upgrades

  Motorola’s Edge 50 Fusion was not the smartphone we expected it to be when we reviewed it last year. This year, Motorola decided on adding a few upgrades, which includes a slightly better processor,a slightly bigger battery and a new camera sensor to which essentially is the same phone. To our surprise, these smaller changes and optimisations do ...

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  iOS 19 to Reportedly Enable Easy eSIM Transfers from iPhone to Android

  With WWDC 2025 on the horizon, rumours about the expected announcements are gaining momentum. A report now suggests that iOS 19, Apple’s upcoming operating system (OS) update for the iPhone, will include support for a new functionality which makes transferring a eSIM from an iPhone to an Android smartphone a quicker process. The feature was repor...