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  Samsung Announces One UI 9 Beta With Redesigned Quick Panel, New Features in Notes App

  Samsung on Tuesday announced the official rollout of the One UI 9 beta programme. Based on Android 17, the Android skin brings expanded AI-powered tools, deeper customisation options, improved accessibility features, and stronger security protections. There are new creative tools in the Notes app, while Text Spotlight is claimed to make reading eas...

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  Bengaluru Businessman Downloads Wedding Invite On WhatsApp, Loses Rs 5 lakh

  A man received an APK file along with the wedding invite text on WhatsApp. The APK file was allegedly used to install a mobile application.

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  Essential Voice: A Useful AI Addition to Nothing’s Intelligence Toolkit?

  With every manufacturer already having a bunch of AI tools for composing text on the fly, Nothing has decided on introducing its own AI tool built specifically for its smartphones and to work within its ecosystem of apps.

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  Nothing Warp App With Support for Android to Mac File Transfers Removed Shortly After Launch

  Nothing has launched a new app and browser extension called Warp, which enables file-sharing between Android phones and computers running macOS, Windows, and Linux, the London-based smartphone maker announced on Wednesday. Nothing Warp uses a combination of a “lightweight” app and a browser extension, which is only supported on Chromium-based b...

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  Apple's New Siri App on iOS 27 Supports Text and Voice Modes, Adds 'Extensions' for Third-Party Chatbots: Gurman

  Apple will reveal iOS 27 for supported iPhones at its WWDC 2026 event on June 8. While the full details are yet to be announced, information has already leaked online. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple will launch a new Siri app with improved features and support for third-party services such as Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT in future software upda...

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  RCS Universal Profile 4.0 Will Bring Native Video Call and Rich Text Support to Messaging Apps

  RCS (Rich Communication Services) Universal Profile 4.0 has been introduced by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) as the latest messaging standard, GSMA’s Technical Director Tom Van Pelt announced on Thursday. The latest RCS profile brings multiple new features, which might soon come to various RCS-based messaging apps...

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  Best Wireless Laser Printers With Wi-Fi and Mobile Printing

  Be it a household with school and college-going children or office spaces, printers have become an important productivity device. It is a solid investment that serves for years, and helps people print quick copies of assignments, project reports, or their vacation itinerary. Even among all kinds of printers, laser printers with Wi-Fi and mobile pri...

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  iOS 26.4 Beta 1: Apple Music Gets New AI-Powered Playlist Playground Feature

  Apple has introduced Playlist Playground, a new Apple Intelligence feature in the iOS 26.4 developer beta for Apple Music. The tool lets users generate playlists using text prompts based on moods, genres, or themes. Users can access it from the Library section while creating a new playlist, and Apple Music will suggest songs automatically. Playlist...

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  Nothing‘s Essential Apps Builder Now in Beta; Lets Users Vibe Code Personalised Apps

  Nothing has begun rolling out the beta version of its Essential Apps Builder in batches to Nothing Phone 3 users, the UK-based smartphone maker announced on Tuesday via a community post. The tech firm first launched the app builder, which allows users to generate apps and widgets using natural language or vibe coding, in September 2025. Earlier, th...

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  Help Me Write Feature on Gmail Explained: What Is It, How to Use, and More

  Gmail’s Help Me Write is an AI tool that helps users draft and refine emails quickly. Powered by Google’s Gemini models, it can generate full messages from simple prompts or improve existing text by adjusting tone, length, and clarity. The feature works directly inside Gmail and can summarise content or rephrase sentences. Help Me Write is avai...

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  Google Announces Emergency Live Video for Sharing Visual Information with Emergency Services on Android

  Google on Wednesday announced a new feature for Android, which allows users to get help from emergency services via a real-time video feed. Dubbed Emergency Live Video, a dispatcher can send a request to the phone to share a live video, allowing responders to quickly assess the situation until help arrives. It is said to be built on Android's Emerg...

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  Google Pixel Phones Get AI Notification Summaries, New Parental Controls With Android 16 QPR2 Update

  Google has released its latest Android 16 update, which brings various new features to Pixel phones. The new Android 16 QPR2 update will allow users to customise the shape of app icons on their home screen, choosing one of the five options. Moreover, the update introduces AI-generated notification summaries, which enable users to read text messages...

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  HMD XploraOne Teased to Launch Soon as Kid-Friendly Phone; Specifications Tipped

  HMD XploraOne is teased to launch soon. The new device is designed specifically for kids, will support calling and texting functions and features both front and rear cameras. It comes preloaded with essential apps. It is said to run on the Unisoc T127 chipset.

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  WhatsApp's About Feature Upgraded With Improved Visibility, New Design Inspired by Instagram Notes

  WhatsApp has officially brought back its 'About' feature. The reintroduced feature lets users share short, casual status updates with text or emojis. The About will be placed at the top of individual chats and on profiles, and users can tap on it to reply directly. The update will expire after 24 hours by default, but users can customise the timer.

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  Apple Releases iOS 26.1 Beta 2 Update With Background Security Improvements, Custom Workouts in Fitness App

  Apple on Monday released the iOS 26.1 Beta 2 update for iPhone to developers and beta testers. The new operating system (OS) firmware arrives almost two weeks after the introduction of the first beta update of the iOS 26.1 series. As per reports, there are several minor changes in tow. There is a new toggle for the Background Security Improvements ...