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Qualcomm has just announced the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, which sports gains across the CPU, GPU, and NPU and supports the APV codec for higher-quality video capture. This new SoC is expected ...

While we've already seen multiple phone launches so far, Samsung, Apple and Google are gearing up for some very exciting announcements (including an all-new wide-screen Galaxy Fold) this year. Prakhar ...

The 2026 NHL playoffs are under way and they're missing one notable team, The Florida Panthers, who have won the Stanley Cup for the past two seasons. The Panthers are not in the playoffs this year, ...

Google has launched Android 17 Beta 3, reaching “Platform Stability” for Pixel devices from the 6 series onwards. This update introduces RAW14 image support, a more private Location Button, and the ...

UPDATE 2 (February 13, 2026): The Android 17 Beta 1 firmware is now finally available for all Google Pixel devices. UPDATE 1 (February 12, 2026): Google has decided to delay this update. It was ...

Gemini can serve as my voice assistant and chat partner when I’m behind the wheel. Here are my favorite tasks to give the AI.

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