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Google opens Googlebook pre-orders, with five Android laptops from $899
Google's first Googlebooks are on pre-order from $899. We compare all five with the MacBook Neo, MacBook Air and Windows.
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Fixing a Xiaomi 18 Fold folding screen costs a third of what the phone costs new
Xiaomi 18 Fold and Huawei Pura X Max both start at CNY 10,999. Here is what each costs to repair.
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Chinese police seized 400,000 SIM cards pulled out of second-hand phones
Chinese police seized 400,000 SIM cards from second-hand phones. The case shows why a local number proves nothing in Kenya.
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Trump wants AI renamed “super intelligence”, a word that already means something else
Trump told the UN that US documents will say "super intelligence", a term researchers reserve for AI smarter than humans.
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Here’s every Samsung Galaxy currently testing One UI 9 update
Samsung was supposed to be moving on from One UI 9 beta testing by now. The company officially kicked off…
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Apple is limiting iPhone 18 Pro Max battery in software to meet a shipping rule
iPhone 18 Pro Max battery is capped below 20Wh until activation. We explain why and how Prepare to Ship works.
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vivo launches the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max
vivo's X500 Pro Max brings a 200MP zoom camera, 8,000mAh battery and 2nm chip, starting at CNY 6,999 in China.
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Trump says AI needs no brakes as Anthropic and OpenAI rethink their IPOs
Trump says he will form an AI Force and name an AI czar, rejecting AI leaders' calls to slow development.
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itel’s A300C launches with 6,000mAh battery, 720p screen, Android Go
itel launched the A300C in India at ₹10,999, about $115 or KES 14,900, with a 6,000mAh battery and no 5G.
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Samsung drops the Galaxy Watch 4 from its security update list after five years
Samsung has dropped the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic from its security patch list after exactly five years.
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Google brings Gemini workshop to Kenyan creators and students
Google's Nairobi Gemini workshop covered creative tools and a student offer with 12 free months, verification requirements and paid renewal
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iPhone 18 Pro eSIM has a 4,288 mAh battery, the Pro Max eSIM gets 5,567 mAh, bigger than the physical SIM models
The eSIM iPhone 18 Pro has a 4,288 mAh battery and the eSIM Pro Max 5,567 mAh. The SIM tray…
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Xiaomi 18 Pro launch confirmed for September 23, with batteries up to 8,500mAh
Xiaomi launches the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max in China on 23 September, without the standard Xiaomi 18 model.
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vivo launches the X500 series today, with memory costs pushing every price up
vivo launches the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max in China today, with memory costs pushing every price up
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Honor X9e Pro launching soon with 11,000mAh battery and 80W charging
Honor launches the X9e Pro on 24 September with an 11,000mAh battery, 80W charging
