Samsung’s A5 series has been around for almost a decade and has established itself as a reliable mid-range device. This year’s model, the Galaxy A56, follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, the Galaxy A55, with improvements made in both hardware and software fronts. However, there is also a drawback compared to its predecessor. I will talk more about this later. I have been spending time with the new smartphone for some weeks now and in this smartphone review, I will share what the fascination of this model is and whether it is worth buying.
LG announced its exit from the smartphone market four years ago but promised to keep updating its phones for a few years. Now, the South Korean brand has set a deadline for the update of its servers for its mobile phones. If you have an LG Wing, Velvet, or other mobile, it is time to install the final updates before they vanish from the internet.
Apart from their more powerful AI features, Samsung’s flagship Galaxy smartphones offer customization of the side button to assign a digital assistant other than Bixby. For instance, users can set Gemini to quickly access the chatbot with just a long press. Samsung has now announced that this feature will expand to select mid-range Galaxy devices.
Following Google’s merging of Google Pay into Google Wallet for Android, the platform has received a steady stream of meaningful and useful features, alongside expanded availability. It now appears that the digital wallet app could soon gain the ability to easily add cards with a simple gesture.
From the moment I slipped the Oura Ring 4 onto my finger, it was clear this wasn’t just another wearable. Widely endorsed by wellness experts and biohackers alike, the Oura Ring has built a reputation as the gold standard in smart rings—and the fourth generation more than lives up to the hype. Even with high expectations, I’ll be honest: it still managed to blow me away. There’s a reason people are willing to pay a premium for this level of innovation.
What once seemed like pure science fiction will soon become reality: autonomous Uber vehicles will ferry passengers to their destination safely without any human intervention. This technology is being provided by Volkswagen. Those responsible for this vision are talking about an ambitious 10-year plan.
Debates about self-driving cars look set to continue
Shokz split the drivers of its latest open-ear earbuds — the OpenFit 2 are said to offer more bass thanks to a 17.3 mm driver. At the same time, battery life has increased up to 11 hours of active music playback, and we can (finally) control our music using physical buttons. This nextpit review reveals whether this pair of $179.95 open-ear earbuds impress in everyday life and during sporting activities!
Samsung previewed the Galaxy S25 Edge earlier this year but has since remained tight-lipped on its key features and pricing. However, ahead of its anticipated launch, the flow of leaks continues. The latest information allegedly reveals the pricing of this ultra-thin Galaxy device, confirming that at least the base model won’t be as expensive as the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
OnePlus has been teasing the OnePlus 13T for some time, hinting at unique features of the device. Now, the company has officially unveiled it, bringing a fresh take with powerful specs and reviving the OnePlus T series after a three-year hiatus. The OnePlus 13T is launching in China first, and there’s no word yet on a global release.
We gamers can usually agree on one thing: We hate microtransactions. And why wouldn’t we? Microtransactions are one of those things that are just too easy to hate. They epitomize everything that’s wrong with modern gaming. And we have the bad, greedy companies to blame for it, right? But is it really their fault, or are microtransactions a problem that we created ourselves? The day that thousands of gamers decided to spend money on a set of horse armor is when microtransactions, as we now know them, were born, and now we have to live with that.