Since Gemini started replacing Assistant on Android, Google continued to give it important enhancements, making it an even more capable AI chatbot. Over this week, new functionalities have graced in Gemini including an on-screen contextual feature and an extension in Gmail, bringing the AI treatment to users’ inboxes.
Also read: Google Gemini Live impressions
Is it time to perform an audit of the apps and games on your smartphone? If you answered in the affirmative, then take a look at the five listed app and game suggestions from our weekly round-up. We have installed and run these apps and games for both Android and iOS platforms, to make sure no duds are included.
You’re probably familiar with it: your smartphone’s power adapter is always neatly plugged in on the sideboard or bedside table. But what about the energy costs if the power adapter is left plugged in all the time? And is this perhaps even a fire risk? nextpit looks into this and reveals the answer in this article.
Each week, you can save money on video games by checking out the current offer on the Epic Games Store. The quality and genre of the free games vary greatly, so it’s worth checking in every week to ensure you don’t miss out on any great deals. If the game of the week doesn’t appeal to you, there’s no harm in skipping it. This week, you can download “Fallout Classic Collection” and “Wild Card Football”.
Wireless charging is already a popular feature in premium smartphones, some are now starting to offer reverse wireless charging—or Wireless PowerShare on Samsung Galaxy phones. This handy feature makes it easy to recharge a friend’s phone (including iPhones), a smartwatch, or in-ear earbuds. Learn how to use it on Google, Honor, OnePlus, Samsung, and Xiaomi phones.
Apple started rolling out the latest beta of iOS 18.1 to developers yesterday, which is now in its third installment. iOS 18.1 Beta 3 continues to bring new Apple Intelligence features that were first added in the first release. The most notable addition to this update is the AI-powered Clean Up feature or the equivalent of Magic Eraser in Google Photos.
Also read: Top AI feature you should add to your arsenal
While early versions of Android supported installing multiple app updates on Google Play Store simultaneously, this feature was eventually removed. As discovered in the recent Play Store version, Google has seemingly enabled the feature back, making app updates on your Android phone faster.
Also worth reading: How to manually install Google Play Store app on your Android
In the world of consumer electronics, design is all too often placed on the back burner in favor of technical specifications. Samsung plays the piper’s tune and wants to create a synthesis of both with the Music Frame. This speaker was designed to impress both in terms of aesthetics and sound. However, can real sound quality be found behind the elegantly designed façade? Find out what the $399 Samsung Music Frame can do in nextpit’s review.
Samsung offers many ways to personalize our smartphone, including the lock screen. One option that is not mentioned often enough is the real-time weather background. We would like to highlight how the current weather can be displayed in your own photo. How does this work and how do you configure such a weather photo? nextpit has all the details, of course.
With foldable smartphones more common than ever, they also become less fascinating over time. Hence, we see manufacturers begin to reinvent things such as giving them an improved build or new looks. Tecno is no different, recently showed off its latest tri-folding smartphone concept, the Phantom Ultimate V2, following the launch of its initial foldable devices last year.