Hearing a song out of nowhere and trying to identify its title is still a regular occurrence even today. With an iPhone, it’s quicker to identify songs using Siri or Shazam. Now with the latest iOS software, you can add recognized songs to Apple Music immediately. nextpit shows you the best tricks on how to use music recognition on iPhone and sync them to Apple Music.
A brand new year, and the world gets a new Xiaomi fitness tracker. We are now looking at the 8th iteration of the Xiaomi Smart Band, aptly named the Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro. The new model sports a larger display at a lower price. Find out what else has changed since the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro (review) and what the new fitness tracker from Xiaomi has to offer in general in this review.
Rumors suggest Samsung is working on launching the Galaxy Watch 7 in three variants, with the standard and classic models joined by a new variant that might end up being known as the Ultra. The lineup is anticipated to run on the new Exynos chipset. Apart from the speedy processor, the upcoming Galaxy smartwatches could also feature a larger memory.
iOS 18 is expected to be one of Apple’s biggest iPhone updates, primarily because of the slew of on-device and cloud AI features that are tipped to be integrated. More than just AI tools, it was also reported substantial customizations compared to iOS 17 will be introduced. Now, word from the grapevine sheds more details on what these usability improvements could look like.
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Sennheiser extends its Accentum range of affordable Bluetooth headsets with the Sennheiser Accentum Plus Wireless, a mid-range model with a premium touch. I reviewed this wireless headset with Active Noise Cancellation which sells for $229.90 a pop. If you’re looking for a headset with good audio quality, decent ANC, and full connectivity at a low price, this full review should interest you.
Following the announcement of the flagship-tier Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 earlier this week, Qualcomm has unveiled its mid-tier Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC today, which is slated for upper mid-range and premium Android devices. The new chip enables on-device AI capabilities with support for numerous LLMs (Large Language Models) while also adding a faster Wi-Fi 7.
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Samsung has pledged to extend the new Galaxy AI features debuted with the Galaxy S24 to older Galaxy smartphones. The initial announcement said the support was limited to a few Galaxy models due to hardware constraints. However, Samsung is now backtracking as it confirms it is working to enable Galaxy AI even for older devices like the Galaxy S22.
What are your plans for the weekend? If you’re tired of the usual apps and games on your smartphone, let us introduce you to some lesser-known options. After trying them out, you might even wonder why you hadn’t heard of or bookmarked nextpit’s Top 5 Apps of the Week before. We ensure that there’s always something to pique the interest of a wide range of readers by selecting apps from both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Installing new software updates on smartphones is fairly laborious process due to how it could take up a chunk of your precious time and limiting your device usage. Google has improved that on Android with the seamless update feature, allowing you to use the handset while updates are being installed in the background. Now, after many years, Samsung is only implementing the feature starting on the Galaxy A55 (hands-on).
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The Ugreen Nexode Robot GaN 65W is a cute little USB charger with a tiny face that depicts the charge level of your device. Its compact size conceals three USB ports that can charge a trio of devices simultaneously at a maximum power of 65 watts. I’ve reviewed the Ugreen Nexode Robot GaN and would like to share my honest opinion with you.