Google makes its AI Plus plan cheaper, doubles the cloud storage that comes with it

Google scored a big victory yesterday as its Gemini model became the foundation of Apple’s new Siri. But the tech giant is pushing even harder to grab as much market share during the AI boom as possible – it just made its base AI plan cheaper. Google AI Plus used to be $8 a month and came with 200GB of storage. The monthly price has been reduced to $5 or the local equivalent, wrote Vikas Kansal on his X account (Kansal is the Product lead for Google AI subscriptions). We clicked around the various local sites and here are some of the prices in local currencies: USD 5 / CAD 7 / GBP...

Apple unveils next-generation Apple Intelligence, here are the features

The headline feature Apple unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference today is undoubtedly Siri AI, but the company has also revealed some other Apple Intelligence features that are coming to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. The Photos app now "taps into more powerful image models" to let you make edits, "while respecting the original moment as it was captured", Apple says. With Spatial Reframing, you can touch and drag a photo and preview a perspective shift in real time, thanks to "Apple's deep understanding of spatial models" on the Vision Pro...

Here's what's new in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple talked about the upcoming iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Both of these are available in preview for developers today, and they will be in open beta for anyone to try starting next month. They will then be released to the public this fall. The headline feature for both iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 is, of course, Siri AI, the company's long-awaited AI chatbot that's deeply integrated into these systems, complete with its own app. There are also a bunch of other new AI features that Apple has grouped into the "next-gen Apple Intelligence" umbrella. Aside from...

Watch Apple's WWDC 26 keynote livestream here

Apple’s WWDC is set to kick off in a few hours with a keynote presentation. CEO Tim Cook is likely to open the event, which could mark his final WWDC keynote at the helm of Apple. Later this year, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus will succeed Cook as CEO. The Worldwide Developers Conference keynote is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM PT (7:00 PM CEST). During the presentation, Apple is expected to unveil the next generation of its software platforms, including iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. Apple will livestream the...

vivo X Fold6 will run on OriginOS 6 Fold, real-life images leak

vivo has officially begun teasing its next-generation foldable smartphone, the vivo X Fold6. Senior vivo executives have started revealing key details about the device on Weibo, offering an early look at what to expect. Meanwhile, real-world images of the vivo X Fold6 have surfaced online after the device was allegedly spotted in the wild. According to vivo, the foldable will debut with the new OriginOS 6 Fold, which will include an upgraded Atomic Workbench designed to improve multitasking and productivity. The software will also offer an enhanced AI assistant along with a suite of...

Xiaomi 17T series lands in China, 17T gets battery boost

Following their global launch last month, the Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro have now made their way to the Chinese market with one major upgrade for the vanilla 17T. It gets the same 7,000mAh Si/C battery as the Pro model. For those keeping track at home, that’s a 500mAh boost compared to the global version. Charging is still capped at 67W. Outside of the battery boost on the 17T, and the additional 16GB RAM option on the 17T Pro, the Chinese variants offer the same core specs as the international models. Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro key specs (machine translated) The 17T gets a 6.59-inch...

OnePlus Turbo 6X and Turbo 6X Pro to debut on June 10

Last week, OnePlus revealed the design and key features of its upcoming Turbo 6X series. The company has now confirmed the launch date for the Turbo 6X and Turbo 6X Pro in China. According to an announcement on OnePlus' official Weibo account, the Turbo 6X series will debut in China on June 10. OnePlus has already disclosed several key specifications of both smartphones, and pre-reservations are now live through the company's official online store in China. The OnePlus Turbo 6X is confirmed to feature the MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Super chipset, a 7,000mAh battery, and an LCD...

Weekly poll: will you buy the Motorola Razr Fold?

Motorola joined the flip foldable market pretty early on with the Razr 2019, a few months before Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip (a delayed launch meant that these two arrived very close together). However, Samsung had kicked things off with a book-style foldable the year before, while Motorola took this long to make its first. The Motorola Razr Fold is already available in multiple regions, starting with the UK and Europe, then India, the US and Canada. Motorola Razr Fold The Razr Fold features a 6.6” cover display, a 21:9 LTPO panel with 1080p+ resolution and up to...

Oppo Pad 5 Matte Display (aka Air5) benchmark scores

The Oppo Pad 5 Matte Display has a 12.1” IPS LCD that is optimized for reading and note-taking. It has 2,800 x 1,980px resolution, runs at 120Hz refresh rate and renders 12-bit colors. As the name suggests, this has a matte display instead of a glossy one. The panel is TÜV Rheinland certified for a 97% cut to reflections and a 70% reduction in harmful blue light. You can check out our unboxing post to learn more about the slate and its key selling points. Here we will focus on performance – how good is that Dimensity 7300 Ultra? Note that we are testing the middle version with 8GB of RAM...

Weekly poll results: the Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro are too expensive, but a price cut can fix that

Predictably, the €100 price hike on the Xiaomi 17T series upset many voters in last week’s poll. However, Xiaomi did make some good choices too. The Xiaomi 17T is smaller than its predecessor and its Pro sibling – it has a 6.59” display versus 6.83” on the 15T and 17T Pro. Barely anyone complained about the smaller size, so, well done Xiaomi. The big battery (6,500mAh) inside the phone certainly helps. The capable 50MP 5x/115mm periscope also proved to be a popular change among voters. And while the Dimensity 8500 Ultra can’t fight flagship-grade silicon, it is just the right chipset to...

Samsung Galaxy Watch9 and Watch Ultra 2's charging speeds revealed as they get 3C certified

Samsung is expected to unveil its next-gen Galaxy Watches alongside its new folding smartphones, rumored to go official on July 22 at an event in London. Samsung hasn't confirmed how many smartwatches it will unveil, but the charging speeds of two of them have been revealed as they got 3C certified. The two Samsung smartwatches, bearing model code SM-L3550 and SM-L7150, have appeared in the 3C database with support for 10W charging. The SM-L3550 is believed to be the Galaxy Watch9, while the SM-L7150 is likely the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. The Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch Ultra had...

Here's when the Infinix Smart 20 is landing in India

Infinix initially launched the Smart 20 in some markets in March, and now the brand is finally ready to bring this device to India. It's launching over there on June 8, which is this coming Monday, at 12PM local time. It will be sold on Flipkart. The Smart 20 has a 6.78-inch 720x1576 LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 700-nit peak brightness, the MediaTek Helio G81 Ultimate SoC at the helm, 4GB of RAM, 64/128GB of expandable storage, an 8MP main camera, an 8MP front camera, and a 5,200 mAh battery with support for 15W wired and 5W reverse wired charging. The phone runs Android...

Samsung Galaxy A27 and Redmi 17 4G get certified ahead of release

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy A27 has already starred in two sets of leaked renders, and was also spotted in the Geekbench database. Now, it's been certified for sale in Singapore by IMDA, and this mandatory regulatory step signifies that its launch is finally getting very near. The device will unsurprisingly have dual-SIM support, as well as 5G, NFC, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. These are all the details that the certification has revealed about it. According to the aforementioned Geekbench listing, the A27 is powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM. IMDA has also...

OpenAI will voluntarily comply with Trump's new AI reviews order

OpenAI's head of countries, George Osborne, said that it will voluntarily comply with President Trump's new AI executive order. The order, signed by Trump on Tuesday, requests (not orders) access to the latest AI models 30 days before their release. The order was originally drafted to require companies to submit their AI models 90 days before public release. But public pushback and Trump's own publicly-admitted doubts made the change. OpenAI will submit its next-gen AI models to participate in a benchmarking process to assess “advanced cyber capabilities of AI models and determine...

The new AI Siri will require a waitlist to try, new report claims

On Monday, June 8, Apple will unveil iOS 27, which is widely rumored to contain the revamped AI-infused Siri powered by Google's Gemini models. This has been a very long time coming, with the company first announcing an AI Siri back in June of 2024. That has seen delay after delay, but it's now finally (almost) here. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the new Siri will be labeled as a beta at first, and will require you to join a waitlist in order to try it. Now it's unclear whether this waitlist will function only during the iOS 27 beta period, or will also be extended even after iOS...

RedMagic Astra 2 gets certified ahead of release this month, here are the main specs

The next RedMagic tablet is launching in China as the RedMagic Tablet 5 Pro this month, that much has already been confirmed by the brand. We expect this to be branded Astra 2 internationally, since the original Astra was a rebranded Tablet 3 Pro for global markets, and the number 4 was skipped due to tetraphobia). Today the RedMagic Astra 2 has been certified for sale in China by the relevant authorities, and this process has revealed that it has support for 80W wired charging. The prolific Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo says the Astra 2 will have a 9-inch...

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max camera details leak, two 200MP sensors are in

A new rumor from China today claims the upcoming Xiaomi 18 Pro Max will have a 200MP main camera using a 1/1.28" type "new generation" LOFIC sensor. The phone also allegedly has a 200MP periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and f/2.4 aperture. This camera uses a 1/1.56" type sensor. The telephoto camera will support macro shooting from approximately 15cm. This is a wildly different setup compared to the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max's 50MP main camera and 50MP periscope telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom. The telemacro focusing will be closer in the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max too, 15cm vs....

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 to have both Exynos and Snapdragon chips

We've already heard that Samsung would be using the Exynos 2600 SoC in the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip8, but today a new report from a Korean tipster brings some additional context. Apparently, the company will use both the Exynos 2600 and a Qualcomm chip (presumably the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5), and which one you get will depend on your region. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 leaked CAD-based render Samsung has done this before, it's nothing new, and if history repeats then expect North America to get the Snapdragon version for sure. What's interesting is that the source of this rumor claims...

Apple may have cancelled all Vision Pro successors, black version leaks

Apple may be working on a black Vision Pro headset. Images purportedly depicting it have been outed (see below), but it's unclear if this will actually be launched as an alternative to the white version that's been out for a while now, or if perhaps this was just a prototype that the company has scratched during the development process. Apple vison pro black color did you like? pic.twitter.com/J9JIYhbWmq— pipfix (@LusiRoy8) June 3, 2026 To add to the intrigue, Ming-Chi Kuo has now revised his roadmap for Apple's smart glasses and headsets, which he originally published last year. In...

vivo X500 Pro Max display details leak

Back in April we first heard that vivo's upcoming X500 family would also include the X500 Pro Max, with the brand seemingly following in Xiaomi's footsteps, which of course was itself inspired by Apple's long-running smartphone naming scheme. Today Digital Chat Station on Weibo has shared some details about the vivo X500 Pro Max's screen. According to him, it will be a 6.85-inch flat LIPO OLED panel with "2.5D" glass on top, "2K" resolution, and a 144Hz refresh rate. vivo X300 Pro The panel will also support high-frequency PWM dimming across the entire brightness range. The screen...

Oppo and vivo are both making DJI Osmo Pocket 4 competitors, camera info leaks

Back in February we first heard that vivo was working on its very own vlogging camera to rival DJI's Osmo Pocket line, and now a new rumor from China claims Oppo is doing the same too. According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, both the Oppo and the vivo devices will feature a 200MP camera using a 1/1.12" type sensor. That size is very specific and points towards Sony's Lytia 901, unveiled last November. DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Oppo may co-brand its vlogging camera with Hasselblad, and vivo with Zeiss. Both of these will have "flagship-level" chips that aren't mentioned, and they will...

Xiaomi 18 display and battery details leak

The Xiaomi 18 is coming in September, rumor has it, and according to a new leak from China, it will boast a 6.4-inch flat screen. That's marginally bigger than its predecessor's 6.3" panel, and it will keep the same 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The Xiaomi 18's panel will allegedly have "2K" resolution, which is an improvement over the Xiaomi 17, as well as ultra-narrow bezels, and large rounded corners. The phone's battery capacity will start with the number 7, and one commenter on Weibo seems to think it will be 7,800 mAh. Xiaomi 17 Anyway, even if it's "just" 7,000 mAh, that's still...

Apple's first Developer Center in Europe will open its doors in Berlin later this year

Apple is looking to improve its relationship with and help out app developers in Europe as it announces plans to open its first Apple Developer Center on the continent. It will be located in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, and will open its doors later this year. Apple already has Developer Centers in Bengaluru, Cupertino, Shanghai and Singapore. The center will be a place where developers can attend workshops where they will learn more about the wide variety of Apple platforms: phones with iOS, tablets with iPadOS, desktops with macOS, smartwatches with watchOS, streaming devices...

Oppo's upcoming ColorOS said to be borrowing some Liquid Glass UI elements from Apple

The next big release for Oppo's Android skin is ColorOS 17, which will presumably be based on Android 17. This is coming within the next few months, and today a rumor from China claims it will draw more than a little bit of inspiration from Apple's Liquid Glass design, introduced with iOS 26 last year. Unfortunately there aren't many details, but the source claims Oppo's version is more "liquid acrylic" than "liquid glass", since it has "relatively weak refraction" on the UI elements. The advantage of choosing this option is allegedly lower power consumption and better...

iPhone Ultra to sport a liquid metal hinge

Apple's first foldable smartphone, widely rumored to be coming this fall under the name iPhone Ultra, is now said to sport a liquid metal hinge. This information comes from one of the most prolific leakers over on Weibo. According to this source, the development of the iPhone Ultra is progressing rapidly, and prototypes have already been shipped to carriers worldwide for testing ahead of the launch. Despite the name, "liquid metal" is an alloy that isn't actually liquid, but unlike traditional metals, which have a rigid, crystalline atomic structure, it has a disordered,...