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Motorola Moto One leaks with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip and wireless charging
Galaxy S27 Pro tipped to skip Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme chip
Leak says Galaxy A38 and A58 will get bigger batteries and faster charging than Galaxy S26
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chips
Samsung Galaxy S26 One UI 9 update begins rolling out in the US
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and S12+ specs leak ahead of early October launch
Samsung rolls out One UI 9 and Android 17 to Galaxy S26 series, US release begins on T-Mobile
Leaked specs suggest Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra and S27 Pro may get LPDDR6 RAM only in higher storage tiers
Google Pixel 11 battery drain linked to Wi-Fi firmware bug
Motorola confirms Qira AI will expand to more phones with Android 17 update
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 at Snapdragon Summit
Motorola Signature 27 debuts as first phone with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Bang & Olufsen audio
Qualcomm announces two 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips with 5GHz CPU cores
Adobe Premiere launches on Android, free to use without a Creative Cloud account
Samsung delays One UI 9 rollout for Galaxy S26 beyond initial September 21 target
Samsung delays One UI 9 global rollout by a week while September patches reach phones and tablets
Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra tipped to keep 5x telephoto camera, other specs leak
Apple’s $250 million Siri settlement claims portal is now open
Some iPhone 18 Pro owners report Face ID failures and reboots after launch
Google officially announces Googlebooks, starting at $899 from five manufacturers
Motorola Signature 27 set for September 22 reveal with 200MP camera and Snapdragon flagship chip
Leaked specs point to larger displays on iPhone 20 Pro models
iPhone 18 Pro teardown reveals how its variable aperture camera works