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Progress has been made – but it remains to be seen if it’s towards a bright future or a bleak dystopia. Neuralink’s first human patient is now able to move a mouse through thinking about it, a Reuters report reads.Last month, Neuralink implanted a chip in the brain of a human, after receiving approval for human trial recruitment in the Fall of 2023.Back in 2022, the Neuralink project entered its human trial phase – prior to that, Neuralink carried out testing with primates, killing 15 of the 23 test monkeys. Now, the patient zero with a brain chip appears to…
Back in the beginning of February, we told you about a mystery duo of upcoming Snapdragon chipsets from Qualcomm with model numbers SM8635 and SM7675, respectively.Now, the SM8635 has been spotted in a new Realme phone that’s listed on Geekbench (via 91 Mobiles). This phone carries the model number Realme RMX3851 and the Geekbench listing suggests the rumored Snapdragon SM8635 chipset. The technical details show the unnamed Realme RMX3851 could come with Android 14 and 16GB of RAM. The chipset, being dubbed ‘pineapple’, hints at the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – ‘pineapple’ was a nickname that was linked to the…
Samsung has just announced important updates coming to its Galaxy Buds lineup. Among the changes revealed this week, Samsung mentions Auracast, a feature that’s been released last year and allowed users to turn their Samsung smart TVs into shared radio stations.Now, the South Korean company promised to bring Auracast support to phones and tablets including the Galaxy S24 series. Currently, Auracast for Samsung smart TVs makes it possible for users to broadcast across multiple Galaxy Buds via their smart TVs.According to Samsung, the upcoming “Broadcast sound using Auracast” feature will be available on the following devices: Galaxy S24 series, S23…
Mobile photography has come a long way, but every once in a while you get a shot that’s simply not great – you’ve zoomed too much, or it’s dark, or you have shaky hands – the result is a blurry mess.“Shaky hands, poor seating, darkness — if you’re not up close and personal with the subject of your photo, a lot can come between you and the perfect shot. With Galaxy S24, that’s a thing of the past” – that’s what the latest Samsung article about the hot flagship reads.The Galaxy S24’s ProVisual Engine uses upgraded hardware and new AI…
Majin Bu, who is quickly becoming one of the more prolific leakers on “X,” has posted a tweet that contains what he says will be two new colors for the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. As Bu writes in his tweet, “Based on the information I was able to find, the new colors of the iPhone 16 Pro could be Desert Yellow (Desert Titanium) similar to the gold of the iPhone 14 Pro but deeper and heavier Cement Gray (Titanium Gray) a shade of space gray similar to that used on iPhone 6.”The leaker has a…
If you’re a fan of the existing tab organization tools that Chrome has on the desktop, you’ll be glad to know that the mobile version may be adopting one very helpful one. As per a recent update to the experimental Chrome Canary version 124, the ability to create tab groups — even if you only have a single tab to start with — will be coming to Android.While desktop Chrome has allowed single-tab groups for some time now, this feature will be new to the Android experience. Spotted by @Leopeva64 on X, this feature first appeared back in January in…
Google Pixel Fold users may be getting back a handy feature that made a brief appearance in a beta build and is now resurfacing on Android 15. Currently, when the Pixel Fold goes from an unfolded to a folder state, the outer screen shuts off (except for specific scenarios like video playback or navigation via Google Maps). However, although it was initially spotted in the code, new screenshots are now available showing that you may soon be able to continue with business as usual when folding the device. Google initially attempted to solve this issue in an early Android 14 QPR1…
Apple appears to be stealing a page from Google by performing an A/B test for those with the latest beta version of the Apple Music app for Android. The feature being tested involves the use of third-party service “SongShift” which transfers music playlists and music libraries across platforms and allows you to share them with friends. For example, you can use “SongShift” to move your playlists from Apple Music to Spotify or vice versa.The A/B test that some Apple Music subscribers on Android are seeing (and some aren’t) seems to involve an integration of “SongShift” within the Apple Music app…
Five malicious apps that racked up tens of thousands of downloads were removed by Google Play after a research firm published a report about them.The apps contained the banking trojan Anatsa and were after users in the UK, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. Initially, the apps were specifically targeting Samsung users but later on, it became manufacturer agnostic.Research company ThreatFabric which was the first to report on the resurgence of Anatsa revealed to Bleeping Computer the names of the phony apps. They are as follows: Phone Cleaner – File Explorer PDF Viewer – File ExplorerPDF Reader – Viewer & Editor Phone Cleaner: File Explorer PDF Reader: File…
Nothing is gearing up for the March 5th launch of its anticipated Nothing Phone (2a), and CEO Carl Pei is keeping the hype alive with a series of teasers. In typical fashion, Pei took to X (formerly Twitter) today to directly debunk the popular rumors regarding the phone’s chipset.For weeks, industry speculation pointed towards the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 SoC powering the Nothing Phone (2a). However, Pei’s post puts those rumors to rest. So, what will the mysterious chipset be? We won’t have to wait long to find out as the company previously announced that it will officially reveal the answer…
Rumors have been swirling around since December that the iPhone 16 would feature an updated design and images posted by leaker Majin Bu give us a glimpse of what it may look like.The tipster has posted an image of an iPhone 16 mold as well as of cases meant for the unreleased phone. Given that the phone is still at least nine months away, it’s a little too early for accessory makers to make cases for the phone but that wasn’t enough to deter them. The mold probably accurately represents the design, as Bu seems quite confident that it’s based…
For years, Reddit functioned as its famous tagline states: “The front page of the internet.” However, last year, much of that changed when the site’s management announced that they were moving to a paid API model, causing more than 6,000 subreddits to go dark in protest and many of the third party apps to shut down. Now, more changes are in tow that could bring on even more backlash against the popular site.After the site’s changes last year when it began charging for its API, reports began to surface that it was reportedly planning to block sites from scraping its data. This…
Apple has updated its support page dealing with the water resistance of the iPhone 7 and later models. The company is now coming out and explicitly stating its position that, contrary to myths and old wives’ tales, a wet iPhone should not be dumped in a bowl of rice. I even found a story I wrote back in 2009 that took the pro-rice side, but this has been debunked (although not debanked) as a method to dry out a soggy smartphone.On Apple’s revised support page, the company warns, “Don’t put your iPhone in a bag of rice. Doing so could…
The reason why Apple is against allowing iPhone users to sideload apps is because it allows users to install potentially dangerous apps on their devices that Apple has not had the opportunity to vet. But this vetting process doesn’t always stop a malicious app from getting listed in the App Store. Recently, Apple removed an app from the App Store that gave iOS users illegal access to streaming movies and television shows.The latest incident involves a fake app named Rabby Wallet & Crypto Solution. The problem is that there is a real crypto app called Rabby Wallet that is under…
Keeping your online accounts safe is a constant battle, which is why using passkeys or two-factor authentication (2FA) is becoming essential. Two-factor authentication codes add an extra layer of security, helping prevent hackers from getting into your accounts, however some of the methods currently use to send these codes are not the safest. This may in fact be changing with Android 15, though, as new lines found in the source code suggest.One common form of 2FA sends a one-time password (OTP) code to you via text or email. While easy to use, these methods carry an inherent risk – the…
Apple may have rolled its eyes over the perceived durability of the foldable displays that Samsung provided it for testing. On the runup to its first device with a foldable screen that will reportedly replace the iPad mini, Apple allegedly tested a number of pliable panels and came away unimpressed by Samsung’s display that broke after a few days of testing.If true, this might delay the launch of the foldable iPad mini-sized gear until Apple waits on the next generation of such panels, but now Samsung is determined to prove how touch the current crop actually is.Samsung foldable display first…