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 … Read More “Xiaomi 18 Pro Max camera details leak, two 200MP sensors are in” »
Akshay Gangwar / Android Authority TL;DR Google Meet for Android Auto is now rolling out widely. You can join scheduled calls in an audio-only interface. Joining a Meet call in your car will automatically put your phone in “On-the-Go” mode as well. Google added support for Meet video calls to Apple CarPlay a few months … Read More “Google Meet for Android Auto is rolling out widely now” »
The remake of Resident Evil: Code Veronica opened Summer Game Fest, the annual showcase of upcoming games, which started on Friday. If it’s anything like the previously released remakes of the games, fans can expect some beautiful visuals along with new lore for the series. The trailer for Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake doesn’t offer … Read More “Resident Evil: Code Veronica Finally Gets a Remake” »
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google has developed a smartphone-based system that estimates heart rate and resting heart rate using only the phone’s front-facing camera and on-device AI. The technology reportedly delivers wearable-like accuracy, with resting heart rate estimates coming within five beats per minute of a Fitbit Charge 6 in testing. While still … Read More “Google tests heart rate tracking using just your phone camera” »
We’ve been hearing about the 2026 FIFA World Cup for months, and it’s now upon us. There are more teams and host stadiums than ever this year, and tickets to World Cup matches have been a hot topic since they were first released, with many fans priced out, and transportation to the US and to … Read More “Everything to Know About World Cup 2026: Teams, Hosts, Where and Who to Watch” »
The Food and Drug Administration this week posted what critics call an “underwhelming” epilogue to the devastating outbreak of botulism in babies, which was linked to spore-contaminated formula made by ByHeart. Despite clear tracking of the contamination, the regulator still doesn’t know how the bacteria arrived in the formula—or how to prevent it from happening … Read More “Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn't know cause—or how to prevent it” »
Microsoft wants users to be addicted to Scout, their AI personal assistant 6 June 2026 Jason Koebler, and Emanuel Maiberg, writing for 404 Media: An internal Microsoft strategy document says that the plan for its just-announced “Scout” personal assistant AI is to “make people addicted” to the tool before rolling out additional functionality, 404 Media … Read More “Microsoft wants users to be addicted to Scout, their AI personal assistant – disassociated.com” »
TL;DR Icons for what appear to be two unannounced products were spotted in the Philips Hue app. One of the icons suggests the company could release hexagon panels. The other icon hints at a larger version of the Hue Go. Sometime later this month, Philips Hue is expected to reveal some new lighting products for … Read More “Hue app slip-up may have revealed Philips Hue’s next smart lights” »
On Friday, NASA directed five people on the International Space Station to temporarily shelter in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after engineers discovered air leakage in the Russian segment of the station. Four SpaceX Crew-12 crew members and NASA astronaut Chris Williams entered the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in case NASA required an evacuation. After a few … Read More “NASA Orders ISS Crew Members to Briefly Shelter During Leak Repair Work” »
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 … Read More “Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 to have both Exynos and Snapdragon chips” »
