On July 31, Spider-Man: Brand New Day will have its premiere in cinemas all across the world. In the movie, Spider-Man will be using a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, while Ned Leeds, another character, will try to locate him using a Galaxy Z Fold and a Galaxy Watch. To celebrate the paid product placement, Samsung … Read More “Samsung teams up with Spider-Man to promote its foldables” »
iPhone owners will tell me until they go blue in the face that the iPhone has the best camera hardware of any smartphone – at which point, I usually get the Oppo Find X9 Ultra out of my pocket and show them what a real camera phone can do. I genuinely think iPhone users still … Read More “This big iPhone 18 Pro camera rumor may tempt me back from Android” »
Google has officially begun rolling out the stable Android 17 update to eligible Pixel devices, the company announced in a blog post. The update will also be seeded to supported phones from other Android manufacturers throughout 2026. Alongside, Google has released the Android 17 source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The Android … Read More “Android 17 stable update is rolling out to Pixel phones” »
Apple’s 20th anniversary iPhone is starting to take shape, and it won’t be a single flagship moment. Instead, it will be a two-device launch. The redesigned iPhones, internally codenamed V73 and V74, are reportedly set to replace this year’s iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. They will arrive in the same size categories. That means … Read More “Apple’s long-rumoured anniversary iPhone will reportedly come in two sizes” »
Published on 2026-06-18, 1665 words, 7 minutes to read You’d think that given the same bytes of input you’d get the same bytes of output. lol. lmao. No, you don’t. It’s complicated. Anubis is about to get WebAssembly-based proof of work checks so that administrators can use a non-SHA256 proof of work method to protect … Read More “I hate compilers – Xe Iaso” »
Samsung is overhauling how its One UI Beta Program works, making it significantly easier for Galaxy users to jump in. Just as importantly, jump out again. The update, spotted in a notice within the Samsung Members app via SamMobile, is designed to remove much of the friction. This friction has long defined Android beta testing. For years, enrolling in … Read More “Samsung has just made it very easy to test out new versions of its phone software” »
Hudson Rock said the attackers went on to “actively intercept SSL VPN authentication hashes and crack them using a massive, dedicated 45-GPU cluster managed via Hashtopolis.” From there, they used the GPU cluster to crack the hashes, meaning to try massive combinations of plain-text passwords until they found the right one. These passwords allowed the … Read More “Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks” »
Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon Reality Elite as its next-gen XR platform to redefine what’s possible in spatial computing, as it’s designed to power immersive spatial computing experiences and deliver advanced on-device AI performance. The Snapdragon Reality Elite will power high-performance all‑in‑one video-see-through (VST) headsets and lightweight tethered optical-see-through (OST) devices. It also brings powerful generative … Read More “Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Reality Elite as its next-gen XR platform” »
Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist. As a co-founder of Goodwater Capital, a firm focused exclusively on consumer and prosumer technology, he has built a portfolio spanning entertainment, healthcare, fintech, and live experiences — with investments in companies like MIDI Health, Fever, … Read More “Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI” »
Microsoft is launching the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, now powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 chips. The Surface Pro 13″ comes in Platinum, Black, and Dune colorways, and the company says it “combines the flexibility of a tablet with the capability of full Windows”. It starts at $1,499 and uses the Snapdragon X2 Plus … Read More “Microsoft launches Snapdragon X2-powered Surface Pro and Surface Laptop” »
