TL;DR The design of Sony’s upcoming tenth-anniversary premium headphones has been revealed, somewhat officially. The Sony 1000X “The ColleXion” features a metal reinforcement around the headband. The Sony 1000X are expected to cost $649 in the US and could launch on May 19. This year, Sony completes a decade of its WH-1000XM premium Bluetooth headphones … Read More “A celebrity just revealed Sony’s super premium 1000X headphones as a fashion flex” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Android Authority has been able to enable settings in Google Keep that refer to lock screen note fucntionality. The functionality doesn’t currently work, even once enabled in settings. We last saw Google working toward a feature like this in late 2023. An official release timeline remains unknown. A couple … Read More “Google Keep could soon let you take notes from the lock screen” »
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Renders of the Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro have leaked, giving us a good look at the upcoming flagships. The phones feature a design similar to the 15T series from last year. Expect upgraded camera sensors and a hefty price hike. Xiaomi is expected to launch the 17T and … Read More “Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro look stunning in leaked renders” »
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is considering partnering with Samsung and Intel to manufacture chips in the US. It is likely to rely on these partners if TSMC cannot meet its demand due to the new US fab’s limited supply and increasing pressure from AI companies. The talks, however, are far from being … Read More “Apple could turn to Samsung as a Plan B for its iPhone and Mac chips” »
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR The FCC is implementing stricter KYC rules for telecom service providers. Carriers may be penalized based on the number of spam calls originating from their networks. It is also cracking down on foreign manufacturers utilizing loopholes to sell equipment in the US. Spam calls are a bane of our … Read More “FCC proposes stronger KYC rules to end spam calls” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working to incorporate Low Light Boost for the Google Messages in-app camera preview. The feature brightens the viewfinder in real time to aid framing in dimly lit scenarios. However, Low Light Boost does not affect the final photo quality, as it only affects the camera preview, not … Read More “Google Messages may soon solve your dark viewfinder struggles” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR You can now download a working PC port of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The port requires the Minish Cap game ROM, though. This news comes as we see plenty of other console games unofficially ported to PC in recent months. We’ve seen a stream of console … Read More “One of the best handheld Zelda games now has an unofficial PC port” »
TL;DR A recent report shows image- and video-related AI features result in far more downloads than newer models. Both ChatGPT and Gemini saw huge spikes in downloads following the launches of their respective image generation tools last year. However, while OpenAI monetized it well, generating $70 million, Google made only a small fraction from its … Read More “That viral Ghibli trend helped ChatGPT make millions of dollars” »
Paul Jones / Android Authority Screenshot TL;DR Apple has been trying to bring Face ID under-display with no success, and Android brands avoided it due to security risks. Metalenz’s Polar ID Under Display works flawlessly under an active OLED screen, eliminating the need for camera cutouts. It ditches traditional cameras for metasurfaces that read polarized … Read More “New under-display face unlock tech could finally kill the notch” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple has released the iOS 26.5 release candidate, which officially introduces end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS conversations between iPhone and Android. A new encryption toggle in the Messages settings will now be enabled by default, preventing third parties from intercepting chats. While currently in the RC phase, the feature … Read More “iPhone-Android RCS messaging finally gets end-to-end encryption” »
