Wear OS 7 is now available for eligible Pixel Watch

Alongside the stable Android 17 release, Google has also started rolling out Wear OS 7 to compatible Pixel Watch models. The update introduces several new features and system improvements, while Google also claims it delivers better battery life. The Wear OS 7 update is currently rolling out to the Pixel Watch 2, Pixel Watch 3, and the latest Pixel Watch 4. In an official blog post, Google detailed the new features and improvements included with Wear OS 7. For starters, the company claims the update can improve battery life by up to 10% compared to Wear OS 6. The update also...

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WhatsApp continues testing "view once" text messages on iOS

WhatsApp has started testing "view once" messages on iOS. As the name implies, these will be messages that you send and can only be viewed once by the recipient. After they viewed them once, the messages will disappear. To enable the functionality you will just need to long-tap on the Send button, which will then present you with the option to "Send as view once". Engage that and you're done. WhatsApp initially started testing this feature on Android earlier this month, and now the same is happening on iOS. The view once option is already available for photos, videos, and voice...

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Sony unveils the Lytia 910, its first LOFIC sensor, and it boasts 100dB dynamic range

Sony just announced its first LOFIC image sensor, the Lytia 910. “LOFIC” stands for “Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor”. In other words, it solves the issue of photodiodes becoming saturated by too much light by placing a capacitor next to each diode – this significantly increases the full well capacity of each pixel. According to Sony, the Lytia 910 will have 100dB of dynamic range – with a single exposure! For comparison, a sensor like the Lytia 901 needs multi-frame exposure to get to 100dB. The Sony Lytia 910 supports Triple Conversion Gain (TCG) HDR. This means that each pixel...

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Motorola Razr 70 Ultra/Razr Ultra 2026 in for review

We finally got our hands on the Motorola Razr 70 Ultra (aka Razr Ultra 2026 in North America), and it's looking quite familiar. Here it is next to its predecessor - physically, aside from the different back panel on these specific two models, there's not much of a difference. You've got mostly the same displays - 7.0-inch 165Hz on the inside, 4.0-inch cover screen; the same SoC - a now-aging Snapdragon 8 Elite; even the camera system is unchanged. The screen on the new Razr Ultra has a few more nits at the high end, and the battery has grown to 5,000mAh (up from...

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ChatGPT grows user base to over 1.1 billion but its market share is shrinking

OpenAI's ChatGPT had an early start in the AI chatbot race, which cemented its dominant position that it's held for years. However, that is now eroding. For the first time ever, ChatGPT now has less than 50% of the AI chatbot pie, as its competitors have made massive strides lately. By May, ChatGPT's market share was down to 46.4%, followed most closely by Gemini (27.7%) and Claude (10.3%). 46% market share is still impressive, but ChatGPT started at 100% all those years ago, let's not forget. On the other hand, more and more people are using AI chatbots, with ChatGPT going over the...

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Meta's Threads celebrates 500 million users with a bunch of new features

There was a time when many Twitter alternatives popped up, and Meta couldn't resist throwing its hat in this game too, with Threads. Threads may have started as a way to capture people leaving Twitter after Elon Musk bought it, but it's now all grown up, it seems. The service has reached 500 million monthly active users, having added about 100 million since last August. Undoubtedly, its ties with Instagram have made it easier to jump to than other Twitter wannabes. But Meta says the recently launched communities feature has been driving a lot of the growth. To celebrate the...

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Apple releases second developer betas of iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6

Apple is working on iOS 27, but this doesn’t mean that work on the current iOS 26 version has stopped. In fact, iOS 26.5 came out a month ago, which was followed by 26.5.1 to fix a charging issue. Now there is iOS 26.6 on the way too. Currently, Apple is seeding the second developer beta for iOS 26.6 (build number 23G5043d), iPadOS (23G5043d), watchOS (23U5040d) and macOS (25G5043d). The release notes don’t mention any new features, so this appears to be just a round of polish. iOS 26.6 developer beta 1 included a security upgrade for Apple Maps. Also, it added a warning in the Contacts...

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