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Leak reveals what the ASUS ROG Phone 10 series could have been

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. ASUS took the bold call of pausing its smartphone business earlier this year, pivoting to AI-based hardware, including commercial PCs and smart glasses. Among the victims of this decision was the ROG Phone 10 series, devices that were in development but never saw […]

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I Tested the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 for a Week and It’s a Rugged Scene-Stealer

Samsung’s new rugged smartwatch hasn’t changed much on the outside, but the biggest upgrades on the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 are all hiding inside. It has a larger battery, more powerful processor and new adventure features to take you from the office to the trails without extra gear. At $700 ($50 more than the original

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Is for Those of Us Who Can’t Stop Scrolling

Samsung has finally made a book-style foldable that’s geared less toward productivity and more toward entertainment. It seems the company has realized that some of us just want a better way to scroll and binge-watch. The $1,900 Galaxy Z Fold 8 is Samsung’s new baseline book-style foldable, sitting between the $1,200 clamshell-style Z Flip 8

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Inside Samsung HQ: An Early Look at the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Hints at the Future of Foldables

If not for the massive “Samsung” display hanging in the vast, minimalist lobby, it would have been hard to tell I was standing inside the headquarters of one of the world’s largest mobile brands. Safety signs throughout the shimmering steel-and-glass building warned against using phones while walking or riding escalators. I had to reconcile the

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Samsung Reveals More About Its Upcoming Google Glasses, Including New Designs

Back at Google’s I/O developer conference in May, I tried Samsung and Google’s smart glasses, which are expected this fall. At Samsung’s latest phone and watch-focused Unpacked event, a few more details on those glasses have emerged. New frame designs, some promised battery life and specs, and also, how Samsung and Google aim to address

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 Gets the Cover Screen Right — for a Price

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8, announced Wednesday during the company’s Unpacked event, launches with the price hike we expected, along with a few welcome tweaks to its design and software that could make the phone easier to use. I got to demo the $1,200 Z Flip 8, and even though that’s a $100 spike from

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The browser wars aren’t about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari

The browser wars have entered a new phase this year: The fight isn’t just over search results anymore — it’s over which company’s AI gets to act on your behalf inside the browser. Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari still dominate the market overall, with Chrome’s edge coming largely from how aggressively it has woven generative

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Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US

Passionfroot, a German startup building a marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, said on Wednesday it has raised $15M in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners. Rebecca Liu-Doyle, managing director at Insight Partners, said Passionfroot is placed well at a time when creators are specializing as AI companies look for more visibility.

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