These are the approved new emoji characters coming to iOS 26 next year

The new characters include
1. distorted face
2. fight cloud
3. ballet dancers
4. Apple core
5. trombone
6. orca
7. hairy creature
8. treasure chest

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Galaxy S23's latest One UI 8 internal stable build version EYG5 brings the new One UI 8 feature, Adaptive Clock, on the lock screen.

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Xiaomi 16 Pro Max
- 7500mAh± battery + 100W charging
- 50W Wireless Charging
#Xiaomi #Xiaomi16 #Xiaomi16ProMax

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Honor is evaluating a 7.9"± Small Screen Tablet
#Honor

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Exynos 2500 was optimized specifically for the smaller cooling of a Flip foldable

For it to still be a generation ahead in performance over the Tensor G5 is embarrassing for Google

It also confirms Google has been the problem with Tensor, not Samsung or TSMC

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iOS 26 vs OneUI 8

Samsung Good Lock Theme Park has been updated! It now lets you add effects to default icons, with several settings you can adjust. You can easily create icons with custom glass,effects colors and transparency, making it more user-friendly than ever.

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A Canadian got stuck in a "smart" elevator due to a Windows update.

He couldn't open the doors or call for help — the screen with all the buttons just rebooted.

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iOS 26 vs OneUI 8.0 vs Google Android 16 - LockScreen

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🤖 Grok Launches AI Companions — Ani & Bad Rudy Now Live!

🧠 Elon Musk’s Grok 4 introduces animated AI companions for Super Grok subscribers ($30/month)
📱 Available via the Grok iOS app (Android coming soon)

✨ Meet the Companions:
• Ani — a goth anime-style girl inspired by Misa Amane, responds in a flirty, whispery voice via text & voice chat
• Bad Rudy — a sarcastic 3D red panda with a wild personality
• More characters coming soon, including Chad

🎮 Features:
• Real-time interaction with animated avatars
• Voice, text, and visual responses
• NSFW toggle (controversial but optional)
• Screenshot & clip capture support
• Powered by Grok 4, with 128K context memory & DeepSearch mode

⚠️ Currently in soft launch — only on iOS
💬 Musk: “Customizable companions coming soon”

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Motorola has rolled out a new update for the MotorolaEdge50Neo, enabling the Circle to Search feature.

The update weighs in at 739 MB and primarily focuses on bug fixes and stability improvements.

#motorola

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one of the Oppo K13 Turbo series phone entered testing in India (most likely 8s Gen 4 variant)

- It'll launch in India soon, expect the launch ~ August end or September

- Performance focused
will compete with performance centric phone ~35K segment

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MASSIVE update on the OPPO Find X8 Ultra

OPPO is killing it with updates this year

- 120FPS LOG
- 10X shortcut
- AI Call Assistant
- Audio monitoring in Pro video mode
- AI Perfect Shot
- Export videos as live photos
- Widget stacking

& more

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