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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The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will reportedly feature a scratch-resistant, anti-reflective display

The new display tech will not be available on the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air

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- Oppo extended it's partnership with Hasselblad

- They'll co-develop the next gen mobile imaging system

- So, the next Oppo flagships will come with Hasselblad branding

- But there is no partnership between OnePlus & Hasselblad as of now, ended before OnePlus 13 launch!

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Due to issues like network interruptions, screen freezing, and unresponsive gestures when closing apps in certain situations, Xiaomi 14 Series Updates are withdrawn

1) Xiaomi 14: OS2.0.210.0.VNCCNXM
2) Xiaomi 14 Pro: OS2.0.208.0.VNBCNXM

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The LPDDR5X Mem cost has increased by 5%

The new SD 8e 2 & D9500 are based on N3P most probably & not N3E. N3P is a bit more improved version, offers 5-10% Perf/watt & 4-5% increase in Transistor Density with bit lower cost/Transistor.

So Flagships can maintain the Normal Price

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