
Samsung has teased the launch of the Galaxy F70e in India, with the smartphone set to be unveiled next week. The phone is confirmed to pack a 6,000 mAh battery and will come in two different colours.

Oppo has expanded its budget A6 smartphone lineup in China, with the introduction of Oppo A6i+ 5G and Oppo A6v 5G. Both phones are powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset and house a 50MP primary rear camera.

A new leak has revealed multiple details about the upcoming flagship foldable smartphone, the Honor Magic V6, likely to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. Reportedly launching in four colours, the device is also tipped to come with satellite connectivity.

Apple is reportedly planning to release its next-generation MacBook Pro lineup, which will likely be powered by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. These new MacBook Pro models are rumoured to ship with macOS 26.3, and could be released within the next few weeks.

Vivo is tipped to expand its flagship X300 series in the coming weeks, with the launch of the Vivo X300 Max. It is expected to launch alongside the Vivo X300 Ultra and is likely to feature a 6.78-inch OLED 1.5K flat display with ultra-thin bezels.

Apple’s 2026 iPhone lineup is likely to launch in September this year, powered by Apple’s next-gen A20 Pro chip, a bigger battery, and an improved display. The iPhone 18 Pro series could also feature a smaller Dynamic Island and an under-display camera.

The US State Department is deleting years of posts from its official X accounts and will require Freedom of Information Act requests to access the removed content.

YouTube Music is rolling out a new restriction that locks song lyrics behind a paid subscription. After months of testing, users are now limited to a handful of free lyric views before being pushed towards YouTube Premium or Music Premium. The change is arriving widely across regions.

The open letter calls on leadership to disclose all dealings with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, and to divest from partnerships workers say conflict with Google’s ethical commitments.

Apple has quietly expanded its App Review Guidelines, giving itself broader powers to remove apps that rely on anonymous or random chat. The change places these apps alongside categories like pornographic services and bullying platforms, raising fresh questions about safety, censorship, and Apple’s growing discretion over what stays on the App Store.

Security updates have stopped for millions of devices running older versions of Android. If your phone can’t upgrade beyond Android 12, Google’s advice is clear. It may be time to replace it.

The update introduces a new four-tab layout, transparent UI elements, and removes the long-standing hamburger menu. It marks Telegram’s clearest attempt yet to unify its Android and iOS design language.

According to Reuters, the company is developing hardware designed to connect directly to Starlink, with Elon Musk hinting it would not be a conventional phone and could be built around local AI performance.

The removal of an ICE-monitoring app from Apple and Google’s app stores has sparked fresh questions about government overreach and free speech. US lawmakers are now probing whether the Department of Justice crossed a constitutional line by pressuring tech companies to take down lawful apps without court orders.

Trump Mobile has confirmed that its delayed T1 smartphone won’t be made in America. The phone has been redesigned with a bigger screen, more storage and a higher price, with a launch expected in March.

Apple is planning to allow third-party, voice-controlled AI apps to run inside CarPlay, according to Bloomberg. The change could let services such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini handle more complex requests than Siri, while still keeping Apple’s own assistant firmly in control of the in-car experience.

Anthropic’s agentic coding tool is changing how developers approach iOS app creation by automating planning, coding, debugging and documentation directly inside Xcode or through a command-line workflow.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek is making an ambitious move into artificial intelligence with the launch of AI.com, a new AI agent platform built around one of the most expensive domain names ever sold. The project signals Marszalek’s intent to replicate his crypto success in the rapidly evolving AI market.

In 2026, Google Gemini is helping couples plan memorable Propose Day moments by suggesting romantic locations, crafting personalised proposal lines and organising every detail through simple AI prompts.

Greg Brockman says AI agents should become engineers’ primary tool at OpenAI, urging teams to redesign workflows, protect code quality, and build infrastructure that supports large-scale AI-generated software responsibly.

Vaishnaw also said that India will soon add 20,000 GPUs as AI compute capacity expands.

Apple’s Lockdown Mode offers an extreme level of security designed to protect against highly targeted cyberattacks. Aimed primarily at journalists, activists and public officials, the feature tightly restricts apps, websites and connections.

Croma has announced Valentine’s Day discounts across its stores from February 6 to February 15, bringing layered price cuts on smartphones, wearables and other electronics. Among the standout deals is the Apple iPhone 17, now available at an effective price of Rs 47,742 when multiple benefits are combined.

Globally, AI server manufacturing is dominated by Taiwanese Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) such as Foxconn, Quanta, and Wistron, along with branded players like Dell, HPE, and Lenovo, while platforms are largely Nvidia, AMD, and Intel.

OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT with a new Canva integration that allows users to generate visual designs aligned with their brand identity. The feature applies stored logos, colour palettes, and fonts automatically when creating presentations, social posts, or marketing materials through simple text prompts.