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VPNs are intended to keep your data safe and protect your privacy, but how do you know which VPNs actually do what they claim? Google has taken steps to keep users informed and help them find secure VPNs with the introduction of a new Verified badge. The badge (a shield with a checkmark and the word “Verified” underneath) is featured prominently in the search results and on an app’s details page. It indicates that the given VPN app complies with the Play Safety and Security Guidelines and has acquired a Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA) Level 2 validation. The new...


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Samsung Galaxy S24 FE owners are still waiting for the One UI 7 update, but now there is a way for the really curious to check out the new software. It’s a roundabout solution that involves the Remote Test Lab (RTL). RTL is intended to allow app developers to remotely connect to a real device and test out their app – this way they can test on all Galaxy devices, without having to buy them, which is great for small devs. You don’t have to be a developer, you just need a Samsung account and you can take One UI 7 out for a spin. Keep in mind that this is just a virtual test and not a way...


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Smaller (not small, but smaller) flagships seem to be undergoing some sort of resurgence in China these days, with vivo leading the fray with its X200 Pro mini, which was unveiled alongside the X200 and X200 Pro back in October.While the other two have since made it to international markets, the mini has stayed in China - but not for long, if a new rumor is to be believed. The vivo X200 Pro mini is now allegedly headed to India, where it should arrive "by" the second quarter, whatever that means. The second quarter is April to June, by the way.The vivo X200 Pro mini has a...


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Apple introduced Apple Intelligence last September with the iPhone 16 series, which was released later in October. It's not available in all countries and supports only the English language in most regions around the world. However, Apple Intelligence will get support for over half a dozen languages in April.This announcement came from Apple CEO Tim Cook during the company's Q4 2024 earnings call. Cook said, "In April, we're bringing Apple Intelligence to more languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese, as well as...


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The pre-order period for the Samsung Galaxy S25 series is now over, but the good news is that you can still get the pre-order perk if you decided to buy one just now – the flagship trio still comes with a free storage upgrade.Check out our Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review for our thoughts on Samsung’s latest rigid flagship. It’s the priciest of the bunch, but it’s also the only one with dual telephoto cameras (including a 50MP 5x periscope), a display with anti-reflective Gorilla Armor 2 and S Pen support (even if air gestures are no longer available). ...


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According to a new report from the always-in-the-know regarding Apple products Mark Gurman, Apple has canceled development of a pair of AR glasses. These would have paired to Macs, and not worked standalone like the Vision Pro headset.The company allegedly shuttered the project this week. The device would have looked like normal glasses but with built-in projectors that would display information, images, and video in the field of view for each eye.Interestingly, Apple worked on including lenses that changed their tint depending on what the user is doing, basically like a status...


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The OpenAI o3-mini, previewed in December 2024, has been released by OpenAI as its "most cost-efficient model" in its reasoning series. The o3-mini's strength lies in science, math, and coding, and it's optimized for STEM reasoning.OpenAI says that o3-mini provides a specialized alternative for tech domains that require speed and precision, and with medium reasoning efforts, it matches the o1's performance in science, math, and coding while delivering faster responses. The company also said that o3-mini was 24% faster than o1-mini in A/B testing, with an average response time of 7.7s...


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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra unveiled last month hasn't shipped yet, but we've already got its teardown video, showing the 2025 Samsung flagship getting disassembled and assembled.The video begins with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's back cover being removed (obviously) as the first disassembly step. It's done with the help of a machine called Samsung Automatic Octa Disassembler.Samsung Galaxy S25 UltraThe video is a little over 14 minutes, and it's in Hindi. However, YouTube's auto-generated and auto-translated subtitles were mostly accurate, so language shouldn't be an...


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The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI is the latest mini PC from the Taiwanese brand. This particular model was announced in December of last year and was the first mini PC to feature Intel's new Core Ultra processors (Series 2) along with Microsoft Copilot+.The model we have here today is the flagship variant with the Intel Core Ultra 9 288V with 32GB of LPDDR5X memory. Asus sells this device as a barebones PC, meaning it does not include storage out of the box but our unit did come with 1TB SSD included for testing.Before going further into the testing, it's worth noting the price. It's a...


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The S Pen was first introduced in 2011 with the original Galaxy Note – this original design was a passive device that relied on a Wacom layer in the Note device itself to track its position and, later on, things like pressure too.Then in 2018 the Galaxy Note9 added a battery and Bluetooth connectivity to the S Pen, allowing it to trigger actions remotely. In the camera, for example, a single press would take a photo, a double press would switch between cameras. You could also advance photos in the Gallery app, go to the next slide in PowerPoint, control music players and so on, all with...


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The pre-order window for the new Samsung Galaxy S25 flagship trio is closing and the first units are on their way to their new owners – if they haven’t arrived already. But will Samsung start 2025 with strong sales like it did 2024?The results from last week’s poll show cause for concern – the new models are perceived as only minor upgrades over previous generations of S-phones, so many are considering not upgrading this year or seeking out an older model. There is some good news too, though not what we expected.The Galaxy S24 Ultra outsold the S23 Ultra and was the most popular model...


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Pre-orders for the Galaxy S25 series started last week and are still underway – open sales officially start on February 7. We already looked at early offers, but now Amazon has tweaked its deals, so let’s have another look.The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is available with a free storage upgrade (to 512GB) and it includes $80 store credit. The 1TB variant is available in the US too, you can get it from Samsung. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra coming February 7 512GB: free storage upgrade & $80 credit1TB:...


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The Galaxy S25 Ultra is all the talk these days, and we are now bringing you our video review. The differences to the S24 Ultra are subtle, but they add up, and we’ve made sure to go over the main changes. Be sure to check out our written review for more details like benchmarks, camera samples, and our usual set of tests. S25 Ultra features a revamped design, which is slightly slimmer than its predecessor. The display gets some of the thinnest bezels around, and the new Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chip is a real powerhouse. You're also getting the latest AI features, including AI...


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AppleCare+ will ditch the fixed-term plan and will move to subscription-only. The report came from Mark Gurman this past weekend, and Apple is already making the decision. According to a report, third-party retailers are no longer offering the prepaid model, and it remains available only on Apple's website, where we expect it to disappear shortly. AppleCare is a one-year limited warranty and 90 days of free technical support. It covers hardware defects, failures, or dead pixels, but it does not cover damage from handling, like cracked screens from drops. AppleCare+ does cover...


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Oppo has been teasing the Find N5 since last month, and today, the brand announced the folding smartphone will arrive in two weeks. Oppo didn't reveal the Find N5's launch date, but we expect it to be unveiled no later than February 20. Oppo hasn't detailed the Find N5's specs sheet yet; however, it previously confirmed the smartphone will support 50W wireless charging and come with IPX6, IPX8, and IPX9 ratings. The Oppo Find N5 is rumored to have Snapdragon 8 Elite's seven-core version at the helm, making it one of the first smartphones to have this Qualcomm chip under...


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