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Samsung Unpacked Surprises, iPhone 17 Leaks & More – Smartphone News Roundup (July 19–20, 2025)

Samsung Unpacked Surprises, iPhone 17 Leaks & More – Smartphone News Roundup (July 19–20, 2025)

A leaked internal document claims the iPhone 17 lineup will offer 15 color options across four models (Standard, iPhone 17 Air, Pro, Pro Max), with an orange/copper finish exclusive to Pro and Pro Max, and the unveiling is expected in roughly two months. Apple plans to release the iOS 26 public beta in late July, around July 23, to test the redesigned Liquid Glass UI ahead of the fall release. Rumors indicate Apple is developing a foldable iPhone for late 2026 that could start around $1,800–$2,000 and unfold to about 4.8 mm thick, with Samsung supplying a crease-free display. Samsung
20 July 2025
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Blast-Off Breakthroughs: Fusion Lasers, Space Feats & Tech Triumphs in Weekend Roundup (July 19–20, 2025)

Blast-Off Breakthroughs: Fusion Lasers, Space Feats & Tech Triumphs in Weekend Roundup (July 19–20, 2025)

SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 24 new Starlink satellites on July 18 from California, with the booster landing for the 14th time on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, expanding the constellation to nearly 8,000 active satellites. Raytheon delivered the OCX GPS control software to the U.S. Space Force, upgrading the Global Positioning System backbone to improve precision and security for military and civilian users. Senate appropriators voted to restore funding for dozens of NASA Earth science and space exploration missions in the 2026 budget, shielding projects deemed critical. The weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission
20 July 2025
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AI Weekend Shockwave: Global Breakthroughs, Big Tech Bets & Bold Moves (July 19–20, 2025)

AI Weekend Shockwave: Global Breakthroughs, Big Tech Bets & Bold Moves (July 19–20, 2025)

OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Agent mode, allowing the chatbot to take actions on a user’s behalf using a built‑in browser and plugins, with access granted to paying subscribers. AWS announced AgentCore, a toolkit to build enterprise AI agents at scale, featuring seven agent services and an AI Agents Marketplace, plus a $100 million fund for agentic AI startups. Meta Platforms formed a new Superintelligence Labs unit and vowed to invest hundreds of billions in AI, hiring Mark Lee and Tom Gunter from Apple and Alexandr Wang of Scale AI as part of an aggressive recruitment drive for AGI, and planning
20 July 2025
Ambient Listening Revolution: How Nuance’s Always‑On AI is Transforming Healthcare, Homes, and More

Ambient Listening Revolution: How Nuance’s Always‑On AI is Transforming Healthcare, Homes, and More

Nuance Communications, acquired by Microsoft in 2022 for about $19.7 billion, pioneered ambient clinical intelligence and Dragon Medical used by more than 550,000 physicians. In 2020 Nuance launched Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) to securely capture doctor‑patient conversations and automatically generate clinical documentation. In March 2023 Nuance announced DAX Express, the first fully AI‑automated clinical documentation app combining ambient AI with OpenAI’s GPT‑4. By mid‑2023 DAX Express was being integrated into Epic’s EHR software as a “co‑pilot” for clinicians. In 2025 Microsoft unveiled Dragon Copilot, a unified voice AI that merges Dragon Medical One with DAX ambient listening and new GPT‑based
20 July 2025
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TiVo OS: The New Smart TV Platform Taking on Roku, Google, and More

TiVo OS: The New Smart TV Platform Taking on Roku, Google, and More

In August 2022, Xperi announced TiVo OS at IFA Berlin and named Vestel as the first OEM partner. By November 2023, TiVo OS had six OEM partners shipping TVs in 15 European countries under 17 brand names. In mid-2023, the first TiVo OS TVs began shipping in Europe, with Vestel-produced models including Bush, JVC, Telefunken, Digihome, and Hitachi among others. During 2024, Konka and Skyworth joined as TiVo OS partners, and Sharp Europe launched GK/GM series TiVo OS TVs (43–70 inches) while Panasonic introduced TiVo OS on the W60A line (43–65 inches) in Europe. Xperi set a target to reach
20 July 2025
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Google Glass: From Futuristic Hype to Privacy Nightmare to Enterprise Hero (2025 Update)

Google Glass: From Futuristic Hype to Privacy Nightmare to Enterprise Hero (2025 Update)

Google started Project Glass at Google X around 2011, officially announced in April 2012, with a dramatic June 2012 I/O live demo. Time magazine named Google Glass its Invention of the Year in 2012. The first Explorer Edition shipments began in April 2013, priced at $1,500. Explorer Edition hardware included a 640×360 display (perceived as a 25-inch screen at 8 feet), 5 MP photos, 720p video, bone-conduction audio, 16 GB storage (12 GB usable), 2 GB RAM, a dual-core TI OMAP processor, and a weight of 36 grams. Public reaction shifted to privacy concerns and the ‘Glasshole’ stigma, with bans
20 July 2025
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Space Race Frenzy: Starlink Soars, New Missions Ignite & Solar Storms Flicker (July 17-18, 2025)

Space Race Frenzy: Starlink Soars, New Missions Ignite & Solar Storms Flicker (July 17-18, 2025)

NASA announced TRACERS, a pair of satellites to study Earth’s magnetosphere, slated to launch in late July 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from California, flying in tandem across the poles to observe magnetic reconnection, alongside three NASA tech demos including a “Polylingual” communications terminal and a smallsat radiation belt cleanup demonstrator. NASA announced SNIFS, the Solar Eruption Integral Field Spectrograph, to be carried by a sounding rocket from White Sands, New Mexico, with a July 18 launch window to study the Sun’s chromosphere and solar eruptions. NASA’s Crew-11 mission features four astronauts—Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg
20 July 2025
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Pixel 10 vs. iPhone 17 – 2025 Flagship Showdown Leaks Reveal Shocking Upgrades

Pixel 10 vs. iPhone 17 – 2025 Flagship Showdown Leaks Reveal Shocking Upgrades

Pixel 10 is powered by Google’s Tensor G5 built on a 3 nm process from TSMC, with 12 GB of RAM on the standard model and a triple-camera setup led by a 50 MP GN8 main sensor and 5× telephoto, plus 4K60 HDR video support. Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL feature 16 GB of RAM with up to 1 TB storage, while the base Pixel 10 uses a 50 MP GN8 main, 13 MP ultrawide, and 11 MP 5× telephoto to form a true triple-camera system. iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are powered by
20 July 2025
iPhone 17 Leaks Reveal Ultra‑Thin ‘Air’ Model, Big Upgrades & Everything We Know (Mid‑2025)

iPhone 17 Leaks Reveal Ultra‑Thin ‘Air’ Model, Big Upgrades & Everything We Know (Mid‑2025)

The iPhone 17 family will comprise four models—iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max—with the Plus variant dropped and a September 2025 launch tied to iOS 19/26. The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be ultra-thin at about 5.5–6mm, feature a centered rectangular camera bar, use an eSIM-only design, relocate the USB-C port toward the back, and include MagSafe and an Action Button. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max reportedly switch to an aluminum frame with a two-tone back and a wider horizontal camera bar, with the Apple logo possibly repositioned. All models
20 July 2025
Google Pixel 10 Leaks Reveal 5× Zoom Camera, New AI Tricks & Early Launch – Everything We Know

Google Pixel 10 Leaks Reveal 5× Zoom Camera, New AI Tricks & Early Launch – Everything We Know

The Google Pixel 10 launch event is scheduled for August 20, 2025 in New York City, where the Pixel 10 lineup will be unveiled. For the first time on a base Pixel, Pixel 10 adds a telephoto camera with around 5× optical zoom alongside a 50 MP Samsung GN8 main sensor and a 13 MP Sony IMX712 ultrawide. The Pixel 10 base features a 6.3-inch flat OLED display with 120 Hz, while the Pixel 10 Pro uses LTPO 1–120 Hz with brighter panels and the Pro XL sits at 6.8 inches with similar specs. The Tensor G5 chip uses TSMC’s
20 July 2025
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Tech Turmoil: Crypto Hits $4 Trillion, SpaceX’s 8,000 Satellites & More Non-AI Bombshells (July 18–19, 2025)

Tech Turmoil: Crypto Hits $4 Trillion, SpaceX’s 8,000 Satellites & More Non-AI Bombshells (July 18–19, 2025)

In July 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Microsoft to halt China-based engineering on Pentagon cloud work, with Frank Shaw saying no China-based teams will provide technical assistance and the involvement ending immediately. Blackstone withdrew from the TikTok US sale bid led by Susquehanna and General Atlantic, a consortium that could have given US owners an 80% stake, as the forced divestment deadline was pushed to Sept. 17. On July 21, 2025, India’s Enforcement Directorate summoned Google and Meta executives for questioning in a probe into illicit online betting ads and whether the platforms accepted payments to promote them. Nvidia
19 July 2025
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AI Upheaval: 48 Hours of Breakthroughs, Big Tech Bets & Backlash (July 18–19, 2025)

AI Upheaval: 48 Hours of Breakthroughs, Big Tech Bets & Backlash (July 18–19, 2025)

OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Agent on July 18–19, 2025, a mode that lets the chatbot act on the user’s behalf using a virtual browser and plugins like Gmail and GitHub to perform multi-step tasks with user permission. AWS unveiled AgentCore at its NY Summit, a toolkit for enterprises to build and deploy custom AI agents at scale, featuring seven core agent services and an AI Agents Marketplace, plus a $100 million fund for agentic AI startups. Meta Platforms formed Superintelligence Labs and vowed to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in AI, while carrying out a mass talent recruitment including
19 July 2025
2025’s Top Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers – Latest Innovations and 2026 Trends

2025’s Top Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers – Latest Innovations and 2026 Trends

Apple Watch Series 10 (2024) features a 1.9-inch OLED display, ECG, SpO₂, skin-temperature sensing, and about 18 hours of battery life, with Series 11 rumored for fall 2025 to bring major innovations such as a possible Watch X design and micro‑LED display. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 (2025) comes in 41mm and 45mm sizes, adds the Antioxidant Index and Bedtime Guidance, uses a faster 3nm Exynos W930 chip, and starts at $349 for the 41mm Bluetooth model. Samsung Galaxy Ring launched in 2025 as a titanium smart ring with heart-rate, motion, and skin-temperature sensors and up to seven days of battery
19 July 2025
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Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in Honduras: A Digital Lifeline in Central America

Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in Honduras: A Digital Lifeline in Central America

As of early 2024, about 7.03 million Hondurans were internet users, representing 65.9% of the population. Internet penetration rose from roughly 25–30% in the mid-2010s to about 61% in 2023 and 66% in 2024. There is a sharp urban-rural divide, with about 55% of urban residents online in 2019 versus around 20% of rural residents. In 2024, Honduras had 8.41 million active mobile cellular connections, roughly 79% of the population, with many people using multiple SIM cards. By 2023, about 85% of the population had access to at least a basic 4G signal from Tigo and Claro, though speeds differ
19 July 2025
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2025–2026 Hi-Fi & Home Audio Gear Showdown: Amplifiers, Speakers & Soundbars Unveiled

2025–2026 Hi-Fi & Home Audio Gear Showdown: Amplifiers, Speakers & Soundbars Unveiled

Denon’s AVR-A1H is a 15-channel flagship AV receiver weighing about 70 pounds, delivering 150 W per channel with four independent sub outputs and 9.4.6 Dolby Atmos support. Marantz launched the CINEMA Series AV receivers, including the 9×110 W Cinema 50 and 11-channel Cinema 40, with 8K HDMI 2.1, Dirac Live upgradeability, and HDAM amplification. Yamaha’s flagship Aventage RX-A8A is an 11.2-channel AV receiver. Sony’s STR-AZ7000ES is a 13.2-channel 8K-capable AV receiver, built on a rugged steel chassis and introducing 360 Spatial Sound Mapping in its ES lineup. KEF LS60 Wireless speakers combine four force-canceling Uni-Core woofers, a Uni-Q driver array,
19 July 2025
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Future-Proof Your Home Theater: 2025-2026 TVs & Streamers Showdown

Future-Proof Your Home Theater: 2025-2026 TVs & Streamers Showdown

LG G5 OLED (2025) is part of the OLED evo line, features a four-stack panel, up to 165Hz refresh, Alpha 9 Gen8 processor, HDMI 2.1, and comes in 55″–97″ sizes with the 55″ model launched around $2,499. Samsung S95F OLED (2025) delivers up to 2,000 nits peak brightness, a 165Hz panel, four HDMI 2.1 ports, a matte anti-glare screen, and uses the Neo Quantum processor (NQ4 AI Gen3) with Vision AI, with sizes 55″–83″ and no Dolby Vision. Sony Bravia 8 II (2025) is a flagship QD-OLED with ~25% higher peak brightness than the A95L, 55″–77″ sizes, Cognitive XR processor,
19 July 2025
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2025 Wireless Audio Showdown: Hottest New Earbuds & Headphones (and 2026’s Next Big Things)

2025 Wireless Audio Showdown: Hottest New Earbuds & Headphones (and 2026’s Next Big Things)

Sony WH-1000XM6 over-ear headphones, launched mid-2024 and priced around $449, feature a 12-microphone adaptive ANC system, about 30 hours of battery with ANC, a foldable design, a 30mm carbon-fiber Soft Edge driver, LDAC, Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast, and Speak-To-Chat. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones introduce Bose Immersive Audio with head tracking, offer up to 24 hours of battery with Immersive Audio off (about 18 hours with it on), have a $429 MSRP, and provide customizable ANC with a microphone array. Apple AirPods Max remain a premium over-ear option at $549 and 385 g, featuring Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking
19 July 2025
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XR Face-Off: The Top Smart Glasses & Mixed Reality Headsets of 2025–26

XR Face-Off: The Top Smart Glasses & Mixed Reality Headsets of 2025–26

Apple Vision Pro, unveiled in 2023 and shipping in early 2024, uses dual 4K micro-OLED displays totaling 23 million pixels, is powered by an M2 chip plus a custom R1 processor, offers eye and hand tracking with about 12 ms passthrough latency, an external battery delivering around 2 hours, and starts at $3,499 in the US. Meta Quest 3, released in October 2023, is a standalone VR/MR headset priced at $499 for 128GB, with 2064×2208 per-eye LCD (~25 pixels per degree), ~110° field of view, 6DoF inside-out tracking, full-color passthrough, and pancake optics that are 40% thinner. Microsoft HoloLens 2,
19 July 2025
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2025’s Hottest Phones Face Off: Flagship vs. Budget (and Feature Phones) and What’s Coming in 2026

2025’s Hottest Phones Face Off: Flagship vs. Budget (and Feature Phones) and What’s Coming in 2026

In 2025 flagship smartphones use premium materials—Apple’s Pro iPhones with titanium alloy frames and Gorilla Glass Victus 2/3—while foldables such as Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 showcase improved Ultra-Thin Glass hinges. Displays in 2025 feature OLED panels with 120Hz LTPO refresh rates, QHD+ resolution on many flagships, and brightness over 1,500 nits, with foldables refining durability and crease handling. Performance centers on 3nm/4nm chips like Apple A18 Bionic (~3nm, 10+ billion transistors) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with RAM up to 16GB on top models and 6–8GB on mid-rangers. Android and iOS remain dominant, with Android
19 July 2025
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Latest Laptops, Ultrabooks & 2-in-1s (2025–2026): In-Depth Comparison

Latest Laptops, Ultrabooks & 2-in-1s (2025–2026): In-Depth Comparison

The Apple MacBook Air 13″ (M4, 2025) delivers a fanless design with about 15 hours of battery life and starts at around $999. The Dell XPS 13 (2025) uses Intel 14th-gen Core Ultra (or ARM Snapdragon X Elite), features a 13.4″ 3K OLED display, and offers up to ~24 hours of battery life. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8″ (7th Edition, 2025) runs on Snapdragon X Elite and achieves roughly 12–15 hours of all‑day battery life with a fanless design. The HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) uses an Intel Core i7-1360P with a 13.5″ OLED 3:2 display and around 10 hours
19 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

Barclays share price jumps into earnings week: what to watch before Tuesday’s results

Barclays share price jumps into earnings week: what to watch before Tuesday’s results

8 February 2026
Barclays shares closed up 2.71% at 479.1 pence on Friday, ahead of full-year results and a targets update due Tuesday. Barclays and NatWest have both submitted offers for Evelyn Partners, with a deal announcement possible this week, according to Reuters. Mary Francis will retire from the Barclays board in May. Investors are watching for signals on costs, credit quality, and capital returns.
Rolls-Royce share price ends week higher on buyback update as RR.L eyes turn to results

Rolls-Royce share price ends week higher on buyback update as RR.L eyes turn to results

8 February 2026
Rolls-Royce Holdings shares closed at 1,229p on Friday, up 1.78%, as the FTSE 100 gained 0.59%. The company reported buying 742,570 shares on Feb. 5 as part of its £200 million buyback, bringing total repurchases to 12.66 million shares. Rolls-Royce will attend the World Defense Show in Riyadh, noting over 80% of its Saudi workforce are nationals.
Vodafone share price: Buyback kicks off, but Germany recovery is the next test for VOD.L

Vodafone share price: Buyback kicks off, but Germany recovery is the next test for VOD.L

8 February 2026
Vodafone (VOD.L) bought 27.1 million shares this week as its new buyback began, with the stock closing Friday up 1.47% at 110.6p after a sharp drop the day before. Investors remain focused on Germany’s service-revenue growth and the pace of buybacks ahead of Monday’s open. The company maintained full-year guidance after reporting 5.4% group service revenue growth in Q3, with Germany up 0.7%.
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