1+ hour, 48+ min ago (397+ words) If the Fenix 8 Pro's painfully high price for LTE and satellite scared you off, this satellite handheld gives backpackers a flexible alternative. As exciting as it was when the Fenix 8 Pro added LTE and satellite in a compact wearable device, its $1,200+ price tag made it a tough sell, and its small size limits areas like battery life. Now, Garmin is launching the InReach Mini 3 Plus, an SOS satellite handheld communicator that may be a more practical option for serious backpackers who spend time in cellular dead zones. Unlike past InReach models like the Messenger Plus or Mini 2, the InReach Mini 3 Plus has a touch display that spreads across most of its body, in addition to the usual nav buttons. This will make menuing and sending messages on the device significantly easier, where before you had to tap through letters one…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago (160+ words) This might alleviate some headaches from those constant alerts. Samsung is reportedly cooking up a feature within its One UI settings that might alleviate the problems users face with apps that have too many ads. This blocking mechanism seemingly involves your Galaxy device putting the app in question into deep sleep, stopping all shenanigans. There's hope for this feature, though it seems more testing is required to know its extent, as Vats discussed in the comments. The code discovery suggests this ad-spam protection will be available on all Galaxy devices, not just its phones. However, testing is required to see if this feature works "systemwide." Moreover, shortly after, there was an alleged wallpaper leak for the S26 series. There are rumors that the series could launch in Mint, Coral, Black, Violet, Silver, and Grey. A third phase is purported to start…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago (397+ words) If the Fenix 8 Pro's painfully high price for LTE and satellite scared you off, this satellite handheld gives backpackers a flexible alternative. As exciting as it was when the Fenix 8 Pro added LTE and satellite in a compact wearable device, its $1,200+ price tag made it a tough sell, and its small size limits areas like battery life. Now, Garmin is launching the InReach Mini 3 Plus, an SOS satellite handheld communicator that may be a more practical option for serious backpackers who spend time in cellular dead zones. Unlike past InReach models like the Messenger Plus or Mini 2, the InReach Mini 3 Plus has a touch display that spreads across most of its body, in addition to the usual nav buttons. This will make menuing and sending messages on the device significantly easier, where before you had to tap through letters one…...

7+ hour, 45+ min ago (343+ words) Nothing just gave its new budget phones its best software yet. If you own a budget smartphone, you're probably used to waiting. While flagship owners flaunt the latest software, the mid-range crowd often sits in the waiting room for months. Nothing broke that cycle with the Phone 2a Plus, and it continues it with its latest budget models. Just days after upgrading its flagship Phone 3, the company is pushing the stable Android 16-based Nothing OS 4.0 update to the Nothing Phone 3a and 3a Pro. For those tracking the version numbers, this is build B4.0-251118-1551. It jumps these devices straight to Android 16, layering Nothing's signature monochrome aesthetic on top of Google's latest OS improvements. The first thing you'll notice is the new look. There are redesigned app icons and two new lock-screen clock faces inspired by old dot-matrix displays. The standout feature, though, is the…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago (203+ words) Here's what to expect from this update. Samsung opened a beta program in the U.S. and Korea for the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro a few months ago for One UI 8 Watch testing. That beta program just concluded as of Dec. 1, according to posts on Samsung's community forums. This signifies the Wear OS 6-based update is extremely close to launching for the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. If Samsung's usual release pattern holds, Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro users can expect the stable One UI 8 Watch update to roll out in the coming days or weeks, now that the beta program has concluded. One UI 8 Watch is a major update that brings all of Google's Wear OS 6 improvements paired with Samsung exclusive. Bedtime Guidance, Antioxidant Index, and the Now Bar are a few of the new feature highlights....

10+ hour, 3+ min ago (471+ words) The Galaxy Z TriFold gets its first hands-on showcase, revealing how it folds, the software experience, and more. Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold is no longer a secret. Samsung officially unveiled the device on December 1, 2025, and even though it won't launch in the U.S. until early 2026, a new video has shown what to expect when it finally goes on sale. Popular YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss went hands-on with the Galaxy Z TriFold shortly after Samsung revealed it. The video covers everything, including the unboxing, design and build, software experience, internal hardware, and what it's actually like to use the phone. The video starts with a quick unboxing of the trifolding phone. Arun (Mrwhosetheboss) notes that while most modern Samsung phones ship in small boxes, the Galaxy Z TriFold arrives in a much larger box. It's similar to what Samsung did with the first Galaxy…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago (335+ words) Samsung appears to be cleaning up its mess with a sharper Galaxy Buds 4 redesign. If you felt like Samsung lost the plot with the Galaxy Buds 3 redesign, you aren't the only one. The vertical stems and Blade Lights were a massive departure from the brand's identity and drew comparisons to Apple. But fresh leaks suggest Samsung is listening. New imagery buried in the One UI 8.5 firmware code gives us our first confident look at the upcoming Galaxy Buds 4, courtesy of Android Authority. Since the Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro, Samsung has been ditching the bean-shaped Buds design it has defended for years. And like their predecessor, the Galaxy Buds 4 are likely to continue leaning toward the AirPods crowd with a slimmer stem. The upcoming buds appear to blend a semi-open fit with a short stem packed with outward-facing microphones. The…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago (335+ words) Samsung appears to be cleaning up its mess with a sharper Galaxy Buds 4 redesign. If you felt like Samsung lost the plot with the Galaxy Buds 3 redesign, you aren't the only one. The vertical stems and Blade Lights were a massive departure from the brand's identity and drew comparisons to Apple. But fresh leaks suggest Samsung is listening. New imagery buried in the One UI 8.5 firmware code gives us our first confident look at the upcoming Galaxy Buds 4, courtesy of Android Authority. Since the Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro, Samsung has been ditching the bean-shaped Buds design it has defended for years. And like their predecessor, the Galaxy Buds 4 are likely to continue leaning toward the AirPods crowd with a slimmer stem. The upcoming buds appear to blend a semi-open fit with a short stem packed with outward-facing microphones. The…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago (246+ words) HMD and Xplora built a stripped-down smartphone for kids who don't need the algorithm. Most parents have faced the tough moment when their child asks for a smartphone, and it feels like the only options are making them feel left out or giving them access to the whole internet. It's a lose-lose scenario that HMD Global and Norwegian smartwatch brand Xplora are finally trying to fix. Instead of cramming another budget Android device with TikTok-baiting features, the company has teamed up with Xplora to build a phone that tries the opposite approach. The new XploraOne drops social media entirely. If the name sounds familiar, that's because Xplora has spent years making kid-focused wearables. But this is its first step into feature phone territory. The XploraOne offers core functions, supporting messaging, calling, location tracking, and a simple camera, without added games…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago (343+ words) Nothing just gave its new budget phones its best software yet. If you own a budget smartphone, you're probably used to waiting. While flagship owners flaunt the latest software, the mid-range crowd often sits in the waiting room for months. Nothing broke that cycle with the Phone 2a Plus, and it continues it with its latest budget models. Just days after upgrading its flagship Phone 3, the company is pushing the stable Android 16-based Nothing OS 4.0 update to the Nothing Phone 3a and 3a Pro. For those tracking the version numbers, this is build B4.0-251118-1551. It jumps these devices straight to Android 16, layering Nothing's signature monochrome aesthetic on top of Google's latest OS improvements. The first thing you'll notice is the new look. There are redesigned app icons and two new lock-screen clock faces inspired by old dot-matrix displays. The standout feature, though, is the…...