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Lenovo is expected to release some of the first Googlebook models later this year, and leaked images have now given us a good idea of what they might look like. Leaked press images shared by Digital Citizen and Android Headlines include a laptop and a 2-in-1 tablet, all of which feature Googlebook branding on the keyboard.This is the best look we’ve had at Google’s Chromebook successor since the Android-based Googlebook platform was announced in May. Details about the initiative remain sparse, but we know that Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo are lined up to release the first models sometime…

Chinese tech giant Alibaba released what it says is its largest and “most capable AI model to date,” claiming performance rivaling the best systems from US frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as domestic rivals like Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3. Alibaba said it was making the model, Qwen3.8-Max, widely available to users in a blog post published on Monday. The release had been expected after the company previewed the model last month, when it claimed it was “second only to Fable 5,” Anthropic’s flagship.The open release of another highly capable Chinese AI model adds to sky-high tensions along multiple…

All fitness apps promise the same thing. To get you fitter, faster and stronger, better than their competitor. It truly is a minefield out there, littered with influencer-tied apps and fad diet-eating routines. But, and trust us here, whatever your pursuit there is an app out there for you. And, thanks to the Apple Watch smartwatch, you don’t even need a phone. Yes, there’s no shortage of fitness trackers out there, but the Apple Watch has long proved itself as one of the best on the market. And, naturally, there are many an app out there to help up your…

Apple is planning to launch a version of its ultra popular MacBook Neo model with more RAM, which in the current climate could undermine the idea of behind its launch in the first place. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the second generation model would include a 50% increase in the amount of built-in RAM. The current model has 8GB of RAM, which is limited by modern standards. The next-gen model would have 12GB of RAM in order to be more able to handle Apple Intelligence tasks, according to the report today. Considering the worries over RAM costs – due to…

The best iPhone and iPad photography apps Halide Mark III Halide Mark III further extends the popular camera app’s suite of tools to help you squeeze more out of your iPhone’s snapper. The app’s manual controls, sense of style and clear love of analogue photography remain intact. But everything’s been improved or augmented. The refined design makes it easier to access key controls. Built-in ‘looks’ provide a small but professionally curated selection of film-like alternatives to Apple’s setup. The film simulation engine can be tweaked to suit your preferences, whether that means turning off grain or fiddling with settings in…

You’ve made it through the automated menu, survived the hold music and finally reached a human being! They ask for your booking reference. It is, naturally, buried somewhere inside your iPhone, probably in an email you received six months ago. Internally, you scream. Sure, you could leave the call screen, open Mail, and start frantically searching while attempting to follow the conversation. Or, with Apple’s new Call Context feature, your iPhone could find the reference for you and put it directly in front of you. Which one sounds like the better option? Call Context is coming as part of iOS…

512GB Xbox Series S was €349.99 / £299.99, now €499.99 / £429.991TB Xbox Series S was €399.99 / £349.99, now €599.99 / £519.991TB Xbox Series X Digital was €549.99 / £449.99, now €749.99 / £619.991TB Xbox Series X Disc was €599.99 / £499.99, now €799.99 / £669.99 Read the full article here

The start of a new school year can feel hectic, as parents juggle their kids’ classes, extracurriculars and sports on top of work, appointments, and other responsibilities. It’s easy for things to slip through the cracks, but Skylight’s shared smart calendars can help keep everyone on track, and from August 2nd through August 9th they’re up to $90 off.The sale includes the 10-inch Skylight Calendar for $119.99 ($50 off), the 15-inch Skylight Calendar 2 for $259.99 ($20 off), and the 27-inch Skylight Calendar Max for $479.99 ($90 off). The 10-inch model takes up the least amount of space, though the…

The HP HyperX Omen 15, which I first saw at CES, replaces the HP Victus 15, a longtime bestselling budget gaming laptop. The Victus cost just $800, or less when on sale, and was a good entry point to decent laptop gaming.The Omen 15 has nice little upgrades over the Victus. Its RTX 5050 Laptop GPU can play 2026’s latest games, albeit on low-ish settings. But it’s also got a brighter 16:10 aspect ratio display with higher refresh rate, and a 1080p webcam to make it a little better for non-gaming stuff.I’d call it a working-class gaming laptop, but thanks…

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on smartphones and Android, follow Dominic Preston. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.Believe it or not, it didn’t all start with Samsung. Royole, a now-bankrupt manufacturer of flexible displays, was the first to release a commercial folding phone, the “charmingly awful” FlexPai. Samsung’s first Galaxy Fold followed a year later, plagued by a variety of faults that saw review units break within days. That launch went so badly that it…

Introduction I’ve been mightily impressed with the recent crop of electric cars I’ve had from Mercedes-Benz. The GLC 400 4MATIC electric is no different: this sizeable premium electric SUV offers lots of space and the ever-impressive array of interior tech that’s a standout feature across the current Merc range. However, it’s also a sensible option that didn’t provide me with quite the same levels of excitement as key rivals including the excellent BMW iX3 or Porsche Macan Electric. Nevertheless the electric GLC has great foundations, sitting on the same MB.EA dedicated EV platform (albeit in a midsize format) as the…

Android Headlines claims to have the specs and price for the entire Pixel 11 lineup. What the site shared basically lines up with everything else that we’ve heard in the lead-up to the August 12th event. The Pixel 11 is expected to get a $100 price hike, starting at $899, but will come with 256GB of storage instead of 128GB in the base model. While the entire lineup will sport the new Tensor G6 and Titan M3 chips, the base model Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL are both getting that rumored RAM cut to just 12GB, along…