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Amid a consumer boycott of their Xbox business, Microsoft are apparently ending the Israeli military’s access to certain Azure cloud and generative AI technologies used to surveil Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. As reported by the Guardian, one of the publications who originally exposed the surveillance project, the company told Israeli officials last week that spy agency Unit …

Update from September 26, 2025:Despite OnePlus’ claims, the OnePlus 15 won’t be the first smartphone featuring a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. That honor will go to the Xiaomi 17 series, which is already available for preorders and it’ll be launched in China on September 27. OnePlus still has the opportunity to be the first brand to launch a Snapdragon …

Sometimes, you have to skip a number in the quest for parity — and the Xiaomi 17 series of phones does exactly that while bringing a few intriguing features to consumers in the process. Following the recent announcement of the iPhone 17, Xiaomi has opted to skip the number 16 altogether in an effort to keep generational parity with its …

The majority of OnePlus phones in use today may be vulnerable to a security flaw that leaves SMS and MMS data exposed, and it won’t be patched until mid-October. Only OnePlus phones still running 2020’s OxygenOS 11 or earlier are believed to be safe from the flaw. Security company Rapid7 was first to discover the vulnerability, which relates to changes …

Rushil Agrawal / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus has confirmed that it’ll launch the world’s first phone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor. The new chipset is one rung below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip. A OnePlus executive added that this phone will launch “globally.” Qualcomm has just launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, which is …

A viral app called Neon, which offers to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell that data to AI companies, has rapidly risen to the ranks of the top-five free iPhone apps since its launch last week. The app already has thousands of users and was downloaded 75,000 times yesterday alone, according to …

The biggest trend in phones right now is releasing a device that’s as slim as possible. And Apple has now joined Samsung in the race for the best thin phone around. As you’ll see in our review iPhone Air review (from $999), Apple has crafted a remarkably thin and light handset that’s also super strong thanks to its titanium frame. …

A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store’s Social Networking section. The app, Neon Mobile, pitches itself as a moneymaking tool offering “hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year” for access to …

Kamala Harris Reinforces Support for Zohran Mamdani in Phone Call  The New York Times Kamala Harris has warmer words for Zohran Mamdani days after a tepid endorsement of the NYC mayoral candidate  CNN Could Jacobs’ refusal to endorse Mamdani help Hochul?  City & State New York Former VP Harris endorses Mamdani for NYC Mayor as some Democrats stay silent  NPR The Mamdani Question  Politico Source …

Samsung’s One UI skin offers a quirky yet fun, customizable experience for Samsung phones. If you’re rocking one of Samsung’s latest phones, you’re likely to have One UI 8 (based on Android 16) already installed or are waiting patiently for it. When you get it, check your settings, explore new options, and see what your device is fully capable of. …