iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max pre-orders in China eclipse the 2025 Pros

Pre-orders in the US may have been less than stellar, but the new iPhone 18 Pro models are a huge hit in China. Local publications report that a total of over 7 million units have been pre-ordered across all channels. Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max started late in the evening of September 12 (Saturday) at 8pm. Retailer JD ran out of available units in under a minute. We don’t know how many units JD had on hand, but there are similar stories from other retailers. Sales revenue from iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max pre-orders on Tmall was double what the iPhone 17 Pro and...

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Snap's Specs AR glasses are now on pre-order, Verizon is offering data plans for them

Snap, formerly known as Snapchat, spun off Specs, the division responsible for its augmented reality (AR) glasses, early this year, and now it's ready to take pre-orders for the upcoming product, which is also called Specs, just to be confusing. These are $2,195 standalone AR glasses that don't require a phone or computer connection to work. They have a see-through transparent display with a 51-degree field of view which apparently looks as big as a 115" screen would when viewed from about 10 feet away, a camera indicator light, "dual Snapdragon processors", and a magnetic 5-pin charging...

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Snap's Specs AR glasses are now on pre-order, Verizon is offering data plans for them

Snap, formerly known as Snapchat, spun off Specs, the division responsible for its augmented reality (AR) glasses, early this year, and now it's ready to take pre-orders for the upcoming product, which is also called Specs, just to be confusing. These are $2,195 standalone AR glasses that don't require a phone or computer connection to work. They have a see-through transparent display with a 51-degree field of view which apparently looks as big as a 115" screen would when viewed from about 10 feet away, a camera indicator light, "dual Snapdragon processors", and a magnetic 5-pin charging...

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Here is when the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy Z7 series will receive the One UI 9 update

Samsung started rolling out the One UI 9 update for the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra yesterday (the S26 FE came with One UI 9 out of the box). However, the global press release doesn’t really mention older devices – there is a note about which models will get the Privacy Alerts feature, but nothing on when the actual update might arrive. Luckily, Samsung Thailand was more forthcoming with details on the timeline – the Galaxy S25 series and the Galaxy Z7 foldables will get One UI 9 on September 28. Samsung Galaxy S25 • Samsung Galaxy S25+ • Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra • Samsung...

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The September Pixel Drop improves the VIP contacts widget, adds Harry Potter themes

The September Pixel Drop is here – it brings key improvements to the VIP contacts widget, adds even more scam protections, expands Pause Point availability to older models and even celebrates the release of the new Harry Potter audiobooks. All Pixel devices going back to the Pixel 6 series are eligible for this update except for the Pixel Tablet. Do note that while the rollout starts today, it will happen in stages and some models (especially carrier phones) may get it in the coming weeks rather than today. Also – and this is important – some of these features are region and language...

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Samsung's Gallery Cloud Sync app adds Google Photos support just as it drops OneDrive

You know how Samsung offers a 6-month trial of the Google AI Pro plan for free with select Galaxy devices? Beyond the AI features, that plan also gives you 5TB of cloud storage – and soon you will be able to use that more easily, thanks to an upcoming change. A new version of the Gallery Cloud Sync system app (v1.6.09.31) adds Google Photos integration. This is set to go live on October first – the day after Samsung drops OneDrive support. Technically, this move replaces Microsoft’s cloud storage service with a Samsung-native one – Samsung Cloud. However, that only gives you 15GB for...

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Samsung's Gallery Cloud Sync app adds Google Photos support just as it drops OneDrive

You know how Samsung offers a 6-month trial of the Google AI Pro plan for free with select Galaxy devices? Beyond the AI features, that plan also gives you 5TB of cloud storage – and soon you will be able to use that more easily, thanks to an upcoming change. A new version of the Gallery Cloud Sync system app (v1.6.09.31) adds Google Photos integration. This is set to go live on October first – the day after Samsung drops OneDrive support. Technically, this move replaces Microsoft’s cloud storage service with a Samsung-native one – Samsung Cloud. However, that only gives you 15GB for...

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