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Qualcomm has introduced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the higher-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, both built on a 2nm process with Oryon CPU cores reaching 5GHz. The Extreme model adds stronger graphics, faster on-device AI and exclusive high-end video capabilities including 8K recording at 60 fps.

Motorola has confirmed a global 2026 launch for the Signature 27, its next premium phone with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, a 200MP periscope camera and a seven-year software-support pledge.

Googlebook combines an Android foundation with ChromeOS-derived desktop features, bringing Android apps, phone data and Gemini closer to the laptop. The move positions Android as Google’s common platform across more device categories.

Google recruitment posts for USB and display engineering explicitly refer to “current and upcoming Pixel phones and tablets,” despite recent signs that the existing Pixel Tablet had reached the end of its retail run.

Amazfit’s T-Rex Dual Solar combines a 660mAh battery with solar collection surfaces on its display and rear case, with a claimed maximum endurance of 51 days under specified sunlight conditions.

Leaders from 20 countries and the European Commission have called for mandatory pre-release testing of frontier AI models, independent evaluations, and consideration of an international oversight body.

Apple is reportedly testing a Whoop-style fitness tracker with no display, designed to collect continuous health data through a wrist-worn sensor module. The project remains exploratory, with no decision on commercialization.

Adobe Premiere is now available for Android, offering free multi-track video editing and watermark-free exports up to 4K. The app requires Android 13 and at least 5GB of RAM, while Firefly generative tools use AI credits.

Vodafone and Ericsson have trialed AI-powered live translation for standard phone calls, processing the feature in the network rather than on a handset. The test covered five languages and also included network-based background-noise reduction.

Huawei says HarmonyOS 7 can use Celia and a shared agent framework to coordinate apps, system functions and third-party services around a user’s stated goal.