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AI giants in China, including Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu, are offering “red envelopes” or cash gifts to lure more users to their chatbots before the reported release of their new AI models later this month (via a Techxplore report citing AFP). Alibaba, for instance, has formulated a budget of CNY 3 billion (around USD 430 million) to be offered as cash gifts to users of its AI app, Qwen. The promotional campaign begins on February 6, 2026, right in time for the Chinese New Year. Chinese companies are preparing for next-gen AI showdown After Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu will also…
Even though Samsung is gearing up to unveil the Galaxy S26 series and the Galaxy Buds 4 toward the end of February, the rumor mill seems to have moved on to other products, including upcoming tablets and Galaxy Watches. Per a new Smartprix report (citing GSMA IMEI listings), Samsung is working on two new Galaxy S series tablets: the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus 5G (SM-X846B) and the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra 5G (SM-X946B). For now, there’s no information on the vanilla Tab S12. Samsung’s rumor mill moves beyond the Galaxy S26 While an “Ultra” model is no surprise, the “Plus”…
Samsung says Nvidia G-SYNC Compatible is coming to its 2026 OLED TV lineup, starting with the OLED S95H, S90H, and S85H. If you game on a GeForce PC, it’s a straightforward upgrade that targets screen tearing and uneven motion. The company says the S95H and S90H can run up to 165Hz, while the S85H tops out at 120Hz. Fast panels matter, so does keeping frames and refresh in step. Samsung also says the lineup keeps AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, which broadens variable refresh rate support beyond one GPU brand and helps stabilize HDR gameplay across different setups. Three models get…
Millions of dogs go missing in the US every year, turning a routine walk or an open gate into a stressful search for owners. Ring wants to make those searches faster and more community-driven. The company is now opening up its Search Party for Dogs feature so that anyone with a lost pet can ask for help through the Neighbors app, even if they do not own a Ring camera themselves. For the uninitiated, Search Party for Dogs is an AI-powered feature that was launched a few months ago. It allowed Ring camera owners to work together in report and…
The “blackout” backup isn’t about surviving the apocalypse; it’s about making a Tuesday night power outage annoying rather than disastrous. The goal is a system that keeps your Wi-Fi on, your laptop charged, and your fridge cold without you having to drag a gas generator out of the garage in the rain. Here is the hardware loadout to build a modern, silent, and reliable energy safety net. The power supply Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 Old power stations were heavy and took hours to charge. The Anker SOLIX C1000 changes the math. It charges from 0-100% in just 58 minutes…
NASA has released its monthly skywatching update on what to look out for over the coming weeks, and you can probably guess which event tops the list. That’s right: the Artemis II mission. NASA is about to launch a crew on a voyage around the moon in what will be the first human lunar mission in more than 50 years. The space agency is currently targeting February 8 for the launch of the 10-day mission that will send three Americans and one Canadian on a fly-by of our nearest neighbor. “This mission will pave the way for Artemis III, which…
For anyone who relies on headphones to get through the daily grind, there is a familiar and frustrating cycle. You buy a pair because the marketing promises the world – silence in a chaotic subway, concert-hall 3D sound, and crystal-clear calls – but reality rarely matches the hype. A week in, you realize the “active” noise cancellation stutters every time the wind blows, the “spatial audio” sounds like a cheap reverb effect, and the touch controls are so sensitive that you accidentally hang up on your boss while trying to adjust the volume. These aren’t just minor annoyances; they are…
Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone is beginning to look very real, and if the latest leak is anything to go by, it could feature a dramatic redesign of the physical buttons, camera module, and internal structure. On a regular iPhone, you’ll find the volume controls on the left frame and the power button (with Touch ID) on the right frame. However, on the iPhone Fold, you might see the volume controls on the top right, similar to the button placement on the iPad mini. Why Apple may be moving all the buttons to one side So, someone who has already used…
If your ideal browser experience involves as little AI as possible, Mozilla is finally giving you a way to shut it all off on Firefox. The company has confirmed that an AI “kill switch” is coming to Firefox Nightly builds first, before rolling out to everyone on February 24 with the release of Firefox 148. Once it lands, users will be able to disable every AI-powered feature in the browser with a single setting. Mozilla’s move comes at a time when many AI browsers are racing to add more automated tools, whether people ask for them or not. With Firefox,…
If you’ve been waiting for the “okay, now OLED makes sense” moment, this is it. OLED is the upgrade people actually notice, even if they’re not TV nerds. Dark scenes look truly dark, highlights pop without turning into a washed-out mess, and everything just feels more cinematic. The Samsung 65-inch S84F OLED is $899.99, which is $1,100 off the $1,999.99 compared value. At this price, it moves from “nice someday” to “this is the one to grab.” What you’re getting This is a 65-inch OLED 4K TV running Tizen with Samsung’s Vision AI branding for smart features and picture processing.…