Samsung's sleep apnea detection gets better on the Galaxy Watches and Galaxy Ring

Samsung first got its Galaxy Watch sleep apnea feature approved at home in Korea back in 2023, then received De Novo authorization from the FDA in early 2024. Since then it has expanded to many more markets, and the company says it's now available in 84 countries. Today Samsung announced that an upgraded version of the feature, which got FDA approval in July, has also been approved by Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). The new version doesn't just detect signs of moderate to severe sleep apnea. It uses an AI algorithm to count the number of breathing disruptions per hour...

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iQOO Neo12 debuts with a 9,000mAh battery, 185Hz display

iQOO’s latest Neo series smartphone has launched in China. The iQOO Neo12 gets an in-built active cooling fan and is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. The Neo12 comes with the custom 59-blade fan that is claimed to have increased airflow by around 10%. The handset also gets a large 3D Ice Dome vapor chamber for improved thermal efficiency. At the front, the phone sports a 6.83-inch AMOLED display developed by Visionox. It uses a p-TSF technology and offers a refresh rate of 185Hz and a 2K resolution with a 2,200 nit peak brightness. There’s also a dedicated display...

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Apple announces new MacBook Pro models with OLED and touchscreen

Apple today announced a new series of MacBook Pro models that will sell alongside the existing range. The new models feature the long awaited OLED displays and also bring touchscreen support to the Mac for the first time. The main feature here is the display, which Apple calls PROLED XDR. The new display features the same Tandem OLED technology that we saw on the iPad Pro models, which layers two OLED panels over each other to increase their light output. The displays on the MacBook Pro are capable of up to 2,000 nits of peak brightness and 1,000 nits of sustained brightness. The...

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Samsung's next wide foldable will reportedly get a sibling

Samsung launched its first wide foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold8, back in July, alongside the more traditionally shaped Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Now a tipster from Korea claims that the wide Fold8 is selling much better than Samsung itself expected, citing sources at a display supplier. [#InlinePriceWidget,14673,1#] Because of that, Samsung will allegedly add a second model to its wide foldable lineup next year, which the tipster describes as a sure thing. What kind of model it will be hasn't been decided yet. Samsung is reportedly testing two options: one with a bigger display than the...

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New iPhone 18e leak covers its chip, cameras, and display

Digital Chat Station has shared details about the iPhone 18e before, and today the tipster is back on Weibo with a fuller picture of the iPhone 17e's successor. Apple launched the iPhone 17e in March, so a spring 2027 debut for the new model would fit the pattern, and the device has before been rumored to arrive alongside the iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2. According to DCS, the iPhone 18e will have a 6.12-inch LTPS OLED screen with a 60Hz refresh rate, so if you were hoping the "e" series would finally get a higher refresh rate, it looks like you'll have to keep waiting. It's also said to be...

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Motorola Signature 27 and Razr Flex show up at a European retailer with prices

Motorola showed off the Signature 27 at Qualcomm's Snapdragon event last month, but it hasn't revealed the full specs or pricing yet. Now, Portuguese retailer MegaPC has listed the Motorola Signature 27, and reportedly the upcoming Motorola Razr Flex as well. The Signature 27 is listed in the Pantone Coal Smoke color with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for €1,594.90. The page is currently marked as temporarily out of stock, and there's no word on when it will ship. The description mostly repeats what Motorola has already said: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, a 200MP...

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WhatsApp is bringing its media hub to iPhones

Last year, WhatsApp introduced a media hub on Mac and the web, which displays photos, videos, links, and documents from all of your conversations in one place. Now, the feature is on its way to iOS too, as spotted by digging into the latest WhatsApp beta (version 26.42.10.74). The media hub will live in the app's settings, and it will only show media you've received - so anything you've sent won't be there, and neither will disappearing media. It will have two tabs, New for recently received items and All media for everything. You'll be able to filter by photos, videos, or links, switch...

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