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A new report shows Google Messages is testing yet another user interface tweak, this time for the text field. It’s just the latest in a long line of changes that has us wondering if Google’s quest for features is making its main messaging app a bit of a mess.What happened with Google Messages?It seems like every other week, we’re seeing a new feature or UI change being tested for Google Messages. This time around, a new report highlights that Google is ready to swap the famous hamburger menu for a context menu when selecting a message.This might seem like a…

Serving 51.3 million active customers, up 9% year-on-year, Zain has successfully executed its 4WARD business strategy — one that continues to blend financial discipline, innovation, and an expanding digital ecosystem. Zain Group’s  third-quarter and nine-month results for 2025 mark one of the strongest performances in the company’s history, with record-breaking revenue, solid profitability, and a renewed commitment to sustainable digital transformation across the Middle East and Africa. Serving 51.3 million active customers, up 9% year-on-year, Zain has successfully executed its 4WARD business strategy — one that continues to blend financial discipline, innovation, and an expanding digital ecosystem.   A Record…

Amazon Echo Studio 2025 is redesigned for immersive sound HomeAmazon Alexa Gadgets Gadget Flow Editors Pair it with Fire TV devices for 5.1 surround sound!Editor’s QuoteAmazon Echo Studio 2025 Smart SpeakerWith a new, heavyweight formfactor, the Amazon Echo Studio (2025) is one impressive smart speaker. It offers spatial sound, clear vocals, and Alexa+ Early Access.Immersive Spatial Audio: Enhance your home audio with Dolby Atmos and spatial processing. Sound is layered with deeper bass and precise voices.Room Adaptation: Echo Studio analyzes your room for smoother bass and clear vocals. It even adapts to furniture and room layout.Smart Home Hub: What’s more,…

The iPhone 17 Pro launched last month in Silver, Cosmic Orange, and Deep Blue. If you don’t like these colors and want something else, all you need to do is wait a year, apparently. Today in China the purported colorways in which the iPhone 18 Pro will be offered in September 2026 have been leaked. They are Coffee, Purple, and Burgundy. They are portrayed in the speculative image below. If this pans out, it means Apple isn’t going to switch course. It will still not offer a black or white option. That’s a bold strategy for sure, but clearly the…

Further, that alleged activity can’t even reliably be linked to any Meta employee, Meta claims.Strike 3 “does not identify any of the individuals who supposedly used these Meta IP addresses, allege that any were employed by Meta or had any role in AI training at Meta, or specify whether (and which) content allegedly downloaded was used to train any particular Meta model,” Meta wrote.Meanwhile, “tens of thousands of employees,” as well as “innumerable contractors, visitors, and third parties access the internet at Meta every day,” Meta argued. So while it’s “possible one or more Meta employees” downloaded Strike 3’s content…

Let’s face it, navigating your way around with Google Maps can help drain your phone’s battery. A deep dive through the latest beta version of Google Maps for Android (version 25.44.03.824313610 if you’re keeping track) reveals a new “power saving mode” for the app. When enabled, Google Maps will show only “key information” deemed to be important. To activate the mode, a Google Maps user presses on (what else?) the power button while driving.The so-called “key information” that Google Maps for Android users will see in “power saving mode” will be limited to data such as the next turn and the length…

Bridge Alliance”s expertise in IoT and its extensive footprint in Asia Pacific will strengthen du’s IoT offerings and bring potential new collaboration for du when enterprise customers in APAC request IoT services in the UAE. Bridge Alliance,  the leading mobile alliance globally, welcomes du  as its member operator in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  Both organisations signed a membership agreement at the recent GITEX GLOBAL 2025 held in Dubai, which will pave the way for them to collaborate on Internet of Things (IoT) business in the UAE and share knowledge and best practices in IoT. Bridge Alliance has been at the…

Philips 8-Pack Solar Pathway Lights work from dusk to dawn HomeGarden Gadgets Gadget Flow Editors Save while illuminating your walkway!Editor’s QuotePhilips 8-Pack Solar Pathway LightsHurry up! This item is 40% OFF!Brighten your garden with Philips 8-Pack Solar Pathway Lights. They use warm 3000K LEDs and solar panels to add nighttime lighting without wiring.Solar powered efficiency: The durable solar panel charges in about 6 hours and gives up to 18 hours of runtime. The lights save energy and cover most nights.Dusk-to-dawn automation: A built-in sensor turns lights on at sunset and off at sunrise.Weather-resistant construction: Glass and metal body resists corrosion,…

For a while now, Google has been AI-ifying everything it owns, and the latest AI infusion just went straight to the Play Store on Android. This is now showing AI generated review summaries for apps listed in the store, which should save you a lot of time skimming various app reviews to get a feel for how good or bad a specific app is. As with anything Google does, the rollout of this feature is slow, but it has at least finally started – the AI summaries were first spotted more than a year ago in testing. When you get…

(Aree_S/Shutterstock) A new AI visualization tool aims to make the impact of science funding visible to policymakers, research investors, and the public. Developed by researchers at Northwestern University and Tongji University in Shanghai, China, Funding the Frontier is a visual analysis tool that tracks how research investments lead to outcomes across science, industry, health, and policy. According to the accompanying paper, the system connects seven million grants to 140 million scientific papers, 160 million patents, 10.9 million policy documents, 800,000 clinical trials, and nearly six million news articles. Altogether, it maps 1.8 billion links that trace the downstream influence of…