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Nvidia said its Groq 3 LPX rack has entered full production and will be deployed with Vera CPUs and Rubin GPUs at cloud provider Nebius later this year. The rollout follows Nvidia's $20 billion acquisition of Groq's assets in December, its largest purchase to date, and packages 256 Groq 3 chips per rack delivering 3,400 tokens per second per an Artificial Analysis benchmark.
Android Authority polled over 4,200 readers on the best alternative to Google's new Pixel 11, and the Samsung Galaxy S26 won with roughly 26% of the vote. The budget-friendly Motorola Edge (2026) finished a close second, trailing by just 54 votes, while the pricier Pixel 11 Pro came in third with about 18.5% support.
A leaked internal One UI 9 build on the Galaxy S25 Ultra shows Samsung testing Virtual Reflector, a software tool that brightens backlit subjects without overexposing the background. The feature originally launched on the Galaxy S26 Ultra and is being tested through Samsung's Expert RAW app, letting users adjust reflector color, reflectance, and light direction. Samsung has not confirmed a One UI 9 beta rollout for the S25 series, so the feature's inclusion remains unconfirmed.
A report from South Korean outlet SEDaily, citing industry sources, says Samsung's in-house benchmarking shows its upcoming Exynos 2700 chip outperforming Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Gen 6 Pro across several metrics, including Geekbench 6.5 scores, gaming performance, and AI response generation. The chip also reportedly uses roughly 12.7% less power than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro while delivering better low-power gaming results.
Tipster Sonny Dickson shared alleged Galaxy S27 Ultra renders showing a redesigned rear with a wide camera plateau reminiscent of Apple's iPhone 17 Pro, a departure from the current Galaxy S26 Ultra look. The images also show a pill-shaped cutout for a secondary camera and flash, plus a circular marking that hints at built-in magnets for Qi2 wireless charging and accessories. Dickson also suggested the S27 Ultra line could come in two sizes, possibly tied to earlier rumors of a compact Galaxy S27 Pro model.
USB PD, especially its PPS feature, now underpins fast charging on most major phones, including Apple's iPhone 17 and Android flagships like Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra and Google's Pixel 11 series. Qualcomm Quick Charge, once dominant, has largely folded into USB PD compatibility, while brands like OnePlus, Oppo and Xiaomi still rely on proprietary systems such as SuperVOOC and HyperCharge for their fastest speeds.
Several widely-used smartwatches, including Google's Pixel Watch 2, Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro, and multiple Apple Watch models, will lose software support in 2026. The devices will continue basic functions like fitness tracking and notifications but won't receive further feature updates or, in some cases, security patches. Apple is reportedly retiring five watch models in a single watchOS release, one of its largest support cuts to date.
Mark Gurman reports that Apple insiders who've handled the upcoming foldable iPhone Ultra praise its pocketability, hinge durability, iPad-style app layouts on its roughly 7.8-inch inner screen, and its usefulness as a camera viewfinder. The device, expected to launch soon with a 5.5-inch outer display, is rumored to cost over $2,000 and use Touch ID rather than Face ID, with only a main and ultra-wide camera.
Google unveiled the Pixel 11 Pro Fold as part of its Pixel 11 lineup, offering a slimmer and 19-gram lighter design compared to last year's Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Despite these physical refinements, a hands-on comparison found the changes largely cosmetic, with the device still lagging behind Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra in overall polish and innovation.