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A couple of days ago, OnePlus announced bypass charging for the OnePlus 13s, limited to the Indian region. Now, the feature is rolling out to more smartphones and to a recently-launched OnePlus tablet. As part of the latest OxygenOS update, OnePlus is bringing system-wide bypass charging to a couple of older devices, including the OnePlus 13R, the OnePlus 12, and the OnePlus Pad Go 2 (via notebookcheck.net). What is bypass charging anyway? For those catching up, bypass charging is a power management and utilization feature that allows a smartphone to draw power directly from the charger (when it’s plugged in),…

Abu Dhabi: ZENDATA Cyber Defense has announced the launch of the UAE’s first Operational Technology Security Operations Center (OT SOC), becoming the first company to provide this type of service locally, a milestone that establishes a new benchmark for industrial cybersecurity in the region. The center delivers 24/7 monitoring and rapid incident response to protect national critical infrastructure, supported by specialized capabilities targeting cyber threats across Operational Technology environments, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). This launch comes as the UAE, through its Cybersecurity Council, continues to achieve significant progress in combating cyber risks…

The rumor mill offered a glimpse into Samsung’s foldable ambitions last month, with a report suggesting the company is working on a new foldable phone designed to deliver a tablet-like experience. This device is expected to take on the upcoming iPhone Fold, which is also rumored to feature a shorter, wider design. Although Samsung has yet to share any details about the so-called “Wide Fold,” the company has confirmed a new foldable phone is in development and set to arrive later this year. Samsung’s plans were revealed during its Q4 2025 earnings call, where the company acknowledged the ongoing pressures…

Dubai, UAE 30 January 2026: CRYSTAL, a new real estate developer rooted in legacy and driven by vision, has officially announced its entry into the Dubai market with the unveiling of its brand identity and the first signals of a flagship development to come. Positioned at the intersection of design, culture, and future living, CRYSTAL marks a bold evolution in how real estate is conceived and delivered in the region. The brand represents a new generation of development—one that prioritizes meaning, craftsmanship, and long-term impact over short-term returns. Founded on family values and generational responsibility, CRYSTAL emerges as a Global…

We tend to think of the Apple App Store and Google Play Store as digital “walled gardens” – safe, curated spaces where dangerous or sleazy content gets filtered out long before it hits our screens. But a grim new analysis by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) suggests that the walls have some serious cracks. The report reveals a disturbing reality: both major storefronts are currently infested with dozens of AI-powered “nudify” apps. These aren’t obscure tools hidden on the dark web; they are right there in the open, allowing anyone to take an innocent photo of a person and digitally…

Sennheiser has just dropped a lifeline to everyone who misses the simplicity of plugging in a pair of headphones and hitting play. In a world where “audio” has become synonymous with “Bluetooth pairing,” “firmware updates,” and “battery anxiety,” the German audio giant is taking a refreshing step back to basics. They have officially refreshed their entry-level lineup with the new HD 400U over-ear headphones and CX 80U earbuds, effectively bringing the trusty wired connection into the modern era. The “Dongle Life” is finally over For the last few years, buying wired headphones meant living a life of dongles. You’d buy…

DeepSeek looks like it’s preparing to move beyond chat and into search, right as AI starts to reshape how people look up information. Multiple job postings this month suggest the Chinese startup is building DeepSeek AI search, a product aimed at multilingual queries and newer kinds of inputs, Bloomberg reports. The work described in the ads points to a multimodal engine, one that can take text, images, and audio. That’s a direct fit for phone-first searching, where a screenshot, photo, or voice clip is often the real query. The job posts spell out the build The roles call for specialists…

Samsung is giving the One UI 8.5 Now Bar a feature it should’ve had from the start, a missed call alert right on the lock screen. A post from Tarun Vats shows a missed call card appearing inside the Now Bar, so you can spot what you missed without digging into the Phone app first. It’s a small change, but it fixes a daily annoyance for anyone who keeps their phone on silent, in a bag, or face down on a desk. Missed calls finally land in the Now Bar The screenshot shows the missed call as a dedicated card…

A NASA video (above) reveals in great detail how its upcoming Artemis II mission is expected to play out. The space agency released the animation last year, but seeing that the Artemis II astronauts could be heading to the moon as early as February 6, it’s a great time to watch it again. The Artemis II crew members — NASA’s Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch, together with the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen — will launch inside the Orion spacecraft, carried to space by the powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The crew will spend 10 days in…

Sony makes some of the best wireless earbuds you can buy, but its WF-1000XM5 are starting to show their age. Recent leaks suggest that the company could unveil its next-gen WF-1000XM6 as early as February, with updates like support for DSEE Ultimate upscaling. Now, a fresh leak hints that Sony may offer the earbuds in a cool new colorway. Sony offered two color options for the WF-1000XM5 at launch, before introducing a Smoky Pink colorway the following year. It appears that the company will continue this three-color strategy with the upcoming WF-1000XM6, with trusted tipster Roland Quandt claiming that it…