TechRepublic Staff

New Galaxy S26 FE leaks reveal Samsung’s next Fan Edition phone with an Exynos 2500 processor, familiar camera and battery hardware, and a revised design. Pricing, launch timing, and real-world performance remain unconfirmed.

Meta says Incognito Chat keeps AI conversations private. Here’s what it protects, what it doesn’t, and the verification questions that remain.

Google Pixel Tag and Apple’s second-generation AirTag start at the same price, but their tracking, sharing, and device requirements differ sharply.

Google is testing a Pixel Connectivity health menu that could diagnose Wi-Fi, mobile data, and call problems, according to an APK teardown.

Vietnam’s PILA and Singapore’s TOTM Technologies plan to test verifiable digital credentials for letter-of-credit checks, potentially reducing manual verification across cross-border trade finance.

Apple sent a new wave of mercenary spyware threat notifications to targeted users in 110 countries, while making the warnings more visible on iPhones. The alerts signal suspected targeting, not confirmed compromise, and Apple is urging affected users to verify the warning, consider Lockdown Mode, and seek expert help.

Federal court records show how far the FBI’s Pegasus review progressed — and why new US spyware reporting will still leave major gaps in government hacking transparency.

Reddit is testing AI-narrated versions of selected text posts, with Read/Play controls that keep the original thread intact. Here’s how the experiment works.

Android phones can now power real desktop-style setups, but supported desktop modes and extreme hardware mods are very different beasts.

Google Meet can use Gemini to capture in-person conversations and turn them into a Google Doc with summaries and action items.

Open-weight AI does not need to beat frontier models to test the growth and margin assumptions behind OpenAI and Anthropic’s soaring valuations.

Johor’s data center pipeline has reached 8,542 MW, but a 0.7% colocation vacancy rate, grid constraints, and water demand mean regional IT buyers need to separate announced capacity from infrastructure they can actually deploy.