What you need to knowYouTube is reportedly planning to launch audiobooks for its Premium subscribers.Audiobooks could arrive for the platform's ad-free $16 subscription plan in 2027 if this goes without a hitch for Google/YouTube.YouTube would run into competition with the likes of Spotify (audiobooks arrived in 2023) and Audible.

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'Something was thrown out with the bathwater when we moved to modern smartphones': Clicks co-founder Jeff Gadway on ...6 hrs

I fondly remember owning my first BlackBerry, and then my second ... and third. The smartphone was a sign of prestige, a device you could fit in your pocket with both a screen (later also a touchscreen in some models) and a miniature QWERTY keyboard. It was genius. That is, until elongated, touchscreen-only phones started coming to market, namely the first iPhone. Suddenly,...

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Overheating issues may force Galaxy S27 Ultra to switch from Snapdragon to Exynos6 hrs

What you need to knowA report claims that Samsung's Galaxy S27 Ultra has run into extreme overheating issues with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6.These issues have reportedly caused "throttling" in the device, lowering its performance significant; a problem Samsung has reached out to Qualcomm to solve.Reports say time is ticking, and if these issues aren't solved, Samsung...

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Google's $5 AI plan is getting a major downgrade starting November 131 day

What you need to knowGoogle is notifying AI Plus subscribers that access to Pro models in Gemini and AI Mode will change on November 13.Users on the $5 Google AI Plus plan will lose the ability to select Pro models but can continue using Flash models.Keeping access to Gemini's Pro models will require Google AI Pro, which costs $20 per month, four times as much.

Google has st...

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Xreal One Pro Plus is official: Here's what changed from the One Pro1 day

What you need to knowXreal has launched the One Pro Plus AR glasses with brighter Sony Micro-OLED displays and improved viewing modes.The new glasses reach 1,200 nits of peak brightness, up from 700 nits on the previous One Pro model.The One Pro Plus retains the X1 chip and 57-degree field of view, with pricing starting at $599 in the U.S..

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