Mateusz Brzeziński

Samsung One UI 8.5 Leaks: Dark Icons, New Galaxy AI Features, and December 8 Beta Launch Timeline (27 November 2025)

Samsung One UI 8.5 Leaks: Dark Icons, New Galaxy AI Features, and December 8 Beta Launch Timeline (27 November 2025)

Samsung will launch the One UI 8.5 beta for Galaxy S25 phones on December 8, 2025, in select countries, with a stable release expected early next year alongside the Galaxy S26 series. Leaks point to a dark mode icon overhaul, new Galaxy AI features including “Now nudges,” and a redesigned Quick Settings panel. The Galaxy Tab A9+ remains the only major device still awaiting the One UI 8 (Android 16) update.
November 27, 2025
Apple Set to Overtake Samsung in 2025 Smartphone Shipments as iPhone 17 Surge Ends 14‑Year Streak

Apple Set to Overtake Samsung in 2025 Smartphone Shipments as iPhone 17 Surge Ends 14‑Year Streak

Apple is projected to surpass Samsung as the world’s top smartphone maker in 2025, shipping about 243 million iPhones versus Samsung’s 235 million, according to Counterpoint Research. This would mark Apple’s first time leading annual global shipments since 2011. In China, iPhone 17 launch sales jumped 18% year-on-year, driving record October results. Apple captured 26% of Singles’ Day smartphone sales in China.
November 27, 2025
Verizon Black Friday 2025: How to Get a Free iPhone 17, iPad and Apple Watch From Verizon Today

Verizon Black Friday 2025: How to Get a Free iPhone 17, iPad and Apple Watch From Verizon Today

Verizon is offering a free iPhone 17, iPad, and Apple Watch to new customers who open a line on select unlimited plans during Black Friday week, with no trade-in required. The $2,200 bundle is paid off via 36 monthly bill credits; customers who cancel early must pay the remaining balance. Similar deals apply to Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 10 bundles. The promotion runs November 26 to December 1, 2025.
November 27, 2025
Black Friday 2025 Mac Price War: M5 MacBook Pro Now Cheaper Than M4 as MacBook Air Drops to $749 and Mac mini to $479 (November 26, 2025)

Black Friday 2025 Mac Price War: M5 MacBook Pro Now Cheaper Than M4 as MacBook Air Drops to $749 and Mac mini to $479 (November 26, 2025)

Apple’s new M5 MacBook Pro has dropped to $1,399 at Amazon, undercutting some older M4 models during Black Friday week. The M4 MacBook Air is $749 and the M4 Mac mini is $479 at major retailers. B&H and Amazon are offering up to $500 off M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pros. Apple’s own store has not matched these discounts.
November 26, 2025
Nintendo Black Friday 2025: Cyber Deals, Switch 2 Bundles and Best Game Discounts Live Now

Nintendo Black Friday 2025: Cyber Deals, Switch 2 Bundles and Best Game Discounts Live Now

Nintendo’s Black Friday and Cyber Deals 2025 promotion is live, with digital discounts of up to 60% on select Switch and Switch 2 titles through December 3. Physical game deals and bundles are available at major retailers until November 29, though console discounts remain limited. Notable sale titles include Luigi’s Mansion 3, Super Mario Odyssey, and Persona 5 Royal. Nintendo is also offering amiibo and microSD card deals.
November 26, 2025
Nvidia vs Google: AI Chip War Escalates as Meta Eyes Google TPUs and Nvidia Claims It’s “a Generation Ahead” – 26 November 2025

Nvidia vs Google: AI Chip War Escalates as Meta Eyes Google TPUs and Nvidia Claims It’s “a Generation Ahead” – 26 November 2025

Nvidia shares fell 2.6% Tuesday after reports that Meta is in advanced talks to buy billions of dollars’ worth of Google’s AI chips, potentially shifting business away from Nvidia. Alphabet stock jumped over 4% in pre-market trading. AMD, Micron, and TSMC also declined as investors reassessed the AI chip landscape.
November 26, 2025
Tiny Primordial Black Holes and the Human Body: New Study Calculates the Real Risk of a Cosmic “Bullet”

Tiny Primordial Black Holes and the Human Body: New Study Calculates the Real Risk of a Cosmic “Bullet”

A new study in International Journal of Modern Physics D finds a tiny primordial black hole passing through a human would cause little or no injury unless it weighed at least 140 billion tons. Even then, the odds of such an event are estimated at one in a quintillion years. The research has drawn widespread media coverage since November 21.
November 26, 2025
OLED iPad mini 8: Q3 2026 Release Window, Samsung Display Deal and 4 Big Upgrades Revealed

OLED iPad mini 8: Q3 2026 Release Window, Samsung Display Deal and 4 Big Upgrades Revealed

Apple’s iPad mini 8 with an 8.4-inch Samsung OLED display is now expected no earlier than Q3 2026, according to multiple supply chain and industry reports. Samsung will begin mass production of the panels in July 2026, targeting around 3 million units in the first year. The device is also rumored to feature an A19 Pro chip and water resistance, with a likely price increase.
November 26, 2025
‘Strange’ 2025 Hurricane Season Ends With No U.S. Landfalls as NOAA Debuts New Space‑Weather Sentinel

‘Strange’ 2025 Hurricane Season Ends With No U.S. Landfalls as NOAA Debuts New Space‑Weather Sentinel

No tropical cyclones are active in the Atlantic with five days left in the 2025 hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said. For the first time in a decade, no hurricane made U.S. landfall, though Category 5 Hurricane Melissa caused $50 billion in damage in the Caribbean. Meanwhile, NOAA’s new SWFO-L1 satellite began streaming real-time space-weather data for early solar storm warnings.
November 25, 2025
Skate Story Joins PlayStation Plus Day One on PS5: Release Date, Gameplay, and What It Means for PS Plus in December 2025

Skate Story Joins PlayStation Plus Day One on PS5: Release Date, Gameplay, and What It Means for PS Plus in December 2025

Skate Story launches on PlayStation 5 December 8, 2025, and will be available day one in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for Extra and Premium subscribers, Sony confirmed Monday. The indie skateboarding adventure, also releasing the same day on PC and Nintendo Switch 2, features a demon protagonist skating through the Underworld in a surreal narrative quest.
November 25, 2025
Neuralink ‘Patient 4’ Mystery, TikTok Sleuths and Paradromics’ FDA‑Approved Speech Chip: What’s Really Happening on 25 November 2025

Neuralink ‘Patient 4’ Mystery, TikTok Sleuths and Paradromics’ FDA‑Approved Speech Chip: What’s Really Happening on 25 November 2025

Paradromics received FDA approval to begin human trials of its speech-restoring brain implant, Connexus, on November 25, 2025. Meanwhile, questions mount online about Neuralink’s “Patient 4,” identified in public records as Mike Melgarejo, who is reportedly in severe distress according to a GoFundMe campaign. Neuralink has not commented on Melgarejo’s status.
November 25, 2025
Greta Thunberg Banned from Venice After Grand Canal Turns Bright Green in Climate Protest

Greta Thunberg Banned from Venice After Grand Canal Turns Bright Green in Climate Protest

Greta Thunberg and 36 Extinction Rebellion activists were banned from Venice for 48 hours and fined €150 each after pouring fluorescent dye into the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge on November 22. The protest, part of a nationwide “Stop Ecocide” campaign, turned the water bright green. Authorities found the dye non-toxic and filed no pollution charges, but cited the group for an unauthorized demonstration.
November 25, 2025
Technology News 25.11.2025

Technology News 25.11.2025

Apple has laid off dozens of enterprise sales staff as part of a restructuring, notifying affected employees in recent weeks. OnePlus will launch the 15R smartphone, Pad Go 2 tablet, and Watch Lite on December 17 in North America, Europe, and India. Pricing for the new OnePlus devices has not been announced.
November 25, 2025
NVIDIA GeForce NOW Ultimate Completes Global RTX 5080 Rollout: New Games, Chromebook Fast Pass and the Regions Still Waiting

NVIDIA GeForce NOW Ultimate Completes Global RTX 5080 Rollout: New Games, Chromebook Fast Pass and the Regions Still Waiting

NVIDIA has completed its GeForce NOW Ultimate upgrade to RTX 5080-class GPUs in all first-party data centers, with Stockholm the final region added as of November 24, 2025. Ultimate members in supported regions now stream games on RTX 5080 hardware, but markets including India, much of Latin America, Africa, and Australia/New Zealand will wait until 2026 for similar upgrades via partner networks.
November 24, 2025
Gmail and Gemini AI Controversy Explained: Is Google Training on Your Emails?

Gmail and Gemini AI Controversy Explained: Is Google Training on Your Emails?

Google denied claims that Gmail content is used to train its Gemini AI, calling recent reports “misleading.” The controversy began after Malwarebytes published, then corrected, a viral post suggesting users were auto-opted in. Google says Gmail scans emails for features like spam filtering, not for AI model training. Malwarebytes now agrees, but warns users can disable these features if concerned.
November 24, 2025
Google Gemini Leak Reveals Direct NotebookLM Import, Connected App Shortcut, and Two‑Way Sync

Google Gemini Leak Reveals Direct NotebookLM Import, Connected App Shortcut, and Two‑Way Sync

Fresh leaks on November 24 reveal Google is developing deep integration between Gemini and NotebookLM, including importing full notebooks into Gemini chats and sending Gemini conversations directly into NotebookLM. Code teardowns show new options for attaching NotebookLM content in Gemini and two-way sync features. TestingCatalog and Dataconomy report these changes signal a move toward a unified AI workspace.
November 24, 2025
Nintendo Cyber Deals 2025: Best Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 Black Friday Discounts (Nov. 24 Update)

Nintendo Cyber Deals 2025: Best Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 Black Friday Discounts (Nov. 24 Update)

Nintendo’s Cyber Deals 2025 sale is live, offering up to 50% off over 70 Switch and Switch 2 games through December 3. Black Friday discounts at US retailers drop first-party hits like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to $29.99 or $39.99. Switch 2 hardware is not discounted. Select amiibo and Samsung microSD cards also see price cuts at participating stores.
November 24, 2025
Black Friday iPhone Deals 2025: Free iPhone 17 Offers, iPhone 16 Pro Price Cuts, and Apple’s ‘Typically Apple’ Gift Card Promo (24 November Update)

Black Friday iPhone Deals 2025: Free iPhone 17 Offers, iPhone 16 Pro Price Cuts, and Apple’s ‘Typically Apple’ Gift Card Promo (24 November Update)

Apple’s official Black Friday 2025 iPhone deal offers up to a $75 gift card with iPhone 16 or 16e purchases, but excludes the iPhone 17 lineup and carrier-connected models. Major U.S. carriers, including Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T, are advertising “free” iPhone 17 and iPhone 16 deals tied to bill credits and long-term contracts. Apple’s event runs November 28 to December 1.
November 24, 2025
Technology News 24.11.2025

Technology News 24.11.2025

Tesla’s China market share fell to 3.2% in October, down from 8.7% in September, as sales dropped to 26,006 units. Analysts cite rising competition from NIO, Li Auto, and Xiaomi, along with a price war and slowing economy. At UNC, researchers used AI to identify new tuberculosis drug candidates in six months, increasing enzyme potency over 200-fold.
November 24, 2025
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