AI
• Key Takeaways: * Alexa.com now displays a browser-based Alexa Plus interface for some logged-in Amazon users. * The web UI mirrors the Alexa Plus chatbot from the Alexa app and exposes smart‑home controls, calendar, lists and files. * Menus include prebuilt prompts (Plan, Learn, Create, Shop, Find) and a visible disclaimer:
Gadgets
* Key Takeaways: * OnePlus 15R packs a massive 7,400mAh battery and up to 165Hz OLED refresh rate. * Uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 with LPDDR5X Ultra RAM; OxygenOS 16 emphasizes AI features. * Fast wired charging via SuperVOOC (up to 80W; 55W with included brick) but no wireless charging. * Camera setup
AI
• Key Takeaways: * OpenAI launched GPT Image 1.5 in ChatGPT: a native multimodal image model that edits photos conversationally and runs up to four times faster than its predecessor. * The model is roughly 20% cheaper via the API and preserves facial likeness across successive edits, making realistic manipulations easier. * GPT
AI
• Gemini 3 Flash is now the default model in the Gemini app and AI mode for Google Search. • The model matches or beats frontier models on several benchmarks while running up to three times faster. • Available via Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise, API preview and the Antigravity coding tool; adopted by
AI
* Key Takeaways: * GPT Image 1.5 brings faster renders (OpenAI says up to 4x) and more reliable, localized edits inside ChatGPT. * Both ChatGPT and Google Gemini (Nano Banana) handle clothing swaps, object removal, and color changes very well; perspective and lighting remain challenge areas. * ChatGPT showed marginally better blending when
Reviews
* Key Takeaways: * OnePlus 15R delivers extraordinary battery life with a 7400mAh pack—often lasting three full days with typical use. * Performance is strong thanks to Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, though it sits below the OnePlus 15’s Elite chipset. * Camera system is inconsistent: 50MP main sensor performs well in
AI
* Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, Mozilla’s new CEO, wants to evolve Firefox into a “modern AI browser.” * Enzor-DeMeo emphasizes privacy, transparency and a user-controlled AI "power-off" switch. * Mozilla’s stated goal: become the “world’s most trusted software company.” * The move responds to public concern that users feel over-tracked, under-informed
Software
Key Takeaways: * Perplexity has rebuilt its iPad app to better leverage iPadOS features and split-view for a more native experience. * The update emphasizes research tools and richer citations, targeting students and business users. * Research features are partly gated to paid tiers as Perplexity aims to grow subscriptions. * The company continues
AI
* Opal is now integrated into Gemini on the web as an experimental Gem, letting users build AI-powered mini apps with natural language prompts. * The Opal visual editor can translate prompts into editable step lists and offers an Advanced Editor for deeper customization. * Opal-created mini apps (Gems) can be remixed from
Games
* Majority of Bethesda’s development team is now focused on The Elder Scrolls VI. * Bethesda leadership emphasizes taking time for polish instead of rushing a release. * Studio director Angela Browder, director Todd Howard, and design director Emil Pagliarulo provided the update in Game Informer’s recent feature. Overview: Where development
Gadgets
* Samsung will offer Micro RGB LED TVs in 55, 65, 75, 85, 98 and 100 inches, alongside the 115-inch MR95F. * Micro RGB uses sub-100 μm red, green and blue LEDs for improved color purity and brightness. * Pricing and exact US availability will be revealed at CES 2026 in January. What
Chips
• iPhone 17e appears to reference Apple’s first-generation C1 cellular modem in leaked macOS Kernel Debug Kit code. • The same leak shows iPhone 17e entries omitting Apple’s N1 wireless chip. • For the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple seems undecided between C1X and C2 modem variants. • The macOS KDK that revealed