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    This Samsung phone deal comes with a discounted smart ring (and free storage upgrade)

    Kerry Wan/ZDNETSamsung’s latest and greatest phone, the Galaxy Edge S25, was announced yesterday in all of its super-thin glory. The smartphone includes several updates, like a brighter display and an upgraded camera. The new upgrades pair better with devices like the Samsung Galaxy Ring to give you better, more detailed insights. Also: Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge hands-on: This ultra-thin phone made my iPhone feel outdatedFollowing the launch, Samsung is offering a deal where you can get both devices for a discounted price. When you preorder a Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge More

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    Apple just confirmed several iOS 19 features ahead of WWDC – and it’s a big accessibility win

    Kerry Wan/ZDNETIf today’s news is any hint of things to come, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2025 should be packed with notable announcements. In advance of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 16 and three weeks ahead of WWDC 2025, Apple is previewing more than a dozen accessibility features across its product line that will be available in iOS 19. And these are significant upgrades, from a Magnifier for the Mac to Accessibility Nutrition Labels in the App Store.Magnifier for Mac  The Magnifier for Mac will work with Continuity Camera on the iPhone as well as with attached USB cameras. The Magnifier app will connect to your camera so you can zoom in on your surroundings. For instance, you can point a document to your Mac’s camera and read easily on a bigger screen. The app will allow you to add customized views, adjust brightness, contrast, and more. You can also save your Views or group them for a more organized look. Also: Apple’s WWDC 2025: What to expect from iOS 19, VisionOS 3, and moreAccessibility Nutrition Labels  Apple will introduce a new Accessibility Nutrition Labels section to App Store product pages. These labels will highlight accessibility features within apps and games to better inform users about their downloads. Another new feature, Braille Access, will add a full-featured braille note taker that the company describes as “deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem.” You’ll be able to take notes in braille format and perform calculations using Nemeth Braille. Also: Apple’s Meta Ray-Bans killer is only one of four major launches in 2027 – here’s the listAnother impressive new feature is Switch Control for Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs), which will let you control your devices without any physical movement. More accessibility featuresHere’s a rundown of 12 more accessibility features coming to your Apple devices:Accessibility Reader will debut as a new systemwide reading mode on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. It is designed to make text easier to read for people with a wide range of disabilities, like dyslexia or low vision. Users will be able to customize text font, color, contrast, and more to make the content more readableLive Captions on Apple Watch will help those who are deaf or hard of hearing. This feature will turn their iPhone into a remote microphone to stream content directly to AirPods, Made for iPhone hearing aids, or Beats headphones.Enhanced View on Vision Pro will expand everything in view, including the surroundings. It is built for those who struggle with low vision. Personal Voice will create a voice in under a minute using 10 phrases, thanks to on-device machine learning and AI.Background Sounds will let you easily personalize with new EQ settings to help minimize distractions and increase focus.Vehicle Motion Cues, a feature made to reduce motion sickness, is now coming to Mac. Eye Tracking will enable iPhone and iPad users to use a switch or Dwell to make selections.Head Tracking improvements will allow you to control your iPhone and iPad more easily.Assistive Access will be added to the Apple TV app to create a better experience for users with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Also: Buying an iPhone 18 next year may look a little different – and why you should be excitedName Recognition will be added to Sound Recognition so users who are deaf or hard of hearing can hear when their name is called. Sound Recognition will also be part of CarPlay, so drivers or passengers who struggle with hearing can now be notified of the sound of a crying baby.Voice Control and Live Captions will expand to add support for more languages.Apple will allow users to share their accessibility settings with another iPhone or iPad. More

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    iOS 19 might help your iPhone battery last all day, thanks to AI

    Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETApple has been sprinkling AI features into its devices via Apple Intelligence and iOS updates. These features have mainly been fun, nice-to-have additive tools, such as Genmoji, Clean Up in Photos, and Natural Language Search in Photos. However, Apple’s latest feature, which is still under wraps, targets a major pain point for users — their phone battery.New Apple Intelligence feature in iOS 19On Monday, Bloomberg correspondent and Apple watcher Mark Gurman reported that Apple is working on a new Apple Intelligence feature to help users’ device batteries last longer. According to sources close to the matter, the feature is expected to be released with Apple’s iOS 19 update, slated for September. NEW: Apple prepares a new Apple Intelligence feature for iOS 19 coming this fall — an AI-powered battery optimization mode to extend battery life. This will be particularly aimed at the iPhone 17 Air, which will use the feature to offset a smaller battery. https://t.co/tWDZlUClbd— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) May 12, 2025

    Also: I bought an iPhone 16 for its AI features, but I haven’t used them even once – here’s whyThe AI-powered optimization feature will reportedly learn a person’s device-usage habits through their battery data and make adjustments to conserve energy, such as predicting when to lower power draw for specific use cases. The feature will also predict how long it will take to charge a device and display that estimate on the lock screen. Apple has not responded to a request for comment. More

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    OpenAI’s HealthBench shows AI’s medical advice is improving – but who will listen?

    ebrublue10/Getty Images Would you trust a chatbot to answer your medical questions? If so, how would you respond to its advice? The latest research by OpenAI suggests that new releases of bots are improving in the ability to generate responses to text-based prompts about medical situations, including emergencies.  It’s not clear, however, how relevant all […] More

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    Android 16 may be my favorite Google software design overhaul yet – here’s what’s new

    Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETAndroid 16 is coming, and with it, we’ll see a considerable refresh on the UI front. It’s been four years since Material You was first released, and the latest iteration (version 3) looks to include some features and improvements that many have been hoping for.Also: 6 rumored Android 16 features that are making this loyal Pixel user ecstaticFrom animations to notifications, everything in the Android UI looks like it will see serious improvement. Here’s what’s coming to this refreshed UI.1. Animations with a little more pepFrom the demos I’ve seen, animations (across the board) are springier and more responsive. What’s really nice about this change is that it almost feels more organic. For example, when you drag an animation, the adjoining animations subtly react to the movement. This will also help make Android components more responsive, at least visually so.2. Blurs and shading More