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Sony raises the Xperia 10 VIII to £549 while retaining much of the Xperia 10 VII’s hardware. Here’s what changed and what stayed the same.

Apple offers longer advertised ANC playback per charge, while Samsung gives Galaxy and Android users more sound controls and phone flexibility.

Apple charges $99 more, while Samsung promises longer battery life. Compare compatibility, health tools, durability, and safety features.

Apple is testing an AI shopping assistant in the Apple Store app that can answer product, trade-in, payment, and order questions for select users.

Samsung’s One UI 9 puts warranty checks, diagnostics, repair estimates, and service booking in Settings on the latest Galaxy foldables.

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold and Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 take different approaches to productivity, portability, durability, and everyday use.

Singapore is tightening social media age checks, with stronger safeguards planned for young users and more detailed platform rules still to come.

Microsoft has yet to set a firm Exchange Server SE CU1 release date as engineers work through AI-assisted security findings and ongoing patch releases.

ChatGPT for Teens adds stronger protections for users ages 13 to 17, but parents still face limits around monitoring, age prediction, and AI safety.

NUS, DayOne, and Cortical Labs have deployed a 20-unit biological computing rack in Singapore using living human neurons alongside silicon hardware.

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At the same $1,099 starting price, Google and Apple split on camera reach, AI, pro video tools, update commitments, and ecosystem fit.