Mobile UX

Mobile UX

OpenAI has introduced Prism, billed as "a free, AI-native workspace for scientists to write and collaborate on research". It's powered by the latest GPT-5.2 model. Prism allows for unlimited projects and collaborators on each project and is already available to anyone with a ChatGPT personal account. It will soon be offered to organizations using ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, and Education plans.

The next member of Motorola's ever-expanding Edge 70 family will be the Edge 70 Fusion, which ran Geekbench last week and had its specs leaked before that. Today, it's the star of newly leaked official-looking renders. It is portrayed in two colorways: Pantone Country Air (the lighter one) and Pantone Silhouette (the darker one).

The iQOO 15 Ultra will be unveiled in China on February 4 alongside the TWS Air3. iQOO hasn't confirmed a lot of details about the upcoming 15 Ultra, but it will pack an active-cooling fan and a unique design. The phone will feature shoulder triggers with a 600Hz sampling rate and separate control chips. It will be available in two color options.

The A57 is shown in its purple color and it features a similar overall look to its predecessor but with a noticeably slimmer body. According to the specifications, Galaxy A57 will measure 6.9mm and weigh 182 grams. That's noticeably slimmer and lighter than the Galaxy A56's 7.4mm and 198-gram profile. The device will retain the aluminum frame and glass back just like its predecessor.

General Motors just made life a little easier for the owners of its electric cars. That's because over 5,000 Electrify America DC fast chargers in the United States have been integrated into the car company's own smartphone apps. In other words, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac EV owners can use the native myChevrolet, myGMC or myCadillac app instead to find chargers, initiate charging and pay for the top-up.

The iPhone Air is the first iPhone sold as an eSIM-only version all over the world. But a new report from China shows a modified Air with a physical SIM slot next to the USB-C port. The information surrounding this project is bleak, but it was reportedly undertaken by an electronics store based in Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei market. The project required some clever space-saving solutions, like replacing the Air's original Taptic Engine vibration motor with a much smaller unit that still retains basic haptic feedback.

Last month, a report claimed the Xiaomi Tag was in development, basically intended to be the Chinese company's version of Apple's AirTag and Motorola's Moto Tag.

Xiaomi's top-end cameraphone, Xiaomi 17 Ultra, is now official and comes with improvements in pretty much every aspect. Some are modest, some are more notable. Still, upgrades even on flagship phones are not a given these days. This year's Ultra comes in two flavors - standard Xiaomi 17 Ultra and a special edition - Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica. Yes, that's the official name,

The OnePlus Nord 6 is coming soon, and according to multiple recent rumors, it might be a rebranded and/or slightly tweaked version of the OnePlus Turbo 6, which launched in China earlier this month. Now the Nord 6 has seemingly run Geekbench, and as always this means there's a listing for it in the benchmark's online database. This reveals the model number CPH2795, and the fact that the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC - just like the Turbo 6.

As expected, RedMagic 11 Air made its debut in China earlier today as a bridge between the thin and light phone trend and gaming phones. It arrives with the signature transparent design, an active cooling fan with RGB lighting and last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Like previous entries in the RedMagic lineup, the 11 Air gets an unobstructed AMOLED display with a 16MP under-display selfie camera and an optical fingerprint scanner.

Swiping through online dating profiles can feel intuitive - effortlessly deciding whether to like or reject each profile in turn. Online daters tend to spend only 11 seconds deciding whether to swipe right or left on a profile 1,2. How can we make such quick decisions when a match may change our lives? The way we engage with information presented on dating profiles may influence our overall decisions. Physical attractiveness is a highly important factor in dating decisions 3; therefore, dating apps present profile pictures prominently 4. But online daters may seek further information from written text-for example, a bio or short answers to prompts about lifestyle choices, hobbies, or dating intentions.

Redmi has shared fresh details about its upcoming Turbo 5 Max smartphone and also unveiled the phone's design. The company recently confirmed that the phone will be powered by the recently launched MediaTek Dimensity 9500s SoC. In a Weibo post, the company revealed that the Turbo 5 Max will pack a 9,000mAh battery. Alongside confirming the phone's battery capacity, Redmi also shared the official design renders of the phone in the Ocean Breeze Blue colorway.

Like previous Honor RSR Porsche Design models, the latest Magic8 variant features a distinctive design with styling cues inspired by Porsche supercars. It also sports a nano-ceramic rear panel, which Honor claims offers a Mohs hardness rating of 8.5. Additionally, the Magic8 RSR Porsche Design is said to be 10% lighter than its predecessor. Notably, the camera module design is inspired by the matrix headlights seen on classic Porsche models.

OnePlus unveiled its current flagship, the OnePlus 15, in October last year. Although the launch of its successor is still some time away, leaks have already begun to surface online. The latest leak hints at the phone's battery capacity. The OnePlus 16 will house a large 9,000mAh battery, according to a tipster. Notably, its predecessor, the 15, comes with a 7,300mAh unit with 120W fast charging support.

After launching almost three years ago, Meta's Threads is now reportedly attracting more daily mobile users than rival platform X. According to Similarweb data shared by TechCrunch, Threads has 141.5 million daily active iOS and Android global app users as of January 7th, compared to 125 million users for Elon Musk's mobile platform. Similarweb reports that Threads actually overtook X sometime between late October and early November after a consistent period of growth, meaning this milestone wasn't suddenly achieved in reaction to recent Grok-related controversies.

A while back, Meta introduced unskippable ads on Instagram: ads with a countdown timer that block the feed entirely, preventing users from scrolling until the timer reaches zero. If you've encountered them, you may have noticed how although five seconds isn't long, in that moment it can feel irrationally so, as it creates a strange tension when the thumb expects the interface the interface to keep moving, and it suddenly doesn't.