Information Weekly
Information Weekly is our column the place we spotlight and summarize a number of the week’s high tales so you possibly can atone for the most recent tech information.
That is Android Central’s Information Weekly, your go-to supply for a concise roundup of the week’s most important tech tales. That is the place we delve into the highest headlines that present the most recent developments and improvements contributing to the digital panorama.
This week, the alleged Galaxy Z Fold 7 exhibits up unboxed, Nothing Telephone 3 launches with its distinctive design, OnePlus is below fireplace for allegedly accumulating private info, Meta’s next-gen Ray-Ban ‘Hypernova’ glasses leak, and One UI 8 could have tipped the existence of a Samsung tri-fold.
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Somebody acquired their arms on the Galaxy Z Fold 7
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Somebody could have gotten their arms on Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7, and we acquired an excellent take a look at the alleged system. X tipster Jukanlosreve posted some hands-on photographs of the rumored Galaxy Z Fold 7, showcasing the system in all angles in its alleged product packaging.
The pictures exhibits the system sporting a serious change with its digital camera lenses, because it drops the black rims for silver ones. The images additionally recommend the telephone will probably be extraordinarily skinny when in comparison with its predecessor. Nevertheless, we do not get to see how the entrance of the system would appear to be because it it lined in a matte display protector. That mentioned, the telephone is seen within the rumored blue colorway.
This leak doubles down on a number of different rumors floating round in regards to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 which might measure 8.9mm when folded and to three.9mm as soon as unfolded. Different whispers declare the telephone will not see a battery improve, and would have the identical 4,400mAh battery setup because the Galaxy Z Fold 6.
Nevertheless, the wait is not for for much longer, as Samsung is gearing up for Unpacked on July 9.
For extra information and data on Samsung’s upcoming foldables, take a look at our Final Information.
Nothing Telephone 3 is right here
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Nothing’s new “true flagship” has lastly arrived with an attention-grabbing design this week, which the corporate calls “joyful, expressive, and unmistakably Nothing.” The telephone exhibits up rid of its regular Glyph gentle interface, swapping it for a smaller Glyph matrix interface on the high proper nook of the rear panel. This interface is totally customizable and consists of instruments, video games, and extra alongside Nothing OS 3.5’s new AI-powered options.
As for the specs, the Nothing Telephone 3 sports activities a triple 50 MP digital camera system on the again and, 50 MP selfie shooter on the entrance. The system sports activities a 6.67-inch AMOLED show with peak brightness as much as 4500 nits (HDR) and 1600 nits (HMB), together with 2160 Hz PWM dimming for eye consolation in low gentle and a 30Hz to 120Hz adaptive refresh charge.
Nothing Telephone 3 launches in India with a 5,500mAh silicon-carbon battery, powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset. Whereas the remainder of the world will get a smaller 5,150mAh silicon-carbon battery, with speeds as much as 65W, and 15W wi-fi charging. Preorders for the Nothing Telephone 3 started on Friday, July 4, with costs beginning at $799.
Whereas we had our eyes on the Nothing Telephone 3, the corporate additionally launched its first-ever over-ear headphones, which promise an immersive sound expertise, intuitive controls, and persist with Nothing’s regular “transparency” design.
The Headphone 1 is bringing again retro in each sense of the phrase — controls which are extra satisfying to work with, just like the bodily curler, paddle, and button controls. These Over-ear headphones have a glossy aluminum design and plush reminiscence foam. They arrive in black or white for £299/$299/€299.
OnePlus below fireplace within the US
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U.S. lawmakers might now be trying to examine OnePlus as they declare the Chinese language OEM might be accumulating private knowledge from its customers, and sending it again to Chinese language-based servers.
Reuters means that U.S. lawmakers need to probe the OEM over safety considerations and have pushed the U.S. Commerce Division to look into OnePlus after alleging the gadgets are accumulating consumer info “with out express consumer consent.”
In accordance with two U.S. representatives, this investigation would decide the forms of info being collected by OnePlus gadgets, which might contain “transfers of delicate private info and screenshots.” Whereas we do not have a lot details about what is going on within the again finish, Android Central has reached out to OnePlus about this potential probe by the U.S. Commerce Division however didn’t hear again in time for publication. We’ll replace this text as soon as we all know extra.
All this feels extraordinarily acquainted to what occurred to Huawei and ZTE, which have been additionally dealing with some warmth from the Federal Communications Fee(FCC), which indicted the OEMs have been racketeering and “stealing commerce secrets and techniques.” Following this, the FCC banned the sale or import of latest communications tools from Huawei and ZTE. Additionally it is presently investigating whether or not ZTE and different Chinese language corporations are nonetheless working within the U.S. in violation of restrictions. One other ongoing state of affairs is with TikTok. We have seen a TikTok ban—and its return—and we’re nonetheless coping with it as we speak, as Trump granted the app a 75-day reprieve again in April.
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Meta’s subsequent good glasses confirmed up in a leak this week. The upcoming Hypernova good glasses have been posted on X by tipster Luna. Hypernova appears to be the codename that Meta has allegedly given to its Ray-Ban 3 (third Gen).
The tipster posted the rendering of Meta’s upcoming Hypernova good glasses, with a design that appears just like the pair of Meta’s smartglasses earlier in 2025, with a strong black coloring across the whole body. Nevertheless, the renders present arms of the smartglasses barely wider, particularly towards the lenses, and the entrance appears to have a better aesthetic towards the edges, giving the smartglasses a butterfly impact.
This leak additionally gave us a take a look at Meta’s rumored sEMG bracelet, which is designed to be a crucial enter associate for the glasses. In a separate publish, Luna claims that Meta might find yourself ditching the Hypernova or just utilizing Ray-Ban Meta once more, and these glasses might launch because the “Meta Celeste.”
Samsung’s Tri-fold exhibits up in a One UI 8 leak
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Samsung is gearing as much as launch its latest foldables early subsequent week; nevertheless, a One UI 8 leak could have tipped off the existence of a tri-fold telephone exhibiting up together with the remainder of the line-up.
The trifold, rumored beforehand because the “Galaxy G Fold,” was noticed in a One UI 8 deep dive by tipster AssembleDebug. Nevertheless, because the publish notes, Samsung’s inner code refers back to the system because the “Multifold 7.”
The leak principally exhibits assist animations for the telephone’s capabilities. One animation exhibits off the trifold’s folding course of, which sees the left-most portion opening, revealing its full show. The tipster went additional, stating that One UI 8’s animation suggests Samsung has gone with two “inward-folding” panels. Nevertheless, the software program’s animations warn that the 2 panels aren’t of equal dimension, with the left one smaller than the proper, indicating it must be folded in first.
That is additionally backed by One UI 8’s warning animation that claims customers shouldn’t fold the panel with the digital camera array first when closing.
Extra tales this week
These are a number of the largest tales from this week. In the meantime, listed here are another tales which are value catching up on:
