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Samsung will reportedly bring visual changes to the Galaxy series with One UI 8.5. The update is said to offer lock screen improvements and redesigned clock styles. This design tweak is likely to improve readability and customisation. The One UI 8.5 could debut with the Galaxy S26 series early next year.

OnePlus 15 was showcased in public at the Snapdragon Summit Global Highlights Meet in India on Friday. The handset is expected to go official next month as the successor to the OnePlus 13. At the event, OnePlus India CEO Robin Liu took to the stage and gave us a first glimpse of the upcoming handset. It is now confirmed to come with a new rear panel design, which is identical to the recently introduced OnePlus 13s.

Xiaomi 17 series with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset was launched in China on September 25. Now, the company has confirmed that the standard model will soon debut in India, too. It is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, paired with an unspecified Adreno GPU. It features a Leica-branded triple rear camera unit. During its September 2025 launch event, the company also unveiled the Xiaomi 17 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max.

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Pulse, a new AI feature that makes the chatbot proactive instead of purely reactive. Available only to top-tier subscribers, Pulse delivers daily personalised updates about events, meetings, or activities. It uses memory, chat history, feedback, and connected apps to curate content, although questions around data privacy and storage remain.

Xiaomi 17 series was launched on Thursday by the Chinese smartphone maker during its September 2025 launch event. Including the standard Xiaomi 17, Xiaomi 17 Pro, and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, the tech giant’s flagship smartphone lineup is powered by the recently unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. During the launch event, the company repeatedly compared the phones with Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup, which debuted globally on September 9.