Dominic Preston

Free users can upload files to be analyzed, a feature previously limited to the paid tier. Reddit users report the feature is rolling out gradually. Gemini accepts various text, spreadsheet, and code file formats, or Android and web users can import files directly from Google Drive. You can upload multiple files simultaneously, though you can’t share an image and file in the same prompt.

Apple Intelligence is to be powered primarily by Alibaba, with a few features — including Visual Intelligence — handled by Baidu, according to Bloomberg. Apple’s own software will handle on-device processing, with Alibaba and Baidu stepping in for server-side tasks, including censorship.

Yesterday leaker Evan Blass shared renders of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A56, and today he’s followed up with the similar looking Galaxy A36. It has the same redesigned camera module and raised power and volume button island.

Sony sold 9.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide during the final three months of 2024, more than a million up on the previous year, bucking its downward trend. It’s now shipped over 75 million PS5 consoles since launch. Software sales and subscriber numbers are up too, with profits at the gaming division up by 37 percent overall.

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 offers the usual performance bumps, but the big change is support for on-device generative AI — a first for the Snapdragon 6 line, which usually targets phones priced at $200-400.

The Google AI assistant’s Deep Research mode now works on both Android and iPhone, though is still exclusive to paying Gemini Advanced subscribers. The mode, which can produce relatively detailed research reports, launched as a web-only option in December. It expanded to Android last week and iOS yesterday.