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OpenAI has begun piloting group chats in ChatGPT, allowing you to collaborate with your family, friends, or colleagues in a shared space to discuss ideas or make decisions. So, how does this work? Well, to start a group chat, tap the people icon in the top-right corner of a new or existing chat, and invite people. Once people accept the invite, a copy of your conversation will be created as a new group chat to keep the original conversation separate. OpenAI says you can invite up to 20 people directly by sharing a link, and anyone in the group can share that link to bring others in. And...

Apple has seeded the second iOS 26.2 beta for iPhone users, about a week after releasing the first beta to developers. Alongside the iOS 26.2 beta 2, the iPadOS 26.2 beta 2 is also available for download. The iOS 26.2 beta 2 update brings general system improvements and bug fixes. While the official changelog doesn’t highlight any major additions, it does note that users may encounter issues with the AirDrop functionality. The update is rolling out as an OTA download through the Settings app for registered developers already on the first beta. Apple is expected to release the public...

Honor recently confirmed that its new 500 series will launch soon in China. The company has now opened pre-orders and unveiled the phones' design in full. The pre-order listings for the Honor 500 and 500 Pro reveal their complete design, colors, and storage options. Both phones feature a flat display with a hole-punch cutout and slim bezels all around. Honor 500 and Honor 500 Pro At the back, the Honor 500 series features an iPhone Air-like horizontal camera module, but you'll get three sensors instead of one. The base model has two large circles and two smaller cutouts for a third...

Oppo will unveil the Reno15 and Reno15 Pro in China on November 17. Since not all of Oppo's Reno devices get sold outside of China, you may have been wondering what the situation will be with these two. While we can't be sure about the vanilla Reno15, it's now looking quite certain that the Reno15 Pro will in fact be offered in international markets, since it's been certified for sale in the UAE, India, and Europe. It has the model number CPH2813, and will also support eSIM. The Reno15 Pro is expected to come with a 6.78-inch screen, the Dimensity 8450 SoC at the helm paired with...

vivo unveiled the X300 and X300 Pro last month in China, and later introduced them in European markets. Now, the brand has announced that both smartphones are "coming soon" to India. vivo hasn't revealed the India launch date of the X300 and X300 Pro, but rumors claim the two phones will debut in the world's second-largest smartphone market in the first week of December. The promo page set up by vivo on its official Indian website shows the X300 Pro in brown and the X300 in red. However, there may be more color options for the Indian market that are yet to be confirmed. What once...

If the Realme GT 8 Pro isn't cool enough for you, Realme has teamed up with Aston Martin's F1 team to make a custom Dream Edition that's all the way F1. This is the second time these two have joined forces to bring us a special phone, and it's every bit as nice as the first one. Let's start with the unboxing. The Realme GT 8 Pro Dream Edition ships in a rich retail box. You get the phone, two interchangeable camera bumps - a circular one and a rectangular one, two cases that go with each of the camera bumps, a 120W charger, a USB cable, a T4 Torx screw, and a custom SIM eject...

Here we go again – the newly-launched Honor Magic8 Pro will have different battery capacities in different regions. We just got a confirmation first-hand that the version sold in the EU will get a noticeable reduction in battery size, but that’s not the whole story either. Honor Magic8 Pro The Magic8 Pro is already available in China and locals enjoy a large 7,200mAh Si/C battery. However, the upcoming global variant will have a capacity of 7,100mAh instead. That is less than a 2% difference and is not something that you are likely to notice. But Europeans will notice this –...