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Samsung recently introduced two new additions to its Galaxy A series: the Galaxy A56 5G and the A36 5G. Its latest products were unveiled at the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

According to the Samsung Newsroom, the two devices have four key aspects that make them stand out from the other products in the series.

Refined Aesthetics

Both phones have a sleek and compact design, flaunting a stylish physical appearance. They feature a polished, slim metal frame with a variety of colorways. The A36 5G charms with its holographic effects and the A56 5G is available with a milky matte finish.

The rear part showcases an elegant design with its vertically aligned three-lens camera layout. Moreover, the products integrate a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED screen display while achieving a thinner profile at just 7.4mm thick.

Smarter Awesome Intelligence

Samsung made searching a lot easier using the new phones in the Galaxy A series. It now includes Circle to Search, which makes finding information uncomplicated. With this feature, Google can provide relevant online results, even with music-related searches.

Advanced Camera Tools

The manufacturer’s latest offerings also deliver tons of camera tools, specifically Nightography, Object Eraser, Custom Filters, and Best Face. These elements of the A56 5G and A36 5G elevate the photography experience in any shooting conditions and make post-editing effortless.

Enhanced Security

Samsung incorporated One UI 7 into the new Galaxy devices, further improving its already robust security. Some key additions are Knox Vault, Auto Blocker, and Theft Protection, which all protect users from unprecedented dangers. The smartphones come with guaranteed security updates, and OS and One UI upgrades for six years.

The Korean electronics company stays committed to providing consumers with an innovative Galaxy experience; Galaxy A56 5G and A36 5G are the first-ever gadgets in the Galaxy A series to come with Awesome Intelligence. Its new technological element makes the smartphones more appealing and smarter than ever.

MagicX officially reveals its most recent gaming device, the MagicX Zero 40. The newest gadget is another handheld emulator perfectly built for playing Nintendo games.

The company initially teased the handheld console during the holiday period. Despite not being as popular as other handheld manufacturers in the industry, MagicX debuted with positive reviews. Earlier this year, it released its first Android-powered gaming device, the Mini Zero 28.

Now, MagicX is disclosing entirely the specifications of its latest offering to the gaming community. Designed to be suitable for showing the two displays of a Nintendo DS simultaneously, the Zero 40 features a tall, vertical display.

Based on the spec sheet from the official website, the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the product will run on the A133P chipset. Its Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) utilizes an IMG PowerVR GE8300. The Random Access Memory (RAM) is a DDR4 2GB with 1866MHz. It runs on a 64-bit Android system and supports Bluetooth 4.2. Battery life lasts up to 7 hours, thanks to the Polymer lithium-ion battery of 4300 mAh. Moreover, it supports TF card expansion up to 512GB.

MagicX also confirmed that the 4-inch and 800 x 480-pixel IPS display is capable of 1.8x image scaling. This is in addition to the initial statement of the company that the Zero 40 only emulates dual-screen gaming handhelds, including the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 2DS, Alex Alderson of NotebookCheck reports.  

Zero 40 Fills the Gap in Gaming

According to Bill Smith of TecheBlog, most displays of handheld consoles today do not match with Nintendo DS games. Consequently, Andrew Liszewski of TheVerge highlighted that the MagicX Zero 40 becomes a great alternative, as Nintendo is “exhausting its supply of DS repair parts.”

Pricing is also relevantly more affordable, for the company is going with the single panel approach, similar to the 2DS. At a cheap price, MagicX claims that the gadget should be able to emulate other titles, namely PSP, Dreamcast, and N64.

The MagicX Zero 40 would be available at around $75 sometime in April.

YouTube is rolling out the pilot of its latest offering, the Premium Lite. The launch of the extension in its ad-free plan subscriptions happened on March 05, 2025.

It is a cheaper alternative at $7.99 per month. The plan is more affordable compared to the more expensive Premium Plan that comes at $13.99 a month. The video-sharing company’s new package caters to people who prefer watching videos more often than listening to music. More concretely, Premium Pan is ad-free for most videos only, excluding content in the music category. It reverses the $10.99 monthly deal in Premium Music.

“We’ve been testing Premium Lite to make sure we have the right balance of features and benefits for those viewers who want to watch most videos ad-free – whether it’s gaming, comedy, cooking, or learning,” reads a YouTube official article.

The company also added that the existing Premium Plan is recommended for users who seek ad-free music with offline and background play.

Serving the Demand of Consumers

YouTube fills the demand of many users who are already subscribed to other music streaming platforms. Alphabet’s media content hub also focuses on providing multiple options for subscribers to enjoy their favorite content. Simultaneously, the company highlights that the expansion of the ad-free plans enables their partners and creators to earn more.

“We didn’t feel that we really got it matching the tier for users that don’t need the music content, and so that’s where this revision comes in,” says YouTube Premium Product Director Jack Greenberg, Kenrick Cai of Reuters reports.

The expansion of the pilot began on Wednesday to US users. YouTube plans to make Premium Lite available to other pilot countries, namely Australia, Germany, and Thailand in the next few weeks.

Meanwhile, YouTube Music and Premium garnered more than 125 million subscribers. However, this figure counts trial subscriptions, hence the cheaper tier. 

Google is expanding its security by introducing two cutting-edge scam detection features powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The latest innovation protects users from rampant scams that transpire through calls and text messages.

Prior to this, the Global Anti-Scam Alliance reported that scamming activities have grown to use smart technology to rob mobile users of more than $1 trillion in 2024. Similarly, a huge American population said they encountered at least one scam call each day in the same year.

Google says that they have been concentrating on keeping users’ financial information and data protected. As part of its mission to safeguard consumers, the tech company continues to optimize Android security with better AI features.

AI Scam Detection for Messages

According to the multinational corporation, it is extending the existing Spam Protection in Google Messages.

“We’re now introducing Scam Detection to detect a wider range of fraudulent activities,” Google says.

Scam detection in messages is on by default and utilizes AI to deliver real-time detection. The feature identifies dubious SMS, RCS, and MMS patterns, and then sends a warning — allowing users to report or block the sender.

Google emphasized that users have the freedom to turn on and off the feature, and once on, it exclusively applies to messages with non-contacts. The company added that the privacy of users is its top priority.

AI Scam Detection for Calls

The tech giant says it leverages AI models processed on-device to provide haptic and audio notifications whenever scam calls are detected. It also stated that users do not have to worry about data privacy breaches.

“Call audio is processed ephemerally and no conversation audio or transcription is recorded, stored on the device, or sent to Google or third parties,” reads a Google article.

Google has also teamed up with global financial institutions to improve efficiency.