Arthur T. Brown

United States

Tech Journalist and Composer | Editor for @androidheadline | Lover of Collegehumor and Sonic| Has tried to eat own tweets 🤤

Articles

European users' data is not safe from being scraped by Meta

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: Meta just announced that it’s now using data from European users to train its AI models. The company stated that users will be able to opt out of having their data used to train the models. Meta will only train its models on public data. AI makes the world go round, and data makes AI go round. AI companies need to get their hands on users’ data to train their AI models. The more data used to train the models, the smarter they’ll be.
You'll like T-Mobile's next move (if you have good credit)

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: Details hidden within the T-Life app point to T-Mobile potentially launching its own credit card in the future. The company could partner with Capital One as the bank to handle the card. This is all still early information. So many companies come with their own cards, that it’s hard to keep up with them. It appears that having a vice grip on your money and credit score seems to be a lucrative venture.
OpenAI introduced its latest model, GPT-4.1

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: OpenAI just held a livestream where it introduced GPT-4.1. With this news, the company also announced that it’s going to get rid of a few of its previous models, including GPT-4. OpenAI has been on a roll lately with its releases. The company granted ChatGPT image generation capabilities, which basically broke the internet. Also, it improved ChatGPT’s memory capability. So, you can say that OpenAI is experiencing some time in the spotlight.
Leaked OnePlus Nord CE 5 specs hint at a battery beast

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: Some specs for the upcoming OnePlus Nord CE 5 have just popped up. The device could have a 120Hz display, run on a MediaTek Dimensity 8350, sport a 50MP camera, and have a large 7100mAh battery. What phone is going to take the crown as top mid-range phone of the year? Will it be the Pixel 9a? Perhaps the iPhone 16e? It might not be those if OnePlus has something to say about it.
T-Mobile may be charging people for "free" lines

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: T-Mobile has been charging people for lines that should be free. Along with that, some people report that their promos take up to two billing cycles to take effect. One of the most popular deals that carriers offer is the “Free line” deal. It incentivizes people to add more phone lines to their plans, and they seem to work. T-Mobile has been offering some pretty tempting promotions that see users gaining a free line each month.
This latest update is killing Window 11's facial recognition

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: The latest Windows 11 update seems to have caused Windows Hello to no longer function properly. After the update, people are forced to open the privacy shutter on their cameras to unlock their computers. Updates, they’re supposed to make your system function better. However, some updates do the opposite, which leaves users with no choice but to either find workarounds or wait for a new update to turn things around.
Replacement Galaxy Ring chargers are not cheap!

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: Samsung recently started selling replacement chargers for its Galaxy Ring, and they’re a bit expensive. You will have to fork over $90 for a new charger. Last year, Samsung started selling its Galaxy Ring. This was a pretty big step for the company, as it entered a completely new market. Seen as a competitor to the Oura Ring, the Galaxy Ring has expanded Samsung’s portfolio of wearable devices.
TikTok's owner is building smart glasses

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, is working on its own pair of AI-powered smart glasses. These are going to take on the smart glasses on the market like the Meta Smart Glasses. The smart glasses market is set to explode, with companies like Google and Samsung set to launch their own devices in the near future. Meta has already made its mark on the industry with its glasses co-developed with Ray-Ban.
Siri's getting an update in the Fall, but not the big one

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: A new rumor just sprang up suggesting that Siri will be getting an update in the Fall this year. However, it may not be the massive overhaul that the company advertised when it showed off Apple Intelligence. Apple users are racking up high scores in the waiting game, as they’re waiting for Apple to finally deliver all of its exciting AI features. The company introduced us to Apple Intelligence last year, and we all thought that it would be a slam dunk for the company.
You'll be waiting for Samsung's XR glasses until 2026

1 week ago | androidheadlines.com | Arthur T. Brown

Summary: A new rumor suggests that Samsung’s XR smart glasses will be codenamed “Project Haean” and will launch sometime in 2026. They could have deep integration with Gemini, which should come as no surprise. Smart glasses technology has been really taking off recently, with several companies launching their own pairs. We just saw Google’s XR glasses at TED2025, and the company showed off some of what they can do.