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Tecnología 3 de feb 04:55

Retailers in India offer deep discounts on premium iPhones and Samsung Galaxy smartphones during sales events.

India's Republic Day sales feature deeper discounts on premium iPhones, including the iPhone Air, 17 Pro, Pro Max, building on prior deals for iPhone 16 and Galaxy models. Retailers such as Vijay Sales, Amazon, Flipkart, and Apple provide bank discounts and trade-ins. Several popular smartphones, including Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and various iPhone models, see significant discounts on e-commerce platforms amid anticipation for launches like Galaxy S26 Ultra, with savings via direct discounts, bank offers, and exchanges. Flipkart's Big Bachat Days sale, from February 1 to 5, lists the 2025 best-selling iPhone 16 at Rs 64,990, alongside deals on iPhone 15 and Galaxy S25 Ultra.

Google rolls out AI tools for Chrome browser, expands Waymo to SFO airport, and launches Project Genie.

Google has introduced new Gemini AI tools for Chrome, featuring a multitasking sidebar and integrated image generator, plus a preview of 'Auto Browse' agent for web tasks to personalize and streamline browsing. Alphabet's Waymo now offers fully autonomous rides to San Francisco International Airport, the third major airport in its network, starting with select riders from the Rental Car Center and plans for expansion, despite recent scrutiny from a Santa Monica pedestrian incident. Google launched Project Genie, powered by Genie 3 AI model, enabling subscribers of its premium AI Ultra plan to generate interactive virtual environments from text or images; it includes world sketching and remixing modes but limits sessions to 60 seconds, marking first public access beyond internal testing.

Samsung launches $2,900 Galaxy Z Trifold smartphone in US, which sells out online quickly.

Samsung announced its Galaxy Z Trifold smartphone, combining phone and tablet features in a pocketable form, will go on sale in the US on January 30 at $2,900, the company's priciest foldable yet, first revealed late 2025 with positive hands-on impressions despite cost. The device sold out online in minutes upon US debut, indicating robust demand; hands-on tests praise clever design prioritizing durability over versatility versus rivals like Huawei's Mate XT, though it lacks intermediate modes between phone and full tablet.

Meta blocks links to ICE List site while Coupang CEO faces questioning over data breach.

Meta has started blocking links to ICE List, a crowdsourced site tracking immigration enforcement and listing thousands of Department of Homeland Security employees' names, after links spread on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads; the action follows Meta's privacy policy prohibiting personally identifiable information. Separately, Harold Rogers, interim CEO of Coupang, faced 12 hours of police questioning on allegations of evidence destruction related to a data breach authorities say impacted nearly 33 million users, contradicting Coupang's claim of only 3,000 accounts; Rogers declined comment after leaving the agency.

AI tools reduce South Korean workers' hours and prevent phishing scams in financial sector.

A Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry poll reveals South Korean workers reduced hours by an average 8.4 per week, or 17.8%, using generative AI platforms, with over half employing them daily and highest adoption in information and telecommunications. Meanwhile, a new AI-based Phishing Sharing and Analysis Platform (ASAP), launched late October by financial regulators, has prevented 19 billion won ($13 million) in losses from voice phishing scams in three months, strengthening anti-fraud efforts.