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Ayaneo has announced a new handheld gaming PC, using AMD's Ryzen AI HX 370 processorThe Ayaneo Flip 1S DS will feature two screens like its predecessor, but with a main 1080p OLED screenPricing and battery specifications haven't been announced yetWhile Ayaneo's Flip DS handheld gaming PC launched in 2024, providing a dual-screen portable gaming experience, it's taken another leap with a new device – and this time, I think it may just be enough to call it a vastly improved spiritual successor to the Nintendo DS (or 2DS).As reported by VideoCardz, Ayaneo has announced the Flip 1S DS handheld gaming PC, using AMD's powerful Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor and, perhaps most importantly, a 7-inch 1920x1080 144Hz OLED main display with up to 800 nits peak brightness. It will also feature a secondary LCD screen (hence the 'DS' name) with a 1620x1080 resolution.While it might seem similar to its predecessor, the Flip DS, the upgrades are significant, to say the least. The shift to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 from the previous Ryzen 7 8840U processor will be of huge benefit to gaming performance, with the former using 12 cores and 24 threads – but, that's not the only highlight.Not only is this set to fulfill the desire of a Nintendo DS experience (which, if it wasn't clear already, DS stands for Dual Screen), but it's also intent on providing an OLED visual experience; something that most modern handheld gaming PCs don't have besides a few.With deeper black levels and fantastic contrast, it's more than enough to provide the ideal visual quality on a 7-inch 1080p screen. The addition of 800 nits peak brightness is just the icing on the cake for me; throw in the endless amount of games playable through Steam, Epic Games, and other popular launchers, and it's an easy choice – well, sort of.I say this because I fully expect this to cost a fortune, based on Ayaneo's usual handheld prices. There's no word on pricing yet, but if the likes of the Asus ROG Ally X or the MSI Claw 8 AI+ (which use weaker processors compared to the HX 370) are over $700, then that should be enough to tell you that the Flip 1S DS will price most gamers out.Analysis: A great compromise for a 7-inch screen(Image credit: Ayaneo)While the Flip 1S DS doesn't specifically scratch my itch of wanting an affordable, next-gen 8-inch handheld, it's certainly a great compromise; one that I'm tempted to save money for – but only if its price tag isn't absolutely obscene.I've wanted an upgrade from my Asus ROG Ally's 7-inch display for a long while, but that doesn't mean that display size is bad. Don't get me wrong, a 7-inch screen for handhelds is great and is the sweet spot for most users, but can feel a bit lackluster, especially if you're gaming competitively.However, the Flip 1S DS provides two screens, with one of them being a 1080p OLED, and if you've read my Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x review, you'll know that I'm a sucker for OLED displays. The performance in games isn't a concern either, considering how well we've seen the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip perform in other handhelds like the OneXPlayer X1 Pro – spoiler alert, it handles demanding games like Black Myth: Wukong pretty well.If Ayaneo can keep pricing between $800 and $999, then I can see myself holding out and saving for this one, but if the price tag is any higher, I'd likely be looking elsewhere.You might also like...Move over Nintendo Switch 2 – Microsoft has revealed the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally XBest handheld games consoles in 2025: the top systems we've triedAMD is making a handheld gaming PC chip with proper AI capabilities, but do gamers really need this?

All the health information we get from our wearables can feel nice to have or, worse, confusing. It rarely feels actionable. However, several major updates coming to the Samsung Galaxy Watch lineup could change how we view all this sensor-driven health intelligence, make the advice useful, and, most importantly, personal.When I last spoke to Samsung's Dr. Hon Pak, he told me that Samsung was working on a "goal-based experience" as it relates to Samsung Health, which Dr. Pak, a trained dermatologist, runs.Now, it appears that Samsung is achieving that goal with a collection of updates that impact, run training, sleep, toxins, and more.Better sleep(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)Your Galaxy Watch and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, for instance, are already helping you keep track of things like sleep and even how ready you are for the day with an "Energy Score,' which mostly relates to the quality of sleep and how prepared you are for your day. However, a new Bedtime Guidance feature will help you craft a better sleeping experience. Dr. Pak told me it's designed to help shift workers who have unreliable schedules and want to "bring regularity back to their sleeping patterns".The setting looks at circadian rhythms and accumulating sleep debt (not getting enough sleep over a series of days, which tends to build up a deficit). The system learns over three days and nights and then presents a score, but more importantly, gives you recommendations for bedtime. So instead of a bedtime setting that's set once and forgotten, the system is analyzing you and your sleep needs and providing variable bedtimes.Run coach(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)The second and most personalized health and fitness update is Running Coach. Like Bedtime Guidance, it uses a training activity to learn about your current skills and needs – in this case, using a 12-minute run (or walk, whatever, you can do). You start by telling the feature your running goals, say, a 5K in two months or a marathon before the end of the year."We want to give them a training program specifically designed for them," Dr. Pak told me, "Because what we're finding is that people either push themselves too much and get injured or they underpush and never get to the goals."Samsung is working with sports medicine experts at various universities for guidance on what training to provide based on the 12-minute run results, which produce a score between 0 (non-runners) and 10 (marathoners), and the goal."It isn't just, 'Hey, go do these programs.' This is, as you're doing those programs, we're guiding you actively and saying that you need to push yourself a little further, or you need to step back a little bit," explained Dr. Pak.Heart healthWhile Vascular Load doesn't provide as much personal guidance, it can provide, after three nights of sensing, a baseline about your cardiovascular and heart health. It also tracks trends as to whether the stress on your cardiovascular system is going up or down. Since it's continuously monitoring during sleep, you get the baseline and long-term trends that you can perhaps act on.Finally, and as rumors have suggested, Samsung Galaxy Watch will add a sensor to look at your Antioxidant Index, an approximation of the levels of beneficial antioxidants in your diet. The LED sensor measures carotenoids, which is a form of beta-carotene: a powerful antioxidant. From this measurement, you get a number from 1-100."Using LED lights, we're able to test the adequacy of beta-keratin and, as a substitute, antioxidants, in your system," said Dr. Pak.Instead of building a new sensor, Samsung took the BioActive Sensor it added to its Galaxy Watch last year and is now taking advantage of the additional LED sensors (especially certain wavelengths). This means antioxidant measurements will carry through last year's and this year's Galaxy Watch models.Samsung let me quickly test drive the new Antioxidant Index by placing my finger on the back of a Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra. It only took a few seconds for my score, 52, to appear on the paired Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. From what I've been told, that's an average rating, so I feel pretty good about my antioxidant level.Getting the score(Image credit: Future)It's been a year since Samsung launched its Energy Score and the Galaxy Ring, and I was curious what they've learned so far.Dr. Pak told me that since Energy Scores' introduction, Samsung Health's weekly average users have gone up considerably. "I think people are very motivated and encouraged to come see their energy score; there's something about, as they get up, not only how do they sleep, but what should they do? It's the one new feature that looks forward and helps you plan for that day."As for how the Galaxy Ring has been embraced, Dr. Pak told me people like the form factor, "and the simplicity of not having a screen, and just wear it and forget it because of the long battery life." He added that predominant use cases thus far have been for sleep and women's health (cycle tracking).We also talked about wearable form factors and if there's a space between the screenless Galaxy Ring and the beefy Galaxy Watch Ultra. Dr. Pak reminded me of the low-profile Galaxy Fit 3 band but added, "Clearly, I agree that there's something, that the need is still there, that these two are not." Then he added, "So you'll see the newest watches that are very comfortable. You'll be surprised."You might also like8 new One UI 8 features coming to your Samsung Galaxy phoneBest Samsung phones: top Galaxy handsets rankedSamsung Galaxy S25 review: the fastest small phone we’ve testedSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: latest news, rumors, and everything we’ve heard so far

It has been a long time coming — seven years since Meta first announced its plan to do so, in fact — but ads are starting to appear in WhatsApp as of Monday. They'll only be visible on the Updates tab and the company says those who use the app only to chat with family and friends really won't see any change to their WhatsApp experience. The same goes for two other new features: channel subscriptions and promoted channels. "We've been talking about our plans to build a business that does not interrupt your personal chats for years and we believe the Updates tab is the right place for these new features to work," a company blog post reads.

WhatsApp users will be able to chat to a business that's using the Status tab to advertise a product or service, according to Meta. The company says it will use some user data for ad targeting, including your device's language, country or city, channels you follow and how you interact with ads. If you've added WhatsApp to Meta's Accounts Center, the company will use your ad preferences and info from across your Meta accounts. Meta says it won't sell or share your phone number with marketers. Nor will it tap into your chats, calls and status for ad targeting — those will all still have end-to-end encryption.

The Status tab is valuable screen real estate. Meta says more than 1.5 billion people use it every day. Advertising is still by far the company's largest stream of revenue so the only really surprising thing about Meta starting to show ads in WhatsApp is that it took so long. After all, the company could probably do with more ways of making enough money to underwrite parts of the business that may take a long time to turn a profit, if they even get to that point.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/whatsapp-has-ads-now-but-only-in-the-updates-tab-144829657.html?src=rss

Victoria's Secret says it had fully restored its systems following attackThe company continues to investigate the incidentVictoria’s Secret has said it has now restored all systems affected by the recent cyberattack against its business.In a new 10-Q form filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company confirmed restoring its IT network, and said it doesn’t expect the incident to have a material impact on its fiscal year.In late May 2025, the retailer revealed it had experienced a “security incident” and that it would be shutting down its website and some in-store services “as a precaution.”Reader offer: Get 60% off RoboForm password managerNew users can take advantage of RoboForm’s exclusive deal and get 60% off the Premium Plan. With this deal, you can get unlimited password storage, one-click login & autofill, password sharing, two-factor authentication for added protection, cloud backup, and emergency access for trusted contacts. To claim this deal, visit this link and sign up for the Premium Plan to lock in this huge discount.View DealMissing detailsThe lingerie giant did not discuss the nature of the attack, the identity of the attackers, or the methods used to compromise the systems, simply saying the attack triggered its incident response protocols.“Third-party experts are engaged, and we took down our website and some in store services as a precaution," it added in a statement. "We are working to quickly and securely restore operations."Usually, when a company is forced to shut down its IT network, either partially or completely, it is to contain a ransomware attack, and prevent threat actors from moving laterally and exfiltrating sensitive customer data.The attack lasted days, but has now been completely resolved. “All critical systems are restored and fully operational,” it was said in the form. “We continue to assess the full scope and impact of the incident. This incident has not caused a material disruption to our operations to date and we do not believe it will have a material impact to our fiscal year 2025.”Victoria’s Secret added that it is continuing the investigation which incurred (and may continue to incur), expenses and other financial impacts. These “could” negatively impact the company’s future financial results, it concluded.The company is one of the world’s most popular lingerie and beauty retailers, running more than 1,300 retail stores in 70 countries around the world.Via BleepingComputerYou might also likeHackers claim 64 million leaked T-Mobile records, but it denies breachTake a look at our guide to the best authenticator appWe've rounded up the best password managers