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Over the past few days, eagle-eyed Google users may have noticed that in some instances, the capital G logo for the company now sports a gradient softening the transitions between the four solid-color... sections. The branding has been changed for the Google app on both Android and iOS devices as of this writing. However, there are still several places that continue to sport the classic color block look, including browser favicons. It's also not included in Google's official collection of images for press; the classic version is still being used as the entry for the Google app logo. None of the logos for other Google smartphone apps appear to have adopted a new gradient look. But perhaps notably, the branding for Google's Gemini AI assistant does have a slight gradient on its star symbol....

The super slim Galaxy S25 Edge, which Samsung teased at the tail end of its January Unpacked event, has been officially revealed. During tonight's Unpacked, we got full specs, pricing and shipping... dates for Samsung's latest phone, as well as a chance to put our hands on the new handset. Pricing is set at $1,100 for 256GB of storage or $1,220 for the 512GB model and the phones ship May 30. Pre-orders are open at Amazon, Best Buy and directly from Samsung, which is offering a $50 pre-order store credit and a no-charge upgrade to the 512GB model. The Edge's headline features include its thin build and AI-supported photography chops -- both of which we'd suspected from various leaks, only to have the rumors confirmed by Samsung's own press release last week. And indeed, when Engadget's Mat...

After teasing us for months, Samsung has formally revealed the Galaxy S25 Edge. At just 5.8 millimeters (0.22 inches) thick, it's the slimmest member of the S25 family -- and its slimmest smartphone... ever. It's available to preorder now and launches on 30 May, starting at $1,100. Samsung said that S25 Edge "unlocks a new era of growth for the mobile industry" -- and it's easy (too easy!) to cynically see this as a way of hawking another Samsung phone into a thinner -- and yet similar -- slice of hardware, with familiar cameras, technical specs and AI software. This isn't an Ultra, nor is it a new foldable. However, it could be a new direction for Samsung's flagship S series. What's the difference between the S25 and S25 Edge? Image by Mat Smith for Engadget Surprise! The Edge is thinner....

Hopefully it won't bend, either.

Philips is launching a new program called Fixables, where it will make plans available so that customers can 3D print replacement parts for the company's personal care products. The video introducing... the initiative touts it as a simpler and easier way to extend the lifetimes of functional items rather than throwing them out because a single part or attachment is broken. Philips has partnered with Prusa Research and LePub on this endeavor, and Printables is hosting the plans. There are some caveats and limitations to this concept. The quality of the replacement part will depend on the materials used to create it, and not every customer has a 3D printer at home. (Although some public library systems, universities and local maker communities may have equipment that can be used or rented on...

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Jamie Lee Curtis is the latest celebrity to call attention to scam ads on Facebook and Instagram that use AI-manipulated video to hawk sketchy products. Curtis also appears to have encountered another... issue familiar to many Facebook users: struggling to get the company's attention. In posts on Facebook and Instagram, the actress asked Mark Zuckerberg to intervene to stop the spread of a "totally AI fake commercial" of her. "My name is Jamie Lee Curtis and I have gone through every proper channel to ask you and your team to take down this totally AI fake commercial for some bullshit that I didn't authorize, agree to or endorse," she wrote. The post also included screenshots of the Meta CEO's Instagram -- Zuckerberg apparently doesn't follow Curtis -- and a screenshot from the scam ad. "If I...

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