AI vision is getting too hungry, and this method puts it on a diet

KAIST’s Upsample Anything tackles the memory problem behind sharper on-device AI vision, restoring high-resolution visual features from compressed image data without forcing smartphones to process everything at full resolution first.

As Apple pushes AI in software, the RAM crisis caught up and your gadgets are feeling old

Apple’s iOS 27 AI requirements suggest RAM is becoming the new upgrade wall, with 8GB devices still supported but less ready for Apple’s strongest on-device AI features.

The offline desk gadget that actually got me to sit up straight

Deep Care’s $350 device is pricy, but it runs offline and helps you improve your posture and movement habits

Google finally explains why Android AICore keeps eating your storage — and it actually makes a lot of sense

If you’ve ever noticed Android AICore taking up more storage than expected, Google now has an answer — and it turns out the culprit is a perfectly reasonable fail-safe you’d probably want anyway.

Samsung Galaxy S26 might give you a freakishly fast AI image trick that works offline

A rumor says the Galaxy S26 will add EdgeFusion, an on-device text-to-image tool that works offline and targets under-one-second results. If it’s real, battery, heat, and integration will decide whether you’ll use it.
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iKKO’s tiny phone has a folding cam and a keyboard for your tactile fix

iKKO’s MindOne is a credit-card-sized BlackBerry-style keyboard phone with always-on AI ambitions. It uses SIMO vSIM fallback data in 140-plus countries and launches February 8, 2026 for $329 to $499.
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