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How to copy just a part of a message on WhatsApp on the mobile instead of having to copy everything

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Let’s explain How to copy fragments of a WhatsApp messageso that you do not have to copy it whole and then have to go erarating things if you only interest a part. It is like a second layer when copying a message, since you first have to highlight the entire message and then you can choose inside the part to copy. This is a function that is starting to arrive but it is not yet for everyone. We already have it enabled in WhatsApp for iPhone, but for Android it is not yet. Therefore, many users will have to wait or install the version WhatsApp beta To try to receive it before. Yes, this is something that you have been able to do on whatsapp web or in the application desktop versions, since you can select the text fragment directly with the mouse. However, the novelty is that a method is already beginning to reach the mobile. Copy only a part of the message on WhatsApp The first thing you have to do is enter the chat from which you want to extract a fragment of one of the messages that have been written. Once inside, hold the message from which you want to extract the fragment. That will make the complete message you have chosen be highlighted, and that the options to answer, forward etc. appear. Do not do anything, and instead keep your finger on the message itselfand not about any of the options. With this, within the message you have highlighted, the options for select a specific fragmentwith buttons at the beginning and end of the selection you can move. When something is selected, you will be able to copy it or share this fragment. In Xataka Basics | How to create Stickers on WhatsApp with your photos from the stickers section itself

The philosophical reason why Ed Sheeran put his mobile in a drawer and forgot about him

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One of the main objectives of social networks and infinity scroll It is to ensure that users remain as much time as possible on their platforms, and they have really succeeded. The attention we dedicate To slide the screen already rivals the time we spend looking beyond 40 cm that, most likely, separate you from your smartphone at this time. The singer Ed Sheeran He went Yesterday as guest at ‘The revolt ‘ of RTVE. During the interview he surprised Broncano himself revealing that I had no mobile. Confession could sound as an extravagance more than one superstar of music that can allow an assistant to manage his calls and social profiles. However, their arguments were much more philosophical and consistent with the Hyperconnection times That we have to live. It is not being disconnected, it is to reconnect again During his interview, the British singer acknowledged that he has no smartphone, but he remains communicated by responding, attending to Instagram and even making voice calls Through facetime. However, instead of using a smartphone that can always carry in your pocket, Sheeran Use an iPad. “That way, people do not expect an instant response, but if they really need you, they can call you for facetime. With the iPad you can do everything,” said the singer. However, the tablet format It does not allow you to always carry it on topas the smartphone allows. In this way, he prevents his hands instinctively from instinctively getting his pocket every time a dead time space arises. “I realized that when I went out with my wife and got up to the bathroom, I took her mobile instantly. But I think getting bored is good for the brain because you start thinking about things,” Sheeran said. The superstar of music recognized that, most likely, I would not have written many of his songs If he had had a mobile because, he simply got bored and his brain found enough space to launch his creative capacity. Sheeran concluded by ensuring that “being boring is the best for your creativity, because your brain starts thinking. If you are always with something, you can’t create.” With this simple explanation, the singer materialized on stage the arguments of the book ‘The society of fatigue’from the South Korean philosopher and writer by-Chul Han, recently prize with the Princess of Asturias of Communication and Humanities. Doing nothing is very complicated In ‘The society of fatigue’They have claimed contemplative life as a way to reconnect with the essence of what makes us humans, pointing to the Constant demand for attention that smartphones claim as the main enemy of mental calmhappiness and creativity. In his book, the philosopher ensures that the constant bombardment of stimuli To which we submit to our brains, it prevents it from stopping to unite the points that connect abstract ideas and knowledge, limiting our ability to create and solve problems. Beyond the philosophical approaches on the overexposure to dopamine that provide the social networks and the use of smartphonescience is also put on the side of Ed Sheeran and Byung-Chul Han: boring awakens creativity of the brain. An investigation from the Northwestern University in the US, simply do nothing or perform monotonous and repetitive tasks that induce a mental state similar to trance, How to scrub dishes or fold socks, allow the brain to enter “diffuse thought” mode. This state allows the connections between ideas to be carried out without the pressure of attending external stimuli. The scientific evidence has recorded that boredom is perceived as a negative sensationas if doing nothing outside of being an unproductive person or without ambition to improve. The researchers They detected that these negative emotions generate states of mental anxiety when the first glimpses of inactivity appear, inciting us to fill that void With content. The mobile is always at hand to fulfill that mission. Assume that Boring is not negative and limit overestimulation are the first steps to allow the brain Take a small vacation and begin to “play” at the subconscious level. The results do not take to appear in the form of Bright ideas while showering or simply when You allow the brain to wander With the losing gaze in infinity. Paradoxically, the best way to be productive and reduce stress will be get nothing. In Xataka | “Doing nothing” is a great technique to improve your productivity. Neuroscience is clear Image | RTVE, Unspash (Ben Collins, Vitolda Klein)

Ten years ago, we were happy with microSD cards on mobile phones. The manufacturers have killed them for a good reason

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Far was that time when buying a MicroSD card It was practically an essential for our mobile phone. The mobiles from ten years ago They came with a scarce internal memory (8, 16 GB), insufficient for devices that, despite their limitations at the hardware level, recorded Full HD video and had an ecosystem rich in applications. Today, it is increasingly difficult to find devices compatible with this memory expansion. And, yes, this is good news. The golden age of the microSD. There was a time in using an SD was the best possible option on an Android mobile. In fact, the operating system itself allowed to move some of the apps to external memories, releasing the local memory of this load. In 2010, Android 2.2 Froyo He had this option as a native from the adjustments, something that remained immovable until years later. The key was that Android was a much more insecure system than is now. In fact, with Android 6.0 It was possible to expand system storage using microSD cards. The party is over. There are two milestones that mark the progressive disappearance of MicroSD cards on Android. The first is the Popularization of Unibody mobiles: The end of the removable housings. The extra groove to incorporate the SD next to the SIM (or double SIM) hinders stagnant designs, somewhat incompatible with the Current IP protocols They protect the water and dust device. The second reason is imposed by Google with Android, and that is that the operating system was progressively restricting the permissions until they prevent them from moving apps to the SD, limiting it only to the passage of files. Reading speed. As internal memory modules have been improving progressively, reading and writing speed has shot in recent years. A UHS-1 micro SD around 200 MB/s reading speed (speeds that are never reached). EMMC’s most modern standards (slower technology in internal memories, only used in low range) can double this figure. If we talk about UFS memories, standards such as UFS 2.2 around real writing speeds close to GB, something that doubles with UFS 3.1 and almost quadruplica with UFS 4.0. Next to nothing. The size of the apps has increased considerably in recent years, as well as their requirements, and moving them from an SD is not too realistic. The focus on security. By default, the memory of any commercialized Android mobile comes encrypted, something that protects the local data of the device. SD memories do not come with this protection layer, nor do they meet the requirements to do so. Android is an increasingly sure system And, according to the latest data, it is exposed to 90% less malware than in 2016 thanks to the Play Protect scanguaranteed windows of security patches, Automatic reset and constant purge of fraudulent applications in Play Storeamong others. The microSD today. Although relegated in general terms to low -cost mobiles, The MicroSD continues to give a dummy In 2025. If your mobile has support for them, you can continue moving simple apps such as Telegram or Instagram (giants such as WhatsApp do not allow it), and even some games allow you to send part of your reading data to the SD. The same goes for multimedia: nothing prevents us from saving and reproducing content from a microSD card externally. The limitation of speed and stability (if you use a low quality microSD) will be present, but the function has not died at all. A necessary evil. Smartphones manufacturers and Google itself have been closing the door to microSD cards. It is a evil necessary to improve the stability of the system, to make Android a safer platform and continue allowing the apps to grow (in size and requirements) to the frantic rhythm to which hardware evolves. Image | Samsung In Xataka | It is 2024 and I still use an SD card on my mobile: what can I do and what is different about the storage of my phone

The Google Pixel 9A comes with a gift, a Xiaomi mobile with 512 GB very cheap and more. Hunting bargains

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We arrive at Last hunting May bargas. Many of the suppliers and officers stores have launched quite interesting discounts, either in mobile phones, smart watches and even some television devices. In this article we will review some of the best offers we have seen throughout the week and that are still available. Google Pixel 9a by 549 eurosa pack that includes Google’s mobile along with a Pixel Watch 2 smartwatch. Little x7 pro by 349.99 eurosa very tight price for a mobile that has an excellent technical file and that has 512 GB of internal storage. Huawei Watch Fit 4 by 169 eurosHuawei’s new smartwatch comes along with Freebuds Se2 headphones. Fire TV Stick 4K by 39.99 eurosonce again the Amazon device has dropped again. PlayStation 5 Slim (Digital) by 399 eurosa good price for the console in its digital configuration. Google Pixel 9a Many brands release their devices with launch offers or even, in some cases, in packs with which you can take an additional gift device. The latter is what has happened with the Google Pixel 9asince in Amazon it can be found together with the smartwatch Pixel Watch 2 for the same official price that the mobile has. He Google Pixel 9a It is an interesting mobile for those who want to make the jump to the brand with a fairly compact mobile whose screen is 6.3 inches. It stands out mainly for its photographic section – both for the app and by the cameras – but also does it for Your operating system that will receive updates for seven years. You can find offer in two configurations: Google Pixel 9a (128 GB) + Pixel watch 2 per 549 euros. Google Pixel 9a (128 GB) + Pixel watch 2 per 649 euros. Google Pixel 9A + Pixel Watch 2 (only at Amazon) * Some price may have changed from the last review Little x7 pro If we talk about mobiles with excellent value for money, the Little x7 pro Xiaomi is one of the most interesting. Since its launch we have been able to see some offers, but it is now when we can find it with a good discount. In addition, it is available in its three configurations. He Little x7 pro Mount a very good 6.67 -inch AMOLED screen that offers a 1.5K resolution. Monta the mediaTak Dimensity 8400 Ultra processor and comes with a generous 6,000 mAh battery which supports up to 90W by cable. In addition, their speakers are compatible with Dolby Atmos and its screen with Dolby Vision. It is on the offer in the official store in its different configurations, although the best discount is in the 512 GB: Little x7 pro of 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage by 299.99 euros. Little x7 pro of 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage by 319.99 euros. Little x7 pro of 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage by 349.99 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review Huawei Watch Fit 4 Huawei recently released his new smart watches for this year. He Huawei Watch Fit 4 It practically maintains the design of the previous generation, but it is more complete and now it can be found in a pack interesting enough to take it into account. In stores like Amazon is found by 169 euros (its official price) and comes along with the headphones Freebuds is 2 of Huawei. Among the most remarkable, we find that the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Mount a 1.82 -inch AMOLED screen that offers a 2,000 nits brightness level. It also includes a good assortment of connectivity options, such as GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS and Beidou, in addition to the corresponding sports modes and sensors to monitor physical activity. Huawei Watch Fit 4 + Freebuds Se 2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Fire TV Stick 4K Amazon has returned to lower the price of many of its devices. In addition to Ereader readers such as Kindle Scribewe can find their Dongle reduced The one that currently has a better value for money is the Fire TV Stick 4Ksince with your new offer you stay for 39.99 euros. He Fire TV Stick 4K It is a very interesting device for everything it offers. Not only has it improved in performance with respect to the previous generation, it also offers 4K resolution, it comes with Alexa Integrated and allows to use (if we are signed) Game Passsomething that the most economical Fire TV stick (HD and Lite) cannot do. * Some price may have changed from the last review PlayStation 5 Slim (Digital) In addition to the FIRE TV SICK and the rest of the devices that we have reviewed in this list, this week they have also dropped the prices of the PlayStation 5. If you are looking for the most economical price, the PlayStation 5 Slim in its digital configuration is found in PCComponentes by 399 euros. Of course, if you want to play videogames in physical format, although the record reader dropped a few months ago – they are still at the previous price in many stores -, it is cheaper to buy the console directly with the console with a reader and not separately. In this case, the PlayStation 5 Slim with reader It is on offer in PCComponentes by 449 euros. PlayStation 5 Slim (Digital) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Google, Xiaomi, Huawei, Amazon, PlayStation In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best smartwatch (2025): their analysis and videos are here

Using a mobile is a real challenge for older people. An Aragonese startup has a promising solution

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Is called Maximilianabut it is not a person. It is a mobile. Specifically, one specifically designed for our elders. The idea that this device raises is unique, already a difference from other mobiles for the elderly, everything is based on trying that these people have to touch anything to communicate with their loved ones both in video calls and normal calls and to alert possible emergencies. Innovating from Aragon. Many business projects are born from personal needs. This happened for Jorge Terreu (Zaragoza, 26 years old), who a few years ago was Erasmus in France and had trouble contacting his grandmother, Maximiliana. This is how the germ of her project was created: create a phone to be able to talk to her without her having to do anything. @Miguessal This mobile can save your grandfather’s life, because it makes video calls down alone. It was created by a grandson for his grandmother, Maximiliana, who did not manage with technology. What began as a gift, is today a mobile that thousands of people use. You can learn more about him at www.maximiliana.es. #Salvarvidas #Emercances #Primerosauxilios #Urgences #security ♬ Original sound – Miguel Assal The principle of something big. Terreu prepared a mobile prototype in which he started the video call and the phone answered alone. He sent it to his grandmother in Madrid and soon realized that this idea could serve many more people. In March 2020, during the pandemic he donated five phones adapted to a hospital in Zaragoza and verified how users were delighted, so he launched the adventure of creating his own company and his project of a mobile for seniors. What would be called, of course, like his grandmother. Maximiliana. They hardly have to touch it. People who use Maximilian mobiles hardly have to touch it, because they can receive video calls or messages without having to play in the interface. If a relative or friend makes a video call, Maximiliana sounds for a few seconds and automatically breaks. If it is the elderly the one who wants to call, the interface is especially intuitive and simple and is based on a “desk” on which the faces of the family appear. Just press one of them to make the call. Emergencies. Maximiliana also has emergency call options. Thus, if for example the elderly falls and cannot handle the mobile with precision, it is enough that it agitates it a bit to activate the emergency call to the assigned contact. In those calls the mobile uses the flashlight to emit the international relief signal. Always located. Another of the Maximiliana options It is what allows to know at all times the location of that elderly, something especially useful if they are lost or misplaced. The software also shows the battery available so that family members can warn that it loads it to continue using it without problems. THE MOBILE AS SERVICE. Maximiliana includes the mobile, the control app for the family and the accessories, such as the cord or antiahogo strap that allows the device to be hung by the neck. The product is not sold as a mobile without more, but as part of a subscription service. The “basic pack” cited costs 24.90 euros per month, but it is also possible to directly hire the SIM card (unlimited calls, 25 GB of the Internet) as part of the “complete pack” for 29.90 euros per month. Includes apps like WhatsApp. Maximilian mobiles remain mobile, and allow to continue accessing applications such as WhatsAppChamber or Gallery. The person in charge of the device – normally, a relative of the elderly – chooses from the control application which applications wants them to appear on the mobile. It is the relative who acts as “administrator”. The relatives of the people who use Maximiliana are the ones in charge of managing and configuring the mobile options. Thus, they can add contact faces, change order (up to six on the screen), or adjust the sound duration. A grandmother like Community Manager. As they pointed out In the countryMaximiliana’s team has been growing as the success of the service has been curdling, but there is a very special component in that template. Your Community Manager It is Conchita Polo, grandmother of Pedro Malo, partner of Terreu in the project. More than the phone matters the service. There are currently good options when offering Mobile for seniors And also tips for Adapt any Android phone To make it easier to use for them, but Maximiliana’s proposal is interesting because everything combines. Take advantage of the idea of parental controls that for example allow to know the location of our children or control the limits of use, but adapting it to a population sector that can certainly take advantage of it in a beneficial way. Image | Maximiliana In Xataka | What five mobiles would I recommend to give my grandfather this Christmas, for simplicity and quality-quality

Hello, I am Jose and I have discovered in 2025 that I can connect five pots at the same time and to the same mobile to put music to the beast

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Surely this situation is familiar to you: your friends and you organize a party in the house of someone and someone asks not to take the speaker to wear music. And there that is not-so-like with his Bluetooth speakerputs the music and … you only hear in one area. If people are distributed in several areas, there is no music that is worth. I wish there was a technology to connect several speakers to the same wireless emission, it could be thought. Well there is, It is called atacast and I have discovered it in the middle of 2025 when trying the new LG speakers. The problem. Bluetooth is very good when we talk about broadcasting something from the device to device B. For example, music from your mobile to a speaker. So far, all good. The problem comes when we want to broadcast two or more devices and that they reproduce the same. That is almost impossible missionor rather, it was. The solution was announced in 2022when Bluetooth SIG (responsible for the Bluetooth standard) announced that the Bluetooth LE Audio specifications were complete. And with this version there was a novelty called to change the way we understand the wireless sound: aircase. Image: Xataka The solution. Atacast is a standard that allows audio transfer to several devices at the same time. This is based on Bluetooth audio and uses the LC3 codec (Low complexity community codec), and so far the technical words. So far, the Bluetooth connection depended on matching an audio source (the mobile) to a recipient (the speaker). With aircraft, the issuing equipment creates a kind of dissemination signal to which other compatible devices can be connected. The easiest way to see it is to imagine A kind of mesh wifi networkbut Bluetooth. And what is it for? The cases of use of this technology are very wide. We can think of attendance via audio in public transport or museums, emissions One-to-Many In live events or that your partner and you can see the same movie with headphones at home, to say some. Another option is that instead of depending alone and exclusively on the speaker of Non-Sé-Qui also in the next one left with your friends, you can connect several speakers with each other and put music everywhere. And that is precisely what we have tried to do with the new LG Xboom speakers and a couple of devices of a rival brand: JBL. But first, the presentations. LG Xboom The Stage 301 Beast | Image: Xataka The beast. AKA LG Xboom Stage 301, is the flagship of the range and the most expensive (300 euros). It is a large, relatively portable speaker (its eight kilos require some strength), with a power of 150W, integrated light and battery effects. It is heard really well and has the ability to fill a medium -sized garden with music without any problem. It can be used plugged in, but also for around half a day with the integrated battery. In addition, you can connect a microphone to the rear to mount a karaoke. It is a speaker whose sound quality will surprise the one who has the least trained ear. However, it should be noted that it is not a speaker designed to reproduce high fidelity. It is a party speaker ready to listen and give the note outdoors, where it meets its mission. Now, if we talk about sound, one more force of force in the bass and a spark more of sharpness in the acute would have been round. Anyway, what is said, this is very fine and more knowing the most likely use that this speaker will be given. LG XBOOM BOUNCE | Image: Xataka The median. His name is LG Xboom Bunce. Despite being cheaper than the previous one, I must say that it is the one I liked the most. Not only is it more portable, but its sound price/performance ratio seems better to me. Graves are very successful (acute could improve) and offers a very complete experience. The battery holds almost a day. It is not a cheap speaker (200 euros) and is not intended for high fidelity, but compensates with a pleasant sound, resistance to all types of hardships (water, dust, blows) and a very cool design. LG Xboom Grab | Image: Xataka The little one. The most basic model is the Xboom Grab LG, although it is not a cheap speaker (150 euros). The sound is surprisingly clear and the bass have enough stuck, something that surprises in such a format. In middle volumes, the speaker behaves. It is when we upload the volume more of the account when it starts to falter. The battery endures practically all day and water resistance is guaranteed. It is not the one that offers the best sound, but the most portable. However, I continue to stay with the previous one. That button is the key to LG Xboom Speakers | Image: Xataka How to mount the duffel bag with all three. The three speakers have one thing in common: a button to start the Party Link broadcast. The operation is very simple: we connect our mobile by Bluetooth to a speaker, reproduce something, press the party link button on that speaker and then click on which we want to connect. Ready, automatically the second speaker will reproduce the same as the first, and so many times as connecting speakers. That is: connecting the mobile to a single speaker we can create a huge LG speakers network because Party Link admits up to ten speakers. With the three LG speakers we have not appreciated a higher latency of the account. In fact, quite the opposite. Synchronization is really precise and we have not noticed that a speaker goes one more thorn ahead than the other. All these speakers and headphones are understood with each other | Image: Xataka The key: connect other devices. Party Link is a technology that owns LG, but the key … Read more

Mobile, computers and tablets. Five Medamarkt offers and El Corte Inglés during the weekend

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As is usually the case with Mediamarkt and the English Court, the stores have launched a good assortment of offers that will be available throughout the weekend – except for the stock. On this occasion, we have gathered five interesting devices that have dropped in price with some of his best discounts to date. Xiaomi 14t Pro by 499 eurostaking into account that it comes with 512 GB, it is currently one of the phones with the best value for money within the Xiaomi catalog. MacBook Air M4 by 1,049 eurosa great price for a laptop from Apple that comes with the M4 chip. Samsung Galaxy S25 by 775 eurosone of the best prices we have seen on this high -end mobile to date. iPad (2021) by 299 eurosalthough it is not the most current iPad, it has a good price in its 256 GB configuration. LG GRAM 14ZD90T by 1,529.10 eurosa portable portable computer whose battery offers an autonomy of up to 30 hours of use. Xiaomi 14t Pro The very day of its launch could see the first offer in the Xiaomi 14t Pro And since then we have found a good assortment of offers with greater or lower discounts. His 512 GB configuration It currently has one of its best sales to date, since in Mediamarkt it can be found by 499 euros (50 euros more than the Xiaomi 14T of 256 GB costs). He Xiaomi 14t Pro It is a high-end mobile that currently has one of the best quality-quality relationships within the brand. Stands out for many reasons, being the main His cameras that have the collaboration of Leica. In addition, its screen offers an excellent 1.5K resolution and its processor is the MEDATEK DIMENSITY 9300+. * Some price may have changed from the last review MacBook Air M4 Although Apple computers usually have some high prices, many times we find very good offers. This is the case of MacBook Air M4 in its 256 GB configuration, whose price has dropped in Mediamarkt to the 1,049 euros. Of course, if we look for the best price, in PCComponentes it is for 1,030 euros. He MacBook Air M4 It is a laptop that comes, in this case, with a 13 -inch screen. It also includes the M4 chipso it offers both excellent performance and compatibility with Apple Intelligence. On the other hand, one of the key points of this laptop – as we see in many MacBook – is that Its battery offers a theoretical autonomy up to 18 hours of video playback. MacBook Air (M4, 13 inches, 256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy S25 During this week, one of the mobiles that has starred in one of the best offers is the Samsung Galaxy S25 in its 256 GB configuration. We talk about a high -end mobile that has a price of 969 euros, but that can now be found in Mediamarkt for 775 euros And in El Corte Inglés by 775.20 euros. He Samsung Galaxy S25 It is a mobile range of the brand that stands out mainly for the seven years in which you will receive software updates. In addition, it has a very good customization layer (it is one of Samsung’s great claims), the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor for Galaxy assembles and has an excellent photographic section. Samsung Galaxy S25 (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review iPad (2021) If what we want is a good tablet to see multimedia content and we want a model of the Apple catalog, it is not necessary to spend a fortune: the iPad (2021) In its 256 GB configuration it has a precious. On this occasion, it is in the English Court where we can find the iPad at a price of no less than 299 euros. Although the iPad (2021) It is not the most recent model, it is still ideal for certain uses, as can be the case of seeing multimedia and streaming content. Mount one 10.2 -inch IPS screen and comes with the chip A13 Boinic. In addition, it includes a USB-C port of load and has Touchid. * Some price may have changed from the last review LG GRAM 14ZD90T We see more and more laptops that offer very good autonomy and LG Gram It is a good example of this. The LG portable computer is available with several configurations, being the 14ZD90T A very complete. Can be found in Mediamarkt by 1,529.10 euros. The LG Gram 14ZD90T is a laptop that comes with an 14 -inch anti -refleflexes IPS screen that offers a Wuxga resolution (1.920 x 1,200p). Its processor is the Intel Core Ultra 7 and has both RAM and 1 TB of SSD. It does not come with operating system and one of its key points resides in its battery, since offers an autonomy of up to 30 hours. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Mediamarkt, El Corte Inglés y Buyadicción (header), Xiaomi, Apple, Samsung, LG In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | What iPad Buy (2025). Apple tablets catalog analysis with recommendations depending on the use and budget

Xiaomi reached your life through the mobile. Now he wants to conquer it with all the other pots you use daily

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Xiaomi is celebrating today. Lei Jun’s company has just turned 15 and has celebrated it with an event up to it, of those that are full of ads and in which there has been room for everything, literally. The firm has presented its own processor (A milestone in its trajectory) and the first two devices that will mount it, but If Xiaomi knows something of ecosystem and this has been extremely present. In fact, it gives us clues where the company is directed. Because continuing to grow in the world of technology goes, and it must go, far beyond mobile. Xiaomi is clear and that is why today he has taken the opportunity to show off his success in other segments. Segments, a priori, totally mundane and of the day to day who may not pay so much attention: The appliances. And if Xiaomi, in his most important event of the year, in which they have announced Your first SUVhe has dedicated a part to announce a tap, it is because his most immediate future is more than determined. This is how Xiaomi money earns – they attract you and catch you The xiaomi of mobiles is a thing of the past Xiaomi year -on -year growth in different types of appliances | Image: Xataka The image you can find on these lines speaks for itself. If you speak Chinese, of course. If this is not the case, we translate it: Airs Mijia Conditions. Fourth place by sales volume in China: year -on -year growth of 102.7% Mijia refrigerators. Fourth place by sales volume in China: year -on -year growth of 144.9% Mijia washing machines. Fourth place by sales volume in China: year -on -year growth of 184.4% Mijia Water Purifier. First place by sales volume in China: year -on -year growth of 78% Xiaomi TVs. Third place by sales volume in China: year -on -year growth of 7%. This same comparison does not contemplate mobile phones, land in which the firm is also strong. According CounterpointXiaomi is the fourth company for shipments with a 16% market share. The difference with Huawei and Apple, which hold the third and second position, is 1% And the distance with Vivo, which is the first brand, is 2%. That is, the growth of Xiaomi in mobiles cannot go to much more in a perfectly distributed market among six brands (Honor and Oppo share fifth and sixth position with 14% quota each). There is only one way to continue growing and is putting head into other categories of products. He Xiaomi Su7 It is the best example. It is not a car that the company has launched for pleasure, but is another device of the Xiaomi ecosystem. It is, in fact, a pillar of this human strategy X Car x Home with which Xiaomi, basically, wants to offer our own alternative for each gadget that we have at home. Talking about Xiaomi in China is talking about this. This is its website translated into Spanish and in it we can see all the categories of appliances they have | Image: Xataka The firm has already given a push to mobile phones, eating markets like Spanish. He did the same with the tablets, with the televisions, and it is a titan if we talk about home automation. So much that not only has its own brand, but A brand ecosystem thirds integrated from each other. The next big step was logical: appliances. Those products that the user renews each much and that, although it does not seem so, are central to the experience of people with technology. Connect everything, Hyperos Through, it has all the meaning of the world. That is why it should not surprise us that the company, in its most important day of the year, takes advantage of Remove muscle and show off in this segment. The company today presented products such as An air conditioning, A double door refrigerator and 508 liters, A washing machine and even A fan that sends the air to the proper position by artificial intelligence. Has presented Until a tap And the important thing is not tap, it is its technification. The new tap with Xiaomi filter | Image: Xataka It is to present it as something technological, desirable, premium, which is part of something else (although in this case it does not, the tap is not intelligent, although the filter does connect to the wifi). How important is it for Xiaomi to make it clear that it is no longer the mobile brand of quality/price, of cheap connected bulbs and electric scooters, which have dedicated a few minutes of their annual presentation to announce that their new tap is capable of throwing up to eight liters of water per minute. That is the direction to which Xiaomi is directed. Premium and global Or what is the same, A large -scale Samsung (With Samsung’s permission in South Korea, whose tentacles expand to sectors such as construction, shipyards, hotels or financial services). Until now, Xiaomi’s global face -to -face has consisted of mobile phones, tablets, televisions, home devices, televisions and small appliances, but we know that their appliances also prepare to make the leap. William Lu, president of Xiaomi, confirms the arrival of appliances to the global market | Image: Xataka We know since March, when William Lu, president of Xiaomi, confirmed at the Mobile World Congress that in 2025 they were going to launch refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and air conditioners (Or is what was intuited about the slide that accompanied the presentation). There are still no details from countries or know what exact products will come out of China, but the mere fact that they are going to do it is a declaration of intentions. There are, however, questions in the air. On the one hand, what Xiaomi is what we will see in appliances? The Xiaomi quality/price ratio or the most premium Xiaomi? On the other hand, how will Xiaomi convince the user … Read more

I have generated this video in less than a minute and from the mobile. This is how I see 2 in Gemini’s app

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Yesterday he had Google as protagonist, and between all the news that presented was I see 3. His artificial intelligence generative text to video advanced on the right to all its competitors, being the first capable of generating audio next to the video itself. With the arrival of I see 3, I see 2 becomes an accessible version. So much, that you can try it in Gemini’s own app in both iOS and Android. In Xataka we wanted to test it, and the results are … good, very good. How to access See 2. I see 2 now part of the Google AI Pro plan, for 21.99 euros per month. This includes access to Gemini’s model 2.5, I see 2, flow, notebooklm, gemini in apps such as Gmail or Google Docs, and 2 TB of cloud storage. Access to see 3 will require the 250 dollar planfrom what I see 2 automatically becomes the most mainstream option and accessible to users that do not Look for professional uses with this AI. In iOS and Android. If you have the Gemini Pro Plan, as soon as you open the app on Android you will now see a video option, next to those of Research and Canvas. Just press this option to access the mode of video creation, with a generation of up to eight seconds. In the case of iOS, we have to go to the upper section of the app, and change the model that we have selected (2.5 flash, 2.5 pro or deep researc) to I see 2. Once you are configured thus, we can introduce the prompt. The instructions. Using I see 2 in Gemini is quite easy: we just have to be as descriptive as possible. The more detailed the description, the better the result will be. For its correct operation it is not necessary to write the Prompt in English, it works perfectly if we give the instruction in Spanish. Testing I see 2. One of yesterday’s great memes had to do with a challenge that is still choking many IAS: that of a person eating Spaguetti. This benchmark of the absurd implies complex understanding of textures, movement, deformation … and yes, I see 2 solves it. Not perfectly, but solves it. It is not a perfect. In a petition as simple as the “drone flight about Paradisiaca Beach. There are people surfing, palm trees, floring seagulls” has generated a fairly poor result. An idea to improve it? Having asked him not to be people, since generating so many elements has distorted the result. In this last example, two people dancing flamenco with a black background, surprise hair quality, how it has taken care of makeup, gestures … having made such a close plane the dance is not well appreciated, but it is another proof of how this AI works. There is no open bar. There are no more examples not because I don’t want to, but because Google has not left me. After generating a few videos (3,4) he has told me that he could not generate more until after half an hour. After half an hour … he hasn’t left me either. It is clear that paying 20 euros is not enough to create infinite videos, so we will have to use this tool with a certain moderation. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Google first taught its new glasses with a real demo: an unforeseen live and a bet that points away

The best of a mobile with a spectacular camera and the parts that still need to polish

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It is not just another high -end phone. He Xiaomi 15 Ultra arrives with a clear intention: to position yourself as a referent in mobile photography. You just have to see its cameras module, an inch sensor and its technical configuration to understand that here is seriously played. And, when a mobile promises, we usually submit to demanding evidence, Like this new 24/7 on the Xataka YouTube channel. “5 days have passed since I am using this phone and I have not stopped taking photos and videos with him. And … wow. The results in automatic are hallucinating me.” That is the first impression of our partner Mario Arroyo, who has incorporated the terminal in his day to day. But, is it still dazzling after so many days? What is left of the ‘Wow’ effect after several weeks? That is what we will try to put on the table. One of the most powerful video points is how the camera yields beyond the specifications. Because yes, it has impressive data: a 50 MP main sensor, an ultra wide angle of 50 MP, a 50 MP teleobjective and a 200 MP super-telefoto with optical zoom. All this supported for generous focal distances, in one of the most versatile systems we have seen. But the important thing is how it pays in real life. The protagonist of 24/7 stops in key aspects that make a difference: the Automatic approachfor example, describes it as “very fast framing”, and talks about how well it captures the subjects without the need to activate extra modes. It also highlights the natural blur that is achieved thanks to the depth of field: “The portrait mode is hardly necessary having such good results in automatic.” As you will see below, this analysis goes beyond the camera. The design is also addressed: the finishing finish, the combination of colors with the aesthetics Leica has its charm, but there is also at least a difficult problem to ignore and several reproaches arise, especially in the software section. “Hyperos, despite its personalization level, includes bloatware and certain debatable decisions,” says Mario. And of course, the dilemma arrives: is it worth investing in this mobile if what you are looking for is the best camera? Where is the limit between what it offers and what it costs? Is this Xiaomi 15 ultra the new photographic referent of 2025 … or a piece for a very specific audience? Recall that there are many devices that aspire to occupy this throne. If the camera is what you value most, if you are one of those who take photos every day and you like to get the most out of each shot, this 24/7 can give you just what you need. Give the play to immerse yourself in our most recent publication on the Xataka YouTube channel. Images | Xataka In Xataka | Just when the batteries were breaking all the records came the ultra-infinity mobiles. China has a lesson for them

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