Bing has added a new AI-powered video generation tool to its mobile app, that’s built on OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video model. That’s a feature that, even now, is exclusive to ChatGPT subscribers—but Bing users will get it for free.
The vertical video creations are 5 seconds long but aren’t generated instantly—once you type in a prompt, you’ll get a notification when the video is ready. The Standard generation speed is free, but you’ll also be able to access the “Fast” option 10 times before you’ll need to cough up 100 Microsoft Reward points to keep using it at that speed. You can share these videos anywhere, and they’ll be stored in the Bing app for 90 days.
The video generation wars have been heating up over the last year. Google debuted its Veo 3 model at Google I/O in May, with significant upgrades to quality. Chinese phone brand Honor also recently partnered with Google to add a feature that converted still images in the Gallery app into 5-second video clips through Google’s Veo 2 model. With the ability to now generate videos at our fingertips, it’ll make it easier than ever to share exactly what you’re envisioning to a friend or loved one, but it’ll be even harder to distinguish what’s real and what’s not.
Nothing Sets a Date for Phone (3) and Headphone (1)
London-based Nothing took a year-long break from its top-end smartphone line after it debuted the Phone (2) in 2023. In that time, it created the Phone (2a) in 2024, which went on to be one of the company’s best-selling handsets. There’s already a successor for those budget phones—the Phone (3a) series—but now it’s time for a new flagship from the brand. The company announced this week that it will unveil the Phone (3) at an event in London on July 1 at 1 pm ET.
We have a few details so far. The phone may not have the Glyph light interface on the back anymore, though it seems like Nothing has cooked up a new dot matrix light pattern instead. The company says it’ll be its first true flagship phone with premium materials, and it’ll have a high price to boot: somewhere around £800.
But the spotlight won’t just be on a new phone. This week, Nothing also shared that it will be entering “a new product category” at the event with its first-ever pair of headphones. Creatively dubbed Headphone (1), it’ll be Nothing’s first over-ears, but follows a long line of wireless earbuds. Not too long ago, Nothing announced a partnership with iconic audio brand KEF. Perhaps these headphones will be the pair’s first collab.
Samsung Teases a Galaxy Z Fold Ultra
Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event is also expected to take place in July, and rumors abound that we’ll see the Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Flip7, and even a Flip 7 FE—a cheaper version of the company’s flip folding phone. But Samsung took time to tease something else: an Ultra variant of its folding phone. Or so we think.
In a blog post on Samsung Newsroom, the company vaguely talks about a folding device that can match the capabilities of its existing Ultra phones, like the Galaxy S25 Ultra. What remains unclear is if the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold7 will offer an Ultra-like experience with no compromises, or if there will indeed be a dedicated Ultra version of that phone. Until now, there have been trade-offs between the Fold phones and Samsung’s Galaxy Ultra phones, with the latter offering a nicer camera experience, better battery life, and other perks like the stylus. Perhaps Samsung has found a way to replicate the true Ultra experience on its next generation of the Fold.
The company has a teaser video showing the silhouette of the Fold opening and closing. There have been rumors that Samsung is working on a tri-fold phone, like Huawei’s version that nets you an even bigger screen when unfolded; you’d think if anything got the Ultra moniker, it’d be that device. We’ll have to wait and see.
Ruark’s MR1 Mk3 Get Some Serious Upgrades
Courtesy of Ruark
The Ruark MR1 have been some of the best sounding, most stylish desktop stereo speakers you can buy at their price for over a decade. Now in their third generation, they have been rebuilt from the ground up, with the aim of improving sound quality, refining the hand-crafted design and adding in some great new features to make them even more versatile than before. This includes adding aptX HD playback for higher quality Bluetooth sound, a USB audio connection for easy high-resolution playback and a moving magnet phono stage for powering a turntable. The petite package is available now, and costs $579/£399. —Verity Burns
Photoshop for Android Is Here
Adobe has finally released Photoshop for Android. No, this isn’t Photoshop Express or Photoshop Touch—previous, largely failed attempts at bringing Photoshop to mobile. Photoshop for Android mirrors the version of Photoshop for iPhone released earlier this year. You can download the public beta for Android today.
The mobile app has nearly everything you’ll find in Adobe’s desktop version, including layer-based editing and tools like masks, clone stamp, intelligent selection options, and all the tone and curve adjustment tools. The user interface is radically different, but Photoshop veterans will likely get the hang of the mobile version quickly.
I’ve been testing the Android app for a couple of days now, and it’s fairly impressive, but a few things are missing. The biggest for me is the ability to crop by pixels rather than ratio, which seems like a very odd limitation. Content-aware fill is also still “coming soon.” Adobe has been heavily touting the AI features, which make it possible to do smart selections that would be difficult otherwise. I’ve found this feature works like on desktop (it relies on the same cloud backend), but I still don’t have much use for it. —Scott Gilbertson
Poolsuite V3 Has Your Summer Playlist Sorted
“Throw your laptop out the damn window and drag that 1994 Kawasaki 750SX stand-up jet ski out of Uncle Pete’s garage, because summer is officially here.” This is how Poolsuite, possibly the finest curated music app for outdoor frivolity, announces the arrival this week not only of a throughly revamped and upgraded version of its already superb iOS media player, but also that it’s finally available on Android as well.
This perfectly judged throwback tone pervades throughout the app, which now adds hundreds of new tracks across seven channels, as well as mobile mixtapes to go with the aesthetic overhaul. Sun-drenched playlists lovingly curated to lift spirits and deliver virtual vitamin D for free. If you haven’t downloaded it already, do so right now—and never worry about what tunes to play at a BBQ ever again. —Jeremy White
The New Hublot Big Bang Unico Summer 2025
Continuing the summer theme in style is this new limited edition beach-ready Big Bang from Hublot. “As light as a sea breeze with its featherlight ceramic,” says the brand, with a micro blasted “orange case that glows like the golden hour.” Well, I tried it on at Watches & Wonders in April, and unlike some other darker hued versions of this watch, it’s playful and thoroughly approachable, yet with 100 meters of water resistance is equally at home either at a pool party or in deep waters. A one-click system also allows the included three interchangeable white rubber-lined straps in sky blue, dark blue or orange to be swapped in a jiffy, and the 72-hour power reserve keeps things going when off the wrist. The price? $31,300 (£26,900) but only 100 will be released. —Jeremy White
