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Samsung is launching a self-repair app for users to fix their Galaxy devices without seeking help from outsiders. The Self Repair Assistant is found in a filing from the US Patent and Trademark Office. It describes the app as a "computer application software for mobile phones".

Apple has released an iOS update specifically for older devices in order to fix a major vulnerability that was actively being exploited. Called iOS 12.5.6, the update is now available for iPhones, iPod touch and iPads that can’t run on the latest software by Apple.

Google has teamed up with Samsung to create a new platform and application programming interface (API) which syncs health-related data between Android apps and devices. Called Health Connect, it supports over 50 data types, including vitals, sleep, nutrition, activity, body measurement, cycle tracking and more.

Someone has shared the product launch roadmap of OnePlus, giving us an overall look at the devices that the company will present this year. According to it, there will be a total of six OnePlus smartphones coming in 2022, and we're quite close to the launch of a few of them too. 

After announcing a Warcraft mobile game is currently in the works earlier this year, Blizzard has further teased fans with a potential reveal date for the mobile exclusive. In a blog post today by John Hight, Blizzard’s General Manager for Warcraft, it is revealed that the company will be telling more about the game this May.

The Warcraft mobile game, which was announced in Blizzard’s 2021 fourth quarter financial results report last month is poised to become the first game in the Warcraft franchise designed from the ground up for mobile. Not much information has been shared by Blizzard since, with Hight’s blog post today only teasing about a potential reveal date.

Last week, Huawei introduced HarmonyOS globally and many Huawei phones would be able to get an upgrade soon. According to sources, the update rollout seems to be a success as 10 million users in China have upgraded to the new operating system.

Other than just releasing smartphones with different colours, some smartphone brands have also collaborated with other industries for special editions of their devices. With that being said, OnePlus has been working with British sports car manufacturer McLaren for years to release devices that come with McLaren-inspired design. However, it is reported that the partnership between OnePlus and McLaren has come to an end, so don't expect any OnePlus 8 McLaren Editions to be released.

According to Samsung Mobile division CEO DJ Koh, Samsung has plans to launch a foldable smartphone this year which could double as a tablet when unfolded with a completely different user experience to boot. The foldable Galaxy device, although complicated to develop and manufacture, is expected to make its debut at the Samsung Developer Conference some time around November 2018.

We are nearing to the announcement for the first laptop from Xiaomi, and from a leaked photo that was shared online, we will see it as a full-aluminium device that may rival the Apple MacBook Air – at least in design.