Mint Mobile is dangling a half‑thousand‑dollar discount on the newest Google and Samsung phones. The deal applies only to fresh customers who lock in a 12‑month unlimited plan. That’s the entire offer, according to WI…

The discount forces a hard choice: pay a lower monthly bill and absorb the upfront cost of a premium handset, or stick with a cheaper carrier and miss the savings. For power users who already juggle multiple devices, …

Google’s AI Mode now runs on Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a model the company says improves handling of intricate queries. TechCrunch notes the upgrade surfaces more relevant links and delivers richer visual answers.

In practice, the change feels like a tighter conversation with the search engine. When you ask a multi‑step question, the response includes concise steps and inline graphics instead of a list of generic links. That ma…