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Samsung Galaxy S25 Release Date Confirmed For January 2025

Four new handsets will debut on January 22, with AI-driven innovations, a new Slim version, and advanced camera upgrades.

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4 months ago

January 7, 2025

Nour Nasir

Samsung

Samsung has officially announced its next Unpacked event, taking place on January 22 in San Jose, California. This highly anticipated presentation is expected to showcase four new smartphones; namely the Galaxy S25, S25+, S25 Ultra, and a newcomer: the Galaxy S25 Slim.

Samsung is continuing its push into AI-powered technology with this release. The company’s invitation hinted at groundbreaking advancements, promising an even more “natural and intuitive” user experience through enhanced AI capabilities.

“Get ready for AI that is more natural and intuitive. The next evolution of Galaxy AI is coming, and it’s going to change the way you interact with the world every day,” read the event invite. Samsung went further, calling the Galaxy S25 lineup a “game-changer” poised to “set the bar for mobile AI experiences now and into the future”.

Since its inception in 2010, the Galaxy S series has been one of Samsung’s flagship product lines, often locking horns with Apple’s iPhone in the premium smartphone market. Last year’s Galaxy S24 broke sales records, largely thanks to its innovative AI-driven features like real-time language translation and advanced photo editing tools.

The competition isn’t standing still, though: Apple and Google have also made significant strides in AI, introducing features like enhanced computational photography and highly personalized voice assistants. Across the tech world, AI has become a major focus, driving innovation and reshaping consumer expectations.

Also Read: Top Free AI Chatbots Available In The Middle East

While official details on the Galaxy S25 remain under wraps, tech insiders are buzzing with speculation. The S25 Ultra is rumored to include a cutting-edge AI-enhanced processor, a more advanced camera system, and expanded compatibility with Samsung’s growing smart device ecosystem. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim might be aimed at consumers looking for a more affordable option without sacrificing key features.

As the launch date approaches, Samsung tech enthusiasts are eager to see how the S25 series will measure up in an increasingly competitive landscape.

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Google Releases Veo 2 AI Video Tool To MENA Users

The state-of-the-art video generation model is now available in Gemini, offering realistic AI-generated videos with better physics, motion, and detail.

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7 days ago

April 16, 2025

Nour Nasir

Google

Starting today, users of Gemini Advanced in the MENA region — and globally — can tap into Veo 2, Google’s next-generation video model.

Originally unveiled in 2024, Veo 2 has now been fully integrated into Gemini, supporting multiple languages including Arabic and English. The rollout now brings Google’s most advanced video AI directly into the hands of everyday users.

Veo 2 builds on the foundations of its predecessor with a more sophisticated understanding of the physical world. It’s designed to produce high-fidelity video content with cinematic detail, realistic motion, and greater visual consistency across a wide range of subjects and styles. Whether recreating natural landscapes, human interactions, or stylized environments, the model is capable of interpreting and translating written prompts into eight-second 720p videos that feel almost handcrafted.

Users can generate content directly through the Gemini platform — either via the web or mobile apps. The experience is pretty straightforward: users enter a text-based prompt, and Veo 2 returns a video in 16:9 landscape format, delivered as an MP4 file. These aren’t just generic clips — they can reflect creative, abstract, or highly specific scenarios, making the tool especially useful for content creators, marketers, or anyone experimenting with visual storytelling.

Also Read: Getting Started With Google Gemini: A Beginner’s Guide

To ensure transparency, each video is embedded with SynthID — a digital watermark developed by Google’s DeepMind. The watermark is invisible to the human eye but persists across editing, compression, and sharing. It identifies the video as AI-generated, addressing concerns around misinformation and media authenticity.

While Veo 2 is still in its early phases of public rollout, the technology is part of a broader push by Google to democratize advanced AI tools. With text-to-image, code generation, and now video creation integrated into Gemini, Google is positioning the platform as a full-spectrum creative assistant.

Access to Veo 2 starts today and will continue expanding in the coming weeks. Interested users can try it out at gemini.google.com or through the Gemini app on Android and iOS.