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Samsung has released a software update to the Galaxy S21 series. Offering the January 2026 security patch, this may be its last update. Samsung launched the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra on 14 January 2021. Back then, the brand said that it would offer these devices with major OS upgrades for three years and security updates for five years. Well, the five-year security update promise ends this month, and Samsung has just released a software update for the three devices, which may be their last. It brings the January 2026 Time to get a new phone With the software support for the Galaxy S21 series finally ending, your device is now more prone to security threats. Considering that, this is the right time for you to update to a new smartphone. If you are looking for a flagship model from Samsung, we recommend that you wait for a month and get the Galaxy S26. However, if you don’t want to wait and get one at a discount, you can’t go wrong with the Galaxy S25

Similar to the new Intel IPU 7.5 firmware upstreamed for Panther Lake this week, Cirrus has upstreamed their CS42L45 codec firmware for upcoming Dell and Lenovo laptops making use of this audio codec. Ahead of Intel Panther Lake laptops officially beginning to ship next week, Cirrus today contributed their CS42L45 codec firmware to the upstream linux-firmware.git repository. This commit was for Lenovo laptops with the CS42L45 SDCA codec with SSIDs of 0x2352 and 0x2353. This commit added the CS42L45 SDCA codec firmware for the Dell laptop models. The commits don't elaborate on the specific Dell/Lenovo laptops with the CS42L45 codec but given the timing and some of the other search results, this is for upcoming Panther Lake laptop models. These firmware files are needed for audio support on these laptops. Dell's 2026 XPS 14 and XPS 16 laptop models are using the Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" SoCs. The XPS 14 launch configuration price is $1599 and the XPS 16 launch price is

iOS 26.2.1: Apple Suddenly Releases Surprise iPhone Update With Key Features And Fixes Updated Jan. 27 with more details of what’s in the release, and what’s not. Apple’s latest iPhone update is not, as had been predicted, iOS 26.3 — though you can read here why I thought it had been delayed. Instead, Apple has just launched iOS 26.2.1 and, unlike most minor update numbers, this one includes new features. Intriguingly, Apple has now revealed that there are no security updates in this release. More on why that’s unusual, and important, below. Which iPhones Can Run iOS 26.2.1? This update is for all iPhones from 2019 onwards. That means the iPhone 11 and all iPhones since, including the iPhone SE in both its second- and third-generation models. And all members of the iPhone 17 series are included. How To Download And Install iOS 26.2.1 Open the iPhone Settings app, then choose General, followed by Software Update. Next, click on Download and Install, and it’ll be on your pho

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