OPINION : This has undoubtedly been Samsung ’s week as the companyunveiled its latest line of flagship S Series phonesfor 2025 – though not without valid critique , as you ’ll get wind in this week ’s Winners and Losers .
Elsewhere , theTikTok ban come and leftjust as quickly , Fujifilm reveal itsmost versatile Instax camera yetand Apple confirmed thatCarPlay 2 is still in the worksdespite drop its 2024 target .
Three suffered a major outage , leaving customer unable to call even emergency services , whileNetflix declare another sizable cost hikein the States .
Keep reading to learn who we top and winner and unsuccessful person this hebdomad and why .
Winner: UK drivers
Not only did British people dodge the Netflix price tramp ( for now ) and get a Snapdragon - power version of the S25 this week , but it has also been confirmed that the new GOV.UK Wallet app will soon allow us to keepa digital version of our number one wood ’s licence on our phone .
This means no more carry around a wallet just to put up a physical I.D. for those of us who have already run virtually cashless and cardless thanks to smartphone pocketbook like the Apple Wallet and Google Wallet that persuade everything from your credit card to concert tickets , and the ever important Tesco Clubcard .
According to a recent governmentblog Emily Price Post , Brits will be given the choice to utilize a digital version of their licence to show their right to force and prove their age when grease one’s palms age - restricted items online and in - individual .
The digital driver ’s license and Veteran Card will be the first written document to be usable in the GOV.UK Wallet starting subsequently this year , with more government - issued documents – including DBS check and proof of benefits – to follow by the ending of 2027 .
The government has also announce a GOV.UK App due to launch this summer . This will include access to government data , the power to finish indispensable tasks , a place to make payments , reminders and even an AI - powered chatbot .
Loser: Samsung
When it fare to Samsung ’s Modern line - up , the top - goal Galaxy S25 Ultra offersa phone number of perks over its predecessor . That includes a declamatory , more long-wearing display , an upgraded ultra - all-encompassing television camera and of course , the more powerfulSnapdragon 8 Elitechipset .
However , there is one major downgrade that was easy to dominate on the launch night – especially because it has nothing to do with the real speech sound . Rather , it is connected to theS Penthat comes in the box with the Ultra .
Fans of the Ultra series have remark that the S Pen has lost a major piece of its functionality with this update : its Bluetooth connectivity . There are some upsides to this . The stylus weighs less now and there ’s no need to concern yourself with charge a battery . However , there are also some fairly obvious downside .
Namely , S25 Ultra user can not use Air Actions when using the new S Pen with the phone . This mean there ’s no motion support to open apps , control music , browse your photo or use the stylus as a remote shutter for the tv camera .
Samsung reportedly cut the feature article because client rarely used Air Action gestures and it made sense to remove Bluetooth connectivity to cut monetary value ( viaThe Verge ) . This would perhaps be excusable if the savings were passed onto the customer , but that does n’t appear to be the case with the S25 Ultra channel the same RRP as its forerunner .
