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Google Wallet could save you time at airport security with TSA PreCheck Touchless ID
TSA and Google Wallet have launched a streamlined opt-in for PreCheck Touchless ID, letting travelers share their digital ID and boarding pass and breeze through security without a physical ID.
Nothing’s latest teaser suggests its budget lineup isn’t dead, it’s just rebranding
Shortly after shelving a CMF budget phone, Nothing has teased a likely replacement called the Nothing Phone 4b.
Vivo X300 Ultra Review: So close to perfection it hurts
The Vivo X300 Ultra is more than just a camera phone. It is a complete flagship package that delivers outstanding photography, excellent battery life, top-tier performance, and a polished software experience.
HMD’s next phone has leaked, and I’m tired of seeing the same iPhone-copycat design again and again
The HMD Luma 2 has leaked with a 6.75-inch 120Hz display, 6,000mAh battery, and a design that borrows heavily from the iPhone 17 Pro.
I replaced pricey Apple extras with Xiaomi gear, and it went better than expected
Xiaomi’s UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 15W and Redmi Buds 8 Pro offer a surprisingly polished alternative to Apple’s pricier battery pack and AirPods Pro.
Apple is finally letting me rate my photos, and I can’t stop using it
The iOS 27 developer beta hides a star rating feature in the iPhone Photos app. Here's how to enable it, rate your photos, and filter your library to find your best shots in seconds.
The Galaxy S27 Pro might borrow the Ultra’s best screen trick
Samsung may bring its Privacy Display to more phones, starting with the rumored Galaxy S27 Pro.
I’ve used Apple gear for years, and right now is the best time to buy from the used shelf
Apple plans to raise iPhone prices as a global memory shortage pushes costs higher. After years of buying Apple gear new, here's why I think the used shelf is starting to look like the smarter move.
Apple has a stacked product lineup slated for later this year
Apple may be gearing up for one of its busiest product cycles in years. From a foldable iPhone to camera-equipped AirPods and smart glasses, the company's roadmap looks surprisingly packed.
iOS 27’s Liquid Glass slider looks simple, but it’s more useful than I expected
After using iOS 27 on my iPhone for over a week, I've found the Liquid Glass slider to be one of the update's most underrated features. Here's how it works and why it's worth trying.
Apple users are being targeted by a familiar tech support scam
After years of scammers posing as Microsoft support, reports suggest Apple users are now facing a similar wave of fake tech support warnings.
iOS 27 puts a much better dictation experience on your iPhone, and you must enable it
Apple's Advanced Dictation Preview in iOS 27 handles punctuation automatically and runs on-device, but only on three iPhones and only if you enable it manually.
I’ve tried nearly every iOS 27 feature, and these 3 are why I’m still excited about the update
I've spent a week testing iOS 27, and these are the three features that made the biggest difference to my everyday iPhone experience.
Did you know that your iPhone bursts on-screen fireworks when you call a person on their birthday?
A hidden iOS 27 feature shows a "Birthday · Found in Contacts" banner with fireworks on your call screen when dialing someone on their birthday.
Your old iPhone may have a security flaw Apple can’t fix
A new exploit called usbliter8 affects some older iPhones and Apple Watches. It requires USB access, but it targets a deep hardware-level part of Apple’s startup process.
Caviar’s iPhone case is 3x pricier than the phone and adorned with a real T-Rex tooth fragment
Caviar’s $4,490 Magnetic Custom Relict case for the iPhone 17 Pro Max uses aviation titanium, alligator leather, blue enamel, and a Tyrannosaurus fossil fragment.
Nothing just scrapped its next affordable phone, and the problem is bigger than you think
Nothing canceled the CMF Phone 3 Pro due to RAM costs now exceeding 50% of a phone's hardware bill.
Samsung just confirmed the Exynos 2700, and it looks destined for the Galaxy S27
The Galaxy S27 may not be Snapdragon-only after all. Samsung has confirmed development of the Exynos 2700, a chip rumored to bring major efficiency gains.
The latest iPhone Ultra leak leaves little to the imagination, includes a much-awaited iOS feature
Jon Prosser's latest iPhone Ultra renders show a 4.5mm foldable with split-screen multitasking, dual cameras, and iOS 27 code backing the design up.
If you were missing Hourly Activity and Naps in Google Health, a new update brings them back
Google Health 5.02 brings back Hourly Activity and Naps, fixes sleep session editing, and improves nutrition tracking on Android and iOS.
This free app gives your photos the Game Boy Camera’s iconic look, no cartridge needed
Epilogue's new Flashback app recreates the Game Boy Camera's grainy, low-resolution photo style using your phone's camera.
This ordinary-looking pen can record meetings and generate AI transcripts
The Flowtica Scribe looks like an ordinary pen, but it can record conversations, flag important moments, and turn meetings into AI-generated transcripts and action items.
Samsung’s wild patent shows a foldable phone that folds itself into a box
A newly granted Samsung design patent shows a foldable and rollable display device that compacts into a brick shape.
Pixi wants to replace your boring text messages with AR characters that react to you
Pixi Platforms launched an iMessage app that lets users send intelligent AR characters capable of reacting to real world surroundings and facial expressions.
AI vision is getting too hungry, and this method puts it on a diet
KAIST’s Upsample Anything tackles the memory problem behind sharper on-device AI vision, restoring high-resolution visual features from compressed image data without forcing smartphones to process everything at full resolution first.
Google Photos’ AI image editor expands to more regions, but only for Android users
Google has expanded Edit with Ask Photos, its AI-powered conversational editing tool, to five new markets. The feature is rolling out for Android users in Germany, the UK, France, Spain, and Italy, but iOS support has not been confirmed for the new regions.
Google is giving Pixel Screenshots a cloud AI boost while keeping your data private
Google's Pixel Screenshots app is gaining cloud-based AI processing with its latest update, giving the feature more power to search and analyze your screenshots while keeping data in a hardware-secured environment.
