Pranob Mehrotra
News Writer
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Pranob is a seasoned tech journalist with over eight years of experience covering consumer technology. His work has been featured in leading publications like XDA-Developers and Android Authority. Over the course of his career, he developed deep expertise in Android, Windows, and gaming, with a particular focus on covering the latest developments and writing comprehensive how-to guides that help readers make the most of their devices.
Outside of work, Pranob enjoys gaming, exploring new places, and discovering new indie electronic music.
Nothing Phone 4b might pack more than you’d expect from a budget phone
A new leak from tipster Yogesh Brar suggests the Nothing Phone 4b may pack a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chip, a 120Hz AMOLED display, and a large 5,400mAh battery.
You may see new ways to pay for Android apps and subscriptions starting next week
Starting June 30, Android users in the US, UK, and EU may beging seeing new ways to pay for apps and subscriptions as Google expands billing options on the Play Store.
Nothing offers an early look at the Phone 4b ahead of its July 7 launch
Nothing has revealed the design of the upcoming Phone 4b, which blends the 4a Pro's unibody build with the Glyph Bar from the standard 4a.
Apple has reportedly fixed the foldable iPhone’s hinge woes, so you can breathe a tad easy now
Apple has reportedly resolved most of the hinge issues that fueled delay speculation around its first foldable iPhone, with mass production now on track to begin next month.
Prime Day cuts the Sony WH-1000XM5 to under $200, and I think it’s worth every penny
The Sony WH-1000XM5 has fallen to a record-low $198 for Prime Day, saving you more than $200 on one of the best noise-canceling headphones out there.
The Pixel 10 Pro at $684 is the best Prime Day phone deal I’ve seen, and it’s hard to find better value right now
The Pixel 10 Pro is down to just $684 for Prime Day, a massive $315 discount that brings the flagship phone to its lowest price yet.
I went looking for the best Prime Day bargains on Google hardware, and these are the winners
Prime Day 2026 is delivering some surprisingly good discounts on Google hardware. From the Pixel 10 series to Nest cameras, the Pixel Watch 4, and Google TV Streamer, these are the deals worth grabbing before the sale ends on June 26.
Prime Day 2026 is packed with Samsung deals, but only these made my shortlist
Prime Day 2026 is delivering some of the biggest Samsung discounts we've seen all year. From the Galaxy S26 series to Galaxy Watches, tablets, and earbuds, these are the deals that offer the best value for your money.
Google Meet finally lands on Android Auto, giving you one less excuse to skip a meeting
Google Meet is rolling out widely on Android Auto, letting drivers join scheduled meetings and audio calls from their car's display, months after the same feature arrived on Apple CarPlay.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You’ll soon be able to send view-once texts on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is working on view-once text messages, according to WABetaInfo. The feature lets users send texts that become inaccessible after a single read, with the same screenshot and forwarding blocks already in place for view-once photos and videos.
Threads makes it easier to find your community and tune out what you don’t want to see
Threads is rolling out upgrades to its Communities feature and a new feed personalization tool called Your Algo.
Google Messages could soon get a sniffer tool to help you spot AI-generated photos in chats
Google is building a C2PA image detection tool into Messages that will show users detailed labels about how a shared photo was created.
Apple will reportedly offer the 20th anniversary iPhone in two sizes
Apple is reportedly planning to offer its 20th anniversary edition iPhone in two sizes, with both featuring edge-to-edge displays and Apple's A21 chip.
Facebook now has an answering genie for all your burning questions, just like Google Search
Meta is rolling out AI Mode on Facebook, a new feature that uses Meta AI to answer questions by pulling from public content across Meta apps, rather than returning standard search results.
The world’s biggest battery maker just pumped the brakes on solid-state EV hype
CATL chairman Robin Zeng says manufacturing challenges will keep solid-state batteries out of mass-market EVs until at least 2030, with early production limited to premium vehicles.