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Razr+ 2026 vs. Razr Ultra 2026 comparison.

Motorola Razr+ 2026 vs. Razr Ultra: Is the $400 price gap actually worth it, and which one to pick?

The Razr Ultra costs $400 more than the Razr+, but is it worth it? We break down every real difference to help you decide.
A Hyundai Ioniq 5 is equipped as a robotaxi.

Self-driving cars will no longer go scot-free in California as penalties go into effect

California's DMV announced that law enforcement can now issue formal traffic citations to autonomous vehicle manufacturers, along with 30-second emergency response requirements.
Amazon one-year pricing history feature.

You can now check a product’s price history spanning a whole year on Amazon

Amazon expanded its Rufus AI assistant to show 365 days of price history on any product, up from a previous 90-day maximum, giving shoppers a full year of pricing data.
Computer, Electronics, Laptop

I held off on the MacBook Neo. I hope the next one fixes these 5 papercuts before I plonk cash

The MacBook Neo is a genuinely impressive machine at $599, but five frustrating omissions are keeping my wallet shut until Apple gets the next one right.
Motorola Razr Fold

The 6,000 mAh battery on the Razr Fold should worry Samsung and Google: Here’s why

Motorola's Razr Fold arrives with a 6,000 mAh battery and 80W charging, specs that no U.S. book-style foldable has offered before. Here's what the numbers mean.
Xbox handheld update.

Xbox Ally X gets its own DLSS-rivaling frame upscaling tech, among other updates

Xbox rolled out Auto SR preview for the ROG Xbox Ally X, an OS-level AI upscaler that works on any DirectX 11 or 12 game without developer support.
Google Gemini Workspace Intelligence

Gemini can now turn your chat into a finished PDF, Word document, or spreadsheet in one tap

Google updated the Gemini app on April 29, 2026 to generate finished, downloadable files on request — nine formats including PDF, Word, Excel, LaTeX, and Markdown.
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Your Google TV experience is about to get chaotic with a dedicated YouTube Shorts feed

Google has announced a dedicated "Short videos for you" YouTube Shorts row is coming to Google TV home screens in the US this summer.
Tesla

Tesla promises HW3 owners a lite version of FSD, but its months away

Tesla announced FSD V14 Lite for international HW3 owners, a stripped-down Level 2 driver-assistance system, after 3,000 European owners across 29 countries filed a €6.5 million collective legal claim.
Motorola Signature

Motorola’s next budget phone leaks in two Pantone colors with a 200MP camera in tow

Evan Blass leaked official-looking Moto G87 renders on April 29, 2026, revealing a 200MP OIS camera, square camera module, and Pantone Overture Gray and Blue Atoll colors.
Google Home icon on home screen.

Your Google Home just got a lot better with the latest April update

The April Google Home update brings Gemini for Home up to 1.5 seconds faster for device commands, AI timeline descriptions for Premium camera subscribers, and a redesigned camera UI.
Motorola Razr Fold

Motorola’s Razr Fold is official, and it undercuts the Galaxy Z Fold 7 by $100

Motorola’s first book-style foldable comes with an 8.1" 2K LTPO OLED, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, triple 50MP cameras with DXOMARK Gold, 6000mAh battery, and 80W charging.
Using the Clean Up tool on iPhone.

Apple is finally building the AI Photo editor that Google and Samsung have had for years

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 will add three AI photo editing tools, Extend, Enhance, and Reframe, to the Photos app.
YouTube custom multiview.

YouTube TV custom multiview lets you mix NFL Sunday Ticket with any channel

YouTube TV officially launched fully custom Multiview on April 28, 2026, letting subscribers mix any live channel, including NFL Sunday Ticket add-ons, into a four-stream view.
Asus dual-screen laptop America.

Asus puts the outrageous dual-screen ROG Zephyrus Duo on the shelf at an eye-watering price

Asus opened pre-orders for the ROG Zephyrus Duo, the world's first 16-inch dual-screen gaming laptop with two 3K OLED 120Hz touchscreens, Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, and up to RTX 5090 Laptop GPU.
Amazon Kindle Scribe dark mode featured image.

Finally, Amazon fixes the one thing that made reading on Kindle Colorsoft painful after dark

Amazon rolled out system-wide Dark Mode to the Kindle Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, covering Home, Library, Settings, and Workspace with per-surface customisation via Quick Actions.
The RTX 5070 in a graphic.

Nvidia quietly released a new version of GeForce RTX 5070 GPU inside a driver blog post

Nvidia confirmed a 12GB GDDR7 configuration of the GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU on April 28, 2026, using 24Gb G7 memory modules to address constrained supply.
Samsung Galaxy S23 showing Google Play Store

Google Play Store will make it easier to find apps that don’t look terrible on tablets and foldables

Google Play Store version 51.2 introduces a new badge system highlighting apps optimised for tablets and foldables, removing the guesswork of finding apps that properly fill large screens.
google-gemini

Gemini wants to read your emails, calendar, and notifications to help you before you even ask

A Google app beta teardown reveals Gemini's upcoming Proactive Assistance feature, delivering personalized suggestions from user-selected apps like Gmail and Calendar.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Apple’s new App Store plan lets you pay monthly for annual subscriptions with a catch

Apple launched a new App Store subscription type with monthly billing at annual-equivalent rates, with a 12-month commitment and payment tracking and renewal notifications built in.
iPhone Fold CAD-based AI visualization.

Apple has apparently locked iPhone Ultra and MacBook Ultra as its next flagships

Apple is expanding its Ultra branding to include the iPhone Ultra (its first foldable, launching September 2026) and MacBook Ultra (OLED touchscreen, M6 chip, early 2027).
Nothing Essential Space gets cloud backup.

Your Essential Space content can now follow you wherever you go in the Nothing ecosystem

Nothing rolled out cloud backup for Essential Space on April 27, 2026, syncing notes, voice captures, screenshots, tasks, and summaries across all 2025–2026 Nothing and CMF phones.
Viture One smart glasses atop MacBook Air.

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Glasses have leaked, and the looks don’t impress

Android Headlines published the first real images of Samsung's Galaxy Glasses, featuring plain matte-black frames running Android XR with Gemini AI and a 12MP Sony camera.
Satellite by Starlink

Meta’s latest outrageous deal is getting solar power beamed even at night from satellites

Meta has signed a deal with startup Overview Energy to receive up to one gigawatt of solar power beamed from a fleet of 1,000 satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
Samsung Wallet Trips feature.

Samsung’s wallet gets a cool trip planning tool that will make you want a Galaxy phone

Samsung has launched Trips, a new Samsung Wallet feature that organizes flights, hotel bookings, car rentals, event tickets, and travel memos into a single timeline.
Spotify fitness app screenshots.

Spotify wants to be your fitness coach with guided workout sessions

Spotify has launched a new Fitness hub, giving Free users access to curated workout playlists from top wellness creators, while Premium users unlock 1,400+ ad-free Peloton classes.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

The iPhone 17 won me over, but I’d still recommend the iPhone 16 to most people

The iPhone 17 is a genuine upgrade, but after six months of using both, the iPhone 16 remains a remarkably complete phone at a more affordable price.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

I spent weeks with the Pixel 10a, and now the specs debate doesn’t bother me

The Pixel 10a doesn't win on spec sheets, benchmarks, or comparison charts, but after four weeks of daily use, it's clear Google is playing a completely different game altogether.
Siri running on iPhone

Apple could bring curved displays back in vogue with the 20th anniversary iPhone

Supply chain reports suggest Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone in 2027 will feature a custom micro-curved OLED panel from Samsung with shallow four-edge curves.
Samsung Galaxy TriFold folding

The Galaxy Z TriFold is laid to rest. Here’s what I want its successor to fix

Samsung's tri-fold experiment is over. Before the TriFold 2 arrives, here are the five things that need to change for it to justify its price tag.
Fitbit Coach page on the Fitbit app.

Fitbit’s latest update turns your app into a conversational personal trainer

Fitbit's 4.68 app update brings back sleep log editing on Android, introduces personalized motivational messages throughout the day, and Conversational Check-Ins with your Coach.
Tesla Cybercab at night

Tesla’s Cybercab has entered production. Let’s hope it can actually drive itself this time

Elon Musk confirmed on April 24, 2026, that Tesla's Cybercab has entered volume production at Gigafactory Texas, but the steering-wheel-free robotaxi still faces unresolved FSD safety concerns.
2026 Ford Explorer EV.

The ev range anxiety myth just got demolished by a billion miles of real-world data

New research from Recurrent, based on over one billion miles of real-world EV data, finds the average electric car retains 97% of its range after three years and 95% after five.
DeepSeek AI chatbot running on an iPhone.

DeepSeek V4 is out, touting some disruptive wins over Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude

DeepSeek V4 launched April 24, 2026, with two open-source models that rival closed-source leaders on coding and agentic benchmarks, at up to 9x lower API costs than OpenAI and Anthropic.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro in Cosmic Orange next to the iPhone 17 Pro Max in Deep Blue

Despite cutback rumors, Apple could still serve a performance carnival on iPhone 18

Apple's iPhone 18 lineup is rumored to pack TSMC's 2nm A20 chip, 12GB of RAM across all models, variable-aperture cameras, and Apple's C2 modem.
Samsung new 2D/3D technology.

Samsung’s new display tech can switch between 2D/3D on OLED panels, no glasses needed

Samsung and POSTECH published research in Nature on April 23, 2026, showing a voltage-controlled metasurface lens that switches between 2D and 3D display modes.
Meta AI Family Center new insights feature.

Meta will let parents see children’s chats with AI and intervene before risks spiral

Meta has launched an Insights tab in its supervision hub, letting parents of teens see weekly AI conversation topics across Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram.
Google Next Cloud 2026.

Google Meet will soon jot down notes for you, even if it’s an in-person meeting

Google announced at Cloud Next 2026 that its popular "Take Notes for Me" feature now covers in-person and third-party meetings, putting Gemini in direct competition with Otter.ai and Fireflies.