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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.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro in Cosmic Orange

Apple leak claims juicy iPhone 18 Pro camera upgrades that I can’t wait to see in action

Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station says iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will gain variable aperture in 2026, with three more upgrades that could give the future iPhone a strong photography-centric upgrade.
Tesla FSD in action.

Tesla finally speaks the truth on full self-driving on old cars, and it’s hope in darkness

Elon Musk confirmed on April 22, 2026, that Tesla Hardware 3 vehicles need new computers and cameras for unsupervised Full Self-Driving, reversing years of promises that FSD was purely a software unlock.
Signal app banner on an iPhone.

Apple plugs iPhone hole that let FBI extract texts from notifications history

Apple patched an iOS bug on April 22, 2026, that cached notification content for up to a month, affecting both regular and disappearing messages.
Oppo Pad MIni featured image.

Android finally gets a fitting answer to the iPad mini, and it looks stunning

Oppo launched the Pad Mini on April 21, 2026, an 8.8-inch 2.5K OLED, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 tablet weighing just 279g at 5.39mm thin.
Razr 2026 in gray color.

Motorola leak shows off the Razr 2026 in some stunning colors

The Motorola Razr 2026 has leaked in full ahead of schedule, revealing four distinctly textured colorways, including a diamond-patterned teal and fabric-finished gray.\
Volkswagen Jetta front profile.

Volkswagen is turning the Jetta into a $15,000 electric SUV, but not for the US roads

Volkswagen's China-exclusive Jetta brand has unveiled the Jetta X electric SUV concept as the German automaker scrambles to compete with domestic EV makers in its most troubled market.
Moto Razr 2025 series

Motorola sets the launch date for a fresh slate of Razr foldable phones  

A 12-second teaser from Motorola has locked in April 29 for the Razr 2026 reveal, showcasing a purple quilted finish and green and black options while hinting at price hikes of up to $200 on the Ultra model.
Google Photos Touch Up feature in action.

Google Photos gets new editing tools that are all about subtle touch-ups

From blemish removal to iris brightening, Google Photos' new Touch Up tools bring targeted, intensity-controlled facial edits directly into the app's editor for the first time.
Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro

Samsung’s next Galaxy earbuds could surprise with an earclip design

A new Samsung audio product called Galaxy Buds Able has surfaced in firmware, showing an earclip design that skips the ear canal entirely and enters the growing open-ear earbuds market.
Samsung Galaxy TriFold folding, TriFold Phone

Samsung is already rethinking the TriFold, and this time, it’s starting with the hinge

Months after discontinuing the original Galaxy Z TriFold, Samsung is already developing a slimmer successor with a ground-up hinge redesign that could benefit other foldables as well.
A close up of AirPods Pro 3 in a case

AirPods Pro 3 may let you talk to Siri without actually saying a word

From lip-reading earbuds to muscle-tracking AI, Apple's Q.ai acquisition hints at AirPods Pro 3 becoming the most quietly powerful gadget the company has ever made.
Zoom face scan technology.

Zoom will now check if you are a human or an AI imposter during video meetings

Zoom has partnered with Sam Altman's World to roll out real-time human verification in video meetings, using iris-scan-backed biometrics to stop AI deepfakes from crashing your calls.
Samsung Galaxy TriFold folding, TriFold Phone

You can’t buy the Galaxy Z TriFold anymore: It’s officially sold out

Samsung has officially sold out its limited-run Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone, a bold foldable experiment that debuted at $2,899 and disappeared from shelves within months of its US launch.
Samsung Galaxy S26 in the hands of a user.

Samsung could level up Galaxy S27 series performance away from the silicon 

Samsung's Galaxy S27 series could debut UFS 5.0 storage on premium models in 2027, doubling the read speeds of today's flagship phones, but cost pressures mean not every variant will make the cut.
Intel AI Quiet Plus announced on stage.

Intel reveals secret sauce to keep gaming laptops running quieter and cooler

Intel China's new AI Quiet Plus certification program uses the NPU in Core Ultra 200HX Plus chips to intelligently manage fan speed, surface heat, and battery life in real time.
Apple MacBook Neo

Microsoft leaks predict the obvious: The Surface line has no answer for the MacBook Neo

Microsoft's 2026 Surface refresh brings OLED screens and new chips, but no affordable option to counter the MacBook Neo, which outperforms all the budget rivals.
Motorola Razr Fold featured image.

Motorola Razr Fold could finally hit the shelves next month

Motorola's first book-style foldable, the Razr Fold, is shipping May 6 in the UK and Europe, but the company hasn’t confirmed an official launch date for American buyers.
MSI new gaming laptops.

MSI unveils a barrage of laptops with up to RTX 5090 graphics and Intel Arrow Lake chips

From budget-friendly Cyborg models to the powerhouse Titan 18, MSI's 2026 laptop lineup is massive, varied, and built around Intel's newest chips and Nvidia's latest mobile GPUs.