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Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Motorola’s new flagship killer has the speed and magnetic charging pricier Android phones keep missing

The Motorola Edge 70 Max combines Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 performance, a huge 7,100mAh battery, and magnetic charging at a price far below many premium flagships.
Huawei Pura 90s Pro promo image

Huawei Pura 90s Pro series goes global and its camera stack can make iPhones flinch

Huawei’s Pura 90s Pro series has entered global markets with variable-aperture cameras and a huge 200MP telephoto sensor that puts Apple’s imaging hardware under pressure.
Huawei MatePad Air being used with a stylus

Huawei’s MatePad Air finally comes out of China and it makes the iPad Air feel inadequate

Huawei’s globally launched MatePad Air offers a 144Hz OLED display, a huge battery, and bundled accessories that highlight some increasingly awkward omissions from Apple’s iPad Air.
Lockheed Martin’s X-59

The Concorde dream is within reach. NASA X-59 just has to silence the supersonic boom

NASA’s X-59 has reached 924 mph and 55,000 feet, bringing the agency closer to proving that future supersonic passenger flights can avoid thunderous sonic booms.
Pinwheel Home landline

This $68 phone gives smartphone-gen kids the childhood millennials left behind

Pinwheel’s retro-inspired home phone gives children voice calling with parent-approved contacts, scheduled hours, and no apps or social media
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra smartphone in blue color.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s headline Privacy Display may have an ugly red side effect

Samsung is investigating reddish patches reported on some Galaxy S26 Ultra screens, with its unusual Privacy Display panel emerging as one possible explanation.
Razer Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed for PlayStation

Razer dressed its gaming earbuds for PS5 and Xbox, then priced them surprisingly well

Razer’s new $99 gaming earbuds bring low-latency wireless audio to Xbox and PS5, although multi-console owners may find one version considerably more useful.
Samsung Galaxy TriFold folding, TriFold Phone

Forget folding twice. Samsung’s next big-screen phone may simply slide open

Samsung’s next experimental Galaxy may swap multiple hinges for a sliding display, potentially offering tablet-sized screen space from a more manageable phone-shaped body.
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold vs Pixel 9 Pro Fold cameras

Google’s next foldable just leaked in its most elegant color yet

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold has appeared in a classy new Pine finish, accompanied by a slimmer body and a cleaner version of its familiar camera island.
Red Magic 11S Pro Full Rear Design

I lived with a liquid-cooled gaming phone, and it rarely let me down in everyday life

The Red Magic 11S Pro can run demanding PC games, yet its battery, display, charging, and everyday reliability are just as important outside of gaming.
Copilot

What are Copilot+ PCs? Everything you need to know and why should you pick one

Copilot+ PCs promise smarter Windows search, local AI tools, and longer battery life, though the badge comes with strict hardware rules and several important caveats.
Microsoft Copilot Banner Featured

What is Copilot? Everything you need to know about Microsoft’s AI assistant

Microsoft Copilot now covers everything from free AI chat to Office tools and GPT-5.6-powered work features, so here’s how its many versions fit together.
Copilot

I spent a fortune on a Copilot+ PC, and I’ve barely ever touched Microsoft’s AI

My Copilot+ PC has dedicated AI hardware and its own Copilot key, yet Microsoft’s assistant has barely earned a place in my daily workflow.
Wristwatch, Arm, Body Part

I took this Oppo smartwatch swimming, and it tracked everything except my excuses

The Oppo Watch X3 recorded every length of my 1,100-meter swim, including my strokes, pace, heart rate, technique changes, and one lengthy conversation break.
Character.AI AI Microdramas Featured

Microdramas are booming, and Character.AI is turning it into a two-way obsession

Character.AI is chasing the booming microdrama market with three AI-assisted vertical series whose characters remain available for conversations, questions, and fresh role-playing after each episode.
LinkedIn app on App Store iPhone

I knew there was plenty of AI slop on LinkedIn. Shocking report says the problem is far worse than suspected

LinkedIn supplied almost two-thirds of the AI-generated social content flagged in a million-post analysis, despite representing only one-third of the material scanned.
Samsung Custom Chip

Samsung wants to put its own chip in your next PC and it’s all about speeding up AI chores

Samsung’s reported Gaia accelerator could bring dedicated on-device AI hardware to future PCs, placing the company in an increasingly crowded fight with Nvidia and Qualcomm.
Settings on the Oppo Find N2's open screen.

After Samsung and Apple, Oppo could be next to join the wide foldable club

Oppo may join Samsung and Apple’s emerging wide foldable race with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 6-powered device carrying an unusually large 6,500mAh battery.
Fi Ultra dog tracker

Your dog can run, but Fi’s new Starlink satellite-backed tracker makes sure you can still find them

Fi Ultra uses Starlink satellite connectivity to keep lost dogs trackable beyond cellular coverage, giving adventurous pups far fewer places to disappear unnoticed.
Apple Vision Pro

Still waiting for a cheaper Vision Pro? New report brings bad news

Apple’s cheaper Vision Pro looks increasingly unlikely after Samsung Display reportedly decided to terminate development of the lower-cost screen technology planned for the headset.
A dark mystery hand typing on a laptop computer at night.

Targeted by scammers, adult content creators are getting hacked government sites removed

Scammers are using adult creators’ names to poison trusted government and university websites, while copyright complaints are quietly pushing thousands of malicious pages out of Google.
VPN

Your free mobile VPN is a privacy disaster. Go figure

Researchers tested 281 free Android VPN apps and found unencrypted transmissions, traffic leaks and widespread tracking inside tools supposedly designed to protect users’ privacy.
Man gaming on a PC Computer

New study finds gaming doesn’t rot your brain, but compulsive habits can

A study of 3,854 adolescents tied compulsive gaming symptoms to lower cognitive performance, while longer playtime showed small positive associations with several measured abilities.
ASUS drops new ROG GR70 AMD Ryzen-powered gaming mini PC

Asus made a tiny AMD gaming beast, and the price is its scariest part

Asus has squeezed an AMD Ryzen 9 processor and RTX 5070 graphics into a three-liter gaming PC, although its compact dimensions carry a painful premium.
DeepSeek AI chatbot running on an iPhone.

The days of cheap Chinese AI models could be number as government mulls restrictions similar to the US

Chinese officials have reportedly discussed limiting foreign access to the country’s most advanced closed and open-weight AI models over national-security concerns
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Microsoft pushed Copilot everywhere, but barely anyone bought it, and even fewer use it: Report

Microsoft has spent years placing Copilot across Windows and Office, yet fewer than 4.5% of commercial Microsoft 365 customers pay for it and far fewer return weekly.
Person, Football, Sport

Hisense RGB MiniLED technology takes center stage at FIFA World Cup 2026™

From the VAR Room to the fan zones, Hisense's next-generation display technology is shaping how the world's biggest tournament is played, judged, and watched
iFixit Megalodon Driver Kit Featured

iFixit wants to fix your appliances next, and it brought a bigger toolkit

iFixit’s $34.95 Megalodon Driver Kit takes its repair expertise beyond tiny electronics with longer bits and a high-torque driver built for household fixes.
Social media apps on smartphone

Social media ban for young users is proving to be an age verification nightmare

Researchers created 50 social media accounts claiming to belong to 16-year-olds and found that none of the major platforms asked users to prove their age
A person wearing the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra.

It’s not just phones. Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watches are getting pricier, too.

A new European pricing leak suggests every Galaxy Watch 9 configuration and the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 will cost more than their predecessors
Reddit app installed on phone

Reddit’s AI is hunting brands that dress marketing slop up as honest opinions

Reddit is deploying large language models against brands and marketers planting fake conversations that could later surface as trusted recommendations in ChatGPT and Gemini.
Electronics, Phone, Mobile Phone

You don’t need a Switch to play Mario Kart. This YouTube video somehow lets you join the race.

A wildly creative YouTube experiment lets you steer through Rainbow Road and swap Mario Kart characters by changing the video’s caption language.
HMD is releasing new Nokia branded dum phones

HMD just launched four dumb phones with a Nokia badge and an AI button

HMD’s four new Nokia-branded feature phones pair physical keypads with dedicated AI buttons, video calling, cloud services, and up to 13 days of standby time.
ASUS Zenbook Duo has two displays

ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8407AA review: Two screens finally earned their place in my bag

The ASUS Zenbook Duo turns two sharp OLED screens into a genuinely useful mobile workstation, though its steep price and modest graphics keep it aimed at specialists.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Thermal Stress Management System

Samsung is using Galaxy smartwatches to save workers from heat-related health woes

Samsung is using Galaxy Watches, environmental sensors, and predictive algorithms to warn managers when outdoor workers may be approaching dangerous levels of heat stress.
Electronics, Speaker, White Board

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 series may erase its biggest eyesore by weakening its best folding angles

Samsung reportedly redesigned the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series hinge to deliver a much shallower crease comparable to the nearly seamless Oppo Find N6 display
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

I used ASUS’ dual-screen laptop as a portable creative station, and my desk PC started collecting dust

The ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8407AA combines two OLED touchscreens, pen support, and a detachable keyboard to create a flexible mobile setup for designers and multitaskers.
Oppo Bubble Featured

OPPO’s Bubble made me wish magnetic accessories were this fun

The Oppo Bubble is a magnetic AMOLED accessory for compatible OPPO phones that works as a custom display, animated badge, and rear-camera viewfinder.