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I’ve Tested More Than 50 Cases for the iPhone 17 Lineup. This Is the Ultimate Case Guide
Other Screen Protectors I’ve Tested ESR Armorite Pro screen protector. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu ESR Armorite Screen Protector and Privacy Protector for $20: This pack is better value than Smartish’s screen protectors, because you get three tempered glass sheets instead of two. All the necessary equipment is here, from an application tool to wet wipes. While…
Arm Unveils Lumex Compute Subsystem For Powerful, Efficient On-Device AI
As the smartphone market has matured, the workloads that consumers expect from their tiny in-pocket mobile computers has increased drastically. Fortunately, chip designers continue to build faster processors that do perform well with varied workloads, without completely tanking battery life. Tonight, Arm introduced its Lumex Compute Subsystem (CSS) platform, which drives big improvements in not…
Which Google Pixel Phone Should You Buy?
If you want a folding phone and you want a Pixel, this is more or less the best option. However, if you just want the best booklike folding phone, there’s strong competition from this year’s Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7. I’ll be putting these two devices head-to-head to find out which is better, so stay tuned….
Honor’s slim Magic V5 foldable is fun to use, minus the huge camera bump | TechCrunch
There is a spec war going on among companies to claim the crown of thinnest foldable. Phone manufacturers are playing with fractions of millimeters to boast about their phone’s thickness. Honor is winning this race on a theoretical basis with its 8.8 mm (when folded) thick Magic V5 foldable. I’m saying theoretical because there is a huge, camera-bump-sized caveat to this. Image Credits:Ivan Mehta The…
iPhone 17 Pro, Max and Air: Release dates, colors and everything else you need to know about Apple’s new phones
After seeing the changes coming with iOS 26, we’re ready to finally see Apple’s newest collection of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. While that’s still more than a month away — assuming Apple sticks to its usual release schedule — we haven’t been left completely in the dark about what the new phones will look…
Nothing Phone 3 review: Not quite a flagship
Nothing did things differently with its third generation of phones. First came the midrange Nothing Phone 3a (and 3a Pro), which combined stylish hardware with a competitive price. Now, the company has launched the Nothing Phone 3, which it’s calling its first “true flagship.” At $799, it’s Nothing’s most expensive phone yet, featuring a bigger…
What to expect at the Google Pixel 10 launch event on August 20
After largely focusing on the ways the company wants Gemini to change everything from to , Google is finally ready to launch new hardware. The next Made by Google event is on the books for , and Google has already confirmed what at least one of its new phones will look like. As in past…
I like my smartphones bright – here’s what you need to know about phone brightness
Summary Phone brightness is rated in nits, and you should always aim for a phone with at least 2,000 nits of peak brightness. OLED displays can sometimes get away with lower nits thanks to their increased contrast, but LCDs tend to have better outdoor visibility. Never use max brightness on your phone unless you need…
The Top New Android 16 Features
Another year, another version of Google’s mobile operating system. Android 16 brings a whole new look (Apple also just announced a redesign in iOS 26), more customization options, some chunky security enhancements, and a few welcome accessibility improvements. Android 16 is rolling out to select devices today—these are the new features that caught our eye….
The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
Your iPhone and iPad will look significantly different when iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 roll out this fall. And no, you haven’t missed seven operating system upgrades since iOS 18 last year. Apple has changed the naming structure of its OS updates and made them all consistent—visionOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS 26—so they’re now tied…