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The Top New Features in Google's Android 17and Gemini Intelligence Coming This Summer
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (615+ words) The Google I/O annual developer conference is around the corner'May 19'but in what is quickly becoming a tradition, Google announced new features for Android and Gemini a week early. The news came on Tuesday via the second-ever Android Show…...
Update Your i Phone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (221+ words) Last year's rollout of i OS 26 was striking, with the translucent Liquid Glass aesthetic. Apple has since iterated on its smartphone's software, though some users continue to voice their displeasure. If you've held out, this latest version'i OS 26. 5'includes a…...
The i Phone That Never Was
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (522+ words) Imagine a tech company so visionary that it can take an idea public. A "concept IPO," they called it. Picture the three founders, all former Apple employees, two of whom'software engineers Andy Hertzfeld and Bill Atkinson'were already Silicon Valley legends…...
This Company Has Figured Out a Way to Make Face ID Invisible
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (453+ words) We're all too familiar with the notch'the unsightly cut-in that graced many smartphones for years, like the i Phone X or the LG G7. The notch has largely been replaced on today's smartphones by floating punch-hole cameras that take up less…...
Apple's i OS 26 and i Pad OS 26 Are Available Now. Here's What's New on Your i Phone and i Pad
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (1049+ words) Your i Phone and i Pad are getting a makeover with i OS 26 and i Pad OS 26. No, you haven't missed seven operating system upgrades since i OS 18 last year. Apple has changed the naming structure of its OS updates…...
Motorola's Moto G Stylus Is a Tough Sell at $500
1+ week, 5+ day ago (912+ words) At $500, the Moto G Stylus doesn't quite match its peers, but it has niche features you won't find on most phones. Brand loyalty is big in the world of smartphones, but some people have very specific needs. Maybe a micro…...
Zoom Uncomfortably Close With Oppo's Crazy New Telephoto Lens
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (193+ words) The Find X9 Pro, launching alongside the slightly more modest Find X9, already launched in China, but will soon be landing in the UK and Europe (not the US). As you might expect, it is an absolute unit in terms of specs....
Your Phone Notifications Reveal More Than You Realize. Here's How to Lock Them Down
1+ week, 6+ day ago (738+ words) You may have spotted the recent case of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation pulling Signal messages from a defendant's i Phone, even though the messages were set to disappear automatically, and the Signal app itself had been deleted from…...
Why a Cheaper i Phone Is Better For You
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1865+ words) So, you're in the market for a new i Phone while Apple just introduced the i Phone 17e, and it has a lot of the same features as the flagship i Phone 17 and i Phone 17 Pro, but it starts at 599 rather…...
They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They're Sworn Enemies
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (812+ words) I did talk to Micay's former business partner, James Donaldson, at length and against the wishes of Donaldson's lawyer. I also talked to associates of Micay's. Over many months, a portrait emerged of something less than a myth but perhaps…...