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My old phone still works fine, which is exactly why I stopped trusting it
I kept an old iPhone 12 in a drawer for backup use and never once checked whether my phone still gets security updates until I read that its support ends this October. Nothing about the phone changed....
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Your phone is probably tracking you more than you think, and most of it is...
Your Android phone tracks you in a few specific, documented ways, and almost none of it requires a VPN or a third-party app to reduce. It requires opening a settings menu you have probably never...
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The cheapest way to actually watch everything without overpaying for...
Somewhere between the fourth password reset and the third “are you still watching” prompt, most people lose track of what they are actually paying for streaming. It often gets confusing. A free trial...
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Android now lets you switch password managers without leaving your passkeys...
Google confirmed on September 10, 2026 that Android can now move your passwords and passkeys directly between password manager apps, no exported file involved. The announcement from Android product...
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I let Gemini in Chrome read my open tabs for a week, and it changed how I browse
I had fourteen Chrome tabs open on a Tuesday afternoon. Half of them were for researching one article. The other half were stuff I meant to read but never did. Out of habit, I started closing them one...
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Apple delayed the iPhone 18 Pro preorder by a day, and the foldable Duo by...
Apple has confirmed the iPhone 18 Pro preorder window, and it lands a day later than iPhone buyers are used to. Preorders for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max open Saturday, September 12, 2026...
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Gemini can now talk blind and low-vision users through what their camera sees
Google has given Gemini Live a new way to see for people who cannot see well themselves. Guided Vision, part of the September Android Drop that Google shipped on September 1, 2026, lets users point...
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Samsung’s new $699 Galaxy S26 FE is already on sale, and the extra $50 buys...
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE is already on sale at select US carriers, a full day before it reaches Samsung.com and every other retailer on September 4. The $699.99 phone is the first in the Galaxy S26...
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Android 17 QPR2 quietly closes the call forwarding trick behind bank scams
Android 17 QPR2 just closed a loophole scammers have leaned on for years to hijack incoming bank and verification calls. Google’s fourth beta build, released August 28, 2026, stops apps from silently...
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Android’s new Motion Assist bubble is Google’s answer to car sickness on your...
Google is rolling out five new Android features today, and Android 17’s new Motion Assist feature is the one worth paying attention to. It adds a subtly animated bubble to your screen that moves with...
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I ran Screen Time and Live Activities together for two weeks, only one of...
Screen Time and Live Activities do almost opposite jobs on the same phone. One tells you how much you used your iPhone. The other puts more information in front of you while you are using it, right on...
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Chrome’s Gemini auto browse booked a hotel while I did something else
I asked Gemini in Chrome to find a hotel under 120 dollars a night in Austin for a weekend in October, book it, and send me the confirmation. I did not click anything after that. Chrome opened its own...
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Samsung is reviving a shelved OLED factory as foldable phone demand outpaces...
Samsung Display’s Investment Review Committee has approved framework construction for a new OLED production line at Asan Campus 2, restarting a project the company shelved years ago over weak market...
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Apple wanted cheaper memory chips from China, and Washington just said no
The Trump administration does not want Apple buying Chinese memory chips, and the message came directly from a cabinet official. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the Wall Street Journal that he...
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Gemini’s new watermark toggle hides the AI label, but not the evidence
Google is letting Gemini users hide the small spark icon that marks images, videos, and songs as AI generated. Josh Woodward, Google’s VP for Gemini, confirmed the change in a post on X on August 14,...
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Apple’s next iPhone screens are growing, and the edges are curving too
Apple is testing two new display panels, and both are physically larger than anything the company sells today. That is according to a fresh post from Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station, describing a...
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Android’s sideloading changes add a 24-hour wait aimed at phone scammers, not...
Google’s new Android sideloading rules move from paper to practice this month. The advanced installation flow the company first previewed in March, built around a mandatory 24-hour wait, is rolling out...
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Apple raised MacBook Air prices, and it still cannot keep them in stock
TL;DR: A MacBook Air shortage is hitting Apple’s US online store right now, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, with orders facing a 2 to 6 week wait and some configurations slipping into September....
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Apple just replaced the iPhone Upgrade Program with a leasing plan, and you...
Apple killed the iPhone Upgrade Program today. It has been taken over by Apple Upgrade, a new leasing plan built with Klarna that starts at $17.99 a month for an iPhone. This is not a rebrand with a...
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T-Mobile is giving away the iPhone 17 Pro for free, and no trade-in is required
T-Mobile is currently running one of its more direct iPhone 17 Pro offers of the year. Switchers who transfer their number can walk away paying $0 a month for the phone over 24 months, with no trade-in...
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