The Fairphone 6 Plus feels like an extremely average midrange Android phone and I couldn’t be more thrilled. The mission has always been admirable. Fairphone seeks out ethically sourced materials and offers a high degree of repairability for its devices. But the phones themselves required a lot of sacrifices, like putting up with underpowered processors […]
It took two years for Apple to introduce cut and paste to the iPhone. Why did it take so long, and what does that tell us about Apple’s approach to keeping users secure?
With the iPhone 18 Pro launch, Apple will set the smartphone agenda with its approach to mobile artificial intelligence, foldable smartphones, and retail release dates.
Apple needed to reach the consumer market with its first iPhone, and that demanded a price cut, a price cut the community hated.
This week’s Apple headlines: John Ternus’ first CEO memo, iPhone 18 Pro colors, iPhone Ultra delays, MacBook Ultra teased, Devs can drop Intel, Apple’s Brand Hall Of Fame induction and more.
This week’s Android headlines: Galaxy Z Fold8 Success, Xiaomi 18 Fold Preview, Pixel 11 Pro Tensor Benchmarks, what if Nokia chose Android, and Retroid Pocket 6 testing.
How does Apple sell fans on paying twice as much for an iPhone that folds?
Apple holds its “Surprise and Shine” event on 9 September, the first product launch run by John Ternus, who became chief executive on 1 September as Tim Cook moved to executive chairman. Cook worked his last day in the role on 31 August. It is the star…
In July 2008, Apple launched the iPhone 3G. Before the year was out, Apple had overtaken RIM’s BlackBerry and Motorola’s Razr to win the U.S. smartphone market.
Cast your mind back a decade or so, and smartphone makers were obsessed with shrinking the bezel on phones. Screens got bigger, the black bars around them got smaller, and for a while it looked like truly edge-to-edge displays were imminent. Then, progress just stopped. The bezel shrunk down until it was a millimeter or […]