iPhone 18 Pro Launch Date Leaves Rivals Fighting For Visibility

Apple’s September 9th release date for the iPhone 18 Pro squeezes Android rivals out of the holiday launch window and dominates carrier upgrade cycles.

Apple Loop: iPhone 18 Pro Profit, Critical iOS Update, MacBook Ultra Spec Details

This week’s Apple headlines: iPhone 18 Pro profit margins, iPhone Ultra camera details, important iOS 26 security updates, AirPods camera model delayed, MacBook Ultra features and more…

Android Circuit: Pixel 11 Pro Performance, Honor’s Impressive Growth, Fairphone 6+ Lands In America

This week’s Android headlines: Pixel 11 Pro’s AI win, Galaxy S26 FE and Gemini AI, Honor’s 2026 growth, Fairphone 6+ arrives in America, LineageOS adds Galaxy S22 support and more…

I Stopped My Mindless Scrolling Using This iOS 27 Shortcut

Delete my addictive social media apps? There’s no fun in that.

Pixel 11 Pro Fold Balances Competent Hardware With Advanced Gemini AI

The Pixel 11 Pro Fold balances competent specs, the Tensor G6, and deep AI integration to set the baseline standard for Android foldable smartphones.

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era
Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

The foldable phone market is in the middle of a huge transformation, but no one told Google. Last year, Samsung transformed its Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a dramatically thinner design. This year, it made its phones thinner and lighter again, almost eliminated the crease, and introduced a new passport-sized form factor that feels like […]

Xiaomi’s profit drops again as the memory crunch squeezes its phones
Xiaomi’s profit drops again as the memory crunch squeezes its phones

Xiaomi’s profit fell again in the second quarter. A global memory shortage kept pushing up the cost of its phones. The Chinese company posted its third straight quarterly profit decline, Bloomberg reported. Adjusted net income dropped about 43 percent …

The Results Are In: CNET Readers Trust These Mobile Carriers More Than the Major Networks

MVNOs score higher than AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon in many key categories.

Google plans to end Pixel production in China by 2027
Google plans to end Pixel production in China by 2027

Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel production out of China from 2027, according to Nikkei Asia. That covers phones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds. Lauly Li reported the plan on 18 August, citing the ongoing tensions between Washin…

Bootstrapped and profitable: Taimi and Hily set their sights on IPO readiness
Bootstrapped and profitable: Taimi and Hily set their sights on IPO readiness

Alex Pasykov and his fellow Kyiv co-founders made an unusual bet when they moved into mobile dating: rather than build one app, they built two in 2017. Hily targets the mainstream dating market, while…