A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests excessive smartphone use by parents could weaken emotional bonds with their children, leading to long-term developmental and psychological effects.
An Omdia report warns that smartphones priced below $400 could decline by more than 22% in 2026 as rising memory costs, fueled in part by AI demands, reshape the global smartphone market.
Two research firms just confirmed what the memory crisis feels like: more expensive phones and laptops, with no meaningful price relief before 2028.
KAIST’s Upsample Anything tackles the memory problem behind sharper on-device AI vision, restoring high-resolution visual features from compressed image data without forcing smartphones to process everything at full resolution first.
OpenAI is reportedly transforming ChatGPT into a broader AI super app focused on agents, coding, productivity tools, and deeper integrations across work and personal life.
Right to repair is usually framed as an e-waste issue, but the sharper problem is ownership. A dying battery shouldn’t turn a device you paid for into company property again.
Software updates are supposed to keep gadgets alive, but the Pixel 4a battery mess shows how easily they can become the thing that pushes old hardware into the grave.
Metalenz just proved that payment-grade face authentication can work under a fully powered-on display, something Apple has been trying to do for years without success.
My old Pixel 8a had every chance to feel cheap on vacation. Instead, it made the flagship upgrade itch look ridiculous.