Average price of smartphones rises above $400 for the first time – Notebookcheck
Average price of smartphones rises above $400 for the first time NotebookcheckOmdia: Global smartphone market grew 2% in 2025,…
We have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones: can we get it back? | Technology
In 2003, the Stanford social scientist BJ Fogg published an extraordinarily prescient book. Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to…
Deals: OnePlus 15 gets a price cut, Xiaomi and Google devices discounted, iPad Air M3 on sale
While Amazon UK’s smartphone deals section doesn’t feature any standout offers at the moment, there are still some…
Naoto Fukasawa on Poetic Observation and Designing the realme 16 Pro Urban Wild
With the realme 16 Pro series, Naoto Fukasawa and realme reunite for their fifth collaboration. Past Master Edition…
I replaced Google’s core apps with open source alternatives, and I’m never going back
My favorite part of using a Google Pixel phone is the excellent UI. Google forgoes OneUI’s feature bloat…
The online shopping app gambling experts believe should come with a warning
While Whatnot may offer a unique sense of community and abundance of deals, some users and experts warn…
How the heck did phones become so boring? Looking at you, Apple and Samsung — but at least there’s hope on the horizon
I’ve been covering the world of smartphones for more than a decade, and in that time, I’ve seen…
The viral app that asks users if they’re still alive
A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead? — recently rebranded as Demumu — has gone viral…
Google takes down an invisible network that was secretly using your phone’s internet
What you need to knowGoogle says it has crippled IPIDEA, a massive residential proxy network that secretly turned…
Google’s latest stats shows where Android 16 usage is today
TL;DR Google has finally updated its Android distribution statistics for the first time following the stable release of…
New Galaxy S26 Ultra renders pop up, with an S Pen twist
TL;DR Renders of the Galaxy S26 Ultra have leaked. These images show off the Ultra in two colorways:…
5 open-source Android apps that every photographer should have
You might love photography, but most camera and photo editing apps come packed with ads, trackers, and subscriptions…