HMD, once the house of Nokia, debuts shameless iPhone 17 Pro copycat and it calls “futuristic”

HMD, the brand still associated with Nokia’s phone legacy, has launched a budget 5G phone in India with a very familiar rear design. The company calls it “futuristic,” but it looks a lot like Apple’s latest Pro iPhone.

I thought I needed an iPhone Pro until I paid attention to how I actually use it

Every September, Apple’s keynote had me convinced I was a Pro user. Turns out, I was just a very good audience.

The “iPhone clone” debate is stuck in the past

For years, calling a phone an “iPhone clone” was the quickest way to dismiss it outright. It meant lazy design, cheap hardware, and an experience that fell apart the moment you actually used it. Early copycats earned that reputation. They borrowed the …

Apple plugs iPhone hole that let FBI extract texts from notifications history

A bug in Apple’s notification system was silently storing incoming message content for up to a month, regardless of whether messages were regular or set to auto-delete.

Chinese repair shops have apparently figured out how to fix ugly dents on iPhones

Skilled repair workers in China are restoring scratched and dented iPhone 17 Pro Max units to near-factory condition, and the results are seriously hard to argue with.

These 3 features on the S26 Ultra makes me miss my iPhone 17 Pro even more

Samsung’s S26 Ultra impresses with innovation, but real-world trade-offs in display, cameras, and AI made me miss the consistency and simplicity of the iPhone 17 Pro.

Vivo to unsettle iPhone 17 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra with DSLR-level tech on its next

Vivo’s product manager just detailed a telephoto camera so advanced it borrows stabilization tech from professional cameras. The X300 Ultra isn’t playing nice with the competition.
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Your orange iPhone 17 Pro can turn pink with household cleaner

The Cosmic Orange finish on the iPhone 17 Pro is one of the most eye-catching colors Apple has released in years. But according to a recent test, it might be surprisingly easy to change that color, all it takes is the wrong cleaning product. A report f…

iOS 26.4 puts your iPhone in anti-theft mode by default

iOS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Protection by default, adding biometric verification and security delays to critical iPhone settings, alongside encrypted RCS and Podcasts video support.
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