Alternative app store AltStore PAL is joining the fediverse
Alternative app store AltStore PAL is joining the fediverse

AltStore PAL, the alternative iOS app store available in the European Union and Japan, is joining the social web. In a post on Wednesday, AltStore PAL announced that users across Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky can now interact with apps that developers choose to federate on its explore.alt.store website. Any likes from the social web will […]

The First Thing You Should Do With Your New Galaxy S26 Ultra

Just unboxed your Galaxy S26 Ultra? Here is why you need to check for a software update immediately to optimize your Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 performance.

Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus review: This again
Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus review: This again

While Samsung has treated its Flips and Folds to a few major hardware upgrades over recent years, the Galaxy S flagships have often felt like a long, unbroken line of minor spec refreshes. The S26 and S26 Plus do nothing to change that trend. The Galaxy S26 Ultra at least benefits from the company’s new […]

Oppo’s new foldable isn’t quite creaseless, but it’s pretty damn close
Oppo’s new foldable isn’t quite creaseless, but it’s pretty damn close

The first thing most people seem to do when they try out a foldable phone I’m reviewing is look for the crease in the screen. In the case of Oppo’s Find N6, it might take them a while. Oppo claims that the Find N6, launching in full next week on March 17th, has the world’s […]

Apple’s MacBook Neo Just Stole The Market From Chromebooks And Windows

Will the $599 MacBook Neo be the best-selling laptop of 2026? Apple’s move into the mid-range will reshape the market and capture more consumers into Apple’s ecosystem.

Android Circuit: Magic V5 Reveal, Mystery Galaxy S26 Ultra, Qualcomm Wear Elite’s AI Move

This week’s Android headlines: Xiaomi 17 Ultra global release, the Honor Magic V6 reveal, the Pixel 10a upgrade, a mysterious Galaxy S26 Ultra, Qualcomm’s Wear Elite platform and more…

Apple Loop: iPhone 17e Arrives, Apple’s Gaming Plans For GDC, MacBook Air Price Rises,

This week’s Apple headlines: the iPhone 17e, the MacBook Neo, the MacBook Air M5, the MacBook Pro M5 Pro and M5 Max, the iPad Air and the Studio Display XDR, and more…

The Trump phone was a no-show at the world’s biggest mobile show
The Trump phone was a no-show at the world’s biggest mobile show

Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. This time, we tried, and failed, to find it at the world’s biggest mobile trade show. This week Barcelona was taken over by the tech industry as Mobile World Congress […]

This phone starts fires on purpose
This phone starts fires on purpose

Until now, most mobile phone companies have worked to ensure their phones won’t start fires. (Occasional Samsung devices excepted, of course.) But this week at Mobile World Congress, we found a company that dared to go in a different direction. Oukitel’s WP63 rugged smartphone includes a built-in fire starter, and this is what it looks […]

Meet your new phone away from phone
Meet your new phone away from phone

Unihertz’s booth at MWC was a little out of the way, but those who did find it all seemed to want to pick up the Titan Elite 2. Sure, the cosmic orange color attracted attention, and the QWERTY keyboard reminded one showgoer of his old BlackBerry. But once I picked it up, I could see […]