You might want to think twice about buying a third-party magnetic case for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s S Pen may not play nicely with some magnetic cases, but a future S Pen could solve this problem.

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition is going global tomorrow with a new name

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition will be called the ‘Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi’ when it goes global on February 28.

‘The tariffs and pandemic crisis seem a joke compared to this’: Cheap phones could be gone forever thanks to the RAM crisis, a new report claims

The smartphone market could be forever changed by the RAM crisis, says a new report — and Android could be hit particularly badly.

Samsung confirms that the Galaxy S26 series is bringing satellite communications to users globally — here’s how it could work

It’s been rumored for a while, but Samsung is finally adding full satellite connectivity to its flagship phones.

Phones are going to get weird next week
Phones are going to get weird next week

With rare exceptions, phones are pretty boring these days. The good news is, a boatload of those rare exceptions are about to show up at once, courtesy of Mobile World Congress. The tech industry’s biggest mobile show may not quite have the clout it once did, when the likes of Samsung, Sony, LG, and HTC […]

This app turns your smartphone into a fetal heart rate monitor

University of Washington researchers built a smartphone app that tracks fetal heart rate as accurately as clinic tools using only the phone’s speaker and mic, though it’s not ready for release yet.
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MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona
MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona

The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show of the year. CES may dominate the headlines when it comes to TVs, computer components, and AI inanity, but for all things mobile, MWC has it beat. Since it’s a global show, that includes all manner of announcements of phones, […]

It could be a while before Samsung releases another uber-expensive Trifold phone

Samsung’s COO says the company hasn’t committed to a follow-up to its pricey Trifold phone.
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Apple’s hotly-awaited low-cost MacBook might not be so low-cost, after all

Component costs are quietly dismantling the case for an affordable MacBook — and if the price lands too close to the M4 Air, Apple may have a decoy on its hands.
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NATO thinks stock iPhones and iPads are secure enough for classified data

iPhone and iPad are approved to handle NATO “restricted” classified information straight out of the box.
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