MacBook Retail Sales Challenged By Apple Silicon Legacy

The extended lifespan of first-generation M1 MacBooks is impacting retail sales of the newer AI-focused MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops.

iPhone 18 Pro Price: The Subscription Shift Protecting Apple’s Margins

Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro faces rising costs and an unwelcome price rise. How is Apple re-organising its software and services to preserve iPhone margins?

Apple Loop: iPhone 18 Pro Release Date, Hidden iOS 27 Features, iPhone Air 2 Details

This week’s Apple headlines: iPhone 18 Pro price and release date, hidden iOS 27 features, iPhone Air 2 specs, unexpected Mac and iPad price rises, how Apple wins AI and more…

Android Circuit: Galaxy Z Flip8 Details, Magic V6 Awards, Retroid’s Nova

This week’s Android headlines; Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 specs, Galaxy A27 release, Oppo Pad Mini launched, more Magic V6 awards, Retroid Pocket Nova arrives and more…

Apple skips its high-end M6 chips for an AI-first M7
Apple skips its high-end M6 chips for an AI-first M7

Apple is breaking its own playbook. It will skip the high-end versions of its M6 chip and leap to an AI-focused M7 line. Apple M7 chips, not the M6, will power its best Macs from 2027. Apple has changed how it rolls out Mac chips, and the shift is bigg…

Trump Mobile will take your $499 right now
Trump Mobile will take your $499 right now

Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We still don’t have the phones we preordered yet, but this week the T1 hit open sale, no deposit required. Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone is now available for anyone to buy directly. The phone has previously trickled out to a small number […]

Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun
Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun

Android 17 is getting a dedicated gaming mode for foldables that will put a virtual gamepad with touch controls on half of your screen to theoretically make it easier to play games. With foldable gaming mode, which is set to launch in the coming months, the virtual controller emulates physical button presses at a system […]

Oppo’s Bubble selfie screen is crying out for Qi2
Oppo’s Bubble selfie screen is crying out for Qi2

The Oppo Bubble is a smart second screen for your phone, one that can be attached and detached at will, connects wirelessly, and serves as either a selfie screen or a wireless camera remote. It’s the best version of this idea I’ve used yet, but also a frustrating reminder that it could be even better […]

Samsung’s new budget phone costs $50 more despite downgrades
Samsung’s new budget phone costs $50 more despite downgrades

The Galaxy A27 has been announced, and at $349.99 it’s $50 more than last year’s A26. That’s understandable in the current economic climate, but a harder sell given that Samsung has also downgraded a few key specs. Compared to last year’s phone, the A27 has lower resolution 12-megapixel selfie and 5-megapixel ultrawide cameras, worse IP64 […]

Sony’s AI Camera Assistant is exactly as bad as it looks
Sony’s AI Camera Assistant is exactly as bad as it looks

When Sony announced the Xperia 1 VIII last month, it promoted the phone by sharing some of the worst photos taken on a Sony camera in years. These weren’t just any photos, though: they were taken with Sony’s new AI Camera Assistant. After a week with the Xperia 1 VIII, I’m here to tell you […]