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Official render of OnePlus 15.

OnePlus 15 teased as a greater generational leap than iPhone 17 or Galaxy S25

OnePlus 15 is going to be a big leap not just in terms of expected year-on-year upgrades, but also owing to its fundamental engineering overhaul and raw gaming experience.
ChatGPT parental controls.

ChatGPT’s parental controls sound great, but there’s one problem

OpenAI has started rolling out opt-in parental controls for teen users that allow guardians to limit sensitive conversations, memory, image generation, and even set usage hours by linking their accounts.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro in Cosmic Orange

Apple’s cheap fix to iPhone 17 Pro “scratchgate” sits on your dining table

Apple Store staff has reportedly been told to add salt in cleaning solution to hide the scuff marks on the iPhone 17 Pro's rear shell, but I'd suggest that you don't try this fix at home.
Tim Berners-Lee with a computer.

The World Wide Web’s creator explains why he gave it for free and his regret

Tim Berners-Lee wanted the world wide web to spur global collaboration. Tech platforms have, instead, turned it into a data harvesting platform while users have become products.
Siri asking to shift user query to ChatGPT.

Apple may have already built a ChatGPT rival, but you won’t see it soon

Apple is reportedly testing a new AI app that offers advanced conversational and intelligence skills. The app, however, may not be released publicly, but it's progress will appear for Siri next year.
A man playing the ROG Xbox Ally X.

Xbox ROG Ally pre-orders finally open, and you’re not going to like the price

Microsoft has opened pre-orders for its Xbox handheld console. The ROG Xbox Ally costs $599.99, while the ROG Xbox Ally X will set you back by a cool $999.99 in the US market.
Front and rear view of TAB 8 NXTPAPER 5G.

TCL’s $199 tablet chases the iPad mini charm with a paper-like display

The 8.7-inch display on the TCL Tab 8 NXTPAPER 5G has a special texture that reduces glare, cuts down blue light, and can go from color paper to fully black-and-white ink mode.
ChatGPT Pulse card.

ChatGPT will think about you all night for $200/month

ChatGPT Pulse cards will take a look at your ChatGPT work history and connected tools like such as Gmail. After thinking overnight, it will you an update and insights the next morning in the form of Pulse cards.
Website of Neon Mobile open on an iPad.

iPhone app that pays to record calls is somehow outranking social media

Neon Mobile says it will use the recording of phone calls and will use it to train AI models. It will also sell it to other interested parties, as well.
Illustration of a PC running Android.

Google is building a new breed of PCs, and this one runs Android 

Google says it is not going to kill Chrome OS. Instead, it will borrow from it and create a computing platform with Android as the foundation.
Introduction of Camera Coach on Google Pixel 10 Pro.

The Pixel 10 Pro’s AI Camera Coach transformed my photography skills

Google’s Pixel 10 Pro is loaded with hardware-level imaging goodies, but the AI-powered Camera Coach feature helped me get the best out of the onboard cameras.
Rear shell of Google Pixel 10 Pro.

The Pixel 10 Pro is a must-buy for me thanks to these AI features

I got myself the Google Pixel 10 Pro owing to its camera chops, but within a couple of weeks, the onboard AI features totally won me over as the real reason one should consider this phone.
A person using Google Gemini on the Google Pixel 9a.

If you suck at mobile games, Gemini AI will guide you like a live coach

While playing games, you can pull Gemini from a dedicated sidebar and it will guide you through a game using text, audio, and verbal guidance.
Amazon Alexa+ assistant in action.

Alexa+ wants to run your life, but Amazon must prove its AI can be trusted

Amazon wants Alexa+ to handle your life, but it's running into more privacy scares than any other AI tool around you. It must set a new precedent, or risk widening the trust problem.
EFF Cover Your Tracks on a Mac.

I found a tool that reveals the scary reality of how much you’re tracked online

The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Cover Your Tracks tool lets you check the extent of tracking allowed by your browser, and whether the protections on hand are adequate.
AI assistant in Facebook Dating.

Facebook Dating gets an AI chatbot to help you find love

Facebook Dating users can now simply ask an AI chatbot to find profiles with certain hobbies, skills, and locations, and get tailored recommendations to speed things up.
Deep Research option for ChatGPT.

ChatGPT’s next wave of AI features will be freakishly expensive

OpenAI will soon release a few advanced ChatGPT features that will require a $200 monthly subscription and extra usage fee, as well.
The screen on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could get a private screen that sounds magical

Samsung has prepared an OLED display tech for the Galaxy S26 Ultra that will dynamically adjust the screen brightness so that it can't be viewed clearly from the sides.
Apple Watch Series 11 on home screen.

24 hours with the Apple Watch Series 11: Makes sense in unexpected ways

Apple Watch Series 11 doesn't offer much that can exclusively prop it up in the wellness department. Instead, tries to solve a few frustrations that frequently trouble smartwatch users.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite next to the Kindle Scribe.

Amazon needs to reboot Kindle by properly embracing Android

Amazon's Kindle is ubiquitous, but so are its technical limitations. Amazon can solve a vast share of the fundamental frustrations by simply embracing Android.
Lock screen in Samsung One UI 8 on Galaxy Z Fold 7.

Samsung’s OneUI 8 is good, but changing these 5 settings makes it better

One UI 8 breathes a new functional soul into your Galaxy smartphone, but there are a tweaks that can elevate the experience to a whole new level.
Apple iPhone Air Light Blue camera

Apple’s foldable phone could just be an ultra-pricey iPhone Air sandwich

Apple's first foldable phone due next year could borrow heavily from the iPhone Air's engineering, but it's not all good news from a thermal perspective.
Person wearing Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses.

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses sell personal superintelligence. I’ll skip

Meta's Ray-Ban Display smart glasses are a peek into the future of wearable computing, but legitimate privacy and AI scares should keep you on the fence.
ChatGPT on a phone.

Experts warn about using ChatGPT to dumb down scientific research

A year-long evaluation says ChatGPT can do a decent job of summarizing science research papers, but it is prone to hyping, misses nuances, and that it could ultimately break trust.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro in Cosmic Orange next to the iPhone 17 Pro Max in Deep Blue

The shiny new iPhone 17 Pro is running into an ugly problem

Multiple reports and social media reports show iPhone 17 Pro units scuffed up within a day, or two, of the device market arrival.
ChatGPT running on a laptop.

OpenAI is apparently planning a bunch of ChatGPT-powered AI devices

OpenAI, in partnership with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, is reportedly developing a wide range of AI gear, and the first one could arrive next year.
MacBook Air in hand, Comet browser loaded—let’s see what Perplexity’s AI can really do

I replaced Chrome with an AI browser, and you should too

Perplexity's Comet browser fundamentally reimagines what a web browser can accomplish by heavily pushing AI to speed up the boring tasks and putting more control in your hands.
An Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 resting on a tabletop

Asus’ petite gaming laptop is the MacBook Pro cure I didn’t know I needed

The Asus ROG Zephyrus is a fantastic portable gaming laptop. But on its merits, it’s a capable alternative to the mighty MacBook Pro, as well.
A screenshot from Google I/O with a slide on the screen about Gems.

Google enables free sharing of custom Gemini AI bots and it’s a huge deal

You can now share your Gems just the way you share a Drive link, and even collaborate with friends to improve them further without any subscription required.
Running Google AI Edge Gallery app on a Google Pixel 10 Pro.

Google’s secret app offers a glimpse of how AI is best served on a phone

Google AI Edge Gallery is an experimental app that lets you run a whole bunch of AI models natively on your phone, fully offline, and with decent performance to boot.
Speaking into Nothing Ear (3) case.

Nothing’s idea of speaking into your wireless earbuds case is weirdly brilliant

Nothing wants to solve the problem of unreliable and weak mic on wireless earbds by having you speak into the charging case. It's odd, but i'll take it.
Meta Ray-Ban Display and EMG Band.

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses put a screen on your face without looking dorky

The Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses start at $799 and come with an EMG wristband that allows effortless interactions. They will be available starting September 30 in the US.
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) in black.

Meta’s new Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses get fresh style and 2x battery life

The new Oakley Meta Vanguard start at $499, while the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) glasses are now up for pre-orders starting at $379.
The Nothing Phone 3a Pro's Essential Space app.

Nothing will expose just how much AI you’re using on your phone

The Android 16-based Nothing OS 4 update is adding a new feature that will tell users how many (and much) AI tools they used in a day, or the whole week.
iPhone Air design and colors

iPhone Air fares well against bending, but you still don’t want to sit on it

Apple's stress tests suggest that the iPhone Air can withstand 130 pounds of bending force, and still recover.
A person running Steam on the M4 MacBook Pro. Rocket League is up on the screen

Apple’s OLED MacBook Pro could get a touch-sensitive screen, after all

The highly anticipated MacBook Pro refresh with an OLED panel could be the one to offer a touchscreen panel on a MacBook for the first time.
Official render of Xiaomi 17 Pro.

Think the iPhone 17 Pro’s ‘plateau’ is boring? Here’s a phone that does it better

Xiaomi's upcoming flagship smartphone has a massive hump similar to the iPhone 17 Pro. But instead of leaving it as a blank slate. Xiaomi is putting a display on it.
Google app experience on Windows.

Google brings the Spotlight fun to Windows PCs with extra goodies

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Maybe, but you can realistically experience the Spotlight fun on Windows PCs now, thanks to Google.