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Apple May Announce Entire iPhone 17 Family on September 9

September is right around the corner, and you know what that means—the iPhone 17 launch event is almost here. German blog iPhone-Ticker (via 9to5Mac) claims Apple will announce the iPhone 17 family—that includes the regular iPhone 17, super-thin iPhone 17 Air, and camera-focused iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max—on Tuesday, Sept. 9. That’s according to documents from a local wireless carrier that the blog has reportedly seen. Apple tea readers—including yours truly, who needs to plan his life aroun

Motorola, Swarovski Debut a New Razr Phone Adorned with Crystals

After teasing a new Motorola and Swarovski collaboration a few weeks ago, the companies on Tuesday are debuting new editions of the Razr phone and the Moto Buds Loop that are adorned with crystals. The phone and the earbuds are being sold in a $1,000 bundle called The Brilliant Collection, which features both devices in their new Pantone Ice Melt models. Motorola says that this edition of the Razr will have a leather-inspired finish that includes 35 Swarovski crystals, including one larger crys

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has solved the wrong problem

Ever since foldable phones first appeared, I’ve had a complicated relationship with them. I wanted to love the concept from the very beginning, and I truly tried, but I could never get past how unwieldy they were. If you’ll remember, early foldables were comically thick, essentially feeling like two regular phones stacked on top of each other. Over the years, manufacturers have been on a mission to slim them down. Now, with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, we’ve reached a significant

Will Samsung revive the bundled charger? We might have an answer.

TL;DR Two European retailers have listed the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G and 4G models. The Galaxy A17 5G will apparently start at €230, while the 256GB 4G model could cost €309. The listings also seemingly contradict a previous leak, which pointed to a bundled charger. The Samsung Galaxy A17 5G is expected to launch in the coming months, and we’ve already seen a host of leaks for this budget Android phone. The latest retail leak has now revealed European pricing, along with some bad news on the ac

Say Goodbye to Spam Calls With Call Screening in iOS 26

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24. The beta brought a handful of new features, like a new Liquid Glass design and the ability to change your alarm's snooze length, to the iPhones of developers and beta testers. It also gave developers and beta testers the ability to screen incoming unknown calls, that way spam callers don't bother you as much. Call screening isn't an Apple Intelligence feature, so any iOS 26 compatible iPhone, like the iPhone 14 Pro, will get this featur

All 2025 Motorola Razr foldables are on sale!

Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Motorola Razr and Razr Plus deals come from Amazon. On the other hand, the Motorola Razr Ultra offer is available directly from Motorola’s website. Motorola Razr 2025 Motorola Razr 2025 Motorola Razr 2025 The most affordable 2025 Razr A good looking 6.9-inch folding display is paired with a 3.6-inch external display to make up a compact folded phone, with few compromises at full-size. The Motorola Razr 2025 is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300X and 8GB o

A YouTuber Is Folding and Unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 Times

Folding phones are no longer a fad. But they have moving parts that regular smartphones lack, and the constant folding and unfolding could eventually lead to failure. For the last few days, the host of Korean YouTube channel Tech-it has been folding and unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 over and over and over, with the goal of doing 200,000 folds. The fold-a-thon is presumably meant to see how the redesigned hinge and flexible display hold up on Samsung's thinnest foldable yet. Tech-it's h

iPhone 17 Pro, Max and Air: Release dates, colors and everything else you need to know about Apple's new phones

After seeing the changes coming with iOS 26, we're ready to finally see Apple's newest collection of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. While that's still more than a month away — assuming Apple sticks to its usual release schedule — we haven't been left completely in the dark about what the new phones will look like. As with most unreleased iPhone models, rumors and leaks have trickled in about the hardware side ahead of the official introduction. Here's what we're expecting and what we can rea

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US iPhones: ‘Made in India’, built in China

Apple may say that most iPhones sold in the U.S. are now assembled in India, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Apple has reduced its reliance on China. Patrick McGee, who literally wrote the book on Apple in China, explains. For the last two quarters, Apple CEO Tim Cook has noted that iPhones sold in the U.S. are sourced from India. The move, of course, allows Apple to avoid those pesky Trump tariffs on products exported from China and sold in the United States. Responding to a technically tru

Here's a comprehensive list of compatible iPhones that can download the iOS 26 beta today

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you're a devoted iPhone owner like me, you'll be excited to check out all the exciting new updates coming to Apple's operating system this fall: iOS 26. The coolest change, in my opinion, is the new Liquid Glass design (think Windows Vista, but arguably more thoughtful), which looks

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Apple iOS 26 beta: How to download the update on your iPhone, new features like Liquid Glass and everything else you need to know

Exciting changes are coming to your iPhone this fall, including a new aesthetic called Liquid Glass. Liquid Glass is a huge new change coming to iOS 26. (Apple) You've seen all the changes coming to your iPhone and now you're desperately ready to upgrade to iOS 26 — but it's only August and the operating system won't be here until this fall. But I have good news: you can test out all the features now by downloading and installing Apple's public beta, which CEO Tim Cook says is (along with the

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Castro podcast app launches on iPad for the first time

Castro, the inbox and queue-based podcast app for iPhone, has just launched its first ever iPad app. Here are the details. Castro for iPad available now on the App Store If you’re looking for a third-party podcast app for iPhone, Castro has long been one of the best options. The app originally won me over with its drag and drop-based queueing system that lets you triage new podcasts easily. Castro has always been iPhone-only, but now an iPad app has officially launched. Available on the App

iPhone 17 Pro: Here’s what we’re expecting out of this year’s new camera system

This fall, Apple will debut the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. While camera upgrades have almost always been the star of the show when it comes to iPhone Pro models, this year in particular is a bit special. We’ll be delving into everything currently rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro camera, and what that’ll mean for your photos. First and foremost, the iPhone 17 Pro will likely adopt a camera-bar style design, though it’ll still follow the same triangular triple camera array that we’ve seen

Google Pixel 10 ‘Soon’ teaser goes hard on iPhone’s AI Siri delays [Video]

With a little over two weeks until the announcement, a new Pixel 10 “Soon” teaser from Google heavily needles how Apple hasn’t been able to ship the Siri AI upgrades for the iPhone 16. The 30-second “Google Pixel 10 | Soon” teaser uploaded on Monday to the Made by Google YouTube channel is set to an instrumental version of “The Next Episode” by Dr. Dre. Apple of course acquired Beats by Dr. Dre in another dig. As the narration plays, we see stylized shots of the Pixel 10 Pro in Moonstone. If

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Leaker shares iPhone 17 Air battery images with steel case [U]

In a little over one month, Apple will unveil its ultra-thin new iPhone 17 Air model. And today, leaker Majin Bu shared a look at what’s said to be the battery component of the new device. Update: A day after Majin Bu’s post went live, it was updated with an important correction: the photos were of the iPhone 17 Pro battery, not the 17 Air. Otherwise, details remained the same. Our original article is detailed below. First look at alleged iPhone 17 Air battery Today on his website, leaker Maj

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Apple Really Needs to Launch a Foldable iPhone Flip in September

Apple's iPhone 17 is expected to launch in a matter of weeks at its September event. From upgraded cameras to AI improvements in iOS 26, the new iPhone lineup is expected to get a host of new features. But the long-rumored foldable iPhone Flip isn't expected to be part of this year's launch. Most Android phone-makers, including Samsung, Google, Motorola, OnePlus, Xiaomi and Honor, have been selling folding devices for years now, and it's beginning to feel like Apple is late to the party. That mi

Apple plans to give iPhone an Ultra Retina XDR display: report

We’re about a month away from the unveiling of Apple’s new iPhone 17 lineup. But today, a new report from The Elec shares about a big display upgrade in the works for a future iPhone model. Tandem OLED from M4 iPad Pro in the plans for future iPhone Last year when the M4 iPad Pro launched, it came with Apple’s first Ultra Retina XDR display. Apple called it “the world’s most advanced display.” Now, it seems the tandem OLED tech powering that advancement could be brought to the iPhone next. T

More is less: I can’t make myself use Nothing’s Glyph Matrix

Nothing’s original Glyph Interface was the perfect level of gimmick — it added a bit of flair to the back of its first few phones, but always felt like it had a purpose. I trusted it for everything from following the charge of my battery to watching for an incoming phone call, and it was one cool thing I could always show off to my iPhone-toting friends. Unfortunately, the Nothing Phone 3 took everything I loved about the original Glyph Interface and sent it back to the drawing board. It replac

New photo shows just how thin the iPhone 17 Air battery is

We’ve already had a first look at what is alleged to be the battery for the upcoming iPhone 17 Air, but a new photo gives us a really good sense of just how thin it is. The photo shows the battery side-by-side with that of the iPhone 17 Pro … The iPhone 17 Air The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be the slimmest iPhone Apple has ever made, with a reported thickness of about 5.5 mm. The sleek form factor does involve some significant compromises, including a single camera compared to the three ca

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I Love How Streamlined the Pixel 9 Pro Feels, and It’s 20% Off Today

CNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9 Pro is currently on sale with $200 off I've been using Google's Pixel 9 Pro for months. I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. Android phones often get a bad rap for being overly convoluted. And to be fair, that's often well justified. Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu systems for messing about with nearly every aspect of the phone, along with featu

iPhone 17 Rumors: Everything to Know About Apple's Upcoming Flagship

Key takeaways: The iPhone 17 could feature a redesigned camera bump, though it may not be as drastic a difference as the Pro models. A higher refresh rate could be coming to the full lineup, potentially enabling the baseline iPhone to have an always-on display. Prices remain uncertain with tariffs, but they'll likely go up, given it's been years since Apple raised the price of the iPhone. The anticipated reveal of Apple's newest iPhone is just around the corner. For months now, rumors have b

Microsoft’s unreleased Surface Duo foldable with Windows is on sale, but good luck trying to buy it

David Imel / Android Authority TL;DR An unreleased prototype of Microsoft’s dual-screen foldable phone, Surface Duo, was recently found listed online for sale. While Surface Duo ran on Android, the leaked prototype runs an unreleased version of the Windows Phone interface. Microsoft envisoned this as an intermediate between a regular phone and a Windows PC, but never realized due to the decline in Windows Phone’s popularity. Microsoft persistently dabbled with mobile phones for almost the en

I switched to this paper-like TCL phone for a week, and my tired eyes finally got a break

TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G ZDNET's key takeaways This budget Android phone features a large, paper-like display, 128GB of storage, and more. It has a feature set that promotes minimalism and digital wellbeing. I just wish the camera system and general performance were better. $249.99 at Amazon Looking at smartphones all day can be exhausting on the eyes, and over time, I've adjusted to the discomfort, but TCL's Nxtpaper technology is made for tired eyes like mine. The TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G is the

Here's How You Can Lock and Hide Apps on Your iPhone in a Few Easy Steps

Sometimes my nephew will want to watch a monster truck video on YouTube so I'll pull up a video and hand him my iPhone. But if I take my eyes off him for a moment he finds a way to shoot a video on my camera or post something on social media. When Apple released iOS 18 in September, the tech giant introduced a feature to lock certain apps on your iPhone. That way you can keep kids and others out of your apps. You can also hide certain apps in their own hidden folder so others are not tempted to

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I Found the Pixel 9 Pro to Be a More Streamlined Android Experience, and It’s 20% Off Today

CNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9 Pro is currently on sale with $200 off I've been using Google's Pixel 9 Pro for months. I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. Android phones often get a bad rap for being overly convoluted. And to be fair, that's often well justified. Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu systems for messing about with nearly every aspect of the phone, along with featu

The iPhone 17 Pro 'Feature' I Want Most? More Colors Beyond Monochrome and Metal

While we can all agree that what's inside an iPhone is far more important than the outside, I still care a ton about how my smartphone looks. So with all the rumors swirling about the upcoming iPhone 17, one that caught my eye had nothing to do with specs or features. It simply said the iPhone 17 Pro could adopt color inspired by iOS 26's Liquid Glass redesign -- which, based on descriptions, may resemble some older Samsung phone hues. And I started dreaming about a world where Apple's best phon

Update to iOS 26? We tested the public beta on our iPhones - these features are a big deal

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple introduced iOS 26 to the public at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference event in early June, and since then, has been polishing the software with developers for the eventual beta release. Now that it's finally available for everyone to test, you may be wondering if it's worth diving straight into or waiting for the official software launch -- likely sometime in September. That's what we're here to answer. Also: Should you buy an iPhone 16 or wait for the iPhone 17?

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We Tested Dozens of Phones and These Have the Best Cameras

Phone makers promise varying lengths of long-term software and security support ranging from just one year to as many as seven. These updates not only ensure you get many of the latest features but also keep your phone secure. Phone cameras have gotten better over the past five years. Don’t be fooled by how many cameras a phone has ot the number of megapixels; more is not necessarily better. Phones are large in general with the smallest ones having a 6.1-inch screen and large models topping ou

Review: ShiftCam’s Fisheye lens is a fun way to capture wider shots on your iPhone

The iPhone is capable of capturing plenty of varying scenes, and has been for many years. Ever since iPhone 11 Pro, we’ve had a triple camera array, allowing for ultrawide, wide, and telephoto shots. Despite this, many companies still offer third party lens solutions for your iPhone, allowing you to capture even more with your iPhone. ShiftCam is one of those companies, and today I’ll be reviewing their LensUltra Fisheye lens. It’s like an Ultrawide, but with a bit more perspective. Overview

I tried ‘Bricking’ my phone to fix my brain

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. “We need to talk.” Nobody likes to hear those words from their spouse. Especially when it’s delivered in a grave tone as you rot on a couch in a grubby blankie, staring like a zombie while doomscrolling. “Wut?” I said, very intelligently. What came next was a compassionate but firm speech about how I was in dire need of an intervent

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