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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: I compared both flagships, and here's the winner

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-10-18 05:40:54

Jason Hiner and Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple this month announced its new iPhone 17 lineup at the Awe-Dropping Event in Cupertino, California. After years of playing it safe, the company is experimenting with the design of its phones. The iPhone 17 Pro Max sports its most noticeable (and maybe controversial) design changes in years. By contrast, its closest competitor, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, retains its signature look. The two flagship pho

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This app will pay you $30/day to record your phone calls for AI - but is it worth it?

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-18 05:51:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Neon will pay you to share your phone calls. The app sells recordings of your calls to AI companies for training. You can earn as much as $30 a day. A new app is promising to give you hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year. And all you have to do is share your phone conversations for the purpose of training AI. Yep, there's always a catch. Free to iPhone owners via Apple's App

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How I'm protecting my iPhone 17 Pro Max from 'scratchgate' - despite what Apple says

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-18 07:28:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple claims damage is normal wear and tear, or material transfer. A damaged iPhone can cost hundreds of dollars to fix. The best way to protect your investment is with a case. Every new iPhone seems to come with user concerns about durability. This is no surprise when you're dealing with a thin-and-light bit of glass and metal that costs upward of $1,000. Also: Worried about your iPhone 17 scrat

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This new app pays you to use your call recordings for AI training - but is it worth it?

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-18 09:39:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Neon will pay you to share your phone calls. The app sells recordings of your calls to AI companies for training. You can earn as much as $30 a day. A new app is promising to give you hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year. And all you have to do is share your phone conversations for the purpose of training AI. Yep, there's always a catch. Free to iPhone owners via Apple's App

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This Free App Pays You to Record Your Calls for AI Training and It's a Hit

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 08:59:00

A new app that promises to pay people for their mobile phone call records, which is then used to train AI models, is getting so popular it's entered Apple's list of top-ranked free apps. As of Thursday, Neon was the fourth most popular iOS free app, ahead of Google, Temu and TikTok. It had earlier been as high as the No. 2 spot. Neon is available on iOS and on Android and the idea is that the company records the outgoing phone calls of users and pays them up to $30 a day for regular calls or 3

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The OnePlus 15 With Brand New Snapdragon Chip Makes Its First Appearance

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 13:29:01

The OnePlus 15 will be among the first phones to be powered by this year's top Android mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which was revealed at the company's Snapdragon Summit on Wednesday. The company revealed the OnePlus 15 on Thursday. The new phone follows the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R, which were released earlier this year. "For more than a decade, OnePlus and Qualcomm Technologies have moved in lock-step to redefine what a flagship can be," said Pete Lau, founder of OnePlus.

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Honda cancels Acura ZDX in latest casualty of EV pullback

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-10-18 13:01:13

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Have you heard? EV sales are expected to dip significantly in the coming weeks as the federal tax credit expires, and automakers are responding by canceling models, delaying factory plans, and boosting hybrids as a short-term solution.

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Xiaomi’s retro handheld phone case is the best, and worst, way to game

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-10-18 13:26:06

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Have you ever thought your favorite mobile games would be improved by awkward ergonomics, a dreadful D-pad, and a couple of camera lenses blocking a third of the screen? Then oh boy, does Xiaomi have the phone for you. Today it announced its flagship 17 series phones in China, led by the

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Apple often says ‘best iPhone lineup ever,’ but this year it’s so true

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-18 17:17:46

It’s a marketing gift: every year, Apple makes products that always technically exceed their predecessors—in sheer performance at least. So it can claim, “These are our best iPhones ever.” But with the iPhone 17 lineup, I think that claim may be more true than ever before. Every new iPhone this year is a winner When you write about Apple for a living, you get used to the company saying every product is “the best ever” in that category. iPhone 17 is better than 16, which was better than 15, and

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A week later with iPhone Air, I'm both captivated and eagerly waiting for what's next

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-10-18 17:10:00

Apple iPhone Air ZDNET's key takeaways The thinnest and lightest iPhone yet offers Pro performance at a competitive $999 price point. It's designed to feel burdenless, and that's the biggest reason to buy one over the iPhone 17 series. You'll just have to settle for only one camera, average battery life, and a single-firing speaker. View now at Apple View now at Best Buy View now at Verizon more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The iPhone "Pro" label has a

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25 Best MagSafe Accessories (2025): Qi2 Chargers, Magnetic Wallets, and More

wired.com Jacob Roach 2025-10-18 17:00:00

Other Good MagSafe Accessories The accessories below aren't as great as the top picks in this guide, but they're still good options if you're looking for more MagSafe gadgets. Belkin iPhone Mount With MagSafe. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Belkin iPhone Mount With MagSafe for $30: Using Apple's Continuity Camera feature, you can wirelessly use your iPhone as a webcam for a MacBook. It supports various video calling apps too, from FaceTime to Zoom. This circular silicone puck magnetically stick

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Xiaomi 17 series arrives with secondary screens and enormous batteries

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-10-18 17:51:38

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A critic might accuse Xiaomi of copying Apple a little too closely in its launch event for the Xiaomi 17 phones, while a fan might say the company is trying to beat Apple at its own game. Either way, it’s pretty clear that the Chinese giant had Cupertino in mind when announcing its new flagship line, even if the phones themselves are more unique, helped by a second screen found on the back of its two new Pro

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OnePlus 15 confirmed globally with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and new camera engine

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-18 21:00:11

TL;DR The OnePlus 15 will launch globally with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. The phone will launch with a new “DetailMax Engine” for pro-grade photography. This year’s name announcement comes earlier than last year’s, suggesting the OnePlus 15 may get a slightly earlier release date. Rumors for the OnePlus 15 have been circulating throughout most of September, and as the month is quickly coming to a close, OnePlus has just confirmed a couple of key details about its next sm

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I’m glad Pixels don’t use Snapdragon. Here’s why!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-18 21:02:17

Of all the hills I’m willing to die on, this might be the one that gets the most pushback. It’s a controversial opinion, I know, but I’m going to say it anyway: I’m glad Google Pixel phones don’t use Snapdragon processors. Let me start my defense with a little analogy. Imagine that you’re in the market for a new vehicle. Your goal is to take your family on long road trips, exploring national parks and camping under the stars. You need space for people, beds, and maybe even a small kitchenette.

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I paired my iPhone 17 Pro Max with this mobile accessory for an instant camera upgrade

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-10-18 21:51:00

Insta360 Flow 2 Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Insta360 Flow 2 Pro Creator bundle is priced at $189. It has a longer handle than the previous model, a more stable tripod, and convenient magnetic clamp system. There is no cold shoe available for your mic, and Android support is a bit of an afterthought. $189.99 at Amazon $159.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Today's smartphone cameras are so good that you can be a content creator without

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iPhone 17 vs. iPhone 16: Which One Should You Buy? Here's How They Compare

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 20:00:06

Apple's iPhone 17 has arrived, along with the super skinny iPhone Air and the powerful iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max. You may be wondering whether to get the shiny new baseline iPhone 17 or buy last year's iPhone 16, which now costs $100 less. To help with that decision, here's a breakdown of how the two handsets compare. The iPhone 17 starts at $829 (or $799 if you activate with a carrier), the same as the iPhone 16 when it came out -- with the caveat that the iPhone 17 starts with a higher 256

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5 Android phones you should buy instead of the iPhone Air

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-18 22:00:47

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority The iPhone 17 series is out, and as impressive as the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro may be, this year’s headturner is the iPhone Air. With a slim design that makes people around you say, “Wow,” it’s unlike any iPhone we’ve seen before. At just 5.6mm thick and weighing 165g, the iPhone Air is a breeze to hold, making it a very comfortable smartphone to use throughout the day. More than anything else, it is an excellent recommendation for people who want to make

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This underrated iOS 26 feature gave me a productivity boost (and it works on older iPhones)

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-10-19 09:42:00

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's Add to Calendar lets you create events with one tap from screenshots. It doesn't hallucinate and is more accurate than similar Android features. You can use the feature on every iPhone compatible with iOS 26. I struggle to find genuinely helpful artificial intelligence features in daily life. Sure, removing unwanted objects from my photos is nice to have, but most other AI capabilities

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OnePlus will be first to launch a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (not Elite) phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-19 10:58:04

Rushil Agrawal / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus has confirmed that it’ll launch the world’s first phone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor. The new chipset is one rung below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip. A OnePlus executive added that this phone will launch “globally.” Qualcomm has just launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, which is expected to power a host of flagship Android phones. However, the company also revealed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which sits below the Elite ch

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Why iPhone 17 Pro doesn’t have Apple’s new C1X modem

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-18 23:00:45

Apple has a lot of silicon advancements in its latest iPhones, including the A19 and A19 Pro, new N1 wireless chip, and its next-gen C1X 5G modem. When asked why iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro didn’t get the new C1X, here’s what Apple said. Apple hints that its modems will be coming to more iPhones moving forward This year Apple has shipped not one, but two brand new in-house cellular modems. After years in development, Apple’s first 5G modem—the C1—launched earlier this year in iPhone 16e. Now

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History of Telecommunications T-Carrier

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-15 11:30:36

Few aspects of commercial telecommunications have quite the allure of the T-carrier. Well, to me, at least, but then I have very specific interests. T-carrier has this odd, enduring influence on discussion of internet connections. I remember that for years, some video game installers (perhaps those using Gamespy?) used to ask what kind of internet service you had, with T1 as the "highest" option. The Steam Hardware Survey included T1 among the options for a long time. This was odd, in a lot of

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Honor’s Magic 8 Pro is getting a new AI button

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-10-19 08:00:00

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Honor has revealed the design of its upcoming Magic 8 Pro flagship in a selection of images shared exclusively with The Verge, confirming that the phone will include a dedicated AI button. When the Magic 8 series launches in China next month, the phones will be among the first powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, which was announced today by Qualcomm. The Magic phones are Honor’s flagships, and

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Apple says EU law will mean more features are delayed, maybe even new hardware

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-19 12:00:00

The European Union is currently carrying out a consultation process into the impact of its Digital Markets Act (DMA). This is the antitrust legislation which required Apple to permit third-party app stores and which the company says has made it impossible to release some software features to EU users. In its response, Apple says it has not yet released either iPhone Mirroring or AirPods Live Translation within EU countries over privacy concerns, and it expects more features to be delayed in Eur

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I tested the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and here's one big reason for a year-over-year upgrade

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-10-19 09:00:37

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max ZDNET's key takeaways The new flagship iPhone brings two big photography upgrades, in the zoom camera and the front-facing camera The new A19 Pro processor, the N1 chip, and the thermal upgrades combine to rev up performance For the author, this year's upgrade choice boils down to overcoming a flaw in the past two Pro Max models View now at Amazon View now at Best Buy View now at T-Mobile more buying choices As far as annual upgrades go, we got a lot in the iPhone 17 P

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Your Next Android Flagship Phone Will Get These 3 Updates in 2026

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-19 13:03:00

With every passing year, our phones get smarter, more capable and more adept at handling anything we throw at them with speed and precision. Perhaps the biggest contributing factor in enabling this never-ending cycle of improvement is the fresh set of chips that we get on a yearly basis. When it comes to the top Android phones, almost all of the major manufacturers, Google aside, use Snapdragon chips from Qualcomm. On Wednesday, at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm announced its latest

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Ready to download iOS 26? Make sure your iPhone is eligible for the free update first

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-19 17:15:38

Have you updated your iPhone to the new iOS 26 yet or are you holding off? It's been available to download since September 15 — here's how to install it if you haven't yet. The new OS was released alongside iPadOS 26 and Apple's other operating system updates. Since then, the first beta of iOS 26.1 has already been released with some newer features. If your phone is compatible with the latest OS, you'll notice substantial changes when you install the new update. You may have already heard about

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Apple clarifies some iPhone 17 Pro 'scratches' are caused by MagSafe stands

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-20 01:00:16

If you've heard that Apple's new iPhone 17 Pro models are more prone to scratches than past models, the story is not as cut and dry as it might appear. Bloomberg reported on September 19 that in-store iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro were already showing scratches, including circular marks from where the phones mounted on MagSafe stands. Now Apple tells 9to5Mac those marks aren't scratches but rather "material transfer" from the stands to the body of the phone. Apple's explanation suggests that sim

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The iPhone 17 Pro Is Solidly Repairable, 'Scratchgate' Notwithstanding

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-20 01:15:08

If you've got a collection of itty-bitty screwdrivers and a DIY sensibility, you might be able to tackle some repairs for your iPhone 17 Pro if it ever comes to that. The self-repair website iFixit gives the newest Pro a 7 out of 10 on the repairability scale, thanks to some innovations in how Apple constructed the phone. But iFixit doesn't have a solution for repairing the scratches and scuffs that some Pro consumers have reported since the phone hit US stores last week, aka "Scratchgate." App

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Bowers & Wilkins' Px8 S2 headphones have updated drivers, improved ANC and a new look

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-20 09:19:13

Bowers & Wilkins just released the Px8 S2 wireless headphones, a follow-up to the well-reviewed original Px8 cans. This new entry brings a bevy of updated features, many of which were pulled from the recently-released Px7 S3 headphones. They feature new audio drivers, a built-in digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and an improved digital signal processor (DSP.) This allows for a 24-bit/96 kHz high-resolution audio signal. The headphones can handle high-res audio from streaming services like Tidal

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I've reviewed every iPhone 17 model, and my advice is something different this year

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-10-20 09:42:00

This photo of the iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange was taken with the telephoto lens on an iPhone 17 Pro Max. Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The idea of "tyranny of choice" says that having a set of good choices is supposed to let everyone find exactly what makes them most happy, but the reality is that having so many good choices can often lead to anxiety, indecisiveness, and discontent. If we apply this concept to the iPhone 17 lineup, then Apple is

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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: I compared both flagships, and here's the winner

This app will pay you $30/day to record your phone calls for AI - but is it worth it?

How I'm protecting my iPhone 17 Pro Max from 'scratchgate' - despite what Apple says

This new app pays you to use your call recordings for AI training - but is it worth it?

This Free App Pays You to Record Your Calls for AI Training and It's a Hit

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Honda cancels Acura ZDX in latest casualty of EV pullback

Xiaomi’s retro handheld phone case is the best, and worst, way to game

Apple often says ‘best iPhone lineup ever,’ but this year it’s so true

A week later with iPhone Air, I'm both captivated and eagerly waiting for what's next

25 Best MagSafe Accessories (2025): Qi2 Chargers, Magnetic Wallets, and More

Xiaomi 17 series arrives with secondary screens and enormous batteries

OnePlus 15 confirmed globally with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and new camera engine

I’m glad Pixels don’t use Snapdragon. Here’s why!

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5 Android phones you should buy instead of the iPhone Air

This underrated iOS 26 feature gave me a productivity boost (and it works on older iPhones)

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History of Telecommunications T-Carrier

Honor’s Magic 8 Pro is getting a new AI button

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I tested the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and here's one big reason for a year-over-year upgrade

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The iPhone 17 Pro Is Solidly Repairable, 'Scratchgate' Notwithstanding

Bowers & Wilkins' Px8 S2 headphones have updated drivers, improved ANC and a new look

I've reviewed every iPhone 17 model, and my advice is something different this year

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