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This hidden Pixel camera feature makes my photos absolutely pop - how to enable it

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Pixel 8 and later support Display P3 wide color gamut. P3 delivers richer, more accurate colors than sRGB. Photos may look dull on devices that don't support P3. One reason why the Pixel phones are so popular is the camera. There's a depth, a level of clarity, and brilliant/accurate colors that most phone cameras cannot match. Also: How to clear your Android phone cache (and why you shouldn't wait to do it) Google is al

iPhone 17 vs. iPhone 16: Which One Should You Buy?

Now that Apple's iPhone 17 has arrived, you may be wondering whether to buy the newest device or get last year's iPhone 16, which now costs $100 less. To help with that decision, here's a breakdown of how the two phones 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 key difference being that the iPhone 17 starts with a higher 256GB storage option, as opposed to 128GB on the iPhone 16. The iPhone 16 is now a

I traveled with the Sony XM6 headphones for a week - and can't go back

Jada Jones/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones offer even better sound and ANC performance. They have the best travel case for headphones in 2025. I love the more comfortable, snug fit of Sony's new flagship headphones. The Sony WH-1000XM5 were great but lacked a few features that I consider essential for travel. That's why I chose the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones as my go-to travel headphones, for their comfortable fit and foldable design. But three years after

The Pixel 10a hasn’t been announced yet, but you can already try out its wallpapers

Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR Wallpapers that may be from the Pixel 10a have appeared online. These images could give us an idea of what colorways the Pixel 10a will offer. Mystic Leaks on Telegram says the Pixel 10a may launch by the end of the year. The Pixel 10 and 10 Pro were only just released last month, but rumors are already trickling in about Google’s next big phone announcement, the Pixel 10a. We don’t know all that much about the upcoming mid-ranger yet, but an image of w

Popular Neon app that pays users to share call recordings remains down for now - here's why

sarayut Thaneerat/Moment via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Neon app has a security flaw that can expose call data. The app has been taken offline for now. The developer expects the app to return in one to two weeks. People trying to earn money by sharing their personal phone conversations with the new Neon app will have to find another way to generate income, at least for now. On Thursday, the service was taken down by its developer a

iOS 26.0.1, macOS 26.0.1 updates fix install bugs, new phone problems, and more

Now that iOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, and Apple's other big software updates for the year are out in public, Apple's efforts for the next few months will shift to fixing bugs and adding individual new features. The first of those bug fix updates has arrived this week in the form of iOS 26.0.1, macOS 26.0.1, iPadOS 26.0.1, and equivalent updates for most of the devices across Apple's ecosystem. The release notes for most of the updates focus on device- and platform-specific early adopter problems, pa

PayPal’s Honey to integrate with ChatGPT and other AIs for shopping assistance

After teaming up with Google on agentic commerce last month, payments giant PayPal announced Tuesday it’s adding new features to its PayPal Honey browser extension. The features will provide AI chatbot users, who are researching items they want to purchase, Honey’s product recommendations, pricing, and access to deals. When users ask their preferred AI chatbot a shopping-related question, PayPal Honey’s extension will display links to the products the AI chatbot recommends, along with real-time

Deals: M4 iPad Pro massive $500 off, last chance at Apple’s new iPhone 17/Air case deals, Mac mini $499, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll. Alongside the reveal of the long-awaits Logitech MX Master 4 mouse, we have some solid deals to scope out starting with a wild $500 price drop on the Apple’s M4 iPad Pro. Amazon has also launched some countdown clocks – today appears to be your last chance to score the launch deals on all of the new official Apple iPhone 17, Pro/Max, and Air cases – TechWoven, Silicone, Clear, and more from $35. Those offers join M4 Mac mini from $499 and a $170

iPhone 16e schematics made public by the FCC despite Apple’s confidentiality request

A 163-page PDF of the iPhone 16e electrical schematics was briefly made public by the FCC, despite Apple’s express request to keep them confidential. Here’s what they showed. What happened? Over the weekend, secret electric schematics for the iPhone 16e models A3212/A3408/A3409/A3410 were briefly made public in the FCC’s equipment authorization database, and were mirrored by fccid.io before being pulled. The filing included a separate letter in which Apple requested confidentiality for the sc

My iPhone Air just survived its biggest test yet

After many years of using ‘Pro’ iPhones, this year I bought an iPhone Air instead. My first impressions were very positive, but I knew there might come a time I missed the Pro’s battery life and cameras. But a recent trip to Disney World with the iPhone Air brought surprising results. Putting iPhone Air to the test at Disney World The iPhone Air is a beauty to see and hold. But it comes with some definite shortcomings compared to Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro: there’s only one rear camera, no Telepho

4 reasons I skipped Snapdragon this year — and I don’t regret it

Andy Walker / Android Authority As 2025 approaches its final quarter, we now have a solid view of what the flagship mobile chipset space will look like for the next twelve months. Apple has its new Apple A19 Pro, Google has its Tensor G5, MediaTek is lining up the Dimensity 9500, and Qualcomm has just unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. All are fast enough for daily use, but as we know, some of these chips prioritize outright performance a bit more than others. Now I’m a tech head, I love n

Adobe Premiere for iPhone now available – free with catches

We learned earlier this month that Adobe Premiere for iPhone would be launching today, and it’s now available in the App Store. Premiere Pro is a popular choice for filmmaking and videography pros, so the availability of an iPhone app comes as good news – but you don’t absolutely need to have the desktop app in order to use it … The company pitches it as a powerful mobile version of the full app. The trusted video editor of YouTubers, filmmakers, music video editors and beyond, is now reimagi

Apple's iOS 26.0.1 fixes a bevy of glitches - update your iPhone now

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple has released iOS 26.0.1 with several bug fixes. The updates are designed to fix several feature flaws and one security bug. Apple also updated iPadOS, MacOS, WatchOS, TVOS, and VisionOS. Hello, iPhone users. Yes, that friendly greeting means it's update time again. Unveiled a couple of weeks ago, Apple's iOS 26 has received its first interim update designed to repair key feature flaws and one

Nothing Phone 3 Update Will Let You Create Apps With AI and Share Them

Nothing's next big AI focus could be replacing the entire Google Play Store. The phone-maker on Tuesday launched new features that will let Nothing Phone 3 owners generate new apps, widgets and other settings through prompting an AI, which will then build and ideally run them on the phone. If the AI creation functions particularly well, you could publish them for others to download. These features consist of the Nothing Playground -- which lets you generate these new functions -- and Essential

This could be our first piece of evidence for the Nothing Phone 4a Pro

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A database listing may have given us our first hint of the Nothing Phone 4a Pro. The listing features the model number A069P, while the Nothing Phone 3a Pro had the model number A059P. We hope the new phone builds on the foundation of the well-received 3a Pro. The Nothing Phone 3a devices are two of the best cheap Android phones of 2025. That’s in largely due to the distinctive designs, flexible rear cameras, and Essential Space functionality. However, e

Today’s T-Mobile Tuesdays freebie is all about keeping your phone clean

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is offering a free phone cleaning kit to its customers today as part of T-Mobile Tuesdays. The freebie can be claimed in the T-Life app and redeemed at corporate T-Mobile stores. Other deals this week include discounted Pizza Hut melts, free photo prints, and Shell fuel rewards. T-Mobile Tuesdays is T-Mobile’s wildly popular loyalty program. While it’s not a compelling reason by itself to switch to the carrier, the occasional freebies pair very w

Nothing spin-off CMF announces $100 Headphone Pro

Smartphone company Nothing now has quite the line of audio accessories and now counts a new adaptive ANC (active noise cancellation) over-the-ear headphone from its sub-brand CMF. The Headphone Pro offers remarkable specs for less than $100, with features like 40dB of noise cancellation, LDAC (Lossless Digital Audio Codec) and Hi-Res certification for both wired and wireless audio, along with an "Energy Slider" to adjust EQ. The CMF Headphone Pro doesn't at all resemble Nothing's boxy over-the-

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Pick up Apple's 25W MagSafe charger while it's on sale for $35 ahead of Prime Day

On the heels of the iPhone 17 lineup being released a few weeks ago, you can pick up Apple's 25W MagSafe charger for a song. The two-meter version of the more powerful charging cable has dropped by 29 percent from $49 to $35. That's a record-low price. As it happens, that actually makes the two-meter version of the cable less expensive than the one-meter variant. The shorter cable will run you $39 as things stand. If you have an iPhone 16, iPhone 17 or iPhone Air, this cable can charge your de

The best 5G phones in 2025: Where does the iPhone 17 rank?

This year, we've seen multiple smartphone launches -- no-compromise flagship Google Pixel 10, the iPhone 17 Pro, and Samsung's latest foldable lineup. Some of the best phones of 2025 are priced below $1,000, so you don't have to break the bank to get the best 5G experience. I've shortlisted phones starting at $300 and up to $1,800 in several form factors. Whether you need a pro-grade smartphone or want to save on expenses and get the best value, there's plenty to choose from. ZDNET tested and r

128GB Pixels aren’t doomed, thanks to this Google Photos hack

Andy Walker / Android Authority I wholeheartedly believe that 128GB of base storage on modern Android flagships should be a thing of the past. It’s just too little at this point when system files and updates already block a sizeable chunk of it, and the remaining is taken up by the ever-ballooning app sizes — God knows what kind of data they are storing, because Excel has no business running into hundreds of MBs (or sometimes GBs). And did you see what a clown the newly launched Pixel 10 series

iOS 26 Quickly Draining Your iPhone's Battery? Apple Says It's Normal

Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, and the update brings a lot of new features to your iPhone, like call screening and a new Liquid Glass redesign. If you downloaded the update and noticed your device's battery is draining faster than usual, Apple wrote online that it's normal and -- most important -- temporary. Some people notice their iPhone battery drains quickly after downloading an update and Apple released a statement saying it's nothing to worry about. Don't miss any of our unbiased tec

We Asked Audio Pros to Blind Test Headphones. The Results Were Surprising

What makes a really great pair of headphones? The basic answer used to be sound quality, but modern headphones offer so much more than just audio chops. Think premium designs in on-trend colourways, active noise cancellation (ANC), wireless connectivity, multiple microphones for crystal clear calling, and voice assistant support—not to mention travel–friendly, foldable designs and huge batteries for long-haul convenience. There are even customizable smartphone apps offering minute control over y

5 bloatware apps you should uninstall from your Samsung phone ASAP (without regrets)

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Samsung phones are well known for One UI, one of the most functional and intuitive Android interfaces. While it's highly customizable, these phones often come with preinstalled bloatware. Some built-in Samsung apps, such as Wearable and Wallet, are useful within the Samsung ecosystem. However, there are at least five first-party apps that even dedicated Samsung users rarely touch. The preinstalled bloatware apps can vary by

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Why I put my Bose QuietComfort headphones away soon after testing this competitor

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 ZDNET's key takeaways The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 are available in Onyx Black and Warm Stone for $799. They excel in the design and sound categories, thanks to their high-quality internal and external build materials Unless you value exceptional details in design and sound, a $799 asking price may be hard to justify. View now at Bowers & Wilkins Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Few headphones perfectly blend design, sound quality, and everyday uti

My iPhone Air Keeps Dropping Calls, but a Fix Has Finally Arrived

The so-called scratchgate fiasco may have drummed up a lot of attention since Apple released its latest iPhones, but I've been struggling with a different issue. Over the last several weeks, my iPhone Air has had trouble placing and receiving calls, and there have been periods in which I've completely lost service, even after turning my phone off and on again. After digging online, it appears others have been experiencing similar problems. Phone Arena pointed to Reddit threads in which iPhone

OnePlus 15's New Sand Storm Edition Is Claimed to Be Tougher Than Titanium

The OnePlus 15 got its first look at last week's Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit, but the first official look of the new phone provided by OnePlus on Monday is showing off a model that could be one of the most durable in the phone industry. The upcoming OnePlus 15 will come in a Sand Storm model, which features a sand dune color and a material described as "aerospace-grade Micro-Arc Oxidation" on the phone's middle frame and camera deco. OnePlus says this toughness is created from a "high-voltage p

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iPhone Not Connecting to Your Cell Network? iOS 26.0.1 Can Fix the Bug

Apple released iOS 26.0.1 on Monday, a week after the company released iOS 26 to the general public. While iOS 26 brought a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more to your iPhone, iOS 26.0.1 brings some important bug fixes. One of the fixes addresses a bug that prevented some iPhones from connecting to a cell network after updating to iOS 26. You can download iOS 26.0.1 by going to Settings and tapping General. Next, select Software Update, tap Update Now and follow the prompts on you

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Motorola just teased a phone thin enough to take on the Galaxy S25 Edge

Motorola TL;DR Motorola has begun teasing a new flagship Android phone called the “Moto X70 Air,” with a full reveal coming later in October. Like the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air, the main draw to the Moto X70 Air will be its ultra-thin design. Currently, we expect the X70 Air to be released exclusively in China, although a global launch may occur at a later date. Thin smartphones are all the rage this year. After Samsung kickstarted the trend earlier this year, and Apple just brought it

CMF Headphone Pro goes up for pre-order with a limited-time discount

TL;DR The CMF Headphone Pro is CMF’s first pair of over-ear headphones. The headphones come with benefits like ANC and battery life of up to 100 hours. Pre-orders are open today at a limited-time price of $84. Nothing released its first over-ear headphones, the Nothing Headphone 1, in July. We liked the headset quite a bit, but at an MSRP of $299, it’s pretty unequivocally a luxury item. Today, Nothing’s budget sub-brand, CMF, has launched its own pair of over-ears — and they’re predictably a

The OnePlus 15 Is One of the First Phones That Could Kick the iPhone 17 Pro’s Ass

OnePlus is changing things up with the launch of its next flagship Android phone, the OnePlus 15. The company is skipping the 14 because four, which sounds like the word for death, is bad luck in Chinese culture. Notably, the OnePlus 15 will be one of the first phones to launch with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a chipset that seems to kick the iPhone 17 Pro 17’s ass, especially for gaming and graphics-intensive tasks. Releasing sometime in China in October, and then with a global la