12-17-25 -

OnePlus 15R Boasts Huge 7,400 mAh Battery
OnePlus has revealed full details of the OnePlus 15R, the company's more-affordable cousin to the recently-launched OnePlus 15. Where the 15 led the market at launch with a huge 7,300 mAh battery, the new 15R one-ups that with a 7,400 mAh battery....

12-16-25 -

Motorola Refreshes moto g power for 2026
Motorola has revealed a new version of its moto g power, the company's $300 Android phone for the US. The new 2026 model is very similar to last year's model, with just a handful of changes. The battery size has increased from 5,000 to 5,200 mAh, ...

12-10-25 -

Google Brings Live Video Sharing to 911 Calls on Android
Google has launched a new feature of Android that makes it easy to share live video with an emergency dispatcher during an emergency phone call or text. Emergency Live Video on Android is a new feature that can be initiated by the dispatcher. &quo...

12-10-25 -

Mophie Debuts new Travel Charger Lineup
Mophie has introduced a new lineup of "Speedport" USB-C chargers that make use of compact, efficient GaN technology. The lineup sports a clean, minimalist design and folding power prongs. The range spans a variety of wattages and price p...

12-10-25 -

Samsung One UI 8.5 Will Offer New Features
Samsung has launched a limited beta program for its next version of Android, One UI 8.5. It includes a few key new features: Audio Broadcast will let you broadcast audio — including your own voice — to multiple nearby devices using Bluetoot...

12-04-25 -

OnePlus 15 Ships December 22
After a delay due to the government shutdown, OnePlus has started taking pre-orders for its OnePlus 15 flagship phone. The company's web site currently shows that it "ships in 18 days", and only the pricier 16/512 GB version is available...

12-04-25 -

AT&T Sues T-Mobile Over "Easy Switch" Tool
AT&T has taken T-Mobile to court over its "Easy Switch" tool that uses AT&T or Verizon account data to recommend an equivalent T-Mobile plan and streamline the process of switching to T-Mobile. Originally, the tool asked users to...

12-04-25 -

Play Store Customers to Receive Automatic Payments from $700 Million Google S...
New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced details of how consumers will receive payment as part of a $700 million settlement with Google over anticompetitive practices with its Play Store policies. In most cases, the payments will be c...

12-02-25 -

Google's Second Release of Android 16 Brings Smart Notifications and More
Google today released an updated version of Android 16 (known as "Android 16 QPR2") with a range of new features. This is a new kind of update, the product of Google's new release schedule for Android. Now, major Android versions will co...

12-01-25 -

Samsung Announces its First Tri-Fold Foldable Phone
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z TriFold, a foldable phone comprised of three ultra-thin (~4mm) panels and two sets of hinges, that unfolds into a 10-inch tablet. When closed, it resembles a standard smartphone with a 6.5-inch display that is 12...

11-26-25 -

Qualcomm Expands Flagship Phone Chip Series
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip for high-end phones. Although intended for flagship-level phones, it sits just below the already-announced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the lineup. It keeps many high-end features from the 8 Elite G...

11-20-25 -

Google Adding AirDrop to Android
Google is improving Android's Quick Share wireless file-sharing feature by adding compatibility with Apple's similar AirDrop feature on iPhones. This will make it easier to share photos, videos, and other files with nearby phones, between Android ...

11-17-25 -

Mophie Launches New Fast Wireless Charging Stands
Mophie is launching a new, complete range of wireless charging stands with 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 variants to charge an iPhone plus one or two other wearables (AirPods and/or Apple Watch). All four models have a Qi2-certified 15W magnetic charging stan...

11-17-25 -

AT&T Rolls Out New Spectrum for Faster 5G
AT&T has quickly deployed 30 MHz of nearly-nationwide radio spectrum that it agreed to buy from EchoStar in August. This significantly adds to the mid-band capacity (3.45 GHz, part of band 77) that is already key to AT&T's 5G network. AT&...

11-14-25 -

T-Mobile Rolls Out REVVL 8 Pro
T-Mobile has launched sales of its own-brand REVVL 8 Pro phone. Compared to both the standard REVVL 8 (that launched in August), and last year's REVVL 7 Pro that it replaces, the new model upgrades the cameras and adds IP67 water resistance. The n...

11-14-25 -

Google Loosens Stance on Side-loading Unverified Apps in Android
Google has announced new details of its plan to restrict side-loaded apps in Android to ones that come from "verified" developers. ("Side-loaded" meaning apps installed via means other than Google's Play app store, or soon, reg...

11-13-25 -

OnePlus 15 Will Come to US but Date Uncertain
OnePlus has fully revealed its new flagship — the OnePlus 15 — for western markets. Although the company does plan to sell it in the US, its sale date is dependent on FCC approval, which is currently delayed due to the government shutdown. The...

11-12-25 -

Apple Joins Google in Offering Passport-Based Digital ID
Apple is launching a new type of digital identification for iPhone (and Apple Watch) that it calls simply "Digital ID". It is based on the user's existing passport and can be used in place of a Real ID at TSA checkpoints for domestic tra...

11-12-25 -

Google Cracking Down on Battery-Draining Apps
Google is enhancing Android and its Play App store with a new power-efficiency metric for apps. If and when an app consistently crosses a threshold for "excessive" power usage, the app's public store page may show a warning about battery...

11-10-25 -

Mophie Updates Juice Packs for new iPhones
Mophie has started selling a new lineup of its Juice Pack — a combo case + extra battery — for select new iPhone models. The new Juice Packs use "up to" 50% post-consumer recycled materials, support USB-C audio passthrough for the f...

11-06-25 -

SpaceX Buys More Spectrum for Direct-to-Cell From EchoStar
EchoStar has agreed to sell its unpaired AWS-3 licenses to SpaceX for approximately $2.6 billion. The spectrum, designated for cellular service in band 70, will apparently be used by SpaceX for "direct-to-cell service offerings". Althoug...

11-06-25 -

Google Makes Maps Smarter, Conversational
Google is rolling out an update to its Google Maps app that integrates Gemini AI and adds several specific new features. Firstly, Google will now give directions using its knowledge of local landmarks, such as "turn right after the Thai Siam ...

11-05-25 -

T-Mobile Launches Free Text-to-911 via Satellite for Everyone
T-Mobile is expanding its T-Satellite service to include free texting to 911 emergency services via satellite for all cell phone users in the US, not just T-Mobile customers. Although the service is free, it does require enrollment. T-Mobile custo...

11-05-25 -

Google, Epic Reach Settlement That Would Dramatically Reshape Play Store
Google and Epic Games have agreed to a new proposed settlement that would see Google revamp how its app ecosystem works, giving Epic most of what they have been seeking in years of litigation. Google has been on the losing end in a series of judgm...

11-04-25 -

The 2026 moto g Lineup Offers Big Batteries, More Affordable 5G
Motorola today announced the moto g 2026 and moto g play 2026. The moto g 2026 is a minor update to the 2025 model, with the headline upgrade being a 5,200 mAh battery, breaking the usual maximum of 5,000 mAh. Oher specs and features are largely t...

11-03-25 -

FCC Flips, Won't Require Carriers to Secure Networks
The FCC is preparing to rescind a ruling that set basic cybersecurity standards for telecom providers, including mobile carriers. Just this January, the FCC passed the new ruling in response to recent attacks by China, including the "Salt Ty...

10-30-25 -

Google Complies with Court Order on Third-Party Billing
Following a loss earlier this month with the US Supreme Court, Google is now officially allowing apps to direct US users out of Google's ecosystem for third-party in-app payments.

10-30-25 -

FCC Takes Next Step Toward Auctioning Upper C Band for 5G
The FCC today released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to seek comment on a range of options for auctioning off the Upper C Band, valuable mid-band spectrum similar to the Lower C Band (band 77) spectrum that was auctioned off in 2020 – 20...

10-28-25 -

Cricket, AT&T Update Entry-Level 5G Phones
AT&T and Cricket (which is owned by AT&T) have updated their own-brand entry-level 5G phones with minor changes and a somewhat new branding strategy for Cricket. The new Cricket Icon 2026 and Cricket Icon Pro 2026 join the Cricket Icon Plu...

10-23-25 -

Apple Prepping "Transfer to Android" Feature, Including 3rd-Party Apps and eSIM
Apple is preparing to launch a new feature in iOS called "Transfer to Android" that will make it easier to switch from an iPhone to an Android phone. The feature will be able to wirelessly transfer an eSIM, as well as photos, messages, n...

10-22-25 -

Apple Will Let Users Dial Back Liquid Glass Even More
Apple is continuing to refine its controversial Liquid Glass software design, introduced in iOS 26 and Apple's other new software this year. The design was initially introduced with a very clear "glass" look, but was tweaked based on use...

10-21-25 -

Google Fi Updates Web Messaging, SD Calling, and Wi-Fi Calling
Google today announced several various improvements to its Google Fi mobile service. First, Google Fi is updating its existing web-based calling and messaging option to support RCS, making it easier to share hi-res photos and videos from a compute...

10-17-25 -

RedMagic Puts Liquid Cooling in its New Gaming Phone
RedMagic has announced its newest high-performance gaming phone, the RedMagic 11 Pro. It's the first mass-produced phone with true liquid cooling, circulated by a 0.85mm ceramic micro-pump, in addition to active air cooling with an integrated 24,0...

10-08-25 -

Google Turned Down by Supreme Court, Must Open up App Payments
Google has lost its final effort to delay new, court-ordered app store rules. The US Supreme Court has turned down Google's request to temporarily freeze parts of a key injunction. As as result, starting later this month, Google must allow develop...

10-08-25 -

AT&T Launches More Capable 5G Nationwide
AT&T has officially launched 5G SA (Stand-Alone) network technology nationwide. Like most US carriers, AT&T initially launched 5G using the NSA (Non-Stand-Alone) version of the technology, which relied on the existing 4G LTE network for so...

10-06-25 -

Verizon Appoints New CEO
Hot on the heels of T-Mobile announcing a change in leadership, Verizon has just announced that Dan Schulman will replace Hans Vestberg as CEO, effective immediately. Schulman was previously CEO of PayPal, and has held senior leadership roles at A...

10-03-25 -

Apple, Google Remove ICE Tracking Apps
Apple and Google have both removed apps from their app stores that let people report and see the locations of ICE agents. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement that "ICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing th...

10-01-25 -

T-Mobile Launches Limited Data Service Over Satellite
As promised in June, T-Mobile today launched a set of data services on its T-Satellite service (that offers coverage in cellular dead zones using over 650 SpaceX Starlink satellites in orbit). The data services are limited to specific apps, and th...

10-01-25 -

Qualcomm Scores Another Win in Legal Battle with Arm
A US District Court judge has ruled in favor of Qualcomm in its ongoing licensing dispute with Arm. The ruling brings to a close the original 2022 case where Arm accused Qualcomm of improperly transferring chip-design licenses when it acquired Nuv...

09-25-25 -

US, China Agree on Deal for US Version of TikTok
President Trump says that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has given the green light on a deal to create a new, US-controlled version of TikTok for US users. The new company will license the TikTok algorithm from ByteDance, but will retrain the service u...

09-25-25 -

Nothing Spins Off CMF
Phone maker Nothing is spinning off its CMF sub-brand into an independent subsidiary company. Like Nothing, CMF makes phones and accessories with striking designs, but at more affordable price points. CMF phones sell well in India, and the new CMF...

09-24-25 -

Qualcomm Intros Newest Flagship Chip for Phones
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen. 5, its newest chip for top-end phones. Qualcomm promises performance and efficiency gains across the board. Compared to last year's chip, (the "Snapdragon 8 Elite",) the new 3rd-generati...

09-23-25 -

Google Brings Conversational AI Photo Editing to More Phones
Google is rolling out its new AI-powered "conversational editing" feature in Google Photos to more phones, (beyond the Pixel 10 series). When editing a photo, a new "Help me edit" text box at the bottom lets you simply tell it ...

09-23-25 -

Google Revamps Gaming Platform with new Sidekick and Profiles
Google has announced a series of updates to Google Play that focus mainly on gaming. The biggest new feature might be the Play Games Sidekick, an in-game overlay that includes a variety of relevant info, tools, and shortcuts. This includes quick s...

09-22-25 -

Verizon Establishes Lab and Group to Work on 6G
Verizon has announced new partnerships and facilities to ramp up work on 6G mobile technology. The new "Verizon 6G Innovation Forum" brings together network vendors Ericsson, Samsung, and Nokia; as well as Meta and Qualcomm. Verizon plan...

09-22-25 -

T-Mobile Gets a New CEO
T-Mobile has announced a change in leadership, with its current COO Srini Gopalan replacing Mike Sievert as CEO this November. Sievert has led the company for five years, and will stay on in a newly-created "Vice Chairman" position to en...

09-15-25 -

iOS 26 Now Available, with Visual Intelligence
Apple has released the final, public version of iOS 26. It should be available to download now on most recent iPhones. New features include Live Translation of languages, available for in-person conversations as well as in Messages and FaceTime. T...

09-15-25 -

Apple's iPhone 17 Series is Nearly Hack-Proof
Apple has revealed that the new A19 chips in the iPhone 17 series (including iPhone Air) are its first chips to support a new security feature in iOS called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE). This new technology is a big leap in addressing memory...

09-15-25 -

Apple Intros Compact new Fast Charger for iPhone 17 Series
Apple has introduced a new compact fast charger that can charge at up to 60 watts. It employs "Dynamic Power" to charge at 40 watts normally, but up to 60 watts for a limited time, at specific points in the charging cycle. This enables t...

09-15-25 -

Samsung Begins Rollout of Android 16 to Rest of Lineup
Samsung is rolling out its One UI 8 software update — based on Android 16 — to its flagship Galaxy S25 series this week. The company recently launched its new foldables (the Flip7 and Fold7) with the new software. One key new feature is the No...