Yearly Archives: 2025
Record-Breaking Battery Life Oppo has clearly prioritized battery endurance. Both new models use cutting-edge silicon-carbon batteries that pack huge capacity into a relatively slim body. The Verge’s Dominic Preston reports that with moderate use he easily got “three full days with the always-on display off” on the X9 Pro theverge.com. In an independent endurance test […]
A Bold New Look Unifies Apple’s Platforms Apple made an unusual jump in version numbering this year: it skipped from last year’s iOS 18 straight to iOS 26, aligning with iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS 26 (codenamed “Tahoe”), tvOS 26, and even the new visionOS 26 for its Vision Pro headset appleinsider.com en.wikipedia.org. The idea […]
Apple Wallet to Carry Your Passport ID Apple is on the cusp of turning the iPhone into a digital passport. “What if your phone could replace everything in your wallet?” Apple’s VP of Wallet Jennifer Bailey asked at the Money20/20 fintech conference appleinsider.com. She answered her own question with news that U.S. passports will soon […]
Pixel 10’s Graphics Performance Under Fire The Google Pixel 10 launched as a flagship, but its graphics performance has disappointed many users and reviewers. On paper, the Pixel 10’s Tensor G5 chip and PowerVR DXT-48-1536 GPU should offer solid gaming capabilities, yet real-world tests showed the phone struggling. In fact, the Pixel 10’s GPU scores […]
Lock Glimpse: Dynamic Lock-Screen Wallpapers The headline new feature in the OS 4 beta is Lock Glimpse, a dynamic lock‑screen wallpaper app. It delivers fresh, high‑quality images each time you wake the phone, and lets you swipe left for more content androidcentral.com livemint.com. Nothing’s blog and press emphasize that Lock Glimpse does not run by default […]
AI-Powered “Medical Memory”: How Mirror Works The Mirror app is designed to be a patient’s personal note-taker. During any healthcare visit – from GP appointments to hospital clinics – Mirror uses your smartphone microphone (with consent) to capture the conversation. It then automatically generates a clear, jargon-free summary of what the doctor or nurse said […]
Launch and Pricing Xiaomi’s Redmi brand revealed the K90 lineup at a livestreamed event in China on Oct. 23, 2025 pandaily.com. The standard Redmi K90 (a mid-size 6.59″ phone) starts at ¥2,599 (~$361) for 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage pandaily.com – replacing last year’s K80 (which started at ¥2,499) reuters.com. The high-end Redmi K90 Pro […]
Launch Timeline and Rumors Huawei’s Pura series (formerly the P-series) was born in spring 2024, and insiders now say the Pura 90 will revert to that schedule. According to a HuaweiCentral leak, the Pura 90 lineup is likely to hit the market in April 2026 huaweicentral.com. In context, Pura 80 models only arrived in June […]
Trump Mobile was unveiled in June 2025 by Donald Trump’s sons as a patriotic alternative to major carriers reuters.com theverge.com. The pitch included unlimited talk/text/data on Verizon/AT&T/T‑Mobile networks bundled with extras like telemedicine and roadside assistance reuters.com fastcompany.com. The flagship T1 Phone was announced at $499, with a $100 down payment reuters.com wired.com. Donald Trump […]
Google Recruits Pixel “Trusted Testers” According to reports in Bloomberg News and The Verge, Google has quietly launched a Trusted Tester program for its most devoted Pixel fans. The company invited Superfans to apply to an exclusive contest to test future Pixel hardware tech.slashdot.org timesofindia.indiatimes.com. As Times of India summarizes, “Google is inviting 15 dedicated […]