Author: Alexander Price

New York Russ/Getty Images When the first OnePlus smartphone launched in 2014, it provided a haven for Android fans who wanted to get away from mainstream devices that didn’t offer everything they were looking for. The company has grown significantly from its original invite-only setup, offering flagship killers at reasonable prices. As prices rose to more closely resemble the consumer devices the brand once intended to dethrone, OnePlus continued to offer solid features, hardware, and UI design that fans loved using. However, it seems that OnePlus’ days as a competitor…

Try the new Siri AI and system-wide performance improvements. Apple Siri and Apple Intelligence Apple Headlining iOS 27 is the highly anticipated Siri AI. The new version moves from a basic voice control system to a modern AI assistant. It can hold natural conversations, understand follow-ups, answer questions about on-screen content, and perform multi-step actions in apps. On recent Apple devices, you can even personalize the expressiveness of the assistant’s voice. There is also a dedicated Siri app that stores your history. Siri AI is available in public beta for all Apple…

“Your iCloud storage is almost full.” You’ve probably received an email with these words at one point or another if you’ve used the same Apple account on multiple devices or if you’ve been an Apple user for years. This email from Apple will take you directly to a set of instructions on how to manage your storage and subscribe to iCloud+. If you just want access to more iCloud storage than the 5GB you get for free, you can simply pay for an iCloud+ subscription. But if you use Apple’s other services, you might want to consider Apple One, the…

Framesira/Shutterstock Over the years, Samsung has added useful features to One UI on Galaxy phones and tablets that improve the way you can use them. Custom modes and routines are a flagship feature. Routines are an “if this then that” automation system that you can use to achieve various results. For example, you can have your Galaxy phone automatically go into silent mode and turn off all incoming notifications when you arrive at work, with the trigger being your workplace address. You might have another routine that reverses all of…

Apple Silicon takes an unexpected turnSince the Mac switched from Intel processors to Apple silicon starting in 2020, each generation of M-series chips has included high-end Pro and Max variants. If a recent report proves accurate, this streak will end. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will launch a standard M6 chip, but it has no plans to offer high-end M6 Pro and M6 Max…

Apple is developing a new API that will allow third-party accessories, including Ray-Ban ‌Meta‌ glasses and Meta’s Quest headsets, to automatically pair with a user’s Apple devices in the same way AirPods and Apple Watch do today, according to Apple’s European interoperability request page. The plan responds to a ‌Meta‌ request filed in October 2025 under the EU Digital Markets Act, asking Apple to allow a ‌Meta‌ device, once paired with an iPhone or iPad, to automatically become available on a user’s other Apple devices without additional prompts. Third-party accessories have never been able to leverage this capability, meaning owning…

Framesira/Shutterstock Samsung devices, such as the Galaxy S26 series, are great for staying up to date in today’s technological world, but navigating through them to find and understand every feature can be a challenge. The company’s smartphones come with a variety of software, but users don’t always know when these features are trying to tell them something, like a certain folder icon appearing at the top of your screen. This may seem like a common problem to fix, but this icon is there for a reason. Samsung devices have a…

OKcaméra/Shutterstock Apple and Samsung take up the majority of the global smartphone market, and if you’re looking for alternative choices beyond these two brands, the Google Pixel series seems like a great option. Even Motorola makes good phones like the Razr Ultra 2025, but none of these brands capture the market share like Xiaomi. The Chinese smartphone maker is gradually carving out a place in the market share of the biggest phone brands, and its sub-brand Redmi is one of the main reasons for this explosive growth. Statcounter’s global mobile…

Samuel Boivin/Shutterstock Android 17 has just arrived, and with a host of Android phone brands like OnePlus, Samsung, and Google supporting Android 17, it shouldn’t be long before everyone is excited about this major software update. Before its official release, Android already showed off the main features during its Android Show in May, and they all look pretty impressive. There’s Gemini Intelligence, which now lets you auto-fill forms faster with details from your photos, emails and messages. Plus, it powers Rambler, a smarter speech-to-text converter that makes your message more…

Thanks to upcoming European regulations, the next Apple Pencil could feature replaceable batteries. It’s been almost three years since Apple introduced its updated stylus with a USB-C port and two years since the more premium Apple Pencil Pro. According to BloombergAccording to Mark Gurman, Apple has two new Apple Pencil models in store for the first half of 2027, to accompany the expected release of its updated iPad models. Gurman reported that one model, codenamed B582, would be an update to the entry-level Apple Pencil that charges with a USB-C port. The second refresh, currently named B632, will refresh the…