WWDC 2026: Everything we expect from Apple’s June event 

WWDC 2026 is shaping up to be Apple’s quietest keynote in years, and potentially its most consequential. Here’s everything we expect on June 8.

Apple is eyeing an “Ask Siri” feature that puts the assistant everywhere on your iPhone

Apple is testing an “Ask Siri” feature that lets you interact with the assistant across apps, turning it into a more conversational, context-aware tool that works directly with what is on your screen.

This new Android flagship rival is pushing zoom further than Apple and Samsung

Oppo’s upcoming Find X9 Ultra will feature a new 10x optical zoom camera with a redesigned periscope system, aiming to push smartphone photography further.

Ads in Apple Maps are now official, and they’re coming this summer

Apple has confirmed ads are coming to Apple Maps this summer in the US and Canada, with sponsored results appearing in search.

iOS 26.4 is here with Playlist Playground, new emoji, and a Family Sharing fix

iOS 26.4 won’t rewrite the rules, but it quietly fixes things that should’ve been fixed ages ago — while also sneaking in an AI playlist generator that’s genuinely fun to use.

A BlackBerry you might actually want just landed on Kickstarter
A BlackBerry you might actually want just landed on Kickstarter

When The Verge’s Allison Johnson went hands-on with the company’s Titan 2 Elite phone at MWC 2026, Unihertz didn’t divulge pricing info. But the compact Android phone with a BlackBerry-inspired keyboard is now available for preorder through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign and starts at $489, with a discount for early backers bringing it down to […]

My life turned into a subscription trap, but I axed the bad bills with these tricks

There was a time when subscriptions felt like a novelty. Those were times of (digital) peace. A seamless payment feature on cool new apps that brought unlimited access (for the month). You paid for Netflix, and maybe Spotify, and that was usually about…

Louisiana researchers have made a nail polish that turns your fingernail into a phone stylus to solve ‘zombie finger’ problems

Two Louisiana researchers made a nail polish that turns your fingernail into a phone stylus.

Galaxy Z Fold 8 renders hint at Samsung fixing one big Fold 7 mistake

Samsung isn’t reinventing the wheel with the Galaxy Z Fold 8, but it is making it spin faster — with a 5,000mAh battery, 45W charging, and a 50MP ultrawide finally joining the party.