PopSockets added a wallet to its folding kickstand grip
PopSockets added a wallet to its folding kickstand grip

PopSockets has announced a new version of the Kick-Out Grip it launched last May with some added functionality. The Kick-Out PopWallet carries forward the same design as the original with a hinged pop-up grip that can be folded out to function as a stand for propping up a phone vertically or horizontally. The new version […]

There won’t be a Nothing Phone 4 this year
There won’t be a Nothing Phone 4 this year

Nothing CEO Carl Pei confirmed the Phone 4 won’t launch in 2026 in a new video on the brand’s YouTube channel. “There’s no new flagship this year,” Pei said when asked about phone plans for 2026, instead emphasizing that last year’s Phone 3 remains the Nothing flagship. “We’re not just going to churn out a […]

Google disables Take a Message on older Pixel phones amid audio leak bug
Google disables Take a Message on older Pixel phones amid audio leak bug

Google is disabling some Phone app features on older Pixel devices after acknowledging a bug that inadvertently leaked audio to callers. The issue has specifically been linked to the Take a Message feature released last year, which automatically answers and transcribes voicemails when you miss a call, with a handful of Pixel 4 and 5 […]

Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With is joining Apple’s design team
Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With is joining Apple’s design team

Sebastiaan de With, known for his work on apps like Halide, Kino, and Orion as the co-founder of Lux, is joining Apple’s design team, he announced today. “So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products,” de With says in his post. de With is well-known for his […]

Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media
Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dreams seem to have been replaced by a new vision: an AI-generated social feed. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg reiterated his belief that AI will become the next big media format, making feeds “more immersive and interactive:” We started with text, and then moved to photos when we […]

Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users faster than Windows 10
Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users faster than Windows 10

Windows 11 now has one billion users. Microsoft hit the milestone during the recent holiday quarter, meaning Windows 11 has managed to reach one billion users faster than Windows 10 did nearly six years ago. “Windows reached a big milestone, 1 billion Windows 11 users,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the company’s fiscal Q2, […]

Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots
Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots

Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. No advance word was given about the cancellations, making it an abrupt ending for Tesla’s two original flagship EVs. Musk said the reasons for cancelling the vehicle programs was to […]

The best iPhones
The best iPhones

If you’ve been holding off on getting a new iPhone, now’s the perfect time to size up your options. Apple’s 2025 iPhone lineup is now widely available, which includes the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and a brand-new model, the ultra-thin iPhone Air. These new phones offer a number of new features over […]

The best Xbox controller to buy right now
The best Xbox controller to buy right now

We live in a golden age of controllers. The gamepads on the market now are of higher quality, more versatile, and more customizable than anything from even one console generation ago. If you play games on an Xbox Series X or Series S (or a Windows PC), you have the unenviable task of choosing between […]

Google adds Gemini AI-powered ‘auto browse’ to Chrome
Google adds Gemini AI-powered ‘auto browse’ to Chrome

Google is launching a new “auto browse” feature inside Chrome that can perform multi-step tasks on your behalf. The Gemini AI-powered capability is coming to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US, and can do things like research hotel and flight costs, schedule appointments, fill out online forms, manage subscriptions, and more. The […]