If you’ve been a fan of Google ‘s budget-friendly Pixel Buds A-Series, you’re in for a treat. Along with the Pixel 10 series, the company has just unveiled the Pixel Buds 2a , a major refresh that brings a highly requested premium feature to a more accessible price point. The best thing is that the Google Pixel Buds 2a are now available for pre-order. The Pixel Buds 2a offer a powerful package of features at a competitive price....

Android 16 is the latest major OS update from Google. It introduces a bunch of upgrades, improvements, and new features, and it’s obviously rather exciting. However, new features are great, but so are security and quality-of-life updates . So, if you own an Android phone, you might want to keep an eye out for the Google November 2025 system update . What’s new in the Google November 2025 system update? Google Play Services v25....

HONOR is reportedly working on its new foldable, the Magic V6. This will succeed the Magic V5 and could bring camera upgrades, with a 200MP sensor. While the launch is not happening anytime soon, it shouldn’t stop rumors from greeting us at regular intervals. A new leak on Weibo tells us the HONOR Magic V6 will arrive with the mighty Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. However, that won’t be its headlining feature....

Remember when OnePlus didn’t care about IP ratings? Pepperidge Farm remembers. It wasn’t that long ago that OnePlus did not include IP ratings in its smartphones. Back when Carl Pei was at OnePlus, his team said that to get the phones certified for an IP rating, it would cost about $30 more per phone. And the team also said that “the certification doesn’t help us communicate our focus on your real experience”....

Back pain has already turned into one of the most frequent complaints of office workers, remote workers, and even students. The prolonged sitting, poor sitting position, and poorly constructed chairs usually exert constant pressure on the back, shoulders, and lower back. The selection of the appropriate office C7 Morpher ergonomic chair is not merely about comfort but a long-term investment in spinal health, productivity, and overall well-being. Knowing how to shop can make a real difference, especially to those individuals who already have back pain....

Phone storage often disappears faster than anyone expects. Photos accumulate in the background silently, apps grow with each new update, and fragments of invisible data remain behind until the phone crawls along or won’t hold anything new. It occurs on both Android and iPhone devices, though the platform addresses the condition in its unique manner. This article explains practical steps that show how to free up space on iPhone and Android devices safely....

The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and if you’re looking to catch all the action without dropping cash on a cable subscription or streaming service, you’re in luck. There is actually a way to watch the Olympics for free, and legally. Though you will miss out on a lot of the events. NBC is broadcasting the Winter Olympics across its family of networks. But here’s the thing, NBC is a free OTA channel....

It is a pity that due to the ongoing trade war between the US and China, Huawei’s products have effectively been banned from being sold stateside. The company makes excellent phones and wearables, like smartwatches. But for our readers who can get their hands on Huawei products, you might be interested to learn that the company has scheduled an event for February 26, 2026. Huawei teases event for February 2026 In a post on X , the official Huawei Mobile account has announced that the company is hosting an event in Madrid, Spain, on February 26, 2026....

Counterpoint is here with its global smartphone sales report for Q3 2025. Apple’s iPhone 16 was the best-selling smartphone globally in Q3 2025, according to the firm’s Global Handset Model Sales Tracker . Samsung and Apple captured five spots each in the top-10 list, contributing around 20% of the overall global smartphone volume for the quarter. Global smartphone sales for Q3 2025 The iPhone 16 led the market with 4% volume share, maintaining the first position for the third consecutive quarter....

When Valve launched the Steam Deck, I don’t think it would be too over the top to say that it changed PC gaming. There were PC gaming handhelds available before the Steam Deck, but none of them, not a single one, had the kind of acclaim and attention that Valve’s handheld had. That’s because everyone who enjoys gaming on PC knows who Valve is. They know what Steam is. Whereas some of these other handheld brands are much less well-known....

The latest earnings results from Meta are in, and it isn’t looking too great for its VR division, given the amount of spending on the technology compared to the amount of money coming in from it. VR has never really been a profitable division for Meta. However, the amount of money the company burned through in 2025 on VR is almost staggering. Since Meta took a major interest in VR several years ago, it has slowly started shifting toward AI and dumping more research and development into AI than its VR offerings....

As some of you might have heard by now, memory shortages are coming. This is namely due to many memory makers who have decided to switch their focus to high bandwidth memory that is largely used in AI data centers. This means that memory for other applications is being deprioritized. But if you’re hoping this is a temporary thing, prepare yourselves because according to Micron, the memory shortage is expected to persist beyond 2026 ....

Microsoft and NVIDIA have just announced a major monetary investment in Anthropic as part of a new partnership between the three companies. The deal is worth billions and is the potential catalyst for Anthropic’s now head-spinning $350 billion valuation. The announcement was made on November 18 on Microsoft’s official blog. The deal, which benefits all parties involved, also has some suspecting that an AI bubble is about to burst. For NVIDIA’s part, this will be the first time that it has established a deep partnership with Anthropic in the AI space....

For years, Google has been working on optimizing Android for tablets and other large-screen devices. Key feature additions like a taskbar and improved split-screen functionality have helped. However, many users agree that Android tablets still fall short of offering truly seamless, PC-level multitasking. Google is now working to close this gap by reviving and refining a powerful tool that could change how we use tablets: the ability to run any Android app in a floating bubble....

Meta is testing a new approach to expanding its wearables footprint. The company is offering customers credit for their high-end earbuds when purchasing a new pair of smart glasses. More specifically, Meta’s latest pilot trade-in program allows users to swap popular audio accessories, including Apple AirPods Pro and Samsung Galaxy Buds, for discounts on Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta smart glasses. Scheduled to run only through December 31st, the limited-time promotion applies to purchases made exclusively through Meta’s website....

For a while now, the tech world has been buzzing about NVIDIA ‘s ambitious plans to jump into the CPU market. This would be a big leap beyond GPUs and AI chips on the ground. Their upcoming ARM-based processors, designed to power laptops and potentially desktops, promised to bring some serious competition. However, it seems we’ll all have to wait a bit longer to see these chips in action. Latest reports indicate that NVIDIA’s N1 and N1x CPUs have been delayed....

Samsung has started working on the next major version of its own Android-16 -powered software skin. Early beta builds of One UI 8.5 suggest that the company is exploring kernel changes to support long-term performance gains . If implemented, it could also improve the responsiveness, long-term stability, and overall user experience of the software. Samsung’s One UI 8.5 kernel update may improve Galaxy long-term performance According to the popular tipster Ice Universe, a recent One UI 8....

The OnePlus 15 is now getting a new update . Yes, we’re talking about the global version of the phone, of course. This new update delivers the February 2026 Android security patch and a couple more changes. New OnePlus 15 update brings February 2026 security patch and more The update is marked as CPH2745_16.0.3.503, and it weighs 259.72MB. The exact weight of the update could differ from one region to the next, though....

OnePlus has released some more specs of the upcoming Pad Go 2, ahead of next week’s announcement. OnePlus has confirmed that it will be running on the MediaTek Dimensity 7300-Ultra processor . This is a mid-range chipset, built on a 4nm process. Of course, the Pad Go series has always been more of a mid-range tablet, versus the regular Pad series, so this should come as no surprise. The company has also announced that it’ll have a 10,050mAh capacity battery inside, with 33W SUPERVOOC charging....

OpenAI recently entered the browser space with ChatGPT Atlas . This new AI-powered tool aims to embed conversational intelligence directly into the web navigation experience. Days after its initial release, the development team is already outlining a series of immediate updates. It seems that the company is focused on quickly enhancing both the core functionality and the unique AI features of ChatGPT Atlas. ChatGPT Atlas AI Browser to close the feature gap quickly Adam Fry, ChatGPT Atlas product manager, confirmed the first set of upgrades....