Amazon just did what Google couldn’t do in 15 years: Make a great everyday Android tablet
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The Asus Googlebook 14 packs power and Android love in a small package
The Asus Googlebook 14 is an indicating that there's real promise for the Googlebook category, achieving everything it promises, but with limitations.
Amazon's New AI Device Attaches to Your Smartphone, Records Calls
It's up to you to get consent for every recording.
I put an old Fire tablet next to my turntable and it fixed my music listening
The missing piece in my physical media music station was an old Android tablet.
Don’t buy a budget Android phone in 2026 — 4 reasons to get an old flagship instead
Old flagships are the way to go right now.
Apple’s First Foldable iPhone Sells Out in Minutes
iPhone Duo pre-orders sold out in minutes, and online deliveries now miss Christmas. See which options holiday shoppers still have left. The post Apple’s Fir...
I almost traded in my 5-year-old phone until these 4 Android settings revived it
A handful of default settings were slowing my phone down.
The 5 best smartwatches of 2026: Comparing the latest models from Apple, Google, and Samsung
Find the best smartwatch for Android and Apple users, including the Apple Watch Series 12, CMF Watch 3 Pro, and Google Pixel Watch 5.
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Which Android Phone Is Equivalent To The iPhone Air?
Apple's iPhone Air offers fans of high-end mobile phones an option designed to be as thin as possible, but is there an equivalent choice among Androids?
Apple: ‘Strengthening App Review Guidelines Against Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery and Bait-And-Switch Apps’
Apple Developer News: As outlined in our App Review Guidelines, pornographic material has long been prohibited on the App Store — this includes apps that gen...
5 Common Issues With OnePlus Watches, According To Users
OnePlus makes competitive smartwatches that rival Samsung and Google models, but these common issues might become dealbreakers for some buyers.
Verizon Will Charge $10 a Month for iPhone Handoff
Verizon plans to charge customers $10 per month for the iPhone Handoff feature that Apple added in iOS 27. iPhone Handoff allows one phone number to be share...
All the news about the iPhone Duo
Apple has finally announced its long-rumored foldable: the iPhone Duo. The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display, a “nano‑textu...
Apple’s updated App Store rules go after ‘nudify’ AI apps
Apple's App Store rules now more explicitly ban so-called "nudify" apps that generate intimate images of people without their consent using AI tools. The rul...
Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo puts the company's status-symbol power to the test
Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo is drawing early demand as analysts assess whether the foldable can lift iPhone pricing and revenue.
New App Store Rules Target AI Deepfakes and Nudify Apps
Apple today expanded its App Store moderation rules to cover AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery. Sexually explicit content was already banned, but n...
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Apple’s new App Store rules crack down on AI nudification and ‘bait-and-switch’ apps
Apple updated its App Review Guidelines today with a series of changes meant to strengthen protections against harmful content and deceptive app review pract...
9to5Mac Daily: October 16, 2026 – iPhone Duo pre-orders, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, o...
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 has the performance fix you’ve been waiting for
Finally resolving some of those QPR1 headaches.
Report: Apple gains ground on rivals, but iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo face challenges
In a new investor note sent out this week, GF Securities’ Jeff Pu and Henry Huang project that Apple will be the only major smartphone manufacturer to grow s...
iPhone Duo delivery dates stabilize on late January deliveries for all models
If you missed out on getting your iPhone Duo Friday morning, you likely won't see yours show up until early 2027. At least is isn't getting worse anymore.iPh...
Google’s latest anti-doomscrolling tool is shedding its Pixel exclusivity
OnePlus phones are starting to get a taste of Digital Wellbeing's Pause Point.
The MacRumors Show: Was HomeView Worth the Wait?
Apple this week finally announced the HomePod mini 2, a new Apple TV 4K, and its "HomeView" smart home hub. On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we ...
Readers crown this Android flagship the best iPhone 18 Pro Max alternative
Pro or Pro Max? You'd rather have an Ultra instead.
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The best iPhone Duo preorder deals: How to get Apples foldable for as low as $799
Apple iPhone Duo preorders began at 8 a.m. ET on Oct. 16 (and sold out fast). The best preorder deals save shoppers up to $1,200.
Samsung Rolls Out Android 17-Based One UI 9 to Galaxy S23 Series in South Korea
If the past is any guide, the release could hit North America in a couple of weeks.
A fake WhatsApp clone is showing up before the real version on the Play Store
After a Chrome clone was spotted on the Play Store earlier this week, a user on Reddit says they're seeing a fake version of WhatsApp in a "sponsored" slot a...
Vocal developers dismayed at DOJ considering antitrust settlement with Apple
Epic Games now fears that the Department of Justice will let Apple off its antitrust suit with a settlement that does nothing to deter future App Store behav...
iPhone Duo preorders are now live: Everything you need to know before buying Apples first foldable
iPhone Duo preorders begin today and sold out instantly. Here's what you need to know before buying — or trying to buy — Apple's foldable.
Developers Question Scope of Potential Apple Antitrust Settlement
Developers are questioning whether a settlement of the U.S. government's antitrust case against Apple would meaningfully loosen the company's control over th...