Back in our day, phones used to come with chargers – now you’re lucky if you get a cable. The good news is that USB-C and USB charging standards have done away with the compatibility issue of the past (well, mostly), so a few good chargers are all you need. That means that you have...

QCY unveiled its new flagship over-ear headphones, dubbed the H3S. Featuring a design heavily influenced by the Sony WH1000 series, these promise flagship-grade ANC, excellent audio quality and impressive battery life at a fraction of the price of the established names. The QCY H3S feature adaptive –56 dB active noise cancellation, powered by a 7-microphone...

Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has joined a growing stream of analysts reporting that Apple is scaling back iPhone Air orders. Per Kuo, Apple is scaling back both shipments and production capacity. Most suppliers will reduce capacity by more than 80% by Q1 of 2026, and some components with longer lead times will be outright...

The small phone market may be down to its final embers, but a select few makers are still making compact flagships. It might be just a matter of time before all we have are huge phones, but for now let’s enjoy compact phones while there are still some around. This is the vivo X300, and...

Nothing introduced the Android 16-based Nothing OS 4.0 last month and released its first Open Beta for the Nothing Phone (3), Phone (2), Phone (2a), and Phone (2a) Plus earlier this month. The Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro were left out, but the Nothing OS 4.0 Open Beta is finally available for these...

Sony recently rolled out the stable Android 16 for the Xperia 1 VI, and now it’s the Xperia 10 VI that’s getting upgraded to the latest version of Android. The Android 16 stable update, having firmware version 70.2.A.0.266, is rolling out for the Xperia 10 VI bearing model codes XQ-ES54 and XQ-ES72. Sony is rolling...

Qualcomm took the wraps off its latest midrange chipset – the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. It brings a few upgrades over the 6s Gen 3, like improved CPU and GPU performance alongside support for FHD+ 144Hz displays, mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 (SM6435-AA) is fabbed on TSMC’s 4nm...

Samsung has released the Android 16-based stable One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S21 FE. It has firmware version G990EXXUIHYJ2, comes with the September 2025 Android security patch, and requires a download of more than 2GB. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G The One UI 8 stable update for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is...