Ben Schoon

Ahead of its upcoming launch this month, Qualcomm has confirmed that its next flagship chip for Android will be called the “Snapdragon 8 Elie Gen 5,” and also offered a bit of insight into why it has that name.

Following Google’s stable rollout of Android 16 in June and several betas, Samsung is finally releasing its first stable Android 16 update with One UI 8 now rolling out to Galaxy S25 owners.

Samsung appears to be adopting Qi2 magnets in the Galaxy S26 series, but there’s a key problem with that, and it’s going to require Samsung to eventually redesign its Galaxy phones to fully embrace the standard.

Sony is the latest brand taking notes from Google Pixel with its latest Xperia 10 VII adopting a camera bar, but that’s not all that’s notable about this new midrange release.

With Samsung’s Android XR headset “Project Moohan” around the corner, a new software option has popped up on Galaxy phones that will allow users to capture spatial photos and videos to be viewed on the new headset.

Ahead of their launch later this month, Nothing Ear (3) are being shown off in yet another teaser that reveals an updated case with a “talk” button.

Yesterday’s iPhone 17 Pro reveal introduced a new design language for Apple, but also a new signature colorway in an orange iPhone 17 Pro and… uh… bring on the orange Android phones. Or, at bare minimum, let’s embrace the return of actual colors on Pro phones.

As first hinted at earlier this year, Nothing says its Android 16 update is coming soon, with Nothing OS 4.0 offering a “redefined” take on the skin.

Over four years after its initial announcement, Spotify is finally rolling out lossless streaming quality to Premium users and, in a fun surprise, it won’t cost anything extra.

It took several years to find its stride, but Google Pixel is now finding success as, in the past year, it’s now the fastest-growing premium smartphone brand in the world.

If you’ve ever used a third-party launcher to replace the home screen on your Android device, you’ve probably at least tried Nova Launcher. Despite tens of millions of downloads, Nova Launcher development is shutting down.

It’s been clear for some time that the “open web” as we’ve known it for years is in a tough spot, but Google has argued the opposite. In a court statement, though, Google’s own case argues that the open web is “in rapid decline.”

TCL’s NXTPAPER screen tech is easy on the eyes and a joy to use, going beyond just a matte display. But, personally, I’ve always felt that the form factors have let it down, with TCL either using it on phones or way-too-big tablets. A new 8-inch TCL NXTPAPER tablet has now surfaced, though, and that seems worth a look.

Over the past few days I’ve been on the ground in Berlin covering IFA 2025, and one of the most common things to see on the show floor has been Qi2 accessories. With the Pixel 10 finally adding magnets, I was like a kid in a candy store, so here are some of my favorite Qi2 accessories from IFA.

Following a leak showing off the iPhone-looking Galaxy S26 Edge earlier this week, a new set of renders shows off the Galaxy S26 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra, and the design change seen on both.

Wireless chargers come in all shapes and forms nowadays, but it was Aukey that caught my attention at IFA 2025 with the first truly clever and unique option in its new “MagFusion Ark” which has Qi2 charging spheres in a 6-in-1 layout that I cannot wait to use with my Pixel 10.