Quick links First impressions of the Honor Magic V2 Chinese phone brands are notoriously competitive and very quick to outdo each other. And that has led to some exciting races (for phone nerds like me, anyway), like 2017’s battle to have the thinnest bezels or 2018’s race to hide the selfie camera in creative ways. … Read more
Did you miss the excitement of the GamesBeat Summit? Don’t worry! Tune in now to follow all live and virtual sessions here. Embrace, which has a suite of tools to help mobile developers build better games and apps, has raised $20 million in funding. Headquartered in Culver City, California, the company was founded by CEO … Read more
KYOCERA today introduced the ultra-rugged DuraForce PRO 3 Android 13 smartphone. This device is designed to serve enterprises, small businesses and first responders that rely heavily on durable, high-performance mobile technology. It’s also 5G ready and available from Verizon, providing reliable and lightning-fast connectivity. As more businesses operate on the go, durability and reliability are … Read more
Right now the overall phone market is in decline – about -14% according to the latest estimates – and Apple’s iPhone shipments are also down year-on-year by -2.3%. Yet the nascent foldable phone market continues to grow. Analyst firm IDC forecasts foldable shipments to reach 21.4 million units in 2023, up 50%. And that the … Read more
With the announcement of the Nothing Phone (2), we wanted to see how it really compares to one of the best Android phones on the market. The Nothing Phone (2) is available to pre-order now in the UK, America and across Europe with a starting price of 579/$599/679. All Android lovers will be familiar with … Read more
Zoom in / Pixel Fold’s internal display. Ron Amedeo After years of rumors and at least one canceled attempt, Google is finally releasing a foldable smartphone. Samsung has been in the foldable business for four years now, and with a ton of Chinese OEMs following in Samsung’s footsteps, you could be forgiven for thinking the … Read more
The virtual keyboard is one of the essential parts of your smartphone experience. You rely on it to send text messages, create to-do lists, draft lengthy LinkedIn posts and emails, and edit quick documents in Google Docs. While smartphone keyboards have evolved over the past few years with automatic predictions, AI capabilities, clipboarding, and more, … Read more
The cryptocurrency payment industry continues to evolve with a new cryptocurrency payment option coming to the cryptocurrency-compatible Telegram messenger. Wallet, a Telegram bot that allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), has launched a cryptocurrency payment solution based on The Open Network (TON) blockchain. The new Wallet Pay service provides cryptocurrency … Read more
Apple Watch can help you stay motivated to exercise and improve your health, and smart scales that sync data to your iPhone can be a fun and useful way to track your progress. If you want to easily collect your weight and other measurement data in the Health app on iPhone (and soon on iPad), … Read more
Image credits: Photography by Javier Zayas / Getty Images Apple yesterday released the first public beta of macOS Sonoma, the next major macOS update that will be available to everyone this fall. After this update, Mac users will be able to use Apple’s password manager in third-party web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, … Read more