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Your smartphone has a pile of apps. OpenAI wants to replace all of them with one AI agent that just gets things done. That’s the vision behind the company’s plans to build its own smartphone, complete with a custom processor co-developed with MediaTek and Qualcomm, as first reported by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on X. And Sam Altman seems to agree. In a post on X, the OpenAI CEO wrote, “feels like a good time to seriously rethink how operating systems and user interfaces are designed.” That is not a subtle hint. feels like a good time to seriously rethink how…
Samsung is developing a wider Galaxy Fold, and if you’ve been keeping up with recent tech news, this won’t come as a surprise. While its arrival was already expected, newly leaked dummy units have now given us our first confirmed look at the design, and there’s plenty to be excited about. The design looks like nothing else in your pocket While the original Pixel Fold was released as a book-style foldable, it switched to the more popular taller-folding form factor in its next iteration. Since then, most foldables have featured the same design. Samsung is planning to change that with…
Valve’s Steam Machine and the accompanying next-gen controller are hotly anticipated. But it seems the upcoming Steam Controller may have had its price leaked earlier than planned, after a YouTuber appears to have accidentally broken the embargo with an early review video. The video was initially uploaded on YouTube, where it was quickly taken down, but a reupload is now circulating on Streamable, showing the controller priced at $99.99. This is the same controller Valve first showed alongside its upcoming Steam Machine in November 2025, positioning it as part of a broader push toward living room PC gaming. A $100…
Turtle Beach has always had a knack for making gear that feels like it was designed by someone who refused to stop adding features. Their own brand slogan about being ‘Seriously Unserious’ is a perfect match for the new MC7 gaming mouse. It’s basically a maximalist’s dream, featuring a small command screen built into it, because apparently, the keyboard, stream deck, phone, monitor overlay, and software dashboard were not enough. A tiny stream deck in mouse form The MC7’s headline feature is its 2.25-inch Command Touch Display. Turtle Beach says the display can be used to adjust DPI, switch profiles,…
X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, has officially launched its standalone messaging app, XChat, on iOS. The move marks a significant step in the company’s broader push to evolve beyond a traditional social network and into a more expansive communication ecosystem. A Messaging App That Signals X’s Bigger “Everything App” Strategy At launch, XChat brings a familiar but feature-rich messaging experience. Users can connect directly with their existing X contacts, send messages, share files, and make audio or video calls, along with participating in group chats. The app also leans heavily into privacy-focused features. It supports disappearing messages,…
I was using the iPhone 17 when I picked up my iPhone 16 to look at an older video, and it led to an epiphany: nothing about the iPhone 16 felt any worse than its successor. It wasn’t any slower, the design didn’t feel dramatically different, and nothing about it screamed “old” or “outdated.” That feeling stuck with me for a few days. Over the years, the smartphone industry has trained us to treat one year of upgrades (no matter how incremental) as something that should feel significant, but upon switching back to the iPhone 16 after using the iPhone…
Apple doesn’t do anniversaries quietly, and we’ve seen that with the iPhone X in 2017. As 2027 approaches, marking 20 years since the first iPhone launched, fresh supply chain rumors suggest the company is planning something that isn’t just a spec bump. The 20th anniversary iPhone, as it seems, may be accompanied by the most radical design overhaul ever. What kind of display is Apple actually planning? According to information from Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station (via Weibo), the Cupertino giant is working with Samsung on a custom “micro-curved” OLED panel, one that curves around all four edges of the…
Running a fan page for your favorite celebrity is harder than you think. Once you pull back the curtain on what actually goes into managing these accounts, you realize that it’s far more demanding than most people would expect. The BBC reported on how admiration for a public figure often turns into something closer to a full-time job, complete with pressure, expectations, and constant online scrutiny. Why running a fan account isn’t all fun and games Fan accounts don’t run themselves. Many of these pages are updated constantly and consistently, tracking every appearance, post, or public mention of a celebrity.…
Wearable tech might be heading for a reset. We’ve already seen less intrusive devices like smart rings take off, but researchers are now pushing things further by stitching health tracking directly into clothing. Researchers at National University of Singapore have developed a new battery-free textile system that can monitor blood pressure in real time, potentially turning everyday clothing into a full-time health tracker. The system, detailed in a recent Nature Electronics paper and reported by Tech Xplore, removes one of the biggest limitations of wearable, which is the need to constantly recharging the gadgets. How the smart fabric breaks the…
As Google launched the Pixel 10a, I did what everyone else does: opened the sheet, compared the chip with what other smartphones offer at the same price, and felt the familiar unease. I asked myself one question: “Why is Google even doing this?” The Pixel 10a featured a Tensor G4 chip (from 2024) that didn’t impress in benchmarks, thicker front bezels, a 120Hz display without a truly variable refresh rate, no telephoto camera, and a battery that supported slower charging than the competition. On paper, it looked like a phone that lost a fight before even entering the ring (and…