The iPhone Duo is one of the most important phones of the year. Such was its power that, even before its launch, it was able to influence the designs of phones from rival manufacturers; the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the Xiaomi 18 Fold to name just two. Watching Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event, I […]
The first iPhone 18 models have only just made their way onto the market and yet we’re already thinking about the next big thing. The next big thing in this case is Apple’s twentieth-anniversary phone, which is expected to launch in place of the standard iPhone 19 upgrade to the Pro and Pro Max models […]
With the first models in the iPhone 18 lineup announced (iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max and iPhone Duo) and the rest (iPhone 18e, iPhone 18 and Air 2) expected in spring, you may already be looking ahead to Apple’s iPhone 19 models and wondering what’s in store. As you might expect, rumours are vague […]
When it comes to innovations from big tech companies, here’s a phrase I rarely find myself saying: now that will make the world a better place. But when I started reading about Apple Reference Image, I did. It’s a digital guarantee that an image is a real photograph, captured by an iPhone sensor at a […]
2026 has been a year of modest upgrades and iterative changes in the smartphone world. Chances are that if you bought a phone in the last couple of years, you can relax, safe in the knowledge that you’re not missing out on anything exciting from the current crop. That is, unless you’re an iPhone fan. […]
Apple has essentially just confirmed the existence of the iPhone Ultra, courtesy of its latest software release. WWDC 26 is taking place right now over in California, offering us all a good look at Apple’s immediate software and AI plans. It may also have just served to confirm the existence of the company’s next major […]
Apple’s 2026 WWDC kicked off last night with its keynote. Among the biggish pieces of news were fresh protections for kids online, promises that Siri AI will soon be able to do much of what Gemini can do now (although only on a handful of models, and not in the EU), and the unexpected decision […]
Android phones are pushing some handy AI features right now, especially those from Google Gemini. Tools such as Circle to Search, along with AI-powered photography and system-level assistance, are objectively impressive – and far ahead of anything Apple offers. The problem is, I don’t want any of it. These features require constant background processing, take […]
Following the leak of the new colours for the iPhone 18 Pro earlier this year, we can now see what they will look like in real life, courtesy of some dummy models. Our sister site Macworld already provided an exclusive preview of the new colours for the iPhone 18 Pro back in April, based on […]
It’s official: the United Kingdom is banning social media for under-16s. Among the problems it seeks to address is the addictive nature of short-form content and its harmful effect on children’s attention spans. But the TikTokification of other platforms threatens to undermine many of the positive effects of social media bans. And it’s not only […]