In 2026, there is absolutely no reason why you should feel compelled to spend a small fortune on your next phone upgrade. Although it might be tempting to have the latest bells and whistles from flagship phones, there’s now a thriving market of budget phones that offer all of the key specs you could want […]
In a year filled with painful price rises, this might be the worst one yet. Samsung has decided that now is the time to hike prices across the Galaxy S26 series, its latest generation of flagships. All three models – the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra – now start at £80/$100 more than they […]
Google’s first major update to Android 17 is reportedly causing problems for a number of Pixel phone users. Android 17 QPR1 – which stands for Quarterly Platform Release 1 – began rolling out to phones from the Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL right down to the Pixel 6 on 15 September. Given the number […]
The Pixel HiLight feature on Google’s latest flagship phones will soon get an upgrade with expanded features. Google launched the Pixel 11 series with a brand-new feature. HiLight, exclusive to the Pro models, is the notification light hidden within the camera flash on the back of the phone. However, it launched with extremely limited functionality, […]
Oh Google, what are you doing?! Just hours after Samsung silently raised prices on the Galaxy S26 series, Google has followed suit with the Pixel 10a. It also did so without any warning or acknowledgement. At least Apple had the decency to tell us ahead of time. The Pixel 10a is £100/$100 more expensive than […]
While almost every area of smartphone hardware invention has ground to a halt – a megapixel here, a few extra nits there – privacy screens are one of the only genuinely groundbreaking areas of innovation. But there’s a problem. For a long time, it’s been possible to buy a privacy screen you stick to your […]
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