Apple is already testing Chinese RAM, new report says

A few days ago some reports claimed Apple was considering using Chinese RAM from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC). Today, a new report claims the company is already testing DRAM chips from CXMT. But there's a twist. Allegedly, Apple would only be using the Chinese-made RAM for devices it will sell in China. That might be a way to minimize the backlash that could ensue from the Trump administration, seeing as how the US government has added both CXMT and YMTC to its Entity List, which identifies companies that have ties to the Chinese...

iPhone Ultra will launch on time, another report says

According to a new report from China, the iPhone Ultra, Apple’s first foldable smartphone, will be launching on time alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, most likely in September. This information allegedly comes from multiple sources inside Apple's supply chain, and none of them have ever even heard of any delays. The iPhone Ultra being delayed (either in terms of introduction or availability) constituted a popular subject for rumors a while back, but this has since been contradicted by multiple other sources. iPhone Ultra leaked dummy unit Furthermore, the...

Pixel Watch 5 colors and pricing leak ahead of launch

Google is expected to unveil the Pixel Watch 5 alongside the Pixel 11 series on August 12. Ahead of the launch, new leaks have surfaced that reveal the smartwatch's expected pricing and color options. The Google Pixel Watch 5 is said to arrive in two sizes and four case colour options, with both Wi-Fi and LTE variants available. According to the leak, the 41mm Pixel Watch 5 will be offered in Dark Anthracite, Natural Silver, Pyrite, and Warm Gold finishes. The Dark Anthracite and Pyrite models are said to feature a satin finish, while the Natural Silver and Warm Gold variants will...

Apple loses bid to overturn its designation as a gatekeeper under EU's Digital Markets Act

In 2023, the European Union designated iOS, the App Store and Safari as “gatekeepers”. Apple has been unhappy with the rules this designation entails and has been fighting a lengthy legal battle. Apple tried to argue that it in fact has five app stores – one each for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, Apple TVs and Macs – and that they should not be treated as a single Core Platform Service (CPS). These are services which “play an indispensable role as an intermediary between businesses wishing to offer their services online and end users.” And in Apple’s view, only the iOS App Store cleared...

Motorola starts teasing the Edge 70 Max with magnetic wireless charging

Last month, we saw the Motorola Edge 70 Max in some leaked renders, and then the phone got certified by the WPC with support for 25W wireless charging. Today, Motorola has started teasing it in India, ever so subtly, through its official X account. Don't miss the "Max" there. The days are getting busier. Your phone should be getting smarter.Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/ftYnLexyng— Motorola India (@motorolaindia) July 7, 2026 There's also a Flipkart teaser microsite for the device, which features phrases like "max every move", "built to dominate", and "effortlessly fast". That last...

Nintendo is giving the Switch 2 a user-replaceable battery

It’s been over a year since the Nintendo Switch 2 has been available and Nintendo is making a big change to its most popular console. Starting this autumn, new Switch 2 units sold across all 27 European Union member states as well as Norway, Switzerland, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and South Africa will feature user-replaceable batteries. Nintendo Switch 2 updated battery specifications Nintendo detailed the hardware update in a dedicated post on its website. The updated Switch 2 is getting a 5,172mAh battery, which is 1% less than the current version’s...

Apple iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max's battery details surface in regulatory filings

A recent rumor claimed that the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max's eSIM model will pack a 5,425 mAh battery, while the version with a physical SIM tray will come with a 5,235 mAh battery. We are now looking at new information that paints a slightly different picture. New filings in China's 3C database, spotted by tipster Digital Chat Station and likely referring to the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, reveal the battery capacities of both smartphones. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max The iPhone 18 Pro Max's eSIM model will come with a 5,567 mAh battery, whereas the physical SIM tray model will...

DCS: Huawei will release a dual and a tri-foldable this year, new wide-foldable next year

A few months ago, a relatively unknown tipster on Weibo claimed that the Huawei Mate XT2 will debut in October. Now, the reliable Digital Chat Station has reported that the next-gen triple foldable is coming in the second half of this year – and that it won’t be alone. The new foldables will likely feature the Kirin 9050 Pro chipset that should be introduced with the Mate 90 series. This chipset is said to have a performance comparable to 3nm chips, though it probably won’t be manufactured on a 3nm node. The current best chip from Huawei is the Kirin 9030 and that is made on SMIC’s N+3...

This is what Samsung had to sacrifice to make the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Fold8 Ultra crease-free

Samsung is expected to introduce the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra at an Unpacked event taking place in London on July 22. Ahead of that, today a new rumor from Ice Universe has revealed the tradeoff that the company has made in order to ensure that the new foldable phones are practically crease-free. This feat was achieved by entirely reworking the hinge mechanism for both devices compared to last year’s Galaxy Z Fold7. However, the new hinge inevitably comes with a folding and unfolding action that is described as "more decisive". Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 (left) and Galaxy Z...

New Redmi Note 17 series leak details vanilla, Pro and Pro Max specs, includes images

So, Redmi decided to skip over the Note 16 series and get straight to the 17 series, which will be released later this month. There will be four models according to rumors – Redmi Note 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max and 17R – and we’ve seen leaked specs for two or three of them. Yeah, there is some confusion going on. The Redmi Note 17 is said to have a flat 6.83” 1.5K display and a Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 chipset – or 6s Gen 4, there are conflicting reports. It will have a large 9,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging, plus a 50MP camera. Leaked Redmi Note 17 series image Note that this...

Huawei Pura 90 series' global launch date confirmed

Following their announcement in China back in April, Huawei has now confirmed that the Pura 90 series is set to launch globally on July 14. The keynote event will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This development follows a similar approach to last year’s Pura 80 series global launch, which took place on July 10. Last year, Huawei brought over its Pura 80, Pura 80 Pro and 80 Ultra to the global stage but it remains to be seen if we will get all three Pura 90 models this time around. Pura 90, Pura 90 Pro and Pura 90 Pro Max For more details on the Pura 90 Pro and 90 Pro...

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max battery specifications surface

The Xiaomi 18 Pro lineup is expected to debut in China this September. Ahead of the rumored launch, a new leak has revealed the battery details of the flagship Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. Well-known tipster Digital Chat Station shared the information on Weibo. According to the tipster, the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max will pack a battery with a capacity exceeding 8,000mAh. Xiaomi 17 Pro Max The phone is also said to support 100W wired charging and wireless charging. Notably, the leak reiterates several previously rumored specifications, including a 2nm chipset, likely Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon...

Kuo: iPhone Ultra may have limited supply at launch and ship later

The iPhone Ultra, Apple’s foldable phone, is rumored to go official in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. However, a new report suggests the foldable iPhone won't be available for pre-orders immediately after its unveiling, with shipments likely to begin at a later date. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone Ultra will be available in limited quantities at launch due to manufacturing challenges. As a result, pre-orders are expected to begin later than those for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Kuo says Apple could begin shipping the foldable iPhone in the...

Deals: Galaxy S26 and S26 Ultra prices drop further, Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro get first price cuts

It’s the week after Prime Day, but that doesn’t mean that the deals are over. Today, we will look at the middle and upper segments of the market. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. A 12/512GB unit costs €60 less now than it did a couple of weeks ago thanks to a hefty discount. You can read about how the S26 Ultra compares against its predecessor, the iPhone 17 Pro Max and the Pixel 10 Pro XL. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra €530 off Read our review 12/512GB - €1,120...

WhatsApp starts testing green dot online contact indicator on iOS

Last month we learned that WhatsApp started testing a green dot on Android to indicate that a contact is online. The Meta-owned company has now started testing this feature on iOS as well. This revelation comes from the folks at WABetaInfo, who discovered the development on beta version 26.26.10.72 of WhatsApp for iOS. If you are a WhatsApp beta user on iOS with the latest version of the app installed, you'll see a small green circle at the bottom-right of a contact's photo in the "Contact info" screen when the contact is online. This works in real-time, so the green circle will...

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra gets a limited-time discount in India

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, launched in India with a base price of INR139,999, is available at a discount on Samsung's official website. Samsung launched the Galaxy S26 Ultra in India with three memory options - 12GB/256GB, 12GB/512GB, and 16GB/1TB, priced at INR139,999, INR159,999, and INR189,999, respectively. Now, the Galaxy S26 Ultra's 12GB/256GB model is available at a discounted price of INR124,999, while the 12GB/512GB and 16GB/1TB models are available at INR144,999 and INR174,999, respectively. Note that this discount is part of the limited-time Samsung Days offer,...

iOS 27 source code reveals a new Apple wearable supporting Visual Intelligence

An X user @samhenrigold unearthed a reference inside the iOS 27 source code that mentions a new Apple wearable device with model number B790. The reference itself isn't very revealing, but it confirms that the device supports features related to Visual Intelligence. Visual Intelligence is a new feature that allows users to ask Siri about an object using the default Camera app on iOS 27-running iPhones. The feature is available on iPhone 15 Pro and newer. Unfortunately, we have no clue which device is referenced in the source code, but it's surely an upcoming one, and it has a...

Samsung may manufacture Anthropic's custom AI chips

According to a report by The Information, Anthropic and Samsung are in the early stages of negotiating a deal in which the Korean tech giant will be tasked with manufacturing Anthropic's custom AI chips. It seems like the demand for semiconductors as a whole, mainly fueled by the rise of AI, has forced many companies to look beyond TSMC for chip suppliers. Right before the AI boom, Samsung and Intel were having trouble with their chip businesses, but the latest developments in the industry have been favorable for the two companies. So much so that Apple is once again considering Intel...

iPhone 18 Pro leaks, Redmi K90 Ultra arrives, Week 27 in review

We’re officially in the second half of 2026, and that means we’re inching closer to Apple’s fall launch, where we’re expecting the foldable iPhone Ultra alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. This week brought more clarity to the battery capacity of the latter, which will reportedly feature a 5,235 mAh cell for the physical SIM version and an even larger 5,425 mAh capacity on the eSIM variant. iPhone 18 Pro Max's exact battery capacity leaks It will be the biggest battery ever put in a Pro Max...

Samsung removes Vascular Load from its smartwatches in the US

Samsung is removing the Vascular Load feature from its smartwatches in the US. It will be gone when Samsung Health version 7.0 and One UI 9 Watch roll out "in late July". The Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, which are rumored to be unveiled on July 22, will come with One UI 9 Watch pre-installed. The older devices should then be updated gradually. Once Vascular Load is deactivated, the data won't appear in Samsung Health, but you can download it at any time by going to More options > Settings > Download personal data. Samsung is replacing Vascular Load with a new feature...

Apple has reportedly suspended the development of the AirPods Ultra

For quite a while now we’ve been hearing rumors about an upcoming pair of AirPods that will have cameras for Siri - these were even rumored to be part of Apple's newfound Ultra naming scheme, so they'd go by AirPods Ultra. Now, however, a tipster over on X claims that Apple has suspended the development of these earbuds, which, according to the most recent rumor, were supposed to be coming in late 2027. AirPods Pro 3 Even if their development is suspended right now, they could still make that time frame - it probably won't take long for development to be finalized if Apple decides...

Google loses final appear at Europe's high court, to pay €4.1 billion fine

Google has lost its final appeal to the European Commission's €4.1 billion fine from 2018. The appeal was Google's last chance and was presented at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Europe's highest court. The record-breaking fine sat at €4.34 (later reduced to €4.1) was imposed on Google by the European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, back in 2018. The EC found that Google was abusing Android's mobile dominance and giving its own apps an unfair advantage by requiring phone makers to pre-install Google Search, Chrome, and the Play Store. The EU sees it as Google's...

Instagram Edits adds support for bilingual captions, new templates

Instagram launched its CapCut rival Edits in January last year, and now the app has gained some new features. These include support for bilingual captions, which automatically translate your captions into a secondary language. Currently supported languages are English, Indonesian, Russian, Portuguese, Gujarati, Spanish, Hindi, Korean, Bengali, German, Italian, Thai, French, Japanese, and Kannada. Instagram Edits updates You can also build richer templates with support for overlays as well as the ability to lock specific clips. To round things off, you get more summer-related...

Amazon's Starlink competitor is almost ready

Amazon has been building up its own Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation for a while now, even calling it Amazon Leo (Low Earth Orbit, get it?). This is inevitably going to compete with SpaceX's Starlink, which is currently the largest satellite constellation. Today, Amazon's VP in charge of Leo, Chris Weber, has just announced that over 390 Leo satellites have been deployed already, which is apparently enough "to support continuous service across initial latitudes". He further states that the company has already completed "enough launches for initial service this year", strongly...

AT&T expands Build-A-Plan to include home internet

Back in May, AT&T launched Build-A-Plan, a new way to customize your wireless plan's perks and pricing. It seems to have been a success, as the company is now expanding the program to include home internet as well. The expansion is taking place on July 7. Starting on that day, if you use Build-A-Plan you will be able to add home internet to your plan as well - either AT&T Fiber if it’s available in your area, or, if it’s not, AT&T Internet Air, which basically gives you fixed internet access by using AT&T's mobile network. If you use Build-A-Plan and want the cheapest possible...