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Motorola joined the flip foldable market pretty early on with the Razr 2019, a few months before Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip (a delayed launch meant that these two arrived very close together). However, Samsung had kicked things off with a book-style foldable the year before, while Motorola took this long to make its … Read More “Weekly poll: will you buy the Motorola Razr Fold?” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority Google introduced new restrictions for installing apps from sources outside of the Play Store earlier this spring. For average users, having to wait a day to install that APK probably won’t matter all that much. For some enthusiasts, though, it’s the change will be a considerable new inconvenience. Going by … Read More “Survey shows most of you are still sideloading apps” »
Siri AI and Apple Intelligence took center stage at Apple’s WWDC 2206 event Monday, and I noticed some especially interesting features for home security. While Apple’s rumored push into the smart home will have to wait until fall (fingers crossed), we got a look at major software changes, including video descriptions via Apple Intelligence in the … Read More “Apple’s New Home AI Brings Video Descriptions and More for Home Security” »
The Oppo Pad 5 Matte Display has a 12.1” IPS LCD that is optimized for reading and note-taking. It has 2,800 x 1,980px resolution, runs at 120Hz refresh rate and renders 12-bit colors. As the name suggests, this has a matte display instead of a glossy one. The panel is TÜV Rheinland certified for a … Read More “Oppo Pad 5 Matte Display (aka Air5) benchmark scores” »
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Apple announced a surprisingly restrictive compatibility list for watch OS 27 at WWDC 2026, dropping support for six previous models, including the Apple Watch Series 6, 7, 8, 9, SE 2, and the first-generation Ultra. The Apple Watch Series 9, launched in late 2023, is missing out after receiving … Read More “Apple is losing the wearable update war to Samsung and Google” »
JBL Tour One M3: JBL’s new flagship noise-canceling headphones, the Tour One M3 Smart Tx, are a nice step up from the company’s earlier Tour One M3. Not only are the more comfortable (they weigh 278 grams and have an upgraded ear cup design), but they feature better noise cancellation, slightly improved sound quality and … Read More “Best Noise Cancelling Headphones of 2026” »
As Apple announced last year, this year’s macOS release will end support for Intel Macs. The macOS 27 Golden Gate release will require a Mac with an Apple Silicon chip inside, including the original M1 that launched in the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini back in late 2020. Intel Macs running macOS 26 … Read More “macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple announced an AI overhaul for its Siri assistant at WWDC 2026. Siri AI supports conversational input and can access information across the public internet and your own Apple account. The new Siri will be available on iPhone 16 or newer, as well as iPhone 15 Pro models. Apple … Read More “Siri’s big Apple Intelligence upgrades sound a whole lot like Gemini” »
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company said Monday in a blog post. The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms. OpenAI, which was last valued at $852 billion post-money, … Read More “Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO” »
Apple’s creative AI hub Image Playground will be capable of creating “photorealistic” AI images, thanks to new AI models running behind the scenes. Apple announced the news at WWDC 2026, the company’s annual developers conference. Image Playground is one of Apple’s original AI hubs, where you can create images with generative AI. Now, that content should … Read More “Apple’s Image Playground Gets ‘Photorealistic’ Capabilities With New AI” »
