Yesterday a rumor claimed the vanilla iPhone 18 would have some downgrades, and now a report seemingly clarifies one of the areas where Apple will save some money: the screen. The leading candidate for the handset’s display allegedly uses Samsung’s M12+ material, which is a very slight enhancement of the M12 that was used in … Read More “iPhone 18's display downgrade detailed in new report” »
A special forces soldier involved in the operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department. His alleged crime? Making numerous bets on the prediction market Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from power, for which he is said to have made upwards of $400,000. Authorities claim Gannon Ken … Read More “Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Nothing Phone 3 is now receiving the Nothing OS 4.1 software update. This comes shortly after the Nothing Phone 4a series debuted this software last month. Expect the Essential Voice feature, a new lock screen clock, improved Live Updates, and more tweaks. The Nothing Phone 4a series launched … Read More “Nothing OS 4.1 just made the Nothing Phone 3 way smarter” »
Ikea’s new 2026 smart home and home security devices quickly earned several spots on my recommendation lists, thanks to their high affordability (many around $10) and full compatibility with the cross-brand smart home standard Matter. The big caveat was that you needed a Matter hub, like an Apple TV or an Echo Show, to use … Read More “Samsung Brings Ikea Smart Home Support to Its Platform, With One Important Caveat” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR New clues suggest Google might be planning to rename the Fitbit app to “Google Health.” A logo and the “Google Health Premium” branding have been spotted on Google’s own website. Fitbit’s iOS app has also been found using the new branding while listing Google Health Premium prices. Don’t want … Read More “The Fitbit app could soon become something entirely different” »
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features one of those categories where you need to look carefully at words that appear to be regular nouns but are … Read More “Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for April 24 #578” »
Oppo unveiled the Find X9 Ultra yesterday, and today there’s already a full teardown of the device available, courtesy of the YouTube channel WekiHome. As always, they have recorded an incredibly in-depth disassembly, where the phone isn’t just quickly taken apart – every component is described in depth. So if that sounds like just your … Read More “Oppo Find X9 Ultra teardown video goes in-depth with every component” »
Claude users can access more apps with Anthropic’s AI now thanks to new connectors for everything from hiking to grocery shopping. Anthropic already supported connecting numerous work-related apps to Claude, like Microsoft apps, but this expansion focuses on personal apps like Audible, Spotify, Uber, AllTrails, TripAdvisor, Instacart, TurboTax, and others. Some of these apps, such … Read More “Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax” »
Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR We got our hands on the OnePlus Pad 4, launching next week. The Pad 4 comes with a Snapdragon 8 Elite with 12GB of RAM. OnePlus is also launching improved accessories, including a better Stylo Pro pencil and a new keyboard folio. Ahead of the launch of the OnePlus … Read More “OnePlus’s new iPad Pro rival comes next week with a huge battery and a fast charger in the box” »
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle includes a fun topic, but not an easy one. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so … Read More “Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for April 24 #782” »
