AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon team up to eliminate coverage dead zones
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon team up to eliminate coverage dead zones AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have agreed to work together under a new joint venture that aims to end wireless dead zones in the US. The partnership was announced today as an “agreement in principle,” but if finalized would see the three carrier companies pooling […]
Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors
Amazon's Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors Amazon’s head of devices and services, Panos Panay, says that the company is “not necessarily” planning to release a smartphone, but has stopped short of denying it outright. It was previously reported that Amazon is developing an Alexa-enabled AI phone codenamed “Transformer,” more than 10 years after […]
Sony’s new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign
Sony's new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign Sony’s new flagship doesn’t look much like its predecessors. | Image: Sony / The Verge Sony’s Xperia 1 flagships have looked more or less the same since 2020, but that’s finally changing with the Xperia 1 VIII, which moves to a chunky square camera island. The phone […]
Vivo’s X300 Ultra has the best cameras in any phone
Vivo's X300 Ultra has the best cameras in any phone The X300 Ultra is mostly let down by its rather dull design. A few months ago, I wrote that the telephoto camera is the only lens that matters any more, at least when it comes to Ultra-class flagships. As phones got better, cameras became where […]
Someone out-Trumped the Trump phone
Someone out-Trumped the Trump phone These are just five of the 29 versions of the Aurora Lux that Dreame claims it will release. | Screenshot: Dreame Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. This week, Trump Mobile […]
We just got a new reason to believe the Trump phone is real(ish)
We just got a new reason to believe the Trump phone is real(ish) Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. This time we’ve discovered a little more evidence that the phone is on its way to a […]
Motorola just revealed the Razr Fold’s price and hoo boy
Motorola just revealed the Razr Fold's price and hoo boy Gotta hand it to Motorola: it’s a good-looking phone. 2026 is shaping up to be a tough year to launch a high-end phone. The memory crisis has phone prices rising across the board, so an already expensive phone risks becoming a much too expensive phone. […]
Is this Samsung’s upcoming wide foldable?
Is this Samsung's upcoming wide foldable? The supposed “Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide” dummy unit can be seen in the middle. | Image by Sonny Dickson The wide foldable phone that Samsung is reportedly developing is expected to arrive later this year, and now we may have some idea of what it will look like. […]
The US gets the worst phones
The US gets the worst phones Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they’ve done so for years. Together with Google, they’ve shaped our sense of what a smartphone is and what it can do, pushing the boundaries of mobile photography, software, and processing power. But over the last few years, they’ve sat […]
The Trump phone still isn’t real
The Trump phone still isn't real Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. We’re back to being ignored, and the phone seems no closer to an actual launch. Last week Trump Mobile overhauled its website, in the […]