Samsung ad confirms rumors of a useful S26 ‘privacy display’
Samsung ad confirms rumors of a useful S26 'privacy display' Last year’s Galaxy S25 Ultra. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung has released a new advertisement for its upcoming Galaxy S26 launch that all-but confirms rumors of a new display with a built-in privacy mode. Leaked videos show that the feature could […]
Trump Mobile’s origins lie with a Mexican middleweight boxer
Trump Mobile's origins lie with a Mexican middleweight boxer Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. Last week, we spoke to executives from the company for the first time, and this week we’re back with more details on how it began. Trump Mobile may bear the US president’s name, […]
Process Zero is even better with a little processing on the side
Process Zero is even better with a little processing on the side Backlit is back. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Something happens every time I try to use an iPhone camera like a real camera. Here’s how it goes: I shoot RAW in addition to the default HEIC output, and since I have […]
T-Mobile will live translate regular phone calls without an app
T-Mobile will live translate regular phone calls without an app Even an old flip phone should be able to use T-Mobile’s Live Translation. | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile is preparing to test a new AI feature that translates live phone calls into more than 50 languages. Live Translation is launching in beta […]
Vivo and Oppo’s telephoto extender comes to iPhone
Vivo and Oppo's telephoto extender comes to iPhone The RetroVa kit looks almost identical to PGYTech’s accessories for Vivo and Oppo. | Image: PGYTech PGYTech, the accessory manufacturer behind the official telephoto extender lenses for recent Vivo and Oppo flagships, has launched a Kickstarter for a new version developed for iPhones. The RetroVa Vintage Imaging […]
We finally heard from Trump Mobile… and they immediately ghosted us
We finally heard from Trump Mobile… and they immediately ghosted us 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. As usual, we’re still waiting for a response. In the meantime, I finally got a reply from a company […]
Google agrees to $135 million settlement for collecting Android users’ data
Google agrees to $135 million settlement for collecting Android users' data Android users could get a recovery payout of up to $100 each in a proposed settlement Google filed in San Jose, California on Tuesday night. As Reuters reports, the $135 million settlement is for a class action lawsuit claiming that Google collected users’ cellular […]
There won’t be a Nothing Phone 4 this year
There won't be a Nothing Phone 4 this year 2025’s Nothing Phone 3 will remain the brand’s flagship phone this year. Nothing CEO Carl Pei confirmed the Phone 4 won’t launch in 2026 in a new video on the brand’s YouTube channel. “There’s no new flagship this year,” Pei said when asked about phone plans […]
My favorite folding phone is the one that doesn’t exist yet
My favorite folding phone is the one that doesn't exist yet Two notable foldables. A book-style folding phone is a gadget that poses one radical idea: What if you always had a computer in your pocket? When you’d like to be writing a blog while your plane is taking off, and large electronics (Computer) must […]
The Samsung Trifold will cost nearly three grand
The Samsung Trifold will cost nearly three grand The phone that thinks it’s a tablet. Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy Z Trifold goes on sale on this Friday, January 26th, and the price is every bit as steep as we’d feared: $2,899, which gets you 512GB of storage and a phone that kind of wants to be […]