Topic: Gadgets

  • Paramount Faces California Exit Threat as Messi Mourns Father

    Paramount’s CEO may consider leaving California amid antitrust pressure, while Lionel Messi questions his future after his father’s death. Jaguar unveils its Type 01 interior and Katie Gregson-MacLeod sets an album release date

  • Trump is being sued for charging for faster access to Truth Social posts

    The Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept are suing President Donald Trump over Truth Social’s paid Truth API, which gives subscribers faster access to his posts. They argue that charging for earlier access to presidential announcements breaches the First and Fifth Amendments and disadvantages organisations that do not pay. The case matters because…

  • It looks like Apple’s iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year

    Apple is reportedly planning to delay the standard iPhone 18 until the first quarter of 2027, while launching the iPhone 18 Pro models this autumn. The move would mark a departure from Apple’s usual simultaneous autumn release schedule and could reflect a stronger focus on higher-margin premium devices. Apple supplier Pegatron reportedly confirmed the timing…

  • Pixel Buds Pro 2 and 2a are getting some upgrades, including deeper Gemini integration

    Google has announced software upgrades for its Pixel Buds Pro 2 and Pixel Buds 2a earbuds, despite unveiling no new earbud hardware at its Made by Google event. The changes strengthen Gemini voice controls and add convenience features, helping Google keep its existing earbuds competitive alongside newly announced Pixel phones, watches and trackers. The Pixel…

  • Amazon is severing ties with two other MMOs

    Amazon is ending its role as western publisher of the MMORPGs Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty, transferring responsibility to their original companies while keeping both games available to players. The move means Amazon will exit the MMO publishing business it entered in 2016, following the closure of New World and the cancellation of a…

  • Twitch streamers can now refuse to let Amazon train its genAI models on their content

    Twitch has introduced an account setting that lets streamers prevent Amazon, its parent company, from using their content to train generative AI models. The change gives creators more control over how their work is used, although the option is an opt-out rather than requiring prior permission. Switching off the “Training for Generative AI” setting stops…

  • Honor launches its long-awaited Robot Phone and yes it can wiggle at you

    Honor has opened pre-orders in China for its Robot Phone, a smartphone distinguished by a titanium, motorised pop-up camera gimbal that can rotate through 360 degrees and physically move to frame shots. The feature is intended to improve mobile photography and video, with subject tracking, gesture control and cinematic modes, while its animated movements give…

  • I’m more excited about smartphone colors than any actual new features in 2026

    The article argues that smartphone colours have become more exciting than new features as handsets enter a mature, iterative phase. It highlights Google’s Pixel 11 range as an example, suggesting that bold finishes may help differentiate devices when performance improvements alone give existing owners little reason to upgrade. Google’s Pixel 11 Pro is offered in…

  • Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android

    Automattic-owned relationship manager Mesh has launched on Android, extending its personal CRM tools to phones, tablets and foldable devices. The release matters because it brings private contact management, relationship notes and reminders to more users, while supporting Automattic’s longer-term plan to link Mesh more closely with its messaging app Beeper. The Android app includes split-screen…

  • Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice

    Sandbar, the startup behind the Stream private voice ring, argues that voice will be central to the next generation of AI wearables. In a TechCrunch Equity podcast interview, co-founder and chief executive Mina Fahmi discusses why earlier voice hardware struggled and says successful devices must keep users in control. The article places Stream within a…