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This Luddite Puppet Hopes You’re Not Reading This on Your Smartphone
On this week’s episode of The Big Interview podcast, WIRED’s senior culture editor Manisha Krishnan talks to Gowanus about eschewing Big Tech, going outside, and rejection in the age of dating apps.
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Pinwheel launches a retro-inspired landline phone for kids
Kid-friendly tech company Pinwheel announced the launch of a new landline phone designed to let children stay connected without the distractions of a smartphone.
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Hisense’s E Ink phone has a full-color LCD you can snap on the back
The Hisense A10 has an E Ink main display and a magnetic LCD screen you can attach to its rear.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 review: a quality PC whose trackpad taps you back
The review says Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 8 is a strong premium Windows 11 laptop with fast everyday performance, long battery life, a very good keyboard and a notably improved haptic trackpad. Its main significance is that it shows Microsoft continuing to push ARM-based Windows laptops as serious rivals to thin-and-light machines such as Apple’s MacBook…
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Save $50 Off the AirPods Pro 3 Noise Canceling Earbuds
The best earbuds for iPhone.
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Please let this hot pink Pixel 11 leak be real
A possible leak spotted by 9to5Google, via its sister site 9to5Toys, points to new colour options for Google’s upcoming Pixel 11 smartphone. Three now-removed Amazon listings appeared to show the handset in a bold magenta and a rosy peach shade, fuelling speculation ahead of Google’s expected showcase event in August, where the new Pixel generation…
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OnePlus is reportedly bailing on the US
OnePlus and its parent company, Oppo, plan to announce in the coming days that OnePlus brand will be leaving the US and European markets, according to a machine translation of a WinFuture report. Should the exit actually happen, it will mark a conclusion to months of rumors about the future of OnePlus. Android Headlines said…
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Siri AI Is Becoming Apple’s Everything Tool
Apple’s revamped Siri is more than a voice assistant; it’s now the backbone of the iPhone user experience. You can try it now through the iOS 27 public beta.
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A two-pack of DJI’s most capable wireless mics just got its first price cut
Smartphones these days have incredible cameras that are capable of taking smooth, sharp video, but the microphones are often lacking, to say the least. A wireless lavalier microphone can dramatically improve the audio quality of your videos, whether you’re the only one talking, or if you’re getting audio from multiple people. The DJI Mic 3…
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Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone
iOS 27 escaped the developer world today with the launch of the first public beta. I’ve been testing the new operating system since early June, looking for quirks and seeing if it can live up to the hype Apple promised in the keynote. This year’s iOS upgrades are what one might call a Snow Leopard…