Tag: phones

Think phones are boring? Here are 4 reasons why 2025 was a big year for smartphones, and none of them are AI

Was 2025 a boring year for smartphones? Thin phones flopped, big time. The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold elicited a collective yawn from my colleagues. Phones are boring! I hear them say as they gaze into Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses or get sucked into Steam Decks. Phones aren’t as new as…

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Samsung Cyber Week sale ends Sunday: don’t miss these record-low deals on TVs, tablets, Galaxy Watch, and more

The official Samsung Store currently has a massive ‘Cyber Week’ sale that covers everything from the latest OLED TVs to smartwatches; including some of our favorite models here at TechRadar. If you’re looking for tech deals, then it’s easily one of the best sales you’ll find anywhere this week. I’ve…

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This new anonymous phone carrier doesn’t even need your name – here are 5 things you should know about it

Phreeli is something we haven’t seen before – it’s a mobile carrier that’s so anonymous you don’t even need to give it your name. Surprisingly, that level of anonymity is legal for phone service in all 50 US states, yet none of the major players allow for it. But not…

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Android vs iPhone: here’s what TechRadar readers prefer

So it’s official: TechRadar readers are more Android fans than iPhone users. A result that I was mostly expecting, but not with quite as much of a gap. Around the start of November, I posted a poll asking the big question: are TechRadar readers iPhone or Android? After several weeks,…

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The iPhone 17 Pro has just lost a key camera feature, and Apple won’t explain why

The iPhone 17 Pro has lost a popular photography feature The change has been confirmed by an official Apple document Yet Apple won’t say why the change was made Usually when you buy one of the best iPhones, you expect its features to be more advanced than what came before…

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Your Samsung phone’s ad nightmare could soon be over thanks to this One UI 8.5 upgrade

One UI 8.5 might include a feature to tackle apps that send out adverts This tool would detect frequent offenders and put them into deep sleep There could be both basic and intelligent versions of the tool One UI 8.5 could soon roll out to your Samsung Galaxy phone, and…

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