Tag: phones
‘Just flat-out fun’ — I was a Nothing-design skeptic, but 3 things I found when reviewing the Phone (4a) Pro turned me into a believer
On occasion, I make the wrong call. Like the time I claimed Disney Plus would never take off, saying, “Who wants to pay yet another subscription for a bunch of kids’ movies?” Or the occasion I passed on an interview with Ed Sheeran because I’d “never heard of him”, months…
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If Apple is truly learning from the MacBook Neo, it should return the iPhone to its $199 roots
Apple is selling an insane number of MacBook Neos, so much so that it’s now trying to adjust production to meet demand. People want the MacBook Neo in ways they have never wanted a MacBook before. It’s a near-perfect blend of Apple quality and affordability, and it’s opened the floodgates…
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I went stargazing in the Atacama Desert and used a hidden iOS 26 feature to capture the night sky — here’s how to take similar photos on your iPhone
If you’re into astrophotography, you’ll know that clarity is everything. High-altitude regions with limited rainfall and minimal light pollution are perfect for stargazing because of the clear skies they provide, and Chile’s Atacama desert — famed for being the world’s driest (and highest) non-polar desert — is among the best…
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Two upcoming iPhones could be ‘largely unchanged in appearance,’ leaker claims, and I’m already skipping this generation
A leaker claims the iPhone 17 will be ‘largely unchanged in appearance’ They also said the iPhone Air 2 will have minimal external adjustments That could mean the next generation is one to skip for iPhone fans If you’ve been hoping major changes will come to the iPhone 18 and…
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I shot the same portrait with Leica’s Leitzphone and a $3,000 mirrorless camera with pro lens — good luck guessing which photo is which
I spent an entire month last year using the Xiaomi 15 Ultra as my primary camera. It ticked a lot of boxes for me as a long-time photographer, and has become my favorite camera phone, not least for the natural photo quality from its large 1-inch sensor. That phone was…
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I turned the Artemis II mission’s most stunning Earth photo into an iPhone wallpaper — but I needed a little help from AI
The Artemis II crew has just completed one of the most daring portions of their moon mission: a translunar burn to finally jettison the Orion spacecraft from the Earth’s gravitational pull and put it on a trajectory to fly around the far side of the moon. It was a risky…
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