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A YouTube channel ran a battery test on two versions of the Galaxy S26. Same phone, same tasks, same conditions, but the only difference was the chip inside. The difference? It turned out to be worth nearly three hours of screen time. Android Addicts conducted a battery test on two Galaxy S26 units side by side: one powered by the Exynos 2600 (available in some Asian markets) and the other by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (available in the United States). How bad is it? The channel performed identical tasks on the phones, including calls, 4K video recording, navigation,…
China has never had trouble making things affordable, and electric vehicles are no exception. Still, $6,200 for a feature-packed EV with 190 miles of range, and, not to mention, exceptionally adorable looks, is enough to turn heads without emptying wallets. Meet the 2026 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, the car that doesn’t just undercut the competition, but it makes the competition look like it’s robbing you blind. The automaker rolled it out in late March 2026, offering four variants priced between roughly $6,200 and $7,600, before subsidies. What does $6,200 actually buy you? Quite a lot, actually. The 2026 model comes…
There’s something oddly brilliant about outsourcing your curiosity to an AI that doesn’t get tired or awkward. After all, if an AI agent can call thousands of pubs and build a Guinness price index, why stop there? Why not send one loose into the wild to track the cost of your daily caffeine fix or your late-night ramen cravings? I’m sold — I want one of those That’s exactly the kind of domino effect sparked by a recent experiment inspired by Rachel Duffy from The Traitors. A developer built an AI voice agent that sounded natural enough to chat up…
Starting August 2026, Google is tightening the screws on sideloading. If you want to install apps from unverified sources, you will have to go through a new “advanced flow” that feels like a full security drill. This includes enabling developer mode, manually reviewing security warnings, restarting your phone to cut off any shady remote access, and then waiting a mandatory 24-hour cooldown before proceeding. The idea behind this is to slow you down just enough to spot a scam before it sinks its teeth in. Once you have completed the process, you will not have to repeat it every time.…
Remember when buying a console felt like buying tech… not stocks? Back in the good old days of the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and even the PlayStation 4, there was a simple, beautiful rule: wait long enough, and it’ll get cheaper. Early adopters paid the premium, patient gamers got the deals, and everyone lived happily ever after. Fast forward to 2026, and the PlayStation 5 has decided to flip that rule on its head, throw it into a volcano, and charge you extra for the privilege of watching it burn. I bought it in 2020 for $499. Now, that same…
Sony has hit pause on a major part of its storage business, and not-so-surprisingly, AI is one of the reasons behind it. The company has officially announced that it is temporarily suspending orders for most of its CFexpress and SD memory cards, citing a global shortage of semiconductor memory. The suspension applies to both retailers and direct customers, and there’s currently no clear timeline for when sales will resume. This isn’t just a minor supply hiccup. Instead, it’s a sign of a much bigger problem brewing across the tech industry. So what’s actually going on? At the core of this…
Sony’s recent PlayStation 5 price hike might not be a one-off. Instead, it could be the start of a wider trend across the gaming industry. Speaking to Eurogamer, Ampere Analysis’ Piers Harding-Rolls suggests it “wouldn’t be a surprise” if Microsoft and Nintendo also raise console prices in the near future. The reasoning is fairly straightforward: the same factors that forced Sony’s hand, like rising memory costs, supply shortages, and inflation, are affecting the entire industry, not just one company. Why is this happening? A big part of the problem comes down to components, especially memory. The ongoing global memory shortage,…
Samsung launched the Galaxy A37 5G at $449.99 for the baseline variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The smartphone is $50 more expensive than its predecessor, and to me, it looks like the premium is going straight into tackling the rise in component cost due to the ongoing memory crisis rather than providing meaningful upgrades. There are plenty of things that could justify the price hike on paper. For instance, the chipset upgrade, Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 to Exynos 1480, provides a low double-digit improvement in performance, which is barely noticeable for regular users. The phone sports…
In a rather disappointing announcement, Apple officially pulled the plug on the Mac Pro on March 26, 2026. You cannot find the system on the company’s website anymore, at least not where it used to be. If you ask me, it’s a cold send-off for the machine that once defined what professional computing meant. The product page now redirects visitors to the general Mac homepage. However, you can still find one if you are okay with a used one. At the time of writing this story, Apple’s Certified Refurbished store has 17 units still quietly listed and available for purchase.…
Samsung might soon make online shopping a little less painful, and a bit cheaper too. A teardown of the latest Samsung Internet build, thanks to Android Authority, reveals a new feature called “Smart shopping”, and it’s exactly what it sounds like. The browser could soon automatically find and apply coupon codes at checkout, saving users the hassle of hunting for discounts manually. The feature appears to surface available deals, show their validity, and even offer a one-tap option to apply them, making the whole process feel seamless. How does it actually work? This is where things get a bit more……