Apple is in talks to buy memory from Chinese semiconductor companies ChangXin Memory Technologies Co. (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), reports Bloomberg, citing sources with knowledge of the talks. Discussions between Apple and the chipmakers are ongoing, and no deal has been finalized yet. Financial Times previously reported Apple was looking into working […]

If you are an American Express cardholder, you can now finally use your Membership Rewards points when you check out with Apple Pay for online purchases. You can redeem your points directly within the Apple Pay secure checkout experience online, without needing to leave checkout, open another app, or complete additional redemption steps. You just […]

On Windows 11, if GIFs suddenly disappeared from the emoji panel, the problem wasn’t caused by a broken update. It was caused by a service the operating system depended on quietly going away. Starting June 30, 2026, users on versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1 began seeing a « GIF service is not available » message after pressing […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX may be aiming to compete with Apple in the future. The company showed investors a prototype for a « handset-like device designed to reshape how humans interact with artificial intelligence, » according to The Wall Street Journal. The device is described as being slimmer than an iPhone, with a « sleek design. » It runs a […]

Apple will be using two modems in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, according to new revelations from leaked schematics and documents that were stolen from Apple supplier Tata in a cyberattack. In the US, the company will keep using a Qualcomm modem, and the reason seems to be all about the […]

T-Mobile recently announced it will phase out some of its older plans and move customers to its newest plans. Some of these plans are more expensive, and if that wasn’t enough, T-Mobile has decided to retire its KickBack program. Multiple Redditors confirmed that T-Mobile has started notifying its customers about the end of its KickBack […]

While 2026 may be a tough year for picking up a new device due to the ongoing memory chip crisis, Amazon is offering a pretty sweet discount on the Samsung Galaxy A37. This is one of the brand’s recent midrange offerings, and it can be had for up to 31% off depending on the storefront. […]

Google today launched Gemini Spark for its macOS desktop app, allowing the AI agent to automate tasks involving local files and desktop workflows. Google announced the update today, adding a dedicated Spark tab to the sidebar of the Gemini app for macOS. The feature allows the AI agent to take action on files stored locally […]

Apple’s annual WWDC developers conference is in the rearview mirror, but there is still a lot to look forward to in the second half of the year. Now that the more intelligent and personal version of Siri has finally arrived in beta, a full two years after Apple first previewed it at WWDC 2024, we […]

TL;DR vivo has launched the TWS 5 Pro earbuds in China, utilizing a proprietary Wi-Fi Direct solution rather than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sound XPAN. The custom Wi-Fi Direct-like connection offers a massive 4.6Mbps bandwidth, enabling uncompressed 24-bit/96kHz lossless audio playback. However, the high-fidelity audio pipeline comes with a major battery penalty, cutting playback down to four […]

I’ve covered Winhanced quite a few times at this point, most recently when it added achievement support to the launcher UI for Steam, Xbox, and even PlayStation games. If you haven’t heard of it, Winhanced is a complete replacement for Xbox Mode on Windows handhelds, acting as a unified launcher for your library across various […]