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Vadym Plysiuk/Getty Images Smartphone buyers looking to upgrade to a good flagship phone with several years of software support may choose between an iPhone 17 version and a Pixel 10 model. Google offers seven years of Android updates and seven years of security updates to all Pixel phones launched since the Pixel 8 series (2023).

A supplier’s earnings call supports rumors that Apple will stick to launching high-end phones like the Pro series this fall. A supplier’s earnings call supports rumors that Apple will stick to launching high-end phones like the Pro series this fall. by Stevie Bonifield Aug 12, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC Stevie Bonifield is a news writer

Apple is seemingly developing an iOS feature that can verify when a photograph was taken using an iPhone camera. 9to5Mac reports that the iOS 27 beta 5 includes code references for an “Apple Reference Image” system that can embed provenance metadata into iPhone photographs at the point of capture — enabling users to prove where

Add flair to your conversations and clean up those reactions everyone's getting tired of seeing guteksk7/Shutterstock Emojis and GIFs are great for reactions and conveying emotion, but new emoji offerings arrive slowly and there are only so many of them. GIFs offer lots more options, but you can't always find the right one to capture

Big anniversary, big screens? Apple might bump up the display size of the iPhone Pro and iPhone Pro Max next year as the company celebrates the 20th anniversary of the iPhone, according to an insider. Digital Chat Station, an anonymous but well-regarded source of tech leaks, shared on Chinese social media platform Weibo that the

Dontree_M/Shutterstock Whether you purchased one of Apple's various iPhone 17 models or plan to buy a brand-new model instead of waiting for the iPhone 18, you should know how fast your device can charge so you can take advantage of the fastest supported charging speeds. That may mean purchasing a different charger and even updating

Sharge, the company that makes delightful retro Mac-shaped chargers and see-inside batteries, is finally impressing me with a portable SSD. I couldn’t recommend the Sharge Disk, Disk Plus, or even the Disk Pro, but I’d be happy to own the new Disk Pro 2 Ultra. This isn’t just a drive. It’s a 4K HDMI dock

Demand for Apple’s iPhone and MacBook product lines surged during the third quarter of 2026, signaling record-breaking revenues for June. This was the toplining statement from Apple’s outgoing CEO, Tim Cook, during his final earnings call for the company on Thursday. This news, which found iPhone sales increasing by 22% to $54 billion, Mac sales

Apple’s iPhone and Mac sales are on the rise even as a global memory shortage squeezes device makers. In its third-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, Apple revealed that iPhone sales jumped 22 percent to $54.25 billion and Mac sales increased 29 percent to $10.35 billion, driving the company’s overall revenue to $109.4 billion. The

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