The iPhone 18 Pro Max uses software artificially reduce its battery capacity to avoid shipping restrictions The same software trick will need to be used when shipping the phone off to repair or sell it Other phones might start taking this same approach The iPhone 18 Pro Max has the highest capacity battery that Apple has ever put in a handset. Going by teardowns, you’re getting a 5,567mAh battery…
FaceTime isn't actually an Apple-exclusive feature. While it's not the full experience, joining calls is possible on Android and Windows devices. FaceTime isn't actually an Apple-exclusive feature. While it's not the full experience, joining calls is possible on Android and Windows devices.
We all learn in different ways. As a visual learner, I really appreciate seeing ideas drawn out or presented through images. Give me a page of text, and I can read it, no problem, but not a huge amount is retained by my little grey cells. Unfortunately, not everything can be boiled down into a simple image, diagram, or video. Some concepts are just too complex to be simplified. When I am forced to…
It’s almost time for Meta Connect, with the brand hosting its annual event on September 23 and 24. Here, we’re expecting to see several new devices, with a focus on smart glasses. Software updates are also likely, including to Meta Muse, but between the RAM crisis and a privacy backlash against the company’s smart specs, this might not be an entirely rosy affair. So below, we’ve detailed the seven…
Huawei, as a brand, is in a very interesting place right now. The company is genuinely innovating on a lot of fronts. It just launched the Mate XT2 tri-folding phone, which brings Samsung-like Privacy Display tech to the tri-folding form factor, as well as the Watch D3 , which puts medical-grade blood pressure measurements into an even slimmer smartwatch. But the problem with Huawei has always bee…
In the midst of hype for Apple’s new A20 Pro chipset and slick foldable software, the company’s durability department is quietly having a moment. Its Ceramic Shield 2 display glass — first introduced on the iPhone 17 line and returning this year on the iPhone 18 Pro — is earning plaudits for delivering on the promise of 3x better scratch resistance 12 months on from its release, while the iPhone D…
Ugreen has announced an iPhone 18 Pro case with an E Ink screen on it Rather than being an ereader, it's designed for displaying photos Pricing and availability are still to be confirmed I’m a big fan of tech innovation, so when a phone case that provides a second screen for the back of your device gets announced, I pay attention. And while that in itself isn’t a totally new concept, the new Ugree…