News & Reviews
Launches, prices and announcements from phone and tablet makers worldwide. Each article lists the sources its facts were checked against.
Samsung raises Galaxy S26 prices in India by about Rs 15,000; S26 Ultra now Rs 1,54,999
Samsung has raised Galaxy S26 series prices about seven months after launch: the 256GB and 512GB versions of each model cost about Rs 15,000 more in India, where…
Google launches screenless Fitbit Air in India at Rs 13,999, on sale from 2 October
Google announced its screenless Fitbit Air for India on 30 September at Rs 13,999, with sales from 2 October, pairing a 5.2 g sensor pebble rated for up…
Apple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank credit cards
Apple switched on Apple Pay in India on 30 September 2026, twelve years after the service debuted, starting with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards on iPhone,…
Polaroid Mod puts four analogue creative modes on a dial, $169.99
Polaroid's $169.99 Mod is an analogue instant camera whose dial selects four creative modes — Double Exposure, Split Shot, Motion Freeze and Light Painting — shipping from Polaroid.com…
iQOO 16 arrives with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, 8,400mAh cell
iQOO's China flagship pairs Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 with an 8,400mAh battery, 100W wired charging and a 6.85-inch 1440x3168 165Hz AMOLED, starting at CNY 5,999…
UK tribunal lets £289m-£306m Apple-Amazon consumer claim proceed
The Competition Appeal Tribunal certified part of Justin Le Patourel's collective claim on 28 September 2026, allowing allegations over a 2018 Apple-Amazon reseller agreement worth an estimated £289m…
Honor X9e Pro launches with an 11,000mAh battery and 80W charging
Honor's X9e Pro, launched on 24 September in Malaysia, pairs an 11,000mAh silicon-carbon battery with 80W wired charging, a 6.8-inch 120Hz AMOLED rated at 10,000 nits peak, a…
Huawei MatePad Air Z: 12-inch 144Hz tablet from CNY 2,999
Huawei's MatePad Air Z pairs a 12-inch 2800x1840 LCD running at up to 144Hz with a 10,100mAh battery and Kirin T93SD silicon, with the Enjoy Edition starting at…
Meta Connect 2026: Ray-Ban Meta Audio $349, VR Glasses $1,299.99
Meta used Connect 2026 to launch camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses at $349 shipping 13 October, put Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 on sale at $449 the same day,…
Qualcomm renews Apple patent licence, effective April 2027
Qualcomm said on 24 September 2026 that its global patent licence with Apple has been renewed effective 1 April 2027, the day after the 2019 six-year agreement and…
Xiaomi 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max launch in China with dual 200MP cameras
Xiaomi launched the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max in China on 23 September, both with identical Leica triple cameras pairing a 200MP main and a 200MP periscope,…
Beats 360 arrives at $349.99 with swappable cushions, IPX4
Beats' new flagship over-ear opened for order on 22 September at $349.99 and reached stores two days later, claiming up to 1.75x the noise cancellation of Studio Pro,…
Googlebook pre-orders open: five Android laptops from $899
Google opened Googlebook pre-orders on 21 September 2026 with five Android laptops from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo starting at $899, shipping 4 October in the US…