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Phones, chips, displays and robots — the hardware, what it costs and whether it is worth it.
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Google’s reportedly pulling all Pixel production out of China by 2027
Google has told its suppliers that starting in 2027, not a single Pixel (official site) phone, watch or pair of earbuds will roll off a Chinese assembly line,…
Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods just showed up in a leaked macOS video
Apple shipped a demo video of unreleased hardware inside a public beta. That’s the part worth sitting with. The clip surfaced in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate,…
Gadgets & HardwareUber bets on Zipline drones for Eats deliveries, with 1 million a day by 2029
Uber wants a drone dropping your burrito on your front lawn a million times a day by 2029. That’s the number the company put on its new partnership…
Samsung’s next foldable may be wider than the Galaxy Z Fold 8
The complaint I keep coming back to with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 isn’t the crease, the price or the battery. It’s the black bars. Unfold the thing,…
What to expect when Google’s 2026 Pixel event starts at 6PM ET Wednesday
Google’s own store is going to spoil Google’s own event. The Pixel 11 preorder countdown on the Google Store homepage runs out at 10AM ET Wednesday, roughly eight…
Are USB flash drives obsolete, or just cheap enough to forget about?
The 4TB Samsung 990 Pro I dropped into my last PC build cost $318 in November 2025. Amazon wants $1,100 for the same drive as I write this.…
SK Hynix commits $38 billion to two new DRAM and NAND fabs
The first cleanroom SK Hynix is paying for right now won’t produce a single chip until June 2029 at the earliest. That’s the number worth sitting with before…
The Pixel 11’s ‘glow’ feature is actually called HiLight, and it lives on the back
Google’s last real hardware change to the Pixel was a ring of magnets. This year it’s a light. The glowing dot from Google’s Pixel 11 teasers has been…
No, using your phone while it charges won’t wreck the battery
Charge your phone while gaming on it, unplug after an hour and check the percentage. There’s a decent chance it barely moved. That isn’t a broken cable or…
