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Sam Byford

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This new phone from a little-known Chinese manufacturer has Ferrari-like styling

But it may be more of a design study than anything else.

03.04.2026 10

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This new foldable phone may have upstaged Apple in the ‘zero-crease’ wars

Oppo’s Find N6 isn’t fully creaseless, but it’s close.

12.03.2026 8

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The new Galaxy S26 Ultra isn’t much to shout about

The company is losing the technological edge it built its reputation upon.

05.03.2026 6

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Is Apple about to debut a new iPhone camera feature?

What is ‘variable aperture’ and why you should care.

25.02.2026 10

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I test-drove the new ScreenX movie format. Here’s what I thought of it

29.01.2026 7

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The classic headphones upgrade you should know about

01.12.2025 5

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Have smartphone cameras gotten too wide?

12.11.2025 10

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AI hardware is reinventing the humble dictaphone

05.11.2025 8

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The Xiaomi Pad Mini is the first tablet that can compete with an iPad

26.09.2025 10

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Why the iPhone 17 is one of Apple’s biggest leaps forward in years

10.09.2025 9

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Ahead of Apple’s iPhone event next week, here’s how the big smartphones stack up

06.09.2025 10

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Listen to the 10 most memorable sound effects in the history of tech

26.08.2025 10

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Google’s Pixel 10 phones just got a long-overdue upgrade

20.08.2025 9

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Google’s new Material 3 Expressive operating system is some of the company’s best design work in years

04.08.2025 20

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This new smartphone is designed for old-school physical keyboard lovers

22.07.2025 10

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This new app makes using your iPhone camera tons more fun

07.07.2025 20

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Nintendo’s new Switch 2 feels remarkably up to date 

05.06.2025 10

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Google’s second swing at smart glasses seems a lot more sensible

27.05.2025 10

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Is Apple falling behind on hardware?

27.04.2025 10

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Will smartphone camera attachments ever be worth the hassle?

06.04.2025 20

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The slim phone era is (finally) back

28.03.2025 10

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