Smartphones used to have a stronger sense of personality. In the early days, it wasn't just the hardware that left an impression—the default wallpaper was a defining feature you'd see at the launch event and every ad that followed. Here are some of the most iconic smartphone wallpapers of all time, in no particular order.

Do you often feel uncomfortable with symptoms like nausea, dizziness, or headaches when you're traveling in your car or other moving vehicles? There are some tricks you can use to look at your phone without feeling sick.

As a technology, eSIM has been around for a decade now. However, global eSIM adoption was around 3% last year and will only cross 5% this year. Despite these figures, analysts, eSIM-providing startups, and investors are bullish about eSIM's upward trajectory, largely thanks to travel.

There's a smarter way to save important nuggets of information, and the iPhone already offers the fundamental stack to do it with some AI assistance.

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Apple has announced its 2025 App Store awards winner. Here are all the details on this.

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Apple is breaking sales records thanks to the iPhone 17. Here are all the details on this.

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Apple has today made the first iOS 26.2 Release Candidate available for download by developers ahead of a final release to the public. That public release is expected to take place within a week or so assuming no further issues are identified.

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Apple reportedly won’t comply with a government order in India to preload iPhones with a state-run app that can track and block lost or stolen phones via a device’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) code. While the government describes it as a tool to help consumers, privacy advocates say it could easily be repurposed for surveillance.

Reuters reported today, citing three anonymous sources, that “Apple does not plan to comply with a mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app and will convey its concerns to New Delhi.” Reuters noted that the government mandate has “sparked surveillance concerns and a political uproar.”

The government’s Sanchar Saathi (“Communication Partner”) app is billed as a consumer tool for reporting suspected fraud communications, verifying the genuineness of a phone, and blocking lost or stolen handsets. The app can already be installed by users as it is available on the Apple and Google Play app stores, but the government wants device makers such as Apple, Google, Samsung, and Xiaomi to load phones with the app before they are shipped.

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The OnePlus 15 isn't a perfect phone, but it pushes the envelope in ways that mainstream plays often skip. Apple must pay attention to its strengths if it seeks to supercharge the iPhone 18 lineup.

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If you have an older iPhone lying around your house collecting dust, you may be sitting on a (digital) gold mine. Even if you moved on to the latest iPhone model, a spare phone can come in handy in unexpected ways.Any old, functioning device can be used in many different ways, so before you give up on your spare iPhone, here are a few ways in which you can repurpose it that don't involve passing it along to somebody else.

We live in the era of subscriptions. It’s not ideal, and the fatigue of recurring app payments is ruining the smartphone experience for many. Even web browsers have firmly entered the subscription era, thanks in no small part to AI. But the duty of managing multiple subscriptions is a hassle in itself, aside from the […]

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Anker's Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station has a screen, fan-assisted 25W wireless charging, and an absurd price.

The iPhone 17 is helping Apple take the top spot in the smartphone market. Here are all the details on this.

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Apple will retake its crown as the world's largest smartphone maker for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by the successful debut of a new iPhone series and a rush of consumers upgrading devices, according to Counterpoint Research. From a report: The iPhone 17 models introduced in September have been a hit both domestically in the US and in Apple's other critical market, China. They've enticed more people to upgrade, leading to double-digit year-over-year sales growth in both markets, according to the researchers. The US company also is benefiting from a cooling of US-China trade tensions and a depreciating dollar that has boosted purchases in emerging markets, they added. The growth will propel Apple past longtime rival Samsung this year, according to Counterpoint's figures. Shipments of the iPhone are set to grow at 10% in 2025, compared with 4.6% for Samsung.

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Fubon’s price forecast for Apple’s first foldable iPhone has fueled talk of an iPhone Ultra, as 9to5Mac and CNET map out its tier and design.

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Fubon’s price forecast for Apple’s first foldable iPhone has fueled talk of an iPhone Ultra, as 9to5Mac and CNET map out its tier and design.

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The first foldable iPhone could cost a whopping $2,400. Here are all the details on this.

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Apple's iOS 27 will be about improved quality and performance. Here are all the details on this.

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Apple’s rumored iOS 27 update may focus on cleanup and Apple Intelligence upgrades while the company bets on Siri, Veritas, and services growth for AI revenue.

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Apple’s rumored iOS 27 update may focus on cleanup and Apple Intelligence upgrades while the company bets on Siri, Veritas, and services growth for AI revenue.

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