Consumer technology as it happens.
Announced February 25 and shipping March 11, the S26 generation brought a $100 price cut on the base models, 256GB standard storage and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the Ultra.
The US Cyber Trust Mark is on shelves, Matter keeps hardening device security, and Europe's product-security laws are pulling global firmware policy — the labels to look for when buying gadgets.
Three years into the AI-phone era, the useful parts are unglamorous: photo cleanup, notification summaries and call screening — while the promised assistant rewrite keeps sliding.
With the April 28, 2026 laptop deadline passed, the EU's common-charger law now covers nearly every rechargeable device sold in Europe — and its effects reach American shoppers too.
Google now ships Android as a June release plus quarterly drops — here's what has actually landed on Android 16 by spring 2026, and why your phone's update timing depends on its maker.
A dozen-plus states now legally require parts, tools and manuals for electronics repair — and Oregon's parts-pairing ban is pushing Apple and Samsung toward repair-friendly designs.