Recently, I was putting together a rating of the best value smartphones in 2026 and caught myself increasingly recommending 2024-2025 models rather than new releases. This is no coincidence. The...
Earlier this year, we published a ranking of smartphone manufacturers in Russia. As it turned out, aside from the Korean company Samsung and American Apple, all leading positions are occupied...
Every time someone’s birthday or a holiday approaches, I catch myself thinking: I’m not going to give yet another mug that says “World’s Best Dad.” You always want something practical...
Rating photos with stars right in the Photos app on iPhone wasn’t possible before. Now it is: the star rating feature has appeared in iOS 27 and works exactly like...
You can charge an iPhone from another iPhone, but it won’t work with all models. This feature is called reverse charging, where one smartphone gives energy to another. Below we’ll...
From all sides, people are being advised to switch from iPhone to Android, as if such a transition would solve all their problems at once. But here’s the funny thing:...
This week, Xiaomi introduced a lineup of budget Redmi Note 17 smartphones in China. But meanwhile, the flagship Xiaomi 18 has already passed CMIIT certification. Formally, this is the last...
iCloud Shared Albums are a convenient feature. You go on a weekend trip with friends, dump all the shots in one place, and nobody has to send anything through messengers....
I updated my iPhone 16 Plus to the third beta of iOS 27 without any particular expectations. I just wanted to see what was new and roll back if things...
Rugged smartphones traditionally suffer from the same ailment: manufacturers make the body indestructible while putting weak hardware inside from the “good enough” category. However, the new OSCAL PILOT 8 is...
