Word puzzles used to mean a newspaper, a pencil and a few minutes of quiet time. In 2026, they have become something very different: a daily digital habit that millions of people build into their routines. One of the biggest examples is NYT Strands. The New York Times’ word-search game Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is no longer trying to be just a giant Android tablet. Samsung has equipped its newest flagship with a 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, desktop-style DeX, a dedicated Pro Keyboard option, S Pen support, professional creative apps and a new generation of Galaxy AI. Read more
The Redmi 17C 5G has officially arrived in India, and Xiaomi is putting a lot more than its 6,000mAh battery on the table. The new Redmi phone combines a 6.9-inch 120Hz display, MediaTek Dimensity 6300 5G chipset, 33W charging, 50MP camera and HyperOS 3 based on Android 16. The Redmi Read more
Lava has expanded its affordable 5G smartphone lineup in India with the new Lava Shark 2 Pro 5G. Launched on September 29, 2026, the phone sits below the ₹17,000 mark and brings a combination of a 120Hz display, Unisoc T8200 chipset, 50MP camera and a large 6,000mAh battery. The Shark Read more
The Apple Watch Series 11 is no longer Apple’s newest mainstream smartwatch. The Apple Watch Series 12 has arrived, bringing a new Health Sensing System, S11 chip, higher-frequency health measurements, Readiness insights and other upgrades. But that doesn’t automatically make the Apple Watch Series 11 irrelevant. In fact, the arrival Read more
The OnePlus 16 has finally shown its face—and its back has something you probably weren’t expecting. OnePlus has officially revealed the design, colors and memory configurations of its upcoming flagship in China, giving us the clearest look yet at the phone ahead of its full launch. And while the overall Read more
Meta Connect 2026 has turned into one of the company’s biggest hardware events yet. Meta has expanded its AI-glasses lineup, introduced its first-ever audio-only smart glasses, unveiled the next-generation Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, brought its Muse personal AI agent to glasses, and announced an entirely new category called Meta VR Read more
Snap wants you to stop thinking of its latest glasses as smart glasses. The company is calling Snap SPECS a computer—and at $2,195, it is one of the most ambitious attempts yet to put a full augmented-reality computing platform directly on your face. Unlike camera-first smart glasses that mainly connect Read more
Your next smartphone could cost more for a reason that has little to do with the phone itself: RAM Shortage. A global memory crunch is spreading from AI data centers into the smartphone market, and the impact is already showing up in device prices. Memory manufacturers are directing more production Read more
iOS 27 is officially here, and Apple’s biggest change this year isn’t a new icon design or another Control Center tweak—it is Siri AI. Apple released iOS 27 on September 14, bringing its next-generation Apple Intelligence platform to compatible iPhones along with a completely redesigned Siri, expanded Visual Intelligence, smarter Read more