Google Photos now saves you a precious second with a iPhone-like copy trick

The new Copy button in Google Photos cuts out the download middleman entirely, putting images on your clipboard instantly, though expect a slight resolution trade-off for the speed gain.

YouTube is experimenting with a smarter way to watch videos faster

YouTube Premium’s new experimental Auto Speed feature automatically adjusts playback speed so you get through videos faster.

Tiny camera breakthrough targets thinner phones and wearables

KAIST’s ultra-thin camera packs a wide field of view into less than 1mm, aiming to remove the camera hump and enable slimmer phones, wearables, and compact medical devices.

Pixel outperforms iPhone and Galaxy on repairability

A new 2026 repairability report reshapes smartphone rankings, putting Google Pixel ahead of iPhone and Galaxy devices while stricter EU scoring exposes how design choices affect long-term usability and repair costs.

Flight passengers will soon have to reduce how many chargers they can carry

Southwest Airlines is limiting passengers to one portable charger per flight starting April 20, as lithium battery fire incidents on planes continue to climb year over year.

This app warns you before every jump scare in a horror movie

Binge is a new movie tracker for iPhone that warns you before jump scares using Apple’s Live Activities.

Two upcoming iPhones could be ‘largely unchanged in appearance,’ leaker claims, and I’m already skipping this generation

A Weibo leaker says the iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2 will look almost identical to previous versions.

I don’t care about the iPhone Fold — the biggest moment in iPhone history just happened in space

The Artemis II crew used an iPhone, and suddenly, nothing is more important about Apple’s iconic product, not even the possibility of a foldable device.

Apple’s iPhone Fold might debut at the September launch event after all

Gurman’s latest report gives the iPhone Fold a green light for September, even as supply constraints and complex manufacturing threaten to make launch-day units rarer.

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is $200 off for the first time
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is $200 off for the first time

My colleague Allison Johnson loved the Privacy Display in her review of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. The display feature, which blocks onlookers from getting a peep at what’s on the screen when viewed from the side, is worth getting the S26 Ultra for if you are serious about privacy during your commute or elsewhere. […]