I’ve tried nearly every iOS 27 feature, and these 3 are why I’m still excited about the update

I’ve spent a week testing iOS 27, and these are the three features that made the biggest difference to my everyday iPhone experience.

Did you know that your iPhone bursts on-screen fireworks when you call a person on their birthday?

Your iPhone now celebrates birthdays with on-screen fireworks during phone calls, and it’s one of iOS 27’s best undiscovered features.

Watching the World Cup with friends? Here’s which spilled pint will damage your phone the most — beware of cider!

Beer-based buffoonery during football matches poses a serious risk to your smartphone — here’s which beverages are the most hazardous.

Your Samsung Galaxy phone has a hidden Wi-Fi menu that lets you check for dead zones around your home — here’s how to find it

There’s a useful Wi-Fi scanner built into every Galaxy phone, but it’s not particularly easy to get to.

This easy-to-miss coupon code can get you a Galaxy S26 Ultra for its lowest-ever price — up to $950 off

Combine this code with a trade-in rebate or upfront discount for a seriously cheap Galaxy S26 Ultra.

Your old iPhone may have a security flaw Apple can’t fix

A new exploit called usbliter8 affects some older iPhones and Apple Watches. It requires USB access, but it targets a deep hardware-level part of Apple’s startup process.

Nothing cancels this year’s CMF phone due to RAM prices
Nothing cancels this year’s CMF phone due to RAM prices

Nothing’s next budget phone is the latest victim of RAMageddon. As 9to5Google reports, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis announced in a post on X that a follow-up to the CMF Phone 2 Pro won’t be coming this year: We were working on a successor but with memory prices where they are right now, we can’t build […]

Caviar’s iPhone case is 3x pricier than the phone and adorned with a real T-Rex tooth fragment

Caviar’s $4,490 Magnetic Custom Relict case for the iPhone 17 Pro Max uses aviation titanium, alligator leather, blue enamel, and a Tyrannosaurus fossil fragment.

Nothing just scrapped its next affordable phone, and the problem is bigger than you think

The RAM crisis that killed Nothing’s next budget phone could make your next budget Android phone significantly more expensive.