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Apple’s $2,300 iPhone Ultra Will Skip Face ID and Still Sell Out

The iPhone Ultra price leaks arrived this week and the internet did what it always does: converted currencies badly and panicked. I've spent the last two days pulling apart the…

Morman Tebolo September 6, 2026

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The iPhone Ultra’s $2,500 Price Looks Settled, Its Production Doesn’t

Everyone is arguing about whether $2,500 is too much for a foldable iPhone. It's the wrong argument. The pricing has been effectively public for over a week, and the number…

Morman Tebolo September 5, 2026

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Xiaomi’s 18 Fold Is the Most Interesting Foldable You Can’t Actually Buy

Foldables have spent five years converging on the same tall, narrow book shape, and I'd stopped expecting anyone to question it. Then Xiaomi put a cherry red 18 Fold on…

Morman Tebolo September 4, 2026

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The Poco F9 Ultra Is a Battery With a Phone Wrapped Around It

Poco launched the F9 Pro and F9 Ultra globally on September 1, and I've spent the two days since ignoring the camera talk and staring at two numbers. 6,330mAh on…

Morman Tebolo September 3, 2026

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The Ternus Era Opens With Apple’s Riskiest iPhone Bet Yet

Apple's "Surprise and shine" invite for September 9 dropped last Wednesday, and the lineup is already the worst kept secret in tech. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are…

Morman Tebolo September 2, 2026

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The Mate XT 2 Adopts the Tri-Fold Design Samsung Already Gave Up On

Huawei opened pre-orders for the Mate XT 2 yesterday morning in China, a 1,000 yuan deposit through the company's official online store, with the full reveal set for September 7.…

Morman Tebolo September 1, 2026

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Apple TV’s Fourth Price Hike Is About Sports Rights, Not Inflation

Apple raised US prices for Apple TV and the Apple One Individual bundle on August 28, and the increments look almost polite. Monthly goes from $12.99 to $14.99, the annual…

Morman Tebolo August 29, 2026

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Motorola’s Android 17 Rollout Is Fast, Yet Its Device List Already Feels Like a Mess

Motorola started pushing stable Android 17 to its Signature flagships in India this week, and the speed alone is worth noting. While Samsung and OnePlus owners are still staring at…

Morman Tebolo August 27, 2026

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The Galaxy S27 Ultra Is Borrowing Apple’s Camera Bar and Losing Its Soul

The Galaxy S27 Ultra leaks landed this weekend. Ice Universe posted his CAD sketches. OnLeaks followed with full 3D renders a day later. Within hours, the consensus hardened. Samsung's next…

Morman Tebolo August 26, 2026

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The Pixel 11 Gets Warm Reviews From Everyone Except Pixel 10 Owners

Five days on shelves, and the story is already settled. Reviews call the Pixel 11 the most polished phone Google has ever shipped, while a reader poll pulling more than…

Morman Tebolo August 25, 2026

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iPhone Ultra Early Impressions Are Glowing, and I’m Still Not Buying One

A few people outside Apple have already spent real time with pre-launch units of the company's first foldable, and their verdict landed this weekend: the hinge feels expensive, the phone…

Morman Tebolo August 24, 2026

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The iPhone 18 Pro Max’s New Camera Is Built for Video, Not Bokeh

Every fall rumor cycle produces one feature that redraws the iPhone lineup, and this year it's a set of aperture blades. The word since August 18 is that only the…

Morman Tebolo August 23, 2026

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Apple’s September 9 Event Has Quietly Stopped Being for Everyone

The invitation hasn't gone out yet, but the shape of Apple's September 9 event is already clear, and it's stranger than any iPhone launch in years. Expect the iPhone 18…

Morman Tebolo August 22, 2026

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Samsung’s August 2026 Patch Fixes 56 Holes, Yet Most Galaxy Owners Are Still Waiting

Samsung published its August 2026 Security Maintenance Release on August 4, and it looks like one of the heavier bulletins this year. Fifty-six vulnerabilities sit inside, thirty-eight from Google and…

Morman Tebolo August 21, 2026

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The Pixel 11 Is a $900 Software Update Disguised as a Flagship

The Pixel 11 series hit retail shelves this morning, and after spending the last week watching early owners unbox their units and stress-test the Tensor G6, we keep coming back…

Morman Tebolo August 20, 2026

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The Pixel 11 Pro Fold Costs $1,899 and Sells Engineering Over Specs

Google unveiled the Pixel 11 Pro Fold during the Made by Google event in New York on August 12, and pre-orders opened the same day. I spent the past week…

Morman Tebolo August 19, 2026

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Pixel 11 Pro Fold Is Brilliant Hardware With an AI Geography Problem

Google's new Pixel 11 Pro Fold is the kind of device that makes you want to believe in foldables again. It's thinner, lighter, and finally carries an IP68 rating. The…

Morman Tebolo August 17, 2026

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Google Pixel 11 Wants to Save You From Your Phone. It’ll Cost You $100 More.

Three days after Made by Google 2026 wrapped in New York, the conversation has already shifted from excitement to receipt-checking. The Pixel 11 starts at $899. There's no 128GB model…

Morman Tebolo August 15, 2026

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The Pixel 11 Pro Is Faster, Thinner, and a Harder Sell Than Ever

Yesterday at Made by Google, the Pixel 11 Pro, Pro XL, and Pro Fold landed with the usual fanfare about Gemini Intelligence and a redesigned camera bar. I watched the…

Morman Tebolo August 13, 2026

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August’s Android Update Proves Google Is Done Pretending Every Pixel Is Equal

The August patch landed on my Pixel with a familiar thud. Another month, another security bulletin, another round of promises that this one won't tank my battery overnight. But look…

Morman Tebolo August 12, 2026

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Samsung’s August 2026 Security Update Is a Quiet Masterclass in Transparency

Samsung published its August 2026 Security Maintenance Release on August 4, and most users will treat it like wallpaper. Another month, another patch. But look closer and you'll see something…

Morman Tebolo August 11, 2026

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Apple Raised Trade-In Values Again, But It’s Bracing for Something Bigger

On August 6, Apple quietly bumped its U.S. trade-in estimates. An iPhone 16 Pro Max now tops out at $720, up from $695. The iPhone 16 Pro jumped to $630…

Morman Tebolo August 9, 2026

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Samsung’s Z Fold 8 Fixed the Hardware but Left the Door Open for Apple

Samsung didn't hold back in London. On July 22, the company unveiled not one but two book-style foldables: the wider, shorter Z Fold 8 and the premium Z Fold 8…

Morman Tebolo August 8, 2026

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Redmi’s 8,000mAh Giant and Samsung’s F70 Pro Launch in India, But the Fine Print Changes Everything

August in India means monsoon humidity and a fresh stack of mid-range phones fighting for attention. Samsung already dropped the Galaxy F70 Pro on August 3, and today Xiaomi is…

Morman Tebolo August 6, 2026

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Samsung’s S27 Ultra Finally Gets the Battery It Needed, but the Camera Compromises Might Cost Them

By August 4, the leak cycle for Samsung's Galaxy S27 Ultra had already hardened into two concrete promises. We're looking at a 5,700mAh silicon-carbon battery and a redesigned unified camera…

Morman Tebolo August 5, 2026

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Smartphone Shipments Dropped 6% and the Industry Is Leaving Budget Buyers Behind

Global smartphone shipments fell 6% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, dropping to roughly 272 million units. That's the headline. Here's what actually matters: while the volume…

Morman Tebolo August 3, 2026

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The Pixel 11 Lands August 12, But Google’s Real Pitch Is the Ecosystem Around It

Google made it official this week. The Made by Google event hits New York on August 12 at 6 PM EDT, and the stage will host the Pixel 11, the…

Morman Tebolo August 1, 2026

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The AI Boom Just Priced Out the World’s Next Billion Phone Buyers

A few years ago the industry promised a smartphone in every pocket. Now the $100 phone is mathematically impossible. Omdia's latest supply-chain data shows memory costs for smartphones priced under…

Morman Tebolo July 31, 2026

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Apple Is Raising iPhone 17 Prices Without Touching the US Sticker

Apple raised iPhone 17 prices in Japan by nearly eleven percent on July 21, and barely anyone in the US noticed. That same week, the company rolled out its new…

Morman Tebolo July 30, 2026

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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra Nails the Brief, but the Flip 8 Feels Like an Afterthought

Samsung didn't just refresh its foldables on July 22. It made a confession. After years of trying to build one Fold that pleased everyone, the company finally split the line…

Morman Tebolo July 29, 2026

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Samsung Finally Nailed the Foldable, Then Immediately Second-Guessed Itself

Samsung's London Unpacked event settled into the forums over the past few days, and the pattern is unmistakable. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is the device power users have been…

Morman Tebolo July 28, 2026