Technology

Apple’s 2026 Back to School promo gives students up to $150 in gift cards on Macs and iPads, weeks after price hikes as steep as $300 on the same devices.

Google has renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, adding a secure cloud computer for code execution as the 30 million user research tool joins the Gemini brand.

OpenAI’s $230 Codex Micro keyboard, built with Work Louder, sold out within a day even though its six agent status lights hit a hard ceiling.

Leaked filings and a factory breach show Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max gaining battery capacity and weight ahead of a likely price hike this September.

OnePlus is retiring OxygenOS for Oppo’s ColorOS starting with Android 17, as its US and Europe exit begins and India’s future stays disputed.

Leaked specs show Samsung’s Galaxy Watch9 and Watch Ultra2 switching to a Snapdragon chip with bigger batteries, though every configuration costs more.

Apple, Google and OpenAI are giving AI assistants lasting memory, and Microsoft already caught companies manipulating it to bias recommendations.

Realme’s Narzo 100x 5G launches July 15 in India with an 8,000mAh battery, but its spec sheet nearly matches its own Realme P4R 5G.

OpenAI’s new GPT-Live voice model lets ChatGPT listen and talk at once worldwide, though its own safety data shows a dip in emotional-reliance scores.

Samsung’s HomeUp app now supports 27 customizable multi-finger gestures and a redesigned dock, rolling out first to Galaxy phones on One UI 9 in Korea.