If you’re deep into smartphone camera wars and computational photography, this one’s going to feel like a hard left turn: Leica just dropped a fully mechanical, battery-free film camera—only 100 units of it—and it’s exclusive to Japan. This isn’t a sensor bump, an HDR tweak, or an AI sharpening mode. It’s the Leica M-A Hammertone […]
Author: Nadia Malik
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra: 165 fps Hype Meets Battery Beast Reality
Everyone loves to say mobile gaming specs are overkill, but the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra is trying very hard to prove the opposite — and also proves how absurd this spec war is getting. OnePlus just launched the Ace 6 Ultra in China as the top-end model in its Ace 6 lineup, and the message […]
Google’s $135M Android Privacy Payout: Who Really Wins?
If you’re using Android in the US, your data might be about to earn you a payout you never asked for—and probably never consented to properly in the first place. Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over quietly collecting data from Android devices. Around 100 million users could […]
iPhone 18 Pro Color Leaks Show How Safe Apple Is Playing
Apple’s premium phones used to be defined by big hardware swings. Now, in 2026, we’re talking about… color codes two years before launch. That says a lot about where the smartphone industry is, and how carefully Apple is managing risk while still trying to sell you the idea of “new.” For Android users watching from […]