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Google Messages users haven’t exactly had a quiet summer. Google recently acknowledged an RCS connection bug affecting some users, and the company is still working with its carrier partners to get that problem under control. Now, another Messages problem has surfaced, and this one can leave your conversations scattered across multiple threads.

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Despite their increasingly-thin designs, Samsung’s foldables have held up well to torture tests that include more bending than you’d ever see in real life. But it seems the Galaxy Z Fold 8 UItra might finally be too thin, as it’s the first mainstream Samsung foldable that’s died in a bend test.

Amazon cuts $56 off the Philips Hue Neon Outdoor 16-foot lightstrip, a smart neon-style outdoor light for patios and fences. By •

Google is making changes to its requirements for Android apps as developers face industrywide memory chip shortages driven by the AI data center boom. This week, the tech giant announced two new app quality requirements, one of which is focused on reducing apps’ memory usage and optimizing its code.

The newest Echo Show 15 gets a 23% discount, bringing Alexa, Fire TV, and smart home controls to one big display. By •

Since we’re presumably still a few weeks away from Pixel Camera 11 rolling out to older phones, Google Calculator rounds out the icon gradient redesigns today.

Debuting with a higher price tag and effectively the same spec sheet, the Galaxy S26 FE might as well be a poster child for living through “RAMageddon.”

The US government is weighing a sweeping new round of tariffs on semiconductors and finished consumer electronics, a move that could significantly drive up the cost of smartphones, smartwatches, earbuds, and practically everything else with a chip in it. While previous trade disputes and import duties have created headaches for retailers, prompting fallout such as…

We’ve seen phones with huge batteries in the last 12 months, culminating in devices with ~10,000mAh batteries. This includes the HONOR Win series, HONOR Power 2, and realme P4 Power. Getting your hands on some of these phones might be a problem due to limited availability, but the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max has now…