Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Your contact app is more important than you think. Some platforms have subpar default contact apps. Better alternatives are available – you can even build your own. When was the last time you opened your contact app? Do you even

Motorola does have another actual new phone: the Signature. It’s a new line of “premium” phones, but the catch is that these devices won’t be sold in the US. For its candy-bar phones, Motorola has dipped its toes into flagship territory every so often, only to dip back out as it struggles to compete with

A couple years ago Lenovo showed off a concept laptop stand that used cameras and AI to follow you around. But now at CES 2026, the company has taken that idea and turned it into a full-fledged system that it’s actually going to sell. Dubbed the ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Auto Twist, instead of a

I’ve been using the same smartphone controller on my iPhone for years. That’s partly because most options are so similar. Announced at CES 2026, the X5 Alteron couldn’t be more different. It’s a collaboration between GameSir (which loves unusual peripheral ) and Hyperkin (retro-leaning ). The X5 Alteron is apparently the world’s first fully modular

Robot vacuum companies are once again trying to outdo each other at CES 2026. This year, Chinese appliance maker Dreame is showing off a prototype of a device that can climb up and down an entire flight of stairs. The concept, called the Cyber X, was previewed last year at IFA in Berlin. The vacuum

IO Interactive just revealed minimum and recommended specs for the PC build of 007 First Light. The company recommends 32GB of RAM and 12GB of VRAM. In a normal world, this wouldn’t be news, as modern NVIDIA GPUs certainly have more than enough VRAM. However, we live in a world where This has caused newer

10 research-backed apps to fuel your New Year’s resolutions Every year, millions of people set ambitious New Year’s resolutions, yet research shows that more than half give up on their goals within the first month, and even more abandon their goals as the year progresses. But that’s not you, at least not this year. Having

Samsung is rumoured to be preparing to raise the prices of its flagship smartphone range for the imminent Galaxy S26 series as hands-on images emerge. Korean website Fnnews claims that for the first time in three years, Samsung is preparing to increase the price of its new Galaxy S phones – at least in certain

Data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on Tuesday showed that Tesla registered 45,513 vehicles in the UK throughout 2025. The figures represent a 9.6% decline from a year before, when over 50,000 units were sold. December registrations tumbled 27.3% from a year earlier to 6,286 vehicles, extending the year-over-year decline

Watercycle Technologies A SPINOFF from the University of Manchester is commissioning a commercial-scale direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant in Runcorn, Cheshire – representing the UK’s first-ever deployment of the technology. Watercycle Technologies has developed its novel “DLEC” technology, which prioritises the use of recycled wastewater streams to produce lithium carbonate on a continuous basis. The

Looks like Google Gemini AI is getting a distribution boost from Samsung Galaxy smartphones and devices that is bigger than might be understood. The reason this is important is of course the market fixation in this AI Tech Wave on the OpenAI vs Google LLM AI chatbot race. And the underlying global smartphone races that

ZEEKR-001 FR assembly line; via Geely. Geely is at CES this week, giving journalists test drives in the Chinese EVs from the various brands it owns. And it dropped a bit of a bomb about its plans to enter the US market, still leaving some wiggle room, but signaling a more concrete intention than we’ve

A couple years ago ASUS made its first dual-screen laptop in the ZenBook Duo. Now at CES 2026, the company has taken that idea and branched off in a somewhat unexpected way with the ROG Zephyrus Duo, which might just be the world’s first true dual-screen gaming laptop. Unlike a more traditional productivity notebook with

Intel turned up to CES 2026 to herald the birth of the Core Ultra Series 3, a new range of chips offering “exceptional performance.” It says the mobile processors, formerly known as Panther Lake, deliver great graphics and battery life alongside the aforementioned grunt. And that, for the first time, the silicon has been certified

Acer just announced the Predator Helios 16S AI gaming laptop at . This computer is filled with both bells and whistles, making it a decent choice for modern gamers. To that end, the laptop can be equipped with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor. This is Intel’s upcoming flagship mobile processor that

Local News With the Fox blackout dragging on, Local TV+ became the go-to workaround for fans two weekends in a row. New England Patriots safety Jaylinn Hawkins (21) celebrates with teammates after a touchdown during a game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in New York. The Patriots won 42-10. Vera Nieuwenhuis

Micro RGB TVs first arrived with little fanfare and a confusing name, so you may have mistaken it for other panel tech or not even noticed. That is not likely to be the case this year, though — it’s the hot new “luxury” display technology and is at . So why do we even need

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Cristiano Amon is CEO of Qualcomm, a man with a demeanour that’s simultaneously relaxed and laser-focused when you interview him. Recently, the company announced brand new chips like

Egypt is actively building human capital to support its ICT ambitions, aiming to train one million people in technology specialties by 2030, up from 800,000 this year. Egypt plans to produce 15 million mobile phones in 2026 and begin exporting devices to international markets, following the manufacture of 10 million units in 2025, according to