As Steven Conrad‘s suburban murder mystery unravels on HBO, he’s reflecting on the real-life hookup app experiences that inspired him. The DTF St. Louis creator explained that he was influenced by hookup apps that he saw “destroy the lives of some friends” going through middle age, much like the characters in the limited series, which

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Weather mini is a nicely designed weather app for the entire Apple ecosystem that adds a couple key features that Apple Weather

Most free Android apps show intrusive ads or a premium paywall the moment you try to do anything useful. But once in a while, you come across a gem — an app so polished, powerful, and genuinely helpful that you find yourself double-checking the Play Store to make sure you didn’t accidentally start a free

As Samsung doubles down on AI for its Galaxy smartphones, the company says it is “looking into” ways to bring vibe coding into the experience. Speaking to TechRadar, Samsung said that it is looking into future ways for Galaxy phones to offer ways for users to vibe code certain parts of the experience. This includes

A case for the Pixel 11 Pro XL has already shown up online We may get a bigger but thinner camera bar These handsets could well be launching around August time The chunky camera bar sitting around the back of Google’s flagship Pixel phones certainly makes them stand out, but it seems there may be

By Adam Blacker | Apptopia We took a look at Apptopia’s U.S. consumer panel data spanning January 2023 through December 2025 to understand high-level trends in mobile time spent, app usage and engagement depth. The big number is 6.3 hours per day. That is the average amount of time people are spending using their mobile

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will host a national autonomous vehicle safety forum on Tuesday that will bring together senior leaders from several self-driving technology companies, including Alphabet’s Waymo, Amazon-owned Zoox and Aurora.The meeting comes as the Trump administration explores ways to accelerate the deployment of robotaxis while addressing regulatory hurdles and

Phones have already pretty much become the do-all devices in our pockets. It can handle the simple things like keeping us in touch with the people that matter most, while also being our one-stop shop for all our entertainment needs. And with AI now in the driver’s seat for a lot of companies, it’s only

Vivo revealed its new X300 Ultra phone at MWC The device comes with a 400mm telephoto lens accessory But the leaked Oppo Find X9 Ultra could soon be a strong rival When people talk about the best camera phones, they usually have something like Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max or Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra in

Some press were seemingly provided the wrong Galaxy S26 Ultra specs The phone’s screen has 8-bit color depth, not 10-bit Samsung has AI mania, but buyers want top-end hardware more The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra isn’t even out yet, and it’s found itself mired in a controversy that probably won’t make sense for a lot

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra will get a global release soon This Android powerhouse will rival the Galaxy S26 Ultra Leaks claim it could have 200MP periscope telephoto with an f/2.2 aperture If you’re a keen watcher of the increasingly competitive battle to create the world’s best camera phone, you’ll be glad to know that

One of the biggest issues with mainline Pokémon games is that you’re often so focused on catching, battling and trying to be the very best that you don’t have time to stop and smell the flowers. But in Pokémon Pokopia, you’re rewarded for doing just that while building a loving community of friendly monsters. The

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Tech Advisor explores using Google’s Nano Banana 2 AI image generator to design a futuristic Android phone concept called the Gemini Horizon. The AI successfully created highly realistic phone mock-ups from single prompts, demonstrating significant improvements in visual fidelity and creative capabilities over previous versions. The generated

The Samsung exhibition stand features the prominent ”A new era of mobile agentic AI” slogan by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Samsung’s upcoming smart glasses will have a camera and be connected to a smartphone, a top executive told CNBC, as the tech giant prepares to make

A Motorola Razr 70 certification has revealed some potential specs A release for the flip foldable seems imminent Improved cameras and memory could have Z Flip scared Ask any phone fan — including us — what the best flip phone is right now, and they’ll answer that it’s the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7. However,

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Wednesday that the United States has formally asked Ukraine for help defending against Iranian-made Shahed drones in the Middle East. “We received a request from the United States for specific support in protection against ‘shaheds’ in the Middle East region,” Zelenskyy posted on X. “I gave instructions to provide the necessary

The combined EV battery installation volume of CATL and BYD in January was 42.4 GWh, accounting for 59.0% of the global total. The combined market share of the three major South Korean battery manufacturers dropped to 12%. Market share of world’s top EV battery makers (Jan 2026) Market Share of World’s Top EV Battery Makers

iOS 26 is a big update for many system apps, such as Wallet, Messages, and Music. One popular app—Apple Calendar—is mostly light on changes, but it did gain one unique new advantage: event creation via screenshots. Adding Calendar events is now as easy as taking a screenshot It doesn’t take long using iOS 26 to