ZDNet
iPhone users finally get message backgrounds, but your choices are visible to everyone in the chat - so choose wisely unless you want your ex to see that Demogorgon.
TechCrunch
Apple hoards $11.1 billion in inventory, double its usual stash, as 'RAMageddon' memory shortages and rising costs force it to raise prices and scramble for supply - Tim Cook's final act as CEO.
The Atlantic
Apple introduces a lease program that turns your beloved iPhone into a rental, because nothing says 'premium experience' like never actually owning the thing you're paying for.
Wired
The best MagSafe and Qi2 chargers for 2026, because fumbling with cables is so 2025.
ZDNet
A writer bricks their iPhone with a $65 magnetic cube, cuts screen time 7% in a week, and rediscovers what life was like before the scroll.
ZDNet
A decade-long Google Photos user shares 13 essential settings to tweak on every new device, from backup accounts to AI features, because nobody wants 12,000 toddler photos in the wrong Gmail account.
ZDNet
After testing adaptive chargers that gently negotiate charging speeds, one writer finds their phone runs cooler, charges slower, and feels less like it's about to explode.
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