All the phones T-Mobile is giving away for free: Shop iPhone 17, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Google Pixel 11https://mashable.com/tech/free-t-mobile-phones-apple-iphone-samsung-galaxy-google-pixel-dealT-Mobile is giving away the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 8, Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and both new Motorola Razr models with the right plan and trade-in.
Aug 19, 2026 7:00 AM
‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phoneshttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/wetherspoons-customers-welcome-ban-music-phone-calls-speakerPatrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speakerThe terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in Leicester Square was full of people enjoying the warm weather and chatting between tables – without a TikTok video or speakerphone call in earshot.At Wetherspoons, the convivial atmosphere can no longer be punctuated by rude cust...
Aug 18, 2026 5:32 PM
How Cellphones Solved A Problem The Power Grid Still Faceshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/annademeo/2026/08/18/how-cellphones-solved-a-problem-the-power-grid-still-faces/The electricity grid is at a critical juncture, much like the telecom industry's past shift from landlines to wireless.
Aug 18, 2026 1:24 PM
Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvnl8gy22lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThe pub chain says the decision followed complaints about "other people's videos and amplified phone conversations".
Aug 18, 2026 9:46 AM
Former F1 team boss reveals bizarre way he warned staff about "Drive to Survive" microphoneshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-f1-team-boss-reveals-180003784.htmlOtmar Szafnauer has revealed the unusual way he warned colleagues when he was wearing a microphone while filming for Netflix’s "Drive to Survive"
Aug 17, 2026 6:00 PM
Apple ordered to change app data consent prompts on iPhones and iPadshttps://www.theverge.com/tech/980977/apple-app-tracking-transparency-settlement-germanyApple's changing its rules for data collection consent prompts after Germany's Federal Cartel Office accused Apple of giving the prompts a design that favored its own apps. Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompts reportedly cost social media apps nearly $10 billion when they launched with iOS 14.5, making cross-app tracking of users largely opt-in. But as a designated "gatekeeper" under the EU's...
Aug 17, 2026 3:10 PM
Alarmed by the alarm: people react to ‘severe alert’ on phones with message on UK wildfireshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/people-react-severe-alert-phones-message-uk-wildfiresMany complained online that piercingly loud tone was ‘overreach’ while others lamented lack of action on decarbonisationOn Friday at 7pm, Thérèse Coffey was nine miles away from a nuclear power station when her phone made a loud, piercing and very worrying sound: it was a “severe” emergency alert. “Was expecting [a] much more specific alert, not a generic message on wildfires,” the former Tory cab...
Aug 15, 2026 3:54 PM
Students wait for GCSE and BTec grades as app launches for 750 schools in Englandhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q9z402d1yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssSome pupils in England will be able to see their grades on their phones from 11:00 BST on Thursday.
Aug 19, 2026 5:09 PM
Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/google-pixel-11-series-review-is-the-magic-fading/Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones.
Aug 19, 2026 4:11 PM
Google Pixel 11 review: a lot of phone for a little more moneyhttps://www.engadget.com/2240042/google-pixel-11-review/The Pixel 11 is $100 more than last year and didn't change a ton, but is still one of the best smartphones on the market.
Aug 19, 2026 4:00 PM
Hands-on: Google Pixel 11 series makes small but meaningful improvementshttps://mashable.com/tech/google-pixel-11-series-hands-on-impressionsWe're still in the process of testing all the new Pixel 11 smartphones, but our first impressions reveal small but meaningful improvements.
Aug 19, 2026 4:00 PM
Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an erahttps://www.theverge.com/tech/981956/google-pixel-11-pro-fold-reviewThe Pixel 11 Pro Fold has a square screen and a very obvious crease.
The foldable phone market is in the middle of a huge transformation, but no one told Google.
Last year, Samsung transformed its Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a dramatically thinner design. This year, it made its phones thinner and lighter again, almost eliminated the crease, and introduced a new passport-sized form factor that feels lik...
Aug 19, 2026 3:48 PM
The Pixel 11 Pro is a great phone, no thanks to its flashiest new featureshttps://www.theverge.com/tech/981713/google-pixel-11-pro-reviewGoogle is trying to get you off your phone. The Pixel 11 Pro is "A Phone Designed to Help You Use It Less," the company promises. It can proactively help you book restaurant reservations, take the best frames from a video, and help you voice-text significantly faster. The pitch is that the new features bundled with the Pixel 11 series of phones can help fix your relationship with technology - one ...
Aug 19, 2026 2:32 PM
These 5 versions of the Apple AirPods are all on sale right now — starting at just $99https://www.foxnews.com/deals/apple-airpods-dealsFind markdowns on select AirPods, including standard earbuds, noise-canceling models and over-ear headphones, with savings of up to 24%.
Aug 18, 2026 8:05 PM
Exclusive: You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone—a Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone—in the UShttps://www.wired.com/story/you-can-finally-buy-a-fairphone-a-sustainable-repairable-smartphone-in-the-us/More than a decade after launching in Europe, the Netherlands company is now selling its repairable phones in the US, starting with the Fairphone (Gen 6+).
Aug 18, 2026 10:30 AM
Wetherspoons pubs ban playing music or taking calls on phone speakershttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/wetherspoons-pubs-ban-music-calls-phone-speakersChain tells customers to ‘pipe down’ and use earphones instead, calling its venues ‘an oasis of tranquillity’The pub chain Wetherspoons has banned customers from playing music or taking calls on speaker after growing complaints about the noise.The company announced it had introduced the ban across its 792 pubs, saying sounds from smartphones and tablet computers had become an “increasing problem i...
Aug 18, 2026 7:10 AM
Samsung might be making a new foldable that's even wider than the Galaxy Z Fold 8https://www.engadget.com/2238405/samsung-might-be-making-a-new-foldable-that-is-even-wider-than-the-galaxy-z-fold-8/Samsung may have as many as five different foldable phones next year.
Aug 17, 2026 4:50 PM
Why Secret Recordings On Social Media Have Little Legal Protectionhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2026/08/17/why-secret-recordings-on-social-media-have-little-legal-protection/Smart glasses and cell phones are turning ordinary people into viral content without consent. The law offers little recourse. But an outraged comment section might.
Aug 17, 2026 3:09 PM
Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government sayshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy4zepzp7eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssMillions of phones across England and Wales bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday.
Aug 17, 2026 2:23 PM
Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners sayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyllkz80dlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThe alert took many by surprise when it was sent to millions of phones on Friday night - but it may have also put vulnerable people at risk.
Aug 16, 2026 3:53 PM