OnePlus said it will exit North America and Europe in July, and for future Android versions users are expected to switch from OxygenOS to Oppo’s ColorOS, which shares the same codebase as of 2021.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
Engadget
Today’s Wordle (Aug. 17, No. 1885) answer is TRIBE, which begins with T, ends with E, has no repeated letters, and has two vowels.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
CNET
Modern Android protection (including Google Play Protect) makes third-party Android antivirus unnecessary for most users, though extra protection can make sense for higher-risk behaviors like sideloading, disabling Play Protect, or using devices without timely security updates.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Retro games were engineered for CRT display behavior—like scanlines, interlaced vs progressive rendering, and how dithering shows up on a phosphorescent screen—so they look off on modern LCD/OLED TVs that require deinterlacing and handle analog signals poorly.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Newegg’s GPU Trade-In program can offer trade-in credits far below recent eBay sale prices, such as a Zotac RTX 2060 Super that sold for $161.99 on July 13 versus Newegg listing the same model type at a $60 trade-in (before marketplace and shipping fees).
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Amazon updated its terms and conditions so disputes are resolved through binding arbitration and arbitration is conducted only on an individual basis with a class action waiver.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
The Verge
Android Auto offers deeper customization (multi-window layout, configurable placement of maps/media/widgets, and support for using your phone’s background wallpaper), while Apple CarPlay is more locked down despite updates like split-screen and rearranging an app grid.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said AI backlash is “fundamentally a crisis of trust” driven by public suspicion that companies and governments are “cooking up some new way to screw them over.”
Aug 16, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Apple’s new Upgrade Program is interest-free leasing with Klarna (replacing the prior iPhone Upgrade Program) and it expands leasing from iPhones to iPads, Apple Watches and Macs.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Archer Aviation agreed to buy former rival Wisk Aero from Boeing; Boeing will hold a 16.5% stake in Archer under the deal, while Archer also acquires Wisk subsidiaries SkyGrid and Insitu.
Aug 16, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Pixel 11 Pro adds HiLight, a pulsing light indicator on the camera bump that signals incoming phone calls and Gemini interactions by displaying an aura of color.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Retro is a “friends-only photo journal” where you share at least one moment every week, and followers can only view your posts (free tier) from the current week.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
JPMorgan said hyperscaler cloud demand is accelerating alongside earnings after AI-linked spending, helped by cloud service providers’ reported growth (including Microsoft’s Azure at record levels and Amazon AWS growth of 36.7% in the quarter).
Aug 16, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
A Moneywise editor says she paid for three separate Amazon Prime memberships for seven years—about $15/month each—accumulating almost $4,000 in recurring charges before a subscription audit led to roughly $1,200 in refunds from Amazon.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A 1TB MacBook Pro M5’s price rose by about $300 (June 2026 Apple hardware price hikes), and the article says pricing is unlikely to come down any time soon.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Pershing Square USA (PSUS) is trading in the $40 range versus a reported NAV of $50.32 per share, a roughly 20% discount, which Bill Ackman called “frankly absurd.”
Aug 16, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Meta is set to face a trial Tuesday in Oakland, Calif., over allegations from 29 states that its Instagram and Facebook features violated child-safety and consumer-protection laws and harmed children's mental health, including claims the company allowed children under 13 without parental consent under COPPA.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nintendo’s GameCube used proprietary 3.15-inch “miniDVD” optical discs that held just under 1.5GB—smaller than standard 4.17-inch DVDs—and needed GameCube-specific drives to read them.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
You can set up iPhone’s Medical ID in the Health app so anyone can view it from the locked passcode screen (with Show When Locked) and emergency services can access it during an Emergency SOS call (with Share During Emergency Call).
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Netflix Dolby Vision playback requires the $26.99/month Premium tier plus a Dolby Vision–capable device with the right Netflix Video settings (streaming quality on “High” and HDR set to “on”).
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
