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Google has announced that select Pixels and new Samsung foldable phones will be the first Android phones to come with a new and improved, built-in transfer tool for users switching from an iPhone. The new tool can wirelessly transfer your Google Account, passwords, Wi-Fi credentials, and even your eSIM. This is in addition to data already supported by such tools, including ph...

Mophie has introduced four new Powerstation Plus power banks with integrated USB-C cables plus another USB-C port for dual-device charging. They come in two sizes: "mini 5K" with 5,000 mAh capacity, and "10K" with 10,000 mAh capacity. The higher-end Signature series is made with premium materials and offers faster charging (20 or 30 watts). The top-end 10K model has two cable...

Opensignal has released a new edition of its semiannual report on mobile network performance. It gives T-Mobile top marks in most categories, but with a much slimmer margin than in recent years. All three national network operators were within just a few percentage points in most categories such as "reliability" and "coverage". The big differences came in the data speed categ...

Samsung has launched its eighth-generation lineup of foldable phones, introducing a new form factor that it calls the Z Fold8, while the form factor of last year's Z Fold7 lives on as the new "Z Fold8 Ultra". The new Z Fold8 is 34mm shorter and 9mm wider than Samsung's traditional "Fold" form factor, with new screen sizes of 7.6" for the inner display and 5.5" for the cover. ...

The Light Phone company has revealed the Light Flip phone, a simple phone with the functionality of its Light III phone, reworked into a flip form factor without a touch screen. Its clean, minimalist design includes a number pad, d-pad, three soft keys below the display, and home + volume keys on the side. It supports predictive T9 text entry as well as voice-to-text and audi...