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The Pixel 11 costs $899 now, and Google said the quiet part out loud

Google's devices VP confirmed on the record that memory costs are pushing Pixel prices up — RAM went from $2.80 a gigabyte to $12 in a year. Leaked listings put the Pixel 11 at $899. The Pro tier is worse: $100 more for 4GB less RAM.

Hozefa Khety · Jul 29, 2026 · 9 min read

Google Play now carries its rivals — and still owns every download

A US court forced Google to let rival app stores into Play and share its catalog with them. It went live on July 22. But tap install in Epic's store and Google Play still does the download, the scan, and the billing — for $5,000 a year plus its usual cut.

Hozefa Khety · Jul 25, 2026 · 9 min read

Samsung Unpacked 2026: Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8 prices and specs

Samsung split the Fold in two. Confirmed prices and specs for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, Z Flip 8, Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2, straight from Unpacked.

Hozefa Khety · Jul 22, 2026 · 14 min read

iPhone 18 Pro & the first foldable iPhone: Event date, leaked specs, price, and everything we know

Apple is splitting the iPhone 18 launch in two. Here's the expected September 8 event date, the 2nm A20 Pro, variable-aperture cameras, the $2,000-plus foldable iPhone, and why the iPhone 18 Pro is set to cost $200 more.

Hozefa Khety · Jul 20, 2026 · 10 min read

Google Pixel 11 & Tensor G6: Launch date, specs, price, and everything we know

Google Pixel 11 launches August 12 at Made by Google. Here's the leaked Tensor G6 (2nm) chip, Pixel 11 Pro, Pro XL and Pro Fold specs, new cameras, Pixel Glow RGB, battery, and expected price.

Hozefa Khety · Jul 9, 2026 · 9 min read

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra & Z Flip 8: Unpacked date, specs, price, and everything we know

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked lands July 22 in London with three foldables — and its naming is inverted: the Fold 8 Ultra is the real Fold 7 successor, while the plain Z Fold 8 is an all-new wide design. Full leaked specs, India prices, and what Samsung is doing ahead of Apple's foldable.

Hozefa Khety · Jul 3, 2026 · 11 min read

Best Type-C Earphones Under ₹2,000 in India (2026)

Best Type-C earphones under ₹2,000 in India — Edifier P230, Samsung AKG, OnePlus, Xiaomi, and budget picks under ₹500 with Amazon links, call-quality tips, and fake AKG warnings.

Hozefa Khety · Jun 29, 2026 · 10 min read

Android 17 brings floating bubbles, screen reactions, and tougher anti-theft tools to Pixel

Google's June platform update adds multitasking bubbles, built-in reaction recording, foldable gaming layouts, and expanded security controls — with QPR betas already patching launch-week bugs.

Hozefa Khety · Jun 25, 2026 · 7 min read

iOS 27 beta 2 puts Siri in the camera and the keyboard — and draws a line on web summaries

Apple's second developer beta moves rebuilt Siri into Messages, Camera, and Wallet, fixes long-standing RCS gaps, and codifies what the assistant will not do with a pasted URL.