Author: Olivia Hartman
Olivia Hartman is GeekBlog's general technology reporter, covering the wider world of tech beyond smartphones: AI and software, laptops and PCs, gaming, streaming, space, science, consumer gadgets, deals and the policy stories shaping the industry. A versatile journalist with a nose for what actually matters, Olivia turns breaking news and product launches into accessible, no-hype reporting for everyday readers.
The iPhone 17 adds a 120Hz screen, better cameras, 8 more hours of battery and double the storage for $100 more than the iPhone 16. Full comparison inside.
Free music with no ads does exist, legally: library apps, Amazon Prime and local players. Here is every option, plus what it costs to remove ads from Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music.
Pyongyang says its latest intermediate-range missile carries artificial intelligence that lets it change course at low altitude and defeat allied tracking. The evidence Kim Yo Jong pointed to was a small gap between Seoul’s and Tokyo’s range estimates. Here is what was actually measured, what the maneuver probably is, and which part of the claim nobody outside North Korea can check.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches October 23 and will not be on Game Pass at launch. Here are the editions, prices, early access dates and full PC requirements.
Bloomberg Intelligence says DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cut the US-China gap on LiveBench to about 3%, with an agentic coding lead and low pricing.
Vivo launched the S2 FE in India today with a 10,000mAh battery in an 8.6mm body, priced at Rs 38,999. The capacity is real and the endurance is real. The catch is on the other end of the cable: 44W into a cell that size is one of the slowest charge rates on any 2026 phone, and vivo put a 7,200mAh phone with twice the charging speed on the same stage.
The iPhone 18 Pro Max costs $1,299 to $2,499. Every storage tier, the monthly payment, how much more it costs than the 17 Pro Max, and the carrier deals worth taking.
Sony’s new QSSR upscaler brings machine-learning image reconstruction to the standard PS5. Here is how it works, what it costs in frame rate, and which games get it first.
Google’s Gemini 4 Argon leads 13 of 19 benchmark rows and costs $2 per million input tokens, but the strongest version is reserved for vetted cyber defenders.
The vivo X500 Pro Max accepts a Zeiss teleconverter that turns its 85mm telephoto into a 400mm equivalent lens, roughly 17.4x against the main camera. The G2 Ultra costs 1,999 yuan, uses 15 elements in a Kepler layout, and needs the phone to flip the image in software. Here is how it works and where it falls down.