American Express members can now use rewards points with Apple Pay‎

If you are an American Express cardholder, you can now finally use your Membership Rewards points when you check out with Apple Pay for online purchases. You can redeem your points directly within the Apple Pay secure checkout experience online, without needing to leave checkout, open another app, or complete additional redemption steps. You just shop online or in apps on your iPhone or iPad as usual, select Apple Pay at checkout, then choose an eligible American Express card, select Use Rewards and enter the amount of points you want to use to cover all or part of your purchase....

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will have a complicated modem situation‎

Apple will be using two modems in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, according to new revelations from leaked schematics and documents that were stolen from Apple supplier Tata in a cyberattack. In the US, the company will keep using a Qualcomm modem, and the reason seems to be all about the fact that it supports mmWave 5G, whereas Apple's self-developed modems still don't. On the other hand, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models sold elsewhere will be using Apple's own C2 modem. Currently, the iPhone 17e and iPhone Air use Apple modems, while the iPhone 17, iPhone 17...

T-Mobile customers' woes continue as carrier retires KickBack program‎

T-Mobile recently announced it will phase out some of its older plans and move customers to its newest plans. Some of these plans are more expensive, and if that wasn't enough, T-Mobile has decided to retire its KickBack program. Multiple Redditors confirmed that T-Mobile has started notifying its customers about the end of its KickBack program, which will retire on July 13, 2026. This adds to the woes of affected T-Mobile customers, as the KickBack program offered $10 credits per line to customers who used 2GB of data or less in a billing cycle. These credits were offered to each...

Tecno Pova 8 review‎

Deal: Samsung Galaxy A37 discounted on Amazon‎

While 2026 may be a tough year for picking up a new device due to the ongoing memory chip crisis, Amazon is offering a pretty sweet discount on the Samsung Galaxy A37. This is one of the brand’s recent midrange offerings, and it can be had for up to 31% off depending on the storefront. In the US, the 8/256GB trim is now down to $399, which is $140 off from its regular price. Across the pond, the A37 can be had for £349 in its 6/128GB trim or £399 for the 8/256GB version. That’s a more modest saving of £50/£60. In Germany, the 6/128GB version is €319 (110 off) while the 8/256GB one...

Nothing Phone (4b) will have an RCB Edition‎

Nothing is launching the Phone (4b) on July 7, and it's going to be powered by a Snapdragon chipset according to the company. Now, Nothing has also revealed that there will be an RCB Edition of the device, developed in partnership with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team. The collaboration isn't very surprising considering the fact that Nothing is a sponsor of the team. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nothing India (@nothingindia) As you can see in the Instagram post above, the RCB players picked between two designs for the RCB Edition, and...

Samsung Galaxy A27 in for review‎

Samsung recently began selling the new Galaxy A27 in the US, Europe and India, and here's the roundup of what changed compared to its predecessor. The display now has a punch hole notch, instead of a teardrop; while the SoC is the 4nm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (replacing the 5nm Exynos 1380), and you've got 6 or 8 gigs of RAM (no more 4GB option). However, the ultrawide is worse on paper with its 5MP sensor (vs 8MP), and the phone has downgraded the Galaxy A26's IP67 to splash only IP64. The battery capacity is unchanged at 5,000mAh. The Galaxy A27 features the design refresh we saw on...

Microsoft to cut 2.5% of its workforce in yet another round of layoffs‎

It seems like Microsoft continues its series of layoffs, with the last one being in July 2025, when the company cut around 4% of its entire workforce. At least now the company plans to cut less than 2.5% of its employees, which is at approximately 228,000 right now, and that's still a lot of people. Keep in mind that the information comes from an insider, and it's not an official statement from Microsoft. The layoff will cover various departments, but most affected will be the sales and consulting teams as well as the Xbox division. The latter raises the most concerns since...

Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Watch9 bands leak ahead of launch‎

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Galaxy Watch9 later this month at a Galaxy Unpacked event. After recent leaks gave us our first look at the smartwatches themselves, a fresh leak has now revealed their bands as well. According to the leak, the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 bands carry Ultra branding and closely resemble the ones available for last year's Galaxy Watch Ultra. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Watch9 bands seem to retain the same quick-release locking mechanism introduced with the Galaxy Watch8. Samsung is expected to introduce a new band inspired by last...