Oppo reportedly cancels Find X10 Ultra thanks to RAMageddon
The Oppo Find X9 Ultra was my favorite new phone of 2026 but, thanks to RAMageddon, the company is apparently canceling its sequel.
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Expand Expanding CloseAndroid XR glasses officially get a December release date [Video]
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Expand Expanding CloseI bought the knock-off Pixel Watch and Fitbit Air bands, and it’s crazy how good they are [Gallery]
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Expand Expanding CloseOppo confirms its next foldable will actually know what a ‘global’ release is
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Expand Expanding CloseSamsung brings back free doubled storage discount on Galaxy Z Fold 8
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Expand Expanding ClosePixel 11 and Pixel 10 at up to $350 off are great phone deals that will only be harder to find in RAMageddon
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Samsung’s next cheap phone will have a much bigger battery than the Galaxy S26 Ultra
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Expand Expanding CloseSony revives the Walkman’s iconic MDR-3 headphones with USB-C for $60
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Expand Expanding CloseYouTube rolling out app redesign without Subscriptions tab, and everyone hates it
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Expand Expanding CloseMotorola Signature 27 gets Pixel’s Gemini Intelligence features with Rambler, Create My Widget
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Expand Expanding CloseMotorola Signature 27 goes official with true flagship specs and a $1,599 price tag
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Expand Expanding Close‘Enough Phone’ is an Android phone roughly the size of iPhone 13 Mini, launching in 2027
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Expand Expanding CloseNothing teases screen-less product launching next month, ‘couldn’t have been an app’
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Expand Expanding CloseThree months in, Galaxy Z Fold 8’s cameras aren’t enough, and Fold 9 might not fix it [Gallery]
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Expand Expanding CloseMicrosoft says it now sucks less to use a Windows PC with 8GB of RAM
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Expand Expanding CloseGoogle will fix Nest devices that didn’t adjust for Daylight Savings, breaking alarms and more
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Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos now lets you turn off background music in Memories
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Expand Expanding CloseChatGPT has hit roughly 20% of Google Search volume, OpenAI says
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