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Your Phone's Chip Is Fine. Stop Buying a New One

My 18-month-old Pixel still opens Instagram faster than I can think of something to post. Meanwhile, a global RAM shortage is making new phones more expensive with no relief until 2030. The case for upgrading your chip every year has never been weaker.

By Milo Hart · 3 min read

Tech & AI

Sideloading on iPhone Is a Risk You Can Actually Manage

Apple's EU sideloading pilot is live, and the security panic is louder than the evidence warrants. The 23% malware stat is real but misread. Outdated iOS is a bigger threat than any alternative app store.

By Devon Reyes · 3 min read

Tech & AI

The US Government Should Not Be Apple's App Store Lawyer

The Trump administration is threatening EU sanctions to protect Apple from app store rules that mostly just help developers and consumers. Apple has $391 billion in annual revenue and a team of lawyers. It does not need a trade war fought on its behalf.

By Milo Hart · 3 min read

Tech & AI

The Phone You Own Is a Subscription You Never Agreed To

Phone manufacturers spent years building software locks into your hardware to route you back to their service centers. A wave of new state laws took effect January 1, 2026, and the patchwork is now covering enough of the country that compliance is no longer optional. The independent repair ecosystem is about to get a real infrastructure upgrade.

By Devon Reyes · 3 min read

Tech & AI

Apple Took Seven Years to Ship a Foldable. The Hinge Better Be Perfect

Apple's iPhone Fold is targeting September 2026 with a Liquidmetal hinge, a nearly crease-free 7.8-inch display, and a price between $2,000 and $2,500. Seven years of watching Samsung take every arrow in the foldable market either paid off or it didn't. The supply chain says it ships. The engineering says it might actually be different. The crease will tell us everything.

By Devon Reyes · 4 min read

Tech & AI

Apple Intelligence Is a $1 Billion Admission That Shipping Is Hard

Apple's Siri delays dominate headlines, but the real story is what already shipped: the Foundation Models framework gives every iOS developer free on-device LLM inference with three lines of Swift. The billion-dollar Gemini deal is a pragmatic bridge, not a white flag.

By Devon Reyes · 5 min read