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Naomi Park

Mobile and consumer-tech reporter. Reads the iPhone and Android worlds together, with a soft spot for panel leaks and platform-policy whiplash.

Tensor G5 chip on a green Pixel motherboard, used by 9to5Google to illustrate Tensor leaks.
Android·

Pixel 11's Tensor G6 leak: brand-new ARM cores paired with a GPU from 2021

Mystic Leaks pegs Tensor G6 with one C1 Ultra at 4.11GHz and six C1-Pro cores. The GPU is the same Imagination CXTP family that's been in the chip for years.

Concept render of a near-bezel-less iPhone with a curved display in a vivid purple finish.
Apple·

Apple's 20th-anniversary iPhone gets a custom 'micro-curved' OLED. Here's what Samsung is actually building.

MacRumors reports the 2027 iPhone will use a Samsung COE pol-less OLED with a crater-shaped diffusion layer. The panel curves on all four edges.

Google Cloud Next 2026 keynote branding from the Google Cloud blog.
Apple·

Google's Cloud chief just confirmed the deal: Gemini will power the new Siri this year

At Cloud Next 2026, Thomas Kurian named Apple as a customer and Gemini as the engine behind 'a more personalized Siri coming later this year.' Apple has stayed silent.

Tim Cook and John Ternus on stage at Apple Park.
Apple·

Tim Cook is stepping down. John Ternus is Apple's next CEO, effective September 1.

Apple confirmed John Ternus will become CEO on September 1, 2026. Tim Cook moves to executive chairman after 15 years running the company.

Leaked iPhone 18 Pro prototype image showing a smaller Dynamic Island and repositioned camera
Apple·

The iPhone 18 Pro's Dynamic Island is shrinking 35%. One Face ID sensor goes under the display.

Leaked prototype images and screen protectors point to a smaller Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 Pro. Only the flood illuminator moves beneath the OLED, not all of Face ID.

Google Android Developer Verification illustration showing the rollout timeline graphic from the Android Developers blog
Android·

Android's Developer Verifier service rolls out this month. Here's the full 2026 sideloading timeline.

Google's Android Developer Verifier is landing in Settings in April 2026. Enforcement starts in four countries in September. Here's what changes, and what 'Advanced Flow' gets you.

Concept rendering of Apple smart glasses
Apple·

Apple's smart glasses are up to four frame styles in testing, Gurman reports

Mark Gurman's Sunday newsletter says Apple is testing at least four acetate frame styles for its N50 smart glasses, plus three colors and a vertical camera array.

Reported foldable iPhone shown in a product mockup
Apple·

Foldable iPhone: final renders leak as Nikkei warns of 2027 delay

Jon Prosser posted what he calls the final foldable iPhone design. Hours later, Nikkei reported Apple's hitting hinge and display snags that could push launch into 2027.

Siri icon on an iPhone display showing Apple's AI assistant interface
Apple·

Apple is sending 200 Siri engineers to an AI coding bootcamp. That tells you everything.

A report from The Information reveals Apple is retraining Siri staff on AI tools like Claude Code. With WWDC two months away, Apple's AI gap has never been more visible.

iPhone satellite connection screen showing Messages, Find My, Roadside Assistance, and Emergency SOS
Apple·

Amazon is buying Globalstar for $11.57B, and Apple just re-signed the satellite deal

Amazon's Leo constellation just swallowed the satellite provider behind iPhone Emergency SOS. Apple signed a new deal on the same day keeping every satellite feature running.