Mobile World Congress

Move Over, Alexander Graham Bell—First Orion Has Reinvented the Phone Call!

Phone Calls are back at Mobile World Congress! First Orion reinvents a technology we've all been using for over a century.

Mobile World Congress

Infinix’s Tri-Fold Phone: Because Two Folds Were for Amateurs

When one fold isn’t enough, and two folds feel passé—introducing the tri-foldable phone! The ultimate way to confuse your pockets, your hands, and your sense of what a smartphone should be.

AI

Deutsche Telekom’s “AI Phone” Is Here to Save You from the Horrors of Tapping Apps

Deutsche Telekom and Perplexity debut the “AI Phone” at MWC 2025, promising to kill apps, save time, and redefine déjà vu.

AI

Lenovo’s New Laptops Fold, Flip, and Even Soak Up the Sun

Lenovo’s new laptops fold, flip, soak up the sun, and probably do your taxes. We braved their 10,000-word press release so you don’t have to. Here’s what actually matters.

This Week in Snark

This Week in Snark: The Lag, The Hype, and The Inevitable Pivot to Enterprise

We say a glitchy goodbye to Skype, watch Sony desperately insist VR isn’t dead, marvel at Amazon’s bold attempt to make Alexa a paid privilege, chuckle as Brex discovers enterprise money is actually real, and witness Apple throw a casual half-trillion at AI just to stay relevant.

Satire

Farewell, Skype: The Rise, Fall, and Glorious Lag of a Once-Great App

It is with a mix of nostalgia and profound indifference that we gather here today to mourn Skype's slow, painful, and utterly predictable demise.

VR

Sony Slashes PS VR2 Price in a Last-Ditch Effort to Convince You That VR Isn’t Dead

Starting in March, you can grab a PS VR2 for the low, low price of $399.99—which is still somehow more than a PlayStation 5 costs on sale.

Amazon

Alexa+ Is Here: Amazon’s Plan to Make You Pay for the Voice Assistant You Already Own

Amazon launches Alexa+, a $19.99/month generative AI voice assistant with memory, smart home automation, and the new Echo Show 21. Here’s what’s new, how it works, and whether it’s worth it.

Brex

Brex Discovers What Every Startup Eventually Does: The Real Money Is in Big Corporations

Brex, the fintech darling that once prided itself on being the go-to spend platform for plucky startups, is now fully basking in the glow of its large enterprise era.

TechCrunch

Why SiliconSnark Deserves to Win TechCrunch Startup Battlefield (And Why You Should Apply Instead)

It’s that time of year again—TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is officially open for applications. There is one startup that stands above them all: SiliconSnark.

Apple

Apple Finally Succumbs to AI Hype, Announces Half-Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Binge

Apple Finally Boards the AI Hype Train—Next Stop: Catching Up to Microsoft and Google!

This Week in Snark

This Week in Snark: Freelance 'Helpers,' Surveillance Overlords, and the Latest Google ‘Killer’ (LOL)

Here’s your “This Week in Snark” recap for Week 2 of SiliconSnark—where we dive into the most absurd, overfunded, and overhyped happenings in tech.