Ben Schoon

Articles by Ben Schoon

Galaxy S26 series surfaces with upgraded wireless charging spec, no Qi2 magnets - 9to5Google

Technology February 8, 2026

While it, sadly, looks like the Galaxy S26 series will be missing out on built-in Qi2 magnets, Samsung seems to still have a wireless charging spec upgrade in store for its new devices. To give a quοΏ½...

Honor, Nothing, and Google Pixel were some of 2025’s fastest-growing phone brands - 9to5Google

Technology February 7, 2026

The 2025 smartphone market ended on a high note, acting as the calm before the storm with brands including Google Pixel, Nothing, and Honor being among the fastest-growing smartphone brands of the yeοΏ½...

Samsung killed Galaxy S26 upgrades to avoid a price hike – leaks say it didn’t work - 9to5Google

Technology February 7, 2026

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series was expected to deliver on a few key upgrades that were long overdue, but that all went out the window last year when Samsung apparently decided to go all-in on avoiding ...

Google Home struggles with buttons as IKEA confirms Matter connectivity issues - 9to5Google

Technology February 7, 2026

IKEA’s smart home tech gets a lot of the basics including price right, but Matter connectivity issues are a downer on the whole experience, including some problems with the newfound button compatibi...

Google Pixel expected to see β€˜strongest growth’ in 2026, report says - 9to5Google

Technology February 4, 2026

The Google Pixel brand has been growing steadily in recent years and, as the smartphone market as a whole faces a rocky year in 2026, Pixel is expected to see the β€œstrongest growth” compared to ot...

Galaxy S26 is skipping built-in Qi2 magnets in latest leak - 9to5Google

Technology February 4, 2026

Leaks continue to tell us the GalaxyS26 series won’t be a particularly big upgrade, and it seems more likely than ever that one of the biggest expected changes, the addition of native Qi2 magnets, w...

Google Home update finally adds support for smart buttons in automations - 9to5Google

Technology February 4, 2026

Google Home is finally addressing one of its biggest shortcomings in automations, with support now rolling out for smart buttons that can control other devices in your home. Smart buttons have becomοΏ½...

Google Pixel teases β€˜new theme packs are coming’ as Wicked theme ends - 9to5Google

Technology February 3, 2026

Google Pixel’s new β€œtheme packs” launched just a couple of months ago, but as the first release vanishes, Google says more β€œare coming.” Theme packs on Google Pixel provide a one-tap way to...

Google releases β€˜Desktop Camera’ app that’s seemingly for Android PCs - 9to5Google

Technology February 3, 2026

Google has quietly released a new β€œDesktop Camera” app that might just be for Android PCs, but it’s a little too early to tell. Over the weekend, we spotted a new listing on the Google Play Sto...

Nvidia won’t give up on Shield TV updates β€˜any time soon,’ new hardware could happen - 9to5Google

Technology February 1, 2026

Over a decade in, Nvidia says it isn’t giving up on the Shield TV any time soon, with updates still coming, and new hardware not necessarily off of the table. In an interview with ArsTechnica, Nvid...