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Motorola has unveiled a whole host of useful upgrades to its Smart Connect platform at MWC 2025, introducing AI-powered features designed to enhance cross-device functionality between Motorola phones, Lenovo tablets, and Windows PCs. Whether or not the update will propel any of its devices into our best smartphones list, however, remains to be seen. Still, we’re never ones to complain about feature upgrades, so let’s dive into the details… What is Motorola Smart Connect? If you’re wondering what we’re talking about — Smart Connect is Motorola’s take on a cross-device management solution that’s comparable to Apple’s seamless integration between iOS and…

EV maker BYD unveiled “Lingyuan,” a vehicle-mounted drone launching system developed in collaboration with DJI that is available for all of the company’s vehicles, reports Chinese state media outlet Xinhua. The system is only available in China, like BYD’s vehicles, and costs 16,000 yuan (or about $2,197).BYD’s video below, reposted by YouTube channel ShanghaiEye, has some real science fiction vibes: the driver taps a button on their vehicle’s touch screen, and doors slide open on the top of the car, revealing a rising landing platform with a drone on it. The drone is shown lifting off while the EV is…

If you’ve been hankering for some new tech to grace your face (beyond the best headphones), you’re in luck — TCL-owned RayNeo has just shown off its Air 3s mixed reality glasses at MWC 2025, and there’s plenty to like from what we’ve seen so far. Landing just months after the company first teased its 2025 mixed reality glasses lineup at CES in January (where they introduced the AI-powered X3 Pro and the camera-focused V3), the Air 3s, for the uninitiated, are essentially mixed-reality glasses that function as a portable display for any device supporting DisplayPort over USB-C.  You could,…

Users online are reporting on Reddit and X that Chrome is removing outdated extensions. In Chrome, a notification window will appear underneath the extensions tab on the browser taskbar with a message encouraging users to remove the impacted add-on, saying it has been turned off and is “no longer supported.” Two buttons are available that allow users to either quickly delete or manage their extensions.These changes come as Google migrates Chrome away from the now defunct Manifest V2 specification. Support is being killed not just for uBlock Origin, but for any extension that hasn’t (or is unable to) update to…

A solar panel baked into a laptop lid — it just makes sense. And now, in the hopefully not-too-distant future, we could see it grace our list of the best laptops, thanks to the unveiling of Lenovo’s solar-powered laptop at MWC 2025. With a design reminiscent of the solar panels that graced Wayne Szalinski’s homebrew electric car in Honey I Shrunk The Kids, the unassuming grid pattern on the Yoga Solar PC’s lid is the only thing that really hints at anything out of the ordinary – it’s certainly no heftier than a regular notebook, weighing in at around 1.18kg…

Tri-fold upcoming phones seem to be a theme of this year’s Mobile World Congress, with Infinix demonstrating this Zero Mini tri-fold concept. Yet it’s a flip size, essentially, so the dual hinges enable it to transform into a device that’s more like a traditional candybar phone, just with a larger screen, though the screen size hasn’t been announced. And, as someone pointed out to me earlier, it’s not really a tri-fold at all, more a bi-fold (dual hinges with three sections). Because it’s so compact, it’s designed to be small in the pocket or it can be attached to a…

In addition to its more outlandish concepts (like the solar-powered laptop), Lenovo has also launched a smattering of other products that may or may not make their into our list of the best laptops once they land on shelves. Taking the stage at MWC 2025 in Barcelona with a suite of new AI-powered laptops, the company is touting a “Smarter Technology for All”  philosophy that’s paving the way for its latest notebook ranges — two of which are the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition and IdeaPad Slim 3x. The former is a premium 16in laptop that appears to have its…

Didn’t you hear? Thin is in. Or rather it will be, with upcoming phones like the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone 17 Air set to slim down to size zero proportions. Chinese firm Tecno got there first, though. The Spark Slim concept revealed at Mobile World Congress has a battery that leaves both Samsung and Apple in the dust. At 5.75mm, the Spark Slim really is wafer-thin. The Galaxy S25 Edge is predicted to be closer to 6mm, while Apple’s effort is more of a mystery. I was more impressed with how light it felt in my hand. It tips…

Nothing hasn’t been shy about telling us that the Nothing Phone 3a Series is going to launch soon. Now we know that two mid-range phones will debut tomorrow, 4 March during the second day of MWC 2025 here in Barcelona. At a reveal event on Qualcomm’s booth at MWC, the brand showed off what the phones look like but we can’t get hands-on with them yet as they’re behind glass for now. There are – obviously – two phones in the series, which according to rumours are set to be named 3a and 3a Pro. The former handset evolves the…

I’ll be honest – Alexa and I have had a decent but somewhat distant relationship over the years. She’s good for playing music, turning off my lights, setting a kitchen timer, and telling me the weather, but beyond that, I’ve never fully let her into my life. That all changed when I got my hands on Alexa+ at the launch event in New York. Alexa+ is Amazon’s new $19.99-per-month (or free for Prime members) AI upgrade, offering smarter and more proactive assistance. It connects to various services, handles tasks on your behalf, and, in my case, made two of my most…

Qualcomm has revealed the hardware that’ll bring even faster data speeds to your next flaghip phone. Revealed during MWC 2025, the X85 is the latest in Qualcomm’s long line of phone modems that appear in most high-end phones including Apple’s iPhone 16 and Samsung Galaxy S25 series handsets. It’ll be in phones launching in the second half of the year. Providing the network is able to cope with it, the X85 offers download speeds of up to 11Gbps and upload speeds of 3.7Gbps which is pretty tasty to say the least. After the iPhone 16e used an Apple-designed modem inside…

Lenovo has announced a new concept laptop at Mobile World Congress that encourages you to work outside by reducing your dependence on power cables. The Yoga Solar PC is an early proof of concept device featuring a solar panel integrated into the laptop’s lid. It can harness light from any source to boost its battery, but as with most solar-powered devices, you’ll get the most power while working outside on a clear, sunny day.The Yoga Solar PC’s light-absorbing panel is made up of 84 solar cells featuring a Back Contact cell design. All of the panel’s mounting brackets and electrical…