PLUS: Say goodbye to yet another smartphone company.
Say goodbye to yet another smartphone company—at least in North America and Europe. OnePlus, the once-disruptive smartphone brand that made phones with bleeding-edge specs at “flagship-killer” prices, seems to be exiting Western markets. WIRED has tracked several layoffs at the company via LinkedIn updates over the past few months, and people who have transitioned from OnePlus to Oppo—the parent company—or Realme, another Oppo mobile brand. One former OnePlus worker tells WIRED they were fired in April, and the entire New York City office was cut. In a statement, Oppo says OnePlus’s China product road map isn’t changing, though it didn’t confirm the status of business operations in other markets. It’s safe to say that the “Never Settle” brand from 2013 is all but gone.
Apple also released the public beta of iOS 27 earlier this week. If you want to give it a try—just make sure you back up your iPhone first—it’s worth giving the new Siri AI experience a spin. WIRED senior writer Reece Rogers has been testing the improved Siri for a few weeks and says, “Siri now feels like part of the smartphone’s infrastructure.” You’ll need to relearn how exactly to use it, though, assuming you’ve largely ignored Siri over the years.
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By Julian Chokkattu
The original OnePlus phone disrupted the mobile market 13 years ago with its affordable price and top-end specs. Now, the company is exiting North America and Europe to focus on China.
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By Reece Rogers
Apple’s revamped Siri is more than a voice assistant; it’s now the backbone of the iPhone user experience. You can try it now through the iOS 27 public beta.
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By Simon Hill
Chipset makers and router manufacturers are talking about Wi-Fi 8, but what is the new standard, and when will it arrive?
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It seems like everyone is quitting (or at least talking about quitting) social media. Whether you’re looking to break your late-night Instagram Reels habit or save yourself from getting worked up over rage-inducing posts on X, there are many good reasons to try to log out for good. Unfortunately, once you’ve mustered up the courage to take yourself offline, you’ll face even more obstacles on your way out. The platforms are designed to make setting up an account very easy but deleting one much less so. Here’s how to stick it to social media companies and delete yours anyway.—writes Elana Klein.
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By Aarian Marshall
A Tesla representative at a DC hearing said the vehicle is “an active product being built.” But its timeline isn’t clear.
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By Jeremy White
The Bezos-backed automaker building America’s cheapest electric truck is teaming up with the crayon company in a bid to brighten its rides. Make ours Razzmatazz.
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By Boone Ashworth
The soft, oddly intimate home-chore robot has been given some very tactile hands.
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By Julian Chokkattu
Skullcandy’s audio products aren’t exactly known for their stellar audio quality or noise cancellation, but its latest headphones are getting an assist from Bose to turn things around.
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By Justin Pot
If you want to stream local media, this free and open source media server is just as good as Plex. But if you rely on remote access or live TV, prepare to tinker.
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