Hardware Engineering
Hybrid ANC earbuds: which mic cancels which noise band
Hybrid ANC is just ‘two microphones instead of one,’ so more mics equals more cancellation across the spectrum looks like the easy answer — but the two.
Inside ToF autofocus on Android cameras
Phase-detect autofocus wins in low light on Android because it reuses the same photons that form your photo: if the scene is bright enough to capture.
OnePlus 14 PJW110 Launch: 6500mAh Silicon-Carbon Cell and the Alert Slider Is Gone
Dated: March 13, 2026 — OnePlus 14 (PJW110) Filed under model number PJW110 in recent Chinese regulatory listings, the OnePlus 14 ships in China with a.
Fairphone 6 FP6.TP1B: GCam 9.2 HDR+ Enhanced Greys Out After Camera2 HAL Drops to LIMITED
TL;DR: On Fairphone 6 build FP6.TP1B, the GCam 9.2 port shows HDR+ Enhanced greyed out because the rear camera reports INFO_SUPPORTED_HARDWARE_LEVEL =.
Pixel 10 Pro Thermal Throttling Under Gemini Nano Workloads
Run a sustained Gemini Nano summarization loop on a Pixel 10 Pro and the skin temperature climbs past 43°C within about four minutes, at which point.
Android 17 Beta: I Bricked My Pixel So You Don’t Have To
I knew better. I really did. Rule number one of tech journalism: never, ever flash a Developer Preview on your daily driver.
My Shield Pro Is Dying And There Is No Heir Apparent
It happened again last Tuesday. I was twenty minutes into Dune: Part Two on Plex—the bitrate was climbing past 80 Mbps—when the screen just froze.
The Nvidia Shield TV is 7 Years Old and I’m Tired of Waiting
It’s 2026 and I’m still rebooting a device from 2019. Look, I love my Shield TV Pro. I really do. It’s been the single best piece of hardware in my living.
Android Hardware Is Getting Weird Again (And I Love It)
Actually, I should clarify – I stopped caring about the typical smartphone launches a while back. You know the drill: slightly better camera, slightly.
Local AI on Android: Why My S26 Ultra Needs a Fan Now
My pocket is burning, but the transcription is perfect. I was sitting on the train yesterday, trying to look normal while my thigh slowly cooked.