The Bench
What we tried, and what it changed about fit.
The index says what fits. This is the column where we say why — what a new plateau, hinge or port does to the accessories that fitted last year’s model, written against the parts it is actually about.
One USB-C charger can now run your phone, your tablet and your laptop - if you pick the right one. Here is what the volts and watts on the box mean, what separates a laptop charger from a phone one, and which cable to pair it with.
Amazon sells five e-readers, and they all read the same books on the same kind of screen. The differences are size, waterproofing, colour and a pen. Here is which one to pick for each.
Tempered glass lifting at the corners is almost never defective adhesive — it is an edge collision with your case lip. Why paired kits matter, and how we curate Day-One Protection.
Every new redesign breaks cases and screen protectors by fractions of a millimeter. Here is the physical physics of the variable-aperture plateau, what you can keep, and how to audit your kit.
Apple's first folding iPhone ships on 23 October. Two panels and a titanium hinge rule out every case cut for a flat phone — and even Apple's own cover protects one side of it.