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I mean, it’s not technically April Fools’ since you can actually buy the artificial turf-covered skins, just like you could last year. But this year, they come with a free matching “Blue Sky” skin and the amusing video below.

This four-minute Verizon short (there’s also a thirty second version if you can’t wait that long) starring Storrie and directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple) pays off their appearance at the Vanity Fair Oscar party by raising awareness about the Heated Rivalry star’s mobile phone struggles.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Nothing plans on launching AI smart glasses during the first half of 2027. The upcoming glasses will reportedly come with built-in cameras, microphones, and speakers, while offloading AI processing to a user’s smartphone and the cloud.

In addition to bringing the refurbished Pixel 8A to its online store, Google also announced that it’s listing its entire used phone lineup on Amazon, which includes the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 7A, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro.

Oppo is gearing up for April’s release of the Find X9 Ultra, and just confirmed it’ll have a 10x periscope lens — I think the first in any phone since Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra in 2023. Oppo’s Zhuo Shijie says the company pioneered a new five-reflection prism periscope to make it possible without a loss of quality.

The company has confirmed its Find X9 Ultra is getting its global launch in April, though the exact date remains unknown. The teaser poster shows what appears to be the returning haptic camera button from the Find X8 Ultra, only now more eye-catching in Hasselblad / iPhone orange.

The flagship launches in China on March 30th, though we don’t know if the promised international launch will be at the same time. We’ve also gotten our first good look at the phone, which includes a snazzy two-tone body. It’ll launch alongside the more affordable X300S, and both phones will support Vivo’s telephoto converter lenses.

Samsung has discontinued its TriFold phone after just a few months on sale, amid speculation that it only ever manufactured a few thousand devices. So long, TriFold, we barely knew ye.

The company says it will put the investment toward expanding fiber, 5G home internet, and satellite connectivity across the US over the next five years. It also plans on hiring “thousands” of technicians this year to support the buildout.

Bloomberg reports Apple manufactured 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, up from 36 million a year before, following a concerted effort to move production after Trump’s tariffs. Its aim is reportedly to build the 60 million annual US iPhone sales to India by the end of this year.

Oppo says its latest flagship foldable will be getting a “global launch” on March 17th. A promo for the Find N6 was also posted by Oppo’s official X account, though specific regional availability hasn’t been confirmed. The Find N5’s “global” release never went beyond Asia, will this make it further afield?

The Infinix Note 60 Ultra, launching today in Malaysia, was codesigned with Italian auto designer Pininfarina. I’m not sure I see much of its influence in the phone’s dot matrix rear display or odd inspirational lockscreen quotes, but the sports car-shaped SIM tool and wireless charger do give off a very specific energy.