Shift AI Is Live: A Customizable Privacy-First Browser Built for the AI Era
Shift announced Shift AI, a privacy‑first, context‑aware AI built into its customizable browser. The feature is optional, letting users decide when and how AI assists their workflow, while requests are routed through Cloudflare’s Privacy Proxy and authenticated with Privacy Pass. Survey data shows 44% of users fear AI acting without approval, highlighting demand for control. Shift targets developers, founders, and hybrid workers seeking integrated, secure AI tools.
Emulation Arrived on the App Store Two Years Ago – 60m Downloads Later, What’s Changed?
Two years after Apple opened the App Store to emulators, the niche has exploded, generating roughly 60 million downloads across iPhone and iPad. Delta leads with over 26 million installs, while PPSSPP, Manic Emu, RetroArch and Gamma each sit in the low‑single‑digit‑million range....
Smart Cat Collars: Which Is Best for Health and GPS Tracking?
Wired’s Molly Higgins spent several months testing the Fi Mini and Tractive smart collars on her cat, evaluating activity, sleep monitoring, and GPS location accuracy. The Fi Mini impressed with its detailed health metrics and sleek design, while Tractive offered a longer...
Gemini Launches New Personalisation Features in the UK
Google Gemini is adding a suite of personalisation tools for UK users, starting with the Memories setting that learns from past chats to deliver context‑aware answers. The feature is enabled by default but can be switched off at any time....
Your Phone Notifications Reveal More Than You Realize. Here’s How to Lock Them Down
The FBI recently extracted incoming Signal messages from an iPhone by exploiting the iOS notification database, even after the Signal app and its encrypted chats were deleted. Apple’s iOS 26.4.2 update now automatically purges expired notification logs, closing the specific loophole...
DJI Users Are Creating Videos You Won’t Believe
DJI and SkyPixel announced the winners of the 11th Annual SkyPixel Photo and Video Contest, drawing nearly 95,000 entries from 96 countries. The aerial video award went to "Africa Unseen," a seven‑minute film shot with a full DJI ecosystem that...
The 6 Best Voice Recording Apps for iPhone in 2026
A comprehensive roundup identifies the six top iPhone voice‑recording apps for 2026 after testing over 25 candidates. Apple Voice Memos leads for convenience and zero cost, while CocoonWeaver shines in audio‑note organization with a subscription model. MOTIV Audio offers the...
Router (Home Network): OWE Authentication Question
A home‑network user in NYC noticed their router reporting OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption) instead of the expected WPA2. The moderator explained that when a router is set to WPA3/WPA2 mode it operates in an OWE transition mode, causing compatible devices...
The World's Smallest Wellness Wearable, Smart Earrings, Just Launched on Kickstarter
Lumia Health launched its Lumia 2 smart earrings on Kickstarter, raising over $800,000—about 80 times the $10,000 goal. The coffee‑bean‑sized wearables embed a second‑generation PreciseLight sensor and track more than 20 health metrics, including blood flow, heart‑rate variability and sleep. Swappable...
Apple Confirms iOS Weather App Outage: Is It Working Now? What We Know
Apple confirmed that its native Weather app experienced a service disruption on Tuesday, affecting millions of iPhone users across the United States. The outage began around 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time and was resolved by 2:30 p.m., lasting roughly three hours and 45...
Lost an AirPod? This Trick Will Help You Find It
Apple’s Find My app lets users locate lost AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max with a few taps. Users must enable Find My beforehand, then select the earbuds in the Devices tab to view their map location and play a chirping sound....
Google Celebrates 20 Years of Translate With a New Pronunciation Feature
Google Translate celebrates its 20‑year anniversary by rolling out a new pronunciation‑practice feature for Android users. The AI‑driven tool prompts users to repeat phrases, scores their speech and offers tips on sounds, stress and annunciation. Initially available in the United...
Wearables Market Branches Out With Smart Glasses and Rings
The wearables market is expanding to 229 million shipments in 2024, a 5.1% rise from 2025, and is projected to generate $57 billion in retail value. While smartwatches remain dominant with 93 million units shipped last year, smart glasses (≈6 million) and smart rings...
Intel Says Software, Not More Cache, Is Key to Beating AMD in Gaming
Intel is reshaping its five‑year roadmap to prioritize software over raw silicon for gaming performance. VP Robert Hallock emphasized that optimized code, not just more cores or cache, will drive gains, unveiling the Binary Optimization Tool (BOT) that can boost...
AT&T Extends Home Internet Savings With $25 Off Internet Air for Eligible Customers
AT&T has expanded its Access program, offering eligible low‑income households a $25 monthly discount on its Internet Air 5G home broadband service. Internet Air is a plug‑and‑play solution that can be installed in about 15 minutes and now benefits from...
Sony Rolls Out 30-Day Online DRM Check-In For PlayStation Digital Games
Sony announced a new digital‑rights‑management system that forces PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners to connect their consoles to the internet at least once every 30 days. The policy applies to games installed after the March firmware update and cannot...
Texas Instruments Made a New Flagship Graphing Calculator: The TI-84 Evo
Texas Instruments unveiled the TI‑84 Evo, a flagship graphing calculator that upgrades the long‑standing TI‑84 series with a processor three times faster, 50% more graphing memory, and USB‑C charging. The device features an icon‑based home screen, a simplified keypad, and...
I Stopped Paying for File Manager Apps After Discovering What Android Already Has
Android’s native file managers—Google’s Files and Samsung’s My Files—have evolved into feature‑rich utilities that rival many third‑party apps. They automatically categorize files, offer smart search, cleanup suggestions, cloud integration, compression, and encrypted folders. The built‑in Quick Share lets users transfer...
Skullcandy Crusher Evo Headphones Now Under $100 for Limited Time — A Big Upgrade for Late-Night Streaming
Skullcandy has reduced the price of its Crusher Evo headphones to $99.99, a 52 % discount from the regular $209.99 list price. The over‑ear, wireless model offers multi‑sensory bass, up to 40 hours of battery life, rapid charging, and a Personal Sound...
The 9 Best Fitness Trackers That Do It All
The article reviews nine fitness trackers, highlighting the Apple Watch Series 11 as the best‑value option for iPhone users and the Google Pixel Watch 4 for Android fans. It contrasts feature‑rich smartwatches like the Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED with minimalist devices such as...
Your Wi-Fi Deadzone Fix Costs $5 and Takes 15 Minutes to Set Up
An inexpensive ESP32 microcontroller board, available for as little as $5, can be turned into a Wi‑Fi repeater using open‑source firmware. The flash‑and‑configure process takes about 10‑15 minutes and requires no coding, making it accessible to non‑technical users. While the...
A Chunky Digital Cat Is Here to Help You Stop Doomscrolling
A Japanese developer launched Cat Gatekeeper, a free Chrome extension that interrupts social‑media use with a digital cat after a preset timer. The default setting allows 60 minutes on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, then displays a five‑minute tabby overlay that...
I Made My Phone’s Charging Port More Useful with These Three Cheap USB-C Adapters
The article highlights three inexpensive USB‑C adapters—USB‑C to USB‑A, USB‑C to Ethernet, and USB‑C to 3.5 mm—that transform a phone’s charging port into a versatile hub. The USB‑A adapter lets users connect flash drives, keyboards, mice, and gaming controllers, while the...
These Are the Cheap Running Watches Worn by the London Marathon Winners
Elite athletes at the London Marathon relied on inexpensive, older‑generation running watches rather than the latest premium models. Sabastian Sawe wore a $167 Garmin Forerunner 55, Yomif Kejelcha used a $199 Coros Pace 3, and Tigst Assefa ran with a $243 Garmin Forerunner 255, while...
Satellite Connectivity Becomes the New Anchor for a Fragmenting Wearables Market
The wearables market is moving from single-device dominance to a fragmented ecosystem of smart glasses, rings, and advanced watches, with satellite connectivity becoming essential for off‑grid functionality. Futuresource projects 229 million shipments in 2026, a 5.1% YoY rise, while manufacturers embed...
I Removed Samsung's Bloatware From My Galaxy and It Felt Like a New Phone
The author used Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to strip pre‑installed Samsung apps from a Galaxy device without rooting, preserving the warranty. By disabling the default uninstall option and running a single command per package, dozens of redundant apps—such as Gaming...
I Ditched My iPhone and Used the Second-Generation Ray-Ban Meta (2nd Gen) by Using It as My Travel Guide in...
TechRadar’s Josephine Watson reviewed the second‑generation Ray‑Ban Meta smart glasses, priced at $379 (about $475 in the UK and $395 in Australia) – an $80 premium over the first generation. The device keeps the 12 MP ultra‑wide camera but adds 3K...
How the White iPhone 4 May Have Accidentally Paved the Way for Apple’s Next Big iPhone Shakeup
Apple’s white iPhone 4, announced in June 2010, was delayed nearly 11 months because a proximity‑sensor flaw caused blurry flash photos. The postponement forced Apple to push the iPhone 4S from a summer debut to October 2011, creating a wider gap between flagship releases. That...
NVIDIA Adds 12GB GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU Option
NVIDIA announced a 12 GB version of its GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU, built on 24 Gb GDDR7 memory chips. The new configuration joins the existing 8 GB model, giving notebook makers a higher‑capacity option without redesigning the core GPU. By leveraging higher‑density memory,...
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini I5 Tower with Intel Core 5 210H Hits Its 'Lowest Price Ever' — Save £150 on This...
Lenovo’s IdeaCentre Mini i5 Tower is now priced at £449 (≈ $575) at Argos, a £150 (≈ $192) drop from its previous £599 (≈ $767) list price, marking its lowest‑ever sale. The compact 1‑liter desktop packs an Intel Core 5 210H octa‑core processor that can...
You Can Save 50% on This Sony Soundbar Right Now - but the Deal Ends Tonight
Sony’s HT‑A5000 soundbar, equipped with Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, 8K HDMI pass‑through, AirPlay, Google Cast and voice‑assistant integration, is on a flash sale at Best Buy for $500—a 50% discount that expires tonight. The unit features automatic room‑calibration microphones, optional wireless...
If It's Good Enough for Sawe... The Garmin Watch Used to Break the Two-Hour Marathon Barrier at London Is Actually...
At the 2026 London Marathon, Sabastian Sawe shattered the two‑hour barrier with a 1:59:30 finish, wearing a five‑year‑old Garmin Forerunner 55. The entry‑level watch, once priced at $199.99, is now $159.99 at Walmart after a $40 discount. Despite newer flagship models,...
'This Doesn't Have RAM in It, and It's Not as Complicated to Start Getting Out the Door for Us' —...
Valve announced that the Steam Controller will launch on May 4, 2026 for $99, ahead of the delayed Steam Machine. The controller’s release is possible because it contains no RAM, allowing it to bypass the industry‑wide memory shortage. Valve’s hardware engineer...
Google Translate Uses AI to Help You Practice Pronunciation
Google Translate marks its 20th anniversary by adding an AI‑powered pronunciation practice feature, currently available on Android for English, Spanish and Hindi in the United States and India. Users can tap a new “Practice” button to either listen to native‑speaker...
Our (and Amy Tan’s) Favorite Smart Bird Feeder Is $100 Today
Netvue’s Birdfy Smart Bird Feeder, equipped with a motion‑sensor camera and solar power, is now 33 percent off on Amazon, bringing the price down to $100. The device streams live video to a mobile app, letting users watch and share bird...
A Gamer Who Lost His Arm Built a One-Handed Controller After Existing Hardware Failed Him
Reddit user Joe, who lost his right arm, created the ERCHAM MK1, a one‑handed gaming controller that fuses mouse and keyboard functions into a single device. The prototype features an optical sensor, a 28‑key programmable keypad, thumb‑operated joysticks or D‑pads, and...
This Universal Search App Turned My Phone Into a Spotlight-Like Experience
Quick Search is an Android app that provides a universal, Spotlight‑like search bar, accessible via an optional overlay that floats over any screen. The onboarding process lets users grant optional permissions—usage, contacts, files, and calendar—while assuring that data stays on...
Microsoft Is Testing a Way to Delay Windows Updates Indefinitely
Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider build introduces a 35‑day pause option that users can manually extend indefinitely, effectively allowing them to delay Windows updates forever. The feature is hidden behind the Insider program and requires users to manually reset the pause...
Finally, I Found an Ergonomic Office Keyboard That's Just as Good for Gaming
Razer has launched the Pro Type Ergo, its first ergonomic keyboard aimed at both office productivity and casual gaming. The split, wave‑shaped design features a plush vegan‑leather wrist rest, adjustable tilt, and a low‑profile scissor switch that feels more like a...
I Didn’t Expect Open-Source Apps to Beat Google Apps on My Phone — but They Did
A wave of open‑source Android apps is proving they can out‑perform Google’s native offerings. Tools like LibreTube, Aves Gallery, LeanType, Brave, and Aurora Store deliver ad‑free video, clean media management, AI‑enhanced typing, built‑in privacy, and Play Store access without a...
Honor Sees Phones as Key to On-Device AI, Even if They Are Not the Endgame
Honor is shifting from a pure smartphone maker to an AI‑device company, committing $10 billion to AI over the next five years. It launched MagicOS and the Yoyo AI agent, embedding on‑device intelligence into its flagship Magic V6. The phone can act...
DJI’s Coolest New Mic Drops Globally, US Left Waiting
DJI unveiled the Mic Mini 2, an 11‑gram wireless microphone delivering studio‑grade 48 kHz/24‑bit audio, three tone presets, and dual‑track recording via the Mimo app. Priced at $99 for the full kit, it boasts a 400‑meter range, up to 48 hours of battery life,...
Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets
Neurable is moving to a licensing‑platform model, allowing third‑party makers to embed its noninvasive EEG brain‑computer interface into a variety of head‑worn devices. The first licensed product is a HyperX gaming headset that tracks focus and promises milliseconds‑level performance gains...
10 Hacks Every Microsoft Edge User Should Know
Microsoft Edge bundles a range of productivity hacks that let users share files, manage resources, and customize their browsing layout. Drop syncs links and notes via OneDrive across all signed‑in devices, while the built‑in task manager isolates heavy tabs and...
Sapphire NITRO+ PhantomLink X870EA and Radeon RX 9070 XT Review
Sapphire has launched the NITRO+ PhantomLink ecosystem, pairing its custom AM5 motherboard X870EA with the Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU. The centerpiece is a proprietary PhantomLink connector that routes power directly from the motherboard to the graphics card, removing traditional external power...
Valve's Latest Steam Deck 2 Update Is Cause for Optimism, Even if It Is a Little Vague
Valve confirmed that work on a second‑generation Steam Deck is underway, but it withheld pricing and a launch window. The announcement coincided with the upcoming Steam Controller release, suggesting hardware learnings will feed into the new handheld. Valve’s comments come...
These Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Are $50 Off Right Now
Bose has reduced the price of its second‑generation QuietComfort Ultra headphones to $399, a $50 discount from the original $449 list price, marking the lowest price recorded for the model. The 2nd‑gen version retains the over‑ear design with plush padding,...
How to Turn on Data Saver Mode on Your Android Phone - and Why It's Critical to Do So
Android’s Data Saver mode lets users restrict background data to avoid exceeding mobile data caps. Enabling it through Settings > Network & internet stops apps from sending data unless granted unrestricted access. Users can whitelist apps that need constant connectivity. Turning the feature off...
InkPoster Tela 28.5 Review: A Luxe Home Digital Frame
The InkPoster Tela 28.5 is a premium 28.5‑inch colour E‑Ink digital frame priced at $2,399. It uses a Spectra 6 panel with 2160 × 3060 resolution, delivering paper‑like colour and texture that rivals high‑end prints. A 25,000 mAh battery lets the frame run for up...
EU Wants to Force Google to Make Android Play Nice with All AI Services
The European Commission has unveiled a draft regulation that would require Google’s Android operating system to allow seamless integration of third‑party AI assistants, breaking the current default bias toward Google’s Gemini. Android commands roughly 60% of the EU smartphone market,...