How to De-Gemini Your Google Apps
Google has embedded its Gemini AI across Gmail, Chat, Meet, Docs, and other Workspace apps, prompting many users to seek ways to disable it. The article outlines a two‑step process in Gmail settings to turn off "Smart features" for both personal and Workspace accounts. While disabling the first set removes AI‑driven compose and reply suggestions, the second set also disables core utilities like spelling and priority inbox. For corporate accounts, only an admin can fully deactivate Gemini, leaving some AI functions still active.
NZXT to Pay $3.45 Million in Class-Action Settlement over "Predatory" Flex PC Rental Scheme
NZXT has agreed to a $3.45 million class‑action settlement over its Flex PC rental program, which critics labeled a predatory, rent‑to‑own scam. The settlement will distribute funds to more than 19,000 participants through debt forgiveness, a PC‑retention option, and cash payouts....
The 8 Best Electronic Deadbolts for People Who Always Forget Their Keys
The article reviews eight electronic deadbolts, highlighting features, security ratings, and pricing. Top picks include the Schlage Encode Wi‑Fi lock with ANSI Grade 1 durability and up to 100 access codes, and the budget‑friendly Wyze Lock Bolt V2 at $80 offering...
I Found a Windows 11 Log that Shows Exactly What's Making My PC Slow — and Most People Don't Know...
Microsoft’s Windows 11 includes a little‑known built‑in utility called Reliability Monitor, launched with the command perfmon /rel. The tool visualizes a daily stability index from 1 to 10 and flags critical failures, warnings, and informational events with distinct icons. By drilling into specific...
Blind Runner Navigates Brighton Marathon Using only Smart Glasses
Blind artist and author Clarke Reynolds, known as Mr. Dot, finished the Brighton Marathon using Ray‑Ban Meta smart glasses paired with the Be My Eyes app. The glasses streamed live video to a network of volunteers who provided real‑time navigation cues, allowing him...
App Turns Phones Into At-Home Ultrasound Devices
A new app called DopFone transforms a smartphone’s speaker into a fetal Doppler radar, letting pregnant women listen to their baby’s heartbeat at home. Developed by Georgia Tech researchers, the prototype was tested on 23 patients and achieved a ±4.9...
StreamTV Europe: As Fragmention Grows, the TV OS Takes Control
At StreamTV Europe in Lisbon, industry leaders declared TV operating systems the new gatekeepers of content discovery, user engagement, and advertising as streaming continues to fragment. Panels highlighted how OS providers such as Roku, V, Whale TV, and Google TV...
The Coolest Tech Gifts of the Year Are Here. These Gadgets Will Blow Gearheads Away.
Hearst’s latest gift guide spotlights the year’s most compelling tech presents, from color e‑readers and premium headphones to smart home devices and portable entertainment. Highlights include the Kobo Libra’s 24,000‑book capacity, Bose’s second‑generation QuietComfort Ultra with USB‑C charging, and Apple’s...
Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators
A coalition of more than 70 civil‑rights and advocacy groups has urged Meta to abandon “Name Tag,” a facial‑recognition feature planned for its Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The technology would let wearers instantly identify anyone with a public Instagram...
Microsoft Killed These 5 Features and I Want Them Back
Microsoft’s recent Windows updates have stripped several long‑standing features, including the ability to move the taskbar, the classic F8 safe‑mode shortcut, easy creation of local accounts, native Android app support, and Live Tiles. These changes were justified by design consistency,...
Google’s Pixel 10A Is a Good Midrange Phone That’s $50 Off
Google has trimmed the price of its mid‑range Pixel 10A by $50, bringing the 128 GB model to $449 and the 256 GB version to $549 across Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store. The phone mirrors the Pixel 9A’s Tensor G4 processor and...
Whoop 5.0 Review: A Fitness Tracker Focused on Performance and Longevity
Whoop’s fifth‑generation band adds a two‑week battery, faster processor and a new Healthspan suite that estimates biological age. The device remains screenless, streaming all data to a subscription‑based app with three membership tiers—One, Peak and Life—priced from $199 to $359...
I Hated AI Until I Saw What It Could Do to My Favorite Retro Games
AI‑generated texture packs are breathing new life into retro titles, turning 1990s graphics into 4K‑ready visuals. Projects like RE:Enhance and the Resident Evil HD Remaster 4K mod combine neural upscaling with human curation to deliver crisp assets on modern displays....
This Blink Security Bundle Is Over $100 Off Right Now
Blink’s Video Doorbell + Outdoor 4 XR bundle has slashed to $64.99, a 64% discount from its $174.98 list price. The package includes a second‑generation video doorbell, an Outdoor 4 1080p camera, and a Sync Module XR that links the devices. Powered by AA...
This Apple Product Has a 10-Week Wait Time — And It’s Been Around Forever
The Apple Mac mini, a $599 desktop, is now facing 10‑12 week wait times as AI hobbyists snap it up to run autonomous agents like OpenClaw. Shipment data shows double‑digit growth in 2025, driven by the device’s low cost, ability...
I Love AirTags, but This Alternative Slips Right in My Wallet and Solves Their Biggest Flaw
The UAG Metropolis is a slim, polycarbonate tracker card that slides into a wallet alongside credit cards. It offers a five‑month, wireless‑rechargeable 110 mAh battery and a 95 dB speaker that outshouts first‑generation AirTags. The device integrates with both Apple’s Find My and...
Microsoft Isn't Removing Copilot From Windows 11, It's Just Renaming It
Microsoft removed the Copilot label from the Notepad app in the latest Windows 11 Insider build, replacing it with a generic writing icon and renaming the AI setting to “Advanced features.” The underlying AI writing assistance—rewrite, summarization, tone adjustment—remains active and...
I Skipped the Raspberry Pi This Time and Don't Regret It
Amir Bohlooli chose a used Dell Latitude 5330 over a Raspberry Pi 5 for his home Jellyfin server after finding the Pi’s total cost exceeds $250. The refurbished laptop, purchased for $180, offers an i5‑1245U, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports,...
IOS 27 Siri App: Everything We Know About Apple’s AI Overhaul
Apple is set to launch a dedicated Siri app with iOS 27, codenamed “Campos,” that mimics modern AI chat interfaces. The app will sit on the Home Screen, offering chat bubbles, conversation history, and the ability to switch between voice,...
I Bought an Earwax Camera for My Toolkit and Use It for Everything but My Ears
The Bebird Earsight Plus D39R is a $47, USB‑C‑charged inspection camera that combines a flexible, length‑marked head with IP67 dust‑ and water‑proofing. Its built‑in gyroscope locks the image horizon, delivering clear, stable video via a dedicated iOS/Android app. The device...
Forget the MacBook Neo — This Record-Low Price on the New MacBook Air 13 M5 Could Be the Better Value...
Apple’s latest MacBook Air 13‑inch with the M5 chip has dropped to $949 on Amazon, a $150 cut from its $1,099 launch price. The discount brings the premium Air closer to the budget‑oriented MacBook Neo, which starts at $599, while...
Google Makes It Harder to Exploit Pixel 10 Modem Firmware
Google has bolstered the security of its Pixel 10 smartphones by embedding a Rust‑based DNS parser into the cellular baseband modem firmware. The new component, derived from the open‑source hickory‑proto library, replaces legacy C code and adds roughly 371 KB to the...
Apple Is Building Smart Glasses without a Display to Serve as an AI Wearable
Apple is developing a new pair of smart glasses, codenamed N50, that forgo a traditional display and function purely as an AI‑driven wearable. The glasses will work alongside AirPods and a camera pendant to capture the wearer’s surroundings via computer‑vision...
The Best iPhone Apps for Brainstorming and Keeping Your Ideas Organized
The article highlights top iPhone apps that help users capture and organize spontaneous ideas, focusing on Notion and Milanote as premier choices. Notion provides a highly customizable workspace with databases, document handling, and cloud sync, priced up to $20 per...
The Honor Magic V6 Will Soon Be the Best Foldable Device Available
Honor’s Magic V6 foldable smartphone aims to become the market’s top contender, featuring a premium gold chassis, a 7.95‑inch 120 Hz main display and a 6.52‑inch cover screen, and a robust hinge. Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 3 nm chipset, it offers...
I Reviewed the Aranet4 HOME Monitor to See if the Air Quality in My Home Was Cause for Concern. I...
The Aranet4 HOME monitor offers a plug‑and‑play solution for tracking indoor CO₂, temperature, humidity, and pressure. Setup takes under ten minutes via Bluetooth and a QR‑code guide, and the device runs up to four years on two AA batteries. Its...
Redmi A7 Pro 5G with 120Hz Display and 6300 mAh Battery Launched in India, Price Starts at ₹12,499
Xiaomi has introduced the Redmi A7 Pro 5G in India, pricing the 4 GB/64 GB model at ₹12,499 (about $150) and the 4 GB/128 GB version at ₹13,499 (≈$162). The phone features a 6.9‑inch 120 Hz display, a 6,300 mAh battery with 15 W fast charging, and...
Infinix Note 60 Pro with Active Matrix Display and 6,500mAh Battery Launched in India, Price Starts at ₹31,999
Infinix has launched the Note 60 Pro in India, equipped with Android 16, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor and a 6.78‑inch 1.5K AMOLED panel that can refresh at 144 Hz. The phone packs a massive 6500 mAh battery with 90 W wired, 30 W wireless and reverse‑charging capabilities, plus...
ONEXStation Mini PC Packs Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Into Compact Chassis
OneXPlayer unveiled the ONEXStation Mini PC, a compact high‑performance system built around AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU. It pairs the processor with a Radeon 8060S iGPU, 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory, and a 1 TB PCIe Gen4 SSD, expandable to 8 TB. The...
Philips Unveils Evnia 27M2G5800 with 5K 180 Hz Dual-Mode Panel
Philips has launched the Evnia 27M2G5800, a 27‑inch gaming monitor that uniquely offers a dual‑mode Fast IPS panel. In native 5K (5120 × 2880) it runs at 165 Hz, overclockable to 180 Hz, while a QHD (2560 × 1440) mode pushes refresh to 330 Hz. The monitor ships...
IPhone 18 Pro Design Changes Posted by Leaker – Fans of the Enormous Camera Plateau Will Be Pleased
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro is expected to keep the signature large camera plateau while making only subtle refinements. Leaker Digital Chat Station reports that Apple is testing a smaller Dynamic Island, possibly moving some hardware under the display. Color...
Brands Focus on Leaner Product Lines Amid Surging Input Costs
Brands across smartphones, televisions and fast‑moving consumer goods are trimming product portfolios as input costs surge amid the Iran war and AI‑driven demand for components. Memory chips have risen 50‑90% and packaging materials 20‑35%, prompting manufacturers to cut 5‑7% of...
Step Aside Samsung and Apple, I'm Already Testing 2026's Best Phone Camera
Oppo announced that its Find X9 Ultra will launch in the UK and broader European markets, positioning it as the most advanced smartphone camera of 2026. The handset packs a quad‑camera system with two 200‑megapixel sensors for main and zoom,...
I Never Travel Internationally Without This Epicka Adapter That Charges 6 Devices Anywhere in the World
The Epicka TA-105 Universal Travel Adapter, priced at $23, earned Men’s Journal’s 2026 Travel Awards title for best adapter. It features four interchangeable plugs that work in over 200 countries and can fast‑charge up to six devices simultaneously via USB‑C...
5 Budget-Friendly Digital Calendars To Help Organize Your Home
The article reviews five digital wall calendars priced under $100 that help households coordinate chores, meals, and appointments. Options range from the $29.99 Roxicosly senior‑focused display to the $99.99 DXMART model with LED alerts and built‑in speaker. All products meet...
Hub Research Finds AI Poised to Help CTV, Aggregation
Hub Entertainment Research’s latest Connected Home study shows Roku dominates the CTV operating‑system market with a 55% share, outpacing Samsung, Amazon Fire TV and others. The survey also reveals strong consumer appetite for AI‑powered tools on televisions, with 61% expressing...
10 Years with My I5-6600K & GTX 1070 FTW – Maintenance Vs. Upgrade Advice?
A decade‑old PC built around an Intel i5‑6600K and GTX 1070 remains thermally stable, with GPU temps under 75 °C and CPU temps near 72 °C during stress tests. The owner is weighing maintenance actions—such as replacing aging Arctic Silver 5 paste and tweaking...
Opinion on Upgrading GPU's
A user is weighing an upgrade from an AMD XFX 7900 XT to a 9070 XT, with three options: XFX Mercury ($1,179), Sapphire Nitro ($1,240) and Gigabyte Triple‑fan ($899). The forum replies note the 9070 XT is a side‑grade that improves driver stability,...
You Can Now Control Your Roku TV or Roku Player From Your Windows Computer
QuickRemote for Roku has launched a native Windows application that lets users control Roku TVs and players directly from a PC for a one‑time fee of $1.29. The app adds private listening, routing Roku audio to PC speakers or headphones...
Family in China Creates AI Clone to Comfort Elderly Mother After Son’s Death
After a traffic accident killed a man in Shandong, his family concealed his death from his 80‑year‑old mother, who suffers from heart disease. They commissioned AI specialist Zhang Zewe to create a digital twin using the deceased’s photos, video and...
Chrome's Memory Saver Is Underwhelming — This Free Extension Does What It Should Have Done
Chrome’s built‑in Memory Saver, introduced after years of demand, provides three preset levels but lacks granular controls, making it insufficient for heavy tab users. In contrast, the free Auto Tab Discard extension automatically unloads inactive tabs after ten minutes when...
Windows Wrap: Snapdragon X PCs Are the Latest Victims of Lazy Takes and Willfully Ignorant Tech Journalists
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 processor powers the newest wave of Windows 11 on Arm laptops, including the ASUS Zenbook A16. Microsoft’s enhanced Prism emulation now runs most legacy apps with minimal slowdown, and major software like Chrome and Adobe work natively. Despite these...
Firefox Does One Thing Chrome Simply Won't on Android
Firefox for Android distinguishes itself by supporting a robust library of over 6,500 free extensions, a capability Chrome on the same platform still lacks. While Chrome remains the default due to deep Google integration and features like AI‑generated podcasts, its...
You Need to Try This CarPlay Customization Trick that No One Talks About
Apple’s Shortcuts app now lets iPhone users attach a custom audio cue to CarPlay connections, turning a routine boot‑up into a personalized moment. By creating an automation that runs immediately, users can select any sound stored in the Files app...
Mac Mini and Mac Studio Go Out of Stock – Is It the RAM Crisis or an M5 Refresh?
Apple’s US online store listed high‑RAM Mac mini (32 GB, 64 GB) and Mac Studio (128 GB, 256 GB) configurations as unavailable on 11 April 2026, with no delivery dates. The shortage follows a March removal of the 512 GB RAM option for Mac Studio and a 25% price...
Your Smart Devices Are Speaking to Hackers. Your Security System Isn’t Listening
Researchers warn that AI‑driven intrusion‑detection systems excel in lab settings but falter in real‑world IoT environments. While academic models boast 98‑99% accuracy on balanced datasets, actual networks contain millions of devices where attacks make up less than 1% of traffic....
Show HN: BoringBar – a Taskbar-Style Dock Replacement for macOS
Show HN introduces boringBar, a taskbar‑style dock replacement for macOS Sonoma and later. The app reorganizes windows by desktop, offers instant thumbnails, a searchable launcher, and one‑click desktop switching, while optionally hiding the native Dock. Users can trial the full...
YouTube Adds More AI
YouTube has extended its conversational AI assistant from phones and browsers to smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming devices. The feature, accessed via an on‑screen “Ask” button or remote microphone, lets viewers pose questions about a video without stopping playback....
Grab MSI’s RTX 5080 Gaming Laptop for Just over $2,000 — Offers Fast 240 Hz QHD+ Display, Dual Storage Slots,...
MSI’s Vector 16 HX AI gaming laptop now retails for $2,099 on Newegg, making it one of the cheapest machines equipped with Nvidia’s RTX 5080 GPU. The 16‑inch QHD+ panel runs at a rapid 240 Hz, while the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX delivers up to 5.4 GHz...
Turn Your Living Room Into a Theater: 100″ Hisense Google TV Gets Massive $1,000 Spring Price Cut
Hisense has slashed the price of its 100‑inch U8 Google TV to $2,997.96, a discount of more than $1,000 from the original retail price. The Mini‑LED QLED set boasts up to 5,000 nits peak brightness, full‑array local dimming, and a...