I'm No Longer Using Google Photos as Just a Cloud Storage - 5 Tools that Elevate the App
Google Photos is evolving from a simple cloud backup into a full‑featured creative suite. The app now lets users produce Instagram‑style Reels, generate AI‑driven stickers, share entire albums via QR codes, transcribe handwritten notes using Gemini, and add background music to videos—all without leaving the platform. These five built‑in tools are free for Android users and aim to streamline content creation and sharing. By integrating editing, AI, and social‑media publishing, Google Photos positions itself as a one‑stop hub for visual storytelling.
Memory Crunch Hammers Down Smartphone Shipments
A severe DRAM and NAND memory crunch, driven by AI data‑center construction, has squeezed the smartphone supply chain, pushing component prices up about 90% QoQ in Q1 2024. Apple emerged as the sole market‑share leader, posting a 21% share and...
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Irrigreen Smart Irrigation System 3.0 (2026) Review: Smart Watering, Less Hassle
Irrigreen’s 2026 Smart Irrigation System 3.0 adds pressure‑sensing, self‑cleaning sprinkler heads and a separate Smart Drip valve, extending its patented “water‑printing” technology to drip irrigation. The kit requires a full underground retrofit of plumbing and wiring, and the price remains premium,...
Epomaker HE68 Lite Gaming Keyboard Review: A Properly Cheap Mechanical Board with Premium Tricks
The Epomaker HE68 Lite is a $50 65% mechanical keyboard that packs premium features such as Hall‑Effect magnetic switches, rapid‑trigger support, and an 8K polling rate, despite its lightweight plastic chassis. Reviewers note smooth linear switches, solid PBT keycaps, and...
This Tool Brings Samsung's Audio Eraser Feature to Any Android Phone
DeepDenoiser, a free open‑source Android app, brings Samsung’s Audio Eraser noise‑reduction capability to any Android phone. The tool runs locally using the DeepFilterNet3 AI model, allowing users to clean audio and video files without cloud services. Installation requires side‑loading the...
Van Rysel’s 500-Gram Wearable Airbag Wants to Make Season-Ending Crashes History
Van Rysel unveiled Project AIRBAG, a fully integrated air‑bag skinsuit aimed at WorldTour cyclists. The garment weighs 500 g for the airbag and 700 g total, inflates in under 60 ms, and relies on crash‑detection algorithms trained on more than 450 million kilometres of data....
Asus ROG Cetra Open Wireless Earbuds Review: Open Gaming Buds?
Asus’s ROG Cetra Open Wireless earbuds aim at mobile gamers with a low‑latency USB‑C dongle that supports PC, consoles and smartphones. The open‑ear design delivers clear, punchy game audio while keeping the wearer aware of surrounding sounds, though it falls...
Bold, Colorful Moto Edge 70 Pro Renders Surface, as We Await Its Eventual Debut
Motorola’s Edge 70 Pro is surfacing in a series of leaked renders that showcase four distinct colorways—light‑green satin‑luxe, maroon, deep‑blue fabric and a walnut‑wood finish. The prototype also appears to adopt a quad‑curved display, a departure from the flat screen of the...
Apple Leads Smartphone Market Even as Overall Shipments Decline, Counterpoint Says
Apple reclaimed the top spot in global smartphone shipments for Q1 2026, posting a 5% year‑on‑year increase and a 21% market share. Overall shipments fell 6% as memory‑chip shortages, driven by AI data‑center demand, constrained supply. Samsung slipped to a 20%...
The Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Is the Ideal Desktop PC for Most Users, but Offers the Most Value for the...
Dell introduced the Tower Plus EBT2250, a desktop PC available in nine configurations ranging from a $1,270 entry model to a $4,280 high‑end version equipped with a 24‑core Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor and Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics. The machine retains the...
Microsoft Is Sacrificing Edge on the Altar of Copilot
Microsoft is testing an auto‑launch feature for Edge in Windows 11 beta builds, positioning the browser as the default gateway to its Copilot AI suite. Despite Edge’s technical improvements and a 12.9% desktop share in March 2026, it trails Chrome’s 69.4% dominance....
Amazon’s Feature-Packed $100 Military Smartwatch with a 'Handy' Built-In Flashlight Is Just $33
Amazon is offering the Soudorv S50 Military Smartwatch at a steep 67% discount, slashing the price from $100 to $33. The rugged wearable packs a side‑mounted LED flashlight, IP68 waterproof protection, and a battery that can last up to 18...
Poke Is OpenClaw for Normies, $136,000 for Billionaires
OpenClaw‑style AI assistant Poke, which lives inside SMS conversations, left private beta last month and is now publicly available. The service bills customers based on usage, with the most extreme case a billionaire paying $136,000 a month. Poke recently secured...
Surprise: Not Every Lenovo Laptop Is Worth Recommending in 2026 - the Yoga 7i Is Proof
Lenovo’s Yoga 7a 2‑in‑1 positions itself as a mid‑range convertible with a premium 2K OLED screen and an improved magnetic stylus sleeve, but its performance and pricing lag behind newer rivals. Powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 CPU, up to 24 GB RAM and...
Elon Musk Says WhatsApp's End-to-End Encryption Can't Be Trusted, Mark Zuckerberg's Company Calls It ‘Absurd’
Elon Musk publicly questioned the reliability of WhatsApp’s end‑to‑end encryption after a class‑action lawsuit alleged Meta accessed private messages and shared them with contractors such as Accenture. In response, Musk urged users to switch to X Chat, promoting it as a...
Is The Next Wave of Wellness a Fitbit for Your Brain?
The quantified‑self movement is expanding from steps and sleep to brain health, and U The Mind is positioning itself at the forefront with a non‑invasive neuromodulation platform. CEO Mo Abouelsoud describes a device that both records neural activity and delivers...
The Nintendo Switch Ended Handheld Gaming as We Knew It
The Nintendo Switch, with 155 million units sold, redefined portable gaming by uniting console and handheld experiences. Its success, amplified by the Switch 2 launch in 2025, effectively collapsed the traditional handheld gaming category, a space once dominated by devices like the...
You Can Now Clone Yourself on YouTube With an AI Avatar Tool
YouTube has introduced an AI avatar‑clone tool that lets creators generate Shorts using a digital twin of their own likeness and voice, removing the need to appear on camera. The avatar reproduces the creator’s appearance and speech, and every video...
Gmail Finally Offers End-to-End Encryption for Email on Android and iPhone
Google has added end‑to‑end encryption (E2EE) to the Gmail mobile app for Android and iPhone, extending the feature that debuted on desktop in 2022. The capability is restricted to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus customers who have the Assured Controls or Assured...
TP-Link’s Archer BE3600 Router Is a Fast, Affordable Entry Into Wi-Fi 7
TP‑Link’s Archer BE3600 brings Wi‑Fi 7 to the mass market at roughly $87, delivering up to 3.6 Gbps combined speed across 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Reviewers praise its fast, reliable performance for small households, noting strong 2.4 GHz penetration through thick walls and ample...
Best Gaming Tablets of 2026
CNET’s 2026 roundup spotlights three gaming tablets that cater to different gamer profiles. The RedMagic Astra leads with a Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU, a proprietary RedCore R3 Pro chip, a 9.1‑inch OLED panel and a hefty 8,200 mAh battery, delivering 120 fps in demanding titles. Lenovo’s...
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 Is Easier to Recommend Now It Starts at $260
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 is now selling for as low as $260, a price point that makes it one of the most affordable premium Android smartwatches. The 40 mm Bluetooth model is $60 off at major retailers, while the 46 mm Classic version...
A Maverick Hacker Got Mac OS X Running on a Wii
Bryan Keller, a self‑taught hacker, successfully ported Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah) to Nintendo's 2006 Wii console, overturning a Reddit claim that it was impossible. Leveraging the Wii's PowerPC processor—similar to early Macs—Keller built a custom bootloader, patched the kernel,...
Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to $79.99 in Rare Sale, Slashed From $99.99
Google’s 4K‑capable TV Streamer, launched in September 2024, has been reduced to $79.99, down from $99.99. The device packs a 22% faster processor, 4 GB RAM and 32 GB storage, delivering smooth 4K HDR streaming with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. It also...
Stop Wasting Money on These 5 Phone Accessories
The article warns consumers to avoid five common phone accessories that provide little value and can even be harmful. Lens protectors and screen protectors are redundant because modern smartphone glass is already highly scratch‑resistant. Radiation‑blocking stickers are unproven scams, while...
The AirPods Max 2 Got an Upgrade But Still Falls Short in Some Ways
Apple’s second‑generation AirPods Max launched at $550, featuring the new H2 chip, a high‑dynamic‑range amplifier and USB‑C connectivity that enables lossless audio over a wired link. The headphones deliver richer, more balanced sound and improved active‑noise‑cancellation, transparency, and adaptive audio...
A Simple Way to View Four Devices on One Screen For $33
The HDMI Multiviewer Switch 4×1 lets users connect up to four HDMI sources to a single display and view them simultaneously. It supports 4K @ 30 Hz and 1080p @ 60 Hz, offering 12 configurable layouts including full‑screen and quad‑view modes. An included IR remote and...
'Wide' Fold Rumors Paint an Unpacked Launch in Late July with Samsung's Next Wave
Samsung is rumored to host a summer Unpacked event in London on July 22, where it will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Flip 8 and a new “Wide” Fold model. The leak also suggests a staggered introduction of the S Pen, potentially...
Google Chrome Adds Infostealer Protection Against Session Cookie Theft
Google Chrome 146 introduces Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) for Windows, a hardware‑linked protection that stops infostealer malware from abusing harvested session cookies. The feature cryptographically binds each session to the device’s TPM, making stolen cookies unusable without the private...
Fitbit Public Preview Coming to More Countries, Adds VO2 Max, & US Health Records
Fitbit’s Public Preview is expanding to 37 new countries and adding support for 27 additional languages, dramatically widening its global footprint. The update also introduces the VO₂ Max metric—formerly the Cardio Fitness Score—into the Fitness tab’s Key metrics. In the United...
Samsung S95H Vs. Samsung S95F: I Compared Both OLED TVs, and There's a Surprise Winner
Samsung’s 2026 OLED lineup pits the new S95H against its 2025 predecessor, the S95F. Both TVs deliver OLED HDR Pro, 165 Hz refresh rates and Dolby Atmos sound, but the S95H starts at $2,500 and adds Samsung Vision AI, an AI...
Gendome 3,072Wh Home3000 Power Station at Exclusive New $748 Low, Autel 4-Cam Solar Security Kit New $180 Low, EGO, More
The Thursday Green Deals spotlight a deep discount on Gendome’s 3,072 Wh Home3000 portable power station, now $748—a 67% price cut. Autel’s 4‑camera outdoor solar security kit drops to $180, while EGO’s 52‑inch Z6 zero‑turn electric riding mower is offered at...
Samsung Quietly Increased the Price of Two Galaxy Z Fold 7 Models
Samsung quietly raised the price of its top‑end Galaxy Z Fold 7 models in the United States. The 1 TB variant now costs $2,499, an $80 increase, while the 512 GB version also climbed $80 to $2,199 before discounts. The adjustments come without...
Razer Just Released some New Gaming Earbuds with Low Latency and Fast Switching Between Devices
Razer has launched the Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed gaming earbuds, priced at $130, with a 40‑hour total battery life and upgraded active noise cancellation. The earbuds use Razer’s proprietary HyperSpeed 2.4 GHz wireless link for ultra‑low latency audio, supporting PCs, PS5, Steam...
The 9 Best Wireless Headphones to Buy in 2026
Esquire’s 2026 roundup identifies the top wireless headphones across premium, mid‑range, and budget categories. Sony’s WH‑1000XM6 returns with a foldable case, five‑day battery life, and class‑leading ANC, while Apple’s AirPods Max delivers cinematic sound and a premium case despite its...
The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Is $400 Off Right Now
Google’s flagship Pixel 9 Pro XL has slashed its price to $699, a $400 discount from the $1,099 launch price, but the deal is limited to the hazel color. The device packs 16 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, a 6.8‑inch...
Apple's iOS 26.4.1 Update Enables Stolen Device Protection by Default Now - Grab It Today
Apple released iOS/iPadOS 16.4.1, a minor update that bundles bug fixes, security patches, and resolves an iCloud‑sync glitch introduced in 16.4. The update also turns on Stolen Device Protection by default for consumer iPhones and for enterprise devices that upgrade. No...
Chrome, Vivaldi, and the Challenge of Changing Browsers
Longtime Chrome user JR Raphael switched to Vivaldi after discovering its extensive customization and privacy tools. While Chrome still commands roughly three‑quarters of the desktop market in early 2026, the author found Vivaldi’s Android app painless to adopt and its...
Why Ubuntu 26.04 Will Thrill Gamers - and It's Not Just the Performance Bump
Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" launches on April 23, 2026, bringing a new Linux 7 kernel, GNOME 50 and a Wayland‑only desktop. Phoronix benchmarks show it outpacing 25.10 across every test, from PyPerformance to Godot game builds. The release pairs with Wine 11 and Mesa 26, delivering...
I Downloaded An App That Pays You To Play Games. Here's How Much I Made
Testerup, a mobile app on iOS and Android, promises cash rewards for completing in‑game milestones without any upfront investment. After 45 days of playing titles such as Gecko Out and Arrows, the author accumulated $20.45, still far short of the...
Pixel At a Glance Preps Showing Nearby Google Wallet Passes, ‘Restaurant Insights’
Google is testing two location‑based enhancements for the Pixel At a Glance widget: “Passes nearby,” which will surface relevant Google Wallet passes when users are in proximity to a venue, and “Restaurant insights,” which will recommend menu items using Google...
If You've Been Waiting for a Lenovo Legion Go 2 Price Drop, Bad News: The Exact Opposite Has Happened
Lenovo’s handheld gaming PC, the Legion Go 2, saw its price jump to $1,999.99 at Best Buy, up from the $1,099.99 launch price of the Ryzen Z2 variant. The premium model now costs nearly $2,000, while the more affordable version rose to $1,499.99, making...
FDA’s 2026 General Wellness Policy and What It Means for Manufacturers of Wearable Devices
The FDA finalized its General Wellness Policy for low‑risk devices on Jan. 6, 2026, setting clear criteria that wearable products can avoid medical‑device regulation if they are limited to general‑wellness purposes and pose low safety risk. The guidance follows a July 2025 warning...
Samsung’s Base Galaxy S26 Is Popular, with a Boost in Production Amid Budget Phone Cuts
Samsung announced a production boost for its Galaxy S26 lineup, raising April output to 3 million units from the previously planned 2.4 million. The base S26 model saw the largest increase, adding 500,000 units, while the Ultra gained 200,000 and the S26+ was...
TP-Link Launches Extremely Low-Cost TL-7DR3600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router
TP‑Link has launched the TL‑7DR3600, a dual‑band Wi‑Fi 7 router priced at $23, positioning it as the cheapest entry‑level model on the market. The device uses five AI‑driven “pixel” antennas and a Starlight chipset to deliver core Wi‑Fi 7 features such as...
EIZO Introduces ColorEdge CS3200X 31.5-inch 4K Creator Monitor
Japanese display maker EIZO launched the ColorEdge CS3200X, a 31.5‑inch 4K UHD monitor targeting professional photographers, video editors, and digital creators. The panel offers 99% Adobe RGB and 96% DCI‑P3 coverage, HDR support through HLG and PQ, and a 10‑bit/16‑bit...
The Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Apple Isn’t Slowing Down Plus F1’s Billion-Dollar Boom and Dune vs Avengers
In the latest Media Play News podcast, David Bloom and Daniel Frankel examine how Apple is reinforcing its dominance over the U.S. smartphone ecosystem, even as AI chatter and Siri upgrades dominate headlines. They note that Apple’s tight integration of...
These AI Glasses Switch Between ChatGPT and Gemini. They're Better Than Meta, but Not Great Yet
Rokid’s AI glasses, now on sale for $279, let users toggle between ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini through a companion app, a flexibility Meta’s $379 Ray‑Ban Gen 2 lacks. Unlike Meta’s glasses, which lock users into a proprietary AI ecosystem and raise...
Samsung’s New Galaxy A37 and A57 Are Now on Sale in the US From $449 with Free Case
Samsung has launched its budget‑focused Galaxy A37 and A57 smartphones in the United States, priced at $449 and $549 respectively. Both models share a 50 MP triple‑camera system, Exynos processors (1480 for the A37, 1680 for the A57) and six years of...
KiKA Launches HbbTV-Enabled Smart TV App on StreamingOS
KiKA, the German children’s channel operated by ARD and ZDF, has launched a redesigned smart‑TV and HbbTV app built on the joint StreamingOS platform. The new offering features a unified video player, recommendation algorithms, and a child‑friendly interface with a...