Video and sound quality have an impact on battery and data usage. Soumyabrata Roy/Shutterstock Although some people are pushing back, a lot of us are dependent on streaming services for our movies and music. There’s an obvious incentive — you get a massive library for a (relatively) cheap monthly fee and the ability to…
Love it or hate it, the iPhone Duo is the buzziest new smartphone release in a while, especially for Apple, which has stuck with the tried-and-true slab phone designs for longer than its competitors. I’m definitely in the former camp, but it comes after some experience with another passport-style foldable, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8….
AI character chat free sounds like a simple shopping question until you try to answer it. Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 on October 13, 2026, and the company says paid subscriptions stay active with billing unchanged “for now.” Chai’s paid plans changed names between October 14 and October 18, according to a third-party tracker. Kindroid’s…
If you buy something from a link in this article, we may earn a commission. Learn more Samsung hasn’t announced the Galaxy Fit 4, but Samsung has already published its app. Its Galaxy Fit4 Manager plugin sits in the Galaxy Store now, and its own screenshots show a Wallet section in the settings menu, a…
Beta firmware for the Galaxy S26 Ultra is already on Samsung’s servers. daily_creativity/Shutterstock If you’ve been aggressively refreshing the Samsung Members app on your Galaxy S26 in the hope of seeing the One UI 9.5 beta, you’re wasting your time — although you won’t have to wait much longer. A One UI 9.5…
Finding one file on my phone can turn into a wild goose chase through the wrong apps. A driver installer sits in Google Drive, screenshots pile up in Downloads, and another document gets lost somewhere in a cloud account. My filing system is a mess. That’s how I ended up trying Round Sync, an open-source…
AI data centers are gobbling up memory as fast as it’s manufactured. Vertigo3d/Getty Images As companies push all their chips into the AI basket, GPU makers are shifting their resources to support the boom. The resulting memory shortage has had dire consequences for the consumer tech industry: Component prices are skyrocketing, supplies are dwindling, and…
It’s straightforward enough, but requires the right apps (and a compatible car). CarPlay brings your iPhone apps right to your car’s dashboard. However, not every app gets a CarPlay version — it’s mostly limited to audio, messaging and navigation apps. But with iOS 27, users can finally watch videos on CarPlay when they’re parked. But watching…
This one looks better than the main Music app logo’s new design. Apple Apple, if you weren’t aware, has a standalone app for classical music separate from its main Music application. Now, it has also updated its logo to match the main Music app’s new black-and-white design. The company has similarly retired the Apple…
You may not be happy with the latest and greatest. SOLDATOOFF/Shutterstock Speed has always been the main selling point for routers. Today’s flagship models, like Netgear’s Nighthawk RS700S, are rated for up to 19Gbps, come with two 10Gbps ports and eight antennas and sell for more than $500. For most households, that’s money…