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Labor Day deals are already making this a great time to buy a streaming device, and these prices are hard to beat.

Import a supported Google Play book, and Gemini Notebook will use it as a source of information to generate reports, quizzes, podcasts, and more.

OpenAI sounds a solemn and dire alarm, but we're woefully unprepared for what's coming.

Here's what to know about the glitch, and the only action you can take for now.

No longer limited to the Mac, Perplexity's Personal Computer for Windows AI can complete complex tasks on your PC with little or no input from you.

Want to organize your photos but don't know where to start? Here are my methods for tackling a massive cloud library.

Scaling AI in business is less about technology and more about accountability, governance, and healthy relationships between humans and agents.

Snag the HP OmniBook 3 16-inch laptop for under $700, plus get a 43-inch Toshiba smart TV for just $99 when you bundle at Best Buy.

The TCL Nxtpaper 11 Plus is an 11.5-inch Android tablet that can be all you need, especially with this early Labor Day deal.

Anthropic is merging Claude chat and Cowork memory, raising privacy questions about what AI remembers and if it's worth the tradeoff.

Summer may be ending, but Costco deals are heating up in time for Labor Day: Save big on electronics, home essentials, and more now.

Fairphone is finally selling its latest model in the US. The $649 handset has 11 swappable parts, and a replacement battery is only $40.

You can now code your own mini games and 'gizmos' with no experience. Creating is just half the fun.

Breathe new life into an old TV by setting it up as a monitor for your Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop with gear you may already have around the house.

Android has had the advantage when it comes to changing your message wallpaper - but there is an easy way to do it in iOS 26, too, as long as you don't mind one thing.

Designed for Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android, Wispr Flow is a pleasure to use compared with other voice dictation apps. Here's how.

Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - while adding the polish of MacOS. What's not to love about MainstreamOS?

Opinion: Comcast's new motion detection technology could benefit your home, but it also raises privacy concerns. The details are in the fine print.

The latest stable kernel also brings filesystem and I/O improvements, and substantial new support across AMD, Intel, Apple, Nvidia, USB4, and laptop hardware.

With AI-driven RAM shortages pushing Raspberry Pi prices sky high, here's how to repurpose your old handset into a portable powerhouse for your projects.

Google is leveraging our poor relationship to technology to sell its new phones - the same relationship it had a hand in creating.

Got an old Android phone or tablet lying around? Turn it into a test server for experiments and development - it's simpler than you think.

Google's Gemini-driven meeting software can now save a transcript, send it to Google Drive, and email you a copy.

With Google Assistant shutting down this fall, Android users will be left with inferior voice calling, thanks to Gemini.

Google's latest lineup of Pixel 11 phones is here, and Amazon has a free gift card offer on every single one.

Got an old 32-bit computer lying around? Don't throw it away - Sparky Linux has decided not to give up on the aging architecture.

Aptoide Games just landed in the Play Store - no sideloading required. I tested it, and caution is advised.

Longing for a plain, old-fashioned version of Microsoft Word without all the bells, whistles, and AI slop? One developer managed to coax Word 1.1a to run on today's Windows.

I used Claude Cowork to automate a workflow, and the result was remarkably effective, but it exposed four serious drawbacks.

Samsung's latest smartwatch introduces new metrics, a longer-lasting battery, and hints at the future of wearables.

Certifications and years of experience can only take you so far in cyber now. Automation means new skills are coming to the fore.

No AC? Me neither. Here's how to keep yourself and your home cool during a heatwave.

We asked several experts in the travel industry to share their top picks for gadgets that help them on the go.

T-Mobile customers affected by the outage in July have been requesting credit. Though $10 is standard, the more persistent you are, the more you may be able to get.

The hidden diagnostic file breaks down all the logging your Pixel, Samsung, or even Motorola does daily. Here's what you can learn from it.

The FCC's robot ban includes many of the world's most popular vacuums and lawn mowers. Is that Roomba in your closet a security risk?

The Ozlo Sleepbuds 2 improve on what made me fall in love with the first generation, but they're not perfect.

Running low on hard disk space or just want to get rid of junk files? The free BleachBit utility can easily handle that assignment. Here's why it beats Storage Sense.

With the new Google Home Speaker hitting store shelves, you may wonder if the Sonos Era 100 is still the best choice.

I've tested the best smartwatches, including the newest Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. Here's how to choose the right one.

Arch Linux doesn't have to be challenging, and ArchEZ proves that point with point-and-click ease.

A series of studies revealed that employees are spending less time asking their coworkers for help. Here's how that tactic could backfire and how organizations need to adapt.

Phones today are coming with massive amounts of storage, but is it overkill? Let's break it down.

A minimal Android launcher can simplify your phone interactions, but simple doesn't have to mean boring.

Meet Shadowfetch: If AI is your jam and Linux is your OS, here's the best way to give this new Debian-based distribution a try.

EZQuest's Pro Series 8-in-1 hub runs on Intel's low-cut but high feature Hoover Ridge chipset, and two months in, it hasn't let me down.

Anthropic's latest Claude upgrade targets developers and enterprises with stronger coding, better reasoning efficiency, prompt-cache-friendly tool changes, and near-Fable performance at Opus pricing.

If you're only using Google Calendar to track events, you're missing some of its most useful features.

It may be one generation behind, but the LG C5 OLED TV still offers plenty of reasons to pick one up, especially at this price during the Black Friday in July sale.

Perplexity's Mac app offers its own agentic AI, Personal Computer, which can handle multi-step tasks on your computer from start to finish. See why the results impressed me.