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FaceGate in action on Mac

I hate sharing my Mac, but a face-unlocking app finally cured my privacy paranoia

A new free and open source Mac app called FaceGate lets you lock individual apps using Face Unlock,Touch ID, or a password, all processed locally on your device.
Acti keyboard open on iPhone

Acti just turned your smartphone keyboard into an AI assistant

Acti is a new AI keyboard for iOS and Android that lets you drop your location, live sports scores, and mini apps right inside your chats. No app switching needed.
Gemini Spark mac app

Gemini Spark lands on the Mac, and it wants to tackle your chores while you relax

Gemini Spark lands on Mac and can now sort your files, build spreadsheets, and even run tasks while you're away from your desk.
kobo

Kobo answers Kindle’s Goodreads perk with automatic StoryGraph syncing

Kobo has switched on its StoryGraph integration, so your reading progress now syncs over automatically. No more manual updates.
A hand holding the Clicks Communicator

The Clicks Communicator just showed off its software, and it actually looks promising

Clicks finally showed off the working Communicator software, and for anyone who misses physical keyboards, this first look is full of clever touches worth getting excited about.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Leaked cases give us the clearest look yet at Samsung’s upcoming foldables

Leaked cases give us the best look yet at cases for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Wide, and Z Flip 8 ahead of Samsung's July Unpacked event.
iOS 27 beta 2 update on iPhone

iOS 27 developer beta 2 is here. Here are all the new features you get

Apple's iOS 27 developer beta 2 is here with a much faster Siri, a fixed crop bug, Wallet Insight, inline RCS replies, and a handful of other welcome tweaks. Here's everything new.
Tecno EllaClaw

Tecno’s EllaClaw AI agent wants to clean up your phone and run your errands

Tecno's EllaClaw agent moves past chatbot replies and starts doing real work, from clearing RAM and saving battery to hailing rides and shopping inside your apps, all while keeping you in control.
Sphere, Electronics, Speaker

The Google Home Speaker is impressive, until you look at the power cable

A buyer snagged the new Google Home Speaker early and shared first impressions. The sound impresses, the setup is quick, but the fixed power cable is a real letdown for repairability.
People, Person, Clothing

I found the Prime Day TV deals that are picture-perfect, and skipped the blurry bargains

Whether you want a flagship OLED with perfect blacks or a budget Mini-LED that punches above its weight, Prime Day has a TV deal for you. Here are the five best, picked so you can skip the scrolling.
Prime Day Deals on Apple Products

I sifted through the Prime Day chaos to find the best Apple deals actually worth buying

Shop the best Apple Prime Day 2026 deals. M5 MacBook Air at $949, AirPods Max 2 at $399, AirPods 4 from $99, and iPad Air at $519.
Lorika glass clip ons

The race to make smart glasses look less awkward has begun, and I love what I see

An Italian startup called Lorika just launched Ontop, brightly colored clip-on covers that make your Ray-Ban Meta glasses pop.
iOS 27 new star rating feature in Photos

Apple is finally letting me rate my photos, and I can’t stop using it

The iOS 27 developer beta hides a star rating feature in the iPhone Photos app. Here's how to enable it, rate your photos, and filter your library to find your best shots in seconds.
iPhone new timer feature in iOS 27

These 7 hidden iOS 27 features have quietly improved my iPhone experience

The headline iOS 27 features get all the attention, but these seven small changes are the ones quietly making my iPhone better every single day.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Apple has finally put the planned obsolescence rumors to bed

Every iOS update used to come with the same fear: my old iPhone is about to get slower. iOS 27 finally breaks that pattern, and it's a big deal.
iPhone clean up tool creating a new face

I tried to blur a face in iOS 27. My iPhone gave a new one instead.

Apple improved the Clean Up tool in iOS 27, but it broke the hide faces feature in the process, and what it does now is both funny and a little alarming.
iOS 27 beta update open on iPhone

iOS 27 hands-on: the iPhone update I have been waiting for

After two days with the iOS 27 beta, I think Apple finally fixed the stuff that made iOS 26 so frustrating. Here's everything that stood out to me.
Intel firefly laptop prototype

Intel details Project Firefly and how it’s pushing affordable laptops to unseat the MacBook Neo

Intel's Project Firefly wants to make budget laptops exciting again with thin metal designs, long battery life, and clever phone-world tricks that keep the prices down.
OpenAI logo on Microsoft surface

Your ChatGPT bills could soon get a drastic price cut

OpenAI is weighing drastic price cuts as it battles Anthropic for customers. With businesses balking at AI costs and Google undercutting both, your AI bills might finally get smaller.
Framework laptop 13 pro in black

Waiting for your Framework Laptop 13 Pro? You’ll be waiting a bit longer

Framework has delayed the Laptop 13 Pro by about a month after finding issues with the haptic touchpad and display. Here's what your customers need to know.
iPadOS 27 on iPad

iPadOS 27: Everything we know about the new features landing on your iPad

iPadOS 27 arrives this fall with an all-new Siri AI, smarter photo tools, plain-language Shortcuts, and a tidier Safari. Here's everything we know so far about what's landing on your iPad.
Siri in camera features in iOS 27

Siri just moved into your iPhone camera, and it’s pretty handy

Siri now lives inside your iPhone camera with a new visual intelligence mode. Point, tap the shutter, and Siri tells you what it sees, splits your bill, or checks your calories.
iPhone new siri animation

Your old iPhone can run iOS 27, just don’t expect the cool features

iOS 27 supports phones as old as the iPhone 11, but most of the exciting Apple Intelligence features are locked to Apple's newest, priciest devices.
Apple Home App New features

Apple Home app’s new AI superpowers are about to make your life easier

Apple Intelligence is coming to the Home app, and it can now read your camera footage, summarize what happened, and let you search clips by what they captured.
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iOS 27 makes Shortcuts so easy, you have no excuse not to use them

iOS 27 uses Apple Intelligence to let you build Shortcuts just by describing them in plain language. No more fiddling with dozens of actions to automate your daily tasks.
custom EQ in AirPods

AirPods are finally getting a custom EQ to tune the listening experience

Apple is finally letting you tune your AirPods the way you want. A new custom EQ setting is coming with iOS 27, so you can adjust the bass, mids, and highs to match your taste.
Gotcha app on iPhone

What if Pokémon Go were real life? This app lets you log every animal you see in the real world

A new iOS app called Gotcha turns your iPhone into your own Pokédex. Point your phone at any animal, catch it, and collect them all, from common critters to legendary finds.
How to delete browser cache

How to clear your browser cache in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, or Opera

Got a sluggish browser or a website that won't load right? Clearing your cache is the quick fix. Here's how to clear browser cache in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and Opera in seconds.
iPhone showing apps

5 iPhone apps I cannot live without in 2026

From quick searches to retro gaming, these five apps have earned a permanent spot on my iPhone. Some you may know, some you might not, but all of them are worth downloading today.
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This AI can tell a real online review from a fake one, and it’s surprisingly accurate

A new AI system combines text, images, and reviewer behavior to detect fake online reviews with over 94% accuracy, outperforming every existing method it was tested against.
Snapchat-App-Store-open-on-iPhone

Snap sent alerts to students during class hours despite knowing the risk of distraction

Internal documents from lawsuits filed by 1,400+ school districts reveal how Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube deliberately targeted students, even during school hours.
Audi Nuvolari

Audi tackles Ferrari Luce fever with the hybrid Nuvolari, it’s fastest and beefiest car ever

Audi has unveiled the Nuvolari, its first hybrid supercar with 1,001 PS, a top speed of over 350 km/h, and production limited to just 499 units.
oura ring on a rock

Oura reveals the two activities that its smart ring misreads as getting dirty in the sheets

Oura CEO Tom Hale sat down with WSJ to answer questions about the smart ring, and the answers are as fascinating as they are hilarious.
Google Logo

Google wants your app code so badly, it’s willing to pay for it

Google is offering to pay Android developers for access to their code through a "confidential content offer pilot." The program is framed as a revenue opportunity, but the link in the email tells a different story.
Image showing a big footprint

You can literally save the planet by being less polite to AI bots like ChatGPT and Gemini

A new UN report reveals that keeping your AI prompts short and concise could save enough electricity to power millions of homes. Here's why your words literally matter.
Samsung Health app home screen

Samsung Health’s biggest update yet will turn your Galaxy Watch into a health coach

Samsung Health is getting a major update that turns your Galaxy Watch into a proactive health coach, turning complex biometric data into simple, actionable guidance you can actually use.
Microsoft logo in liquid glass style

Microsoft is killing Office 2019 for Mac, and your only way out is to pay up

Office 2019 for Mac is about to enter read-only mode, meaning you can view documents but not edit or save them. Microsoft won't fix it, and the only real way out is to pay for a newer version.
Google Al Edge Eloquent app screenshot

Google wants to kill your expensive voice transcription subscription

Google AI Edge Eloquent is a free dictation app for Mac that transcribes and polishes your speech on-device, no subscription, no cloud, and no privacy concerns.