China’s UBTech unveils eerily lifelike companion robots, and yes, they want to move in with you

UBTech's new Uworld U1 humanoid robots are designed to live alongside people, learning routines, recognizing emotions, and holding natural conversations. The company even envisions customized versions that can recreate a person's face and voice.

News         July 1

Meta will now charge you for the best AI feature on its smart glasses, and there’s a limit even if you pay

Meta has capped free use of Conversation Focus, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses feature that amplifies a speaker's voice in loud settings, to three hours a month. Unlocking more requires users to subscribe to a $19.99 monthly Meta One Premium subscription.

News         June 30

Anthropic finally brings back Claude Fable 5, but you’ll have to live with a temporary usage limit

Anthropic is restoring access to Claude Fable 5 globally on July 1, weeks after a US government directive forced it to pull the model for all users.

News         June 30

Google starts testing Gmail Live, its new voice search tool for your inbox

Google has started testing Gmail Live, a voice-based search tool that answers spoken questions about your inbox and points back to the original email.

Phones         June 30

Nothing Phone 4b might pack more than you’d expect from a budget phone

A new leak from tipster Yogesh Brar suggests the Nothing Phone 4b may pack a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chip, a 120Hz AMOLED display, and a large 5,400mAh battery.

Phones         June 26

You may see new ways to pay for Android apps and subscriptions starting next week

Starting June 30, Android users in the US, UK, and EU may beging seeing new ways to pay for apps and subscriptions as Google expands billing options on the Play Store.

Phones         June 25

Nothing offers an early look at the Phone 4b ahead of its July 7 launch

Nothing has revealed the design of the upcoming Phone 4b, which blends the 4a Pro's unibody build with the Glyph Bar from the standard 4a.

Phones         June 25

Apple has reportedly fixed the foldable iPhone’s hinge woes, so you can breathe a tad easy now

Apple has reportedly resolved most of the hinge issues that fueled delay speculation around its first foldable iPhone, with mass production now on track to begin next month.

Phones         June 24

LastPass suffers another data breach, but this time your password vault is safe

LastPass has confirmed that customer names, contact details, and support case records were exposed in a breach at Klue, though the company says password vaults remain secure.

News         June 24

Prime Day cuts the Sony WH-1000XM5 to under $200, and I think it’s worth every penny

The Sony WH-1000XM5 has fallen to a record-low $198 for Prime Day, saving you more than $200 on one of the best noise-canceling headphones out there.

Deals         June 23

The Galaxy Watch 8 at $218 is the Prime Day smartwatch deal I’d recommend to most people

The Galaxy Watch 8 has fallen to a record-low $218.49 for Prime Day, saving you more than $130 on Samsung's latest smartwatch.

News         June 23

The Pixel 10 Pro at $684 is the best Prime Day phone deal I’ve seen, and it’s hard to find better value right now

The Pixel 10 Pro is down to just $684 for Prime Day, a massive $315 discount that brings the flagship phone to its lowest price yet.

Phones         June 23

I went looking for the best Prime Day bargains on Google hardware, and these are the winners

Prime Day 2026 is delivering some surprisingly good discounts on Google hardware. From the Pixel 10 series to Nest cameras, the Pixel Watch 4, and Google TV Streamer, these are the deals worth grabbing before the sale ends on June 26.

Smart Home         June 23

Prime Day 2026 is packed with Samsung deals, but only these made my shortlist

Prime Day 2026 is delivering some of the biggest Samsung discounts we've seen all year. From the Galaxy S26 series to Galaxy Watches, tablets, and earbuds, these are the deals that offer the best value for your money.

Deals         June 23

This sneaky photo trick gets AI chatbots to ignore their safety rules

A new exploit out of Florida International University shows how invisible pixel-level changes in a photo can trick AI chatbots into generating responses they would normally block.

News         June 23

Google Meet finally lands on Android Auto, giving you one less excuse to skip a meeting

Google Meet is rolling out widely on Android Auto, letting drivers join scheduled meetings and audio calls from their car's display, months after the same feature arrived on Apple CarPlay.

Cars         June 22

Nothing’s latest teaser suggests its budget lineup isn’t dead, it’s just rebranding

Shortly after shelving a CMF budget phone, Nothing has teased a likely replacement called the Nothing Phone 4b.

Phones         June 22

Microsoft’s Xbox handheld plans resurface with a mysterious new logo

A new Xbox Handheld logo has appeared on several official game pages, raising questions about whether it simply flags compatibility with existing Windows handhelds or hints at a first-party console still in the works.

News         June 22

The Galaxy S27 Pro might borrow the Ultra’s best screen trick

Samsung may bring its Privacy Display to more phones, starting with the rumored Galaxy S27 Pro.

Phones         June 22

I’ve used Apple gear for years, and right now is the best time to buy from the used shelf

Apple plans to raise iPhone prices as a global memory shortage pushes costs higher. After years of buying Apple gear new, here's why I think the used shelf is starting to look like the smarter move.

Phones         June 21

AI tools that help students cheat are multiplying, and the detectors can’t keep up

A wave of new apps is helping students slip AI written homework past teachers undetected. Even companies selling AI detection tools are tangled up in the same problem.

News         June 19

This free app gives your photos the Game Boy Camera’s iconic look, no cartridge needed

Epilogue's new Flashback app recreates the Game Boy Camera's grainy, low-resolution photo style using your phone's camera.

Phones         June 19

Gemini Live can finally remember what you told it in past conversations

Gemini Live can now recall details from past conversations, closing a gap that's lingered since memory launched in standard Gemini over a year ago.

News         June 19

This study found a surprising mental health perk hiding in your game library

A new study found that adults who play open-world games or relaxed titles report feeling less lonely and more emotionally resilient than people who don't play at all.

News         June 18

Google’s AI Overviews are blabbering about fictional monsters as if they’re real

Google's AI Overviews are reportedly treating fan-fiction horror entries from the SCP Foundation as real, citing fake forensic records and pointing users to "official" documents.

News         June 18

Google Photos’ AI image editor expands to more regions, but only for Android users

Google has expanded Edit with Ask Photos, its AI-powered conversational editing tool, to five new markets. The feature is rolling out for Android users in Germany, the UK, France, Spain, and Italy, but iOS support has not been confirmed for the new regions.

Phones         June 18

Google is giving Pixel Screenshots a cloud AI boost while keeping your data private

Google's Pixel Screenshots app is gaining cloud-based AI processing with its latest update, giving the feature more power to search and analyze your screenshots while keeping data in a hardware-secured environment.

Phones         June 18

You’ll soon be able to send view-once texts on WhatsApp

WhatsApp is working on view-once text messages, according to WABetaInfo. The feature lets users send texts that become inaccessible after a single read, with the same screenshot and forwarding blocks already in place for view-once photos and videos.

Phones         June 17

Epic Games just took a big step toward AI-built games with Unreal Engine 5.8

Unreal Engine 5.8 ships with an experimental plugin that lets developers connect any LLM to core engine systems, and Epic plans even deeper integration for Unreal Engine 6.

News         June 17

ChatGPT’s new Scheduled page puts all your automated tasks in one place

OpenAI is rolling out a dedicated Scheduled page for ChatGPT that lets users view, manage, and monitor all active tasks from the sidebar.

News         June 17

Threads makes it easier to find your community and tune out what you don’t want to see

Threads is rolling out upgrades to its Communities feature and a new feed personalization tool called Your Algo.

News         June 17

Google Messages could soon get a sniffer tool to help you spot AI-generated photos in chats

Google is building a C2PA image detection tool into Messages that will show users detailed labels about how a shared photo was created.

Phones         June 16

Sharp’s first smartwatch can tell how many calories you’ve eaten without logging a single meal

Sharp's first smartwatch goes beyond tracking calories burned. The Karada Mate Watch uses a bioelectrical impedance sensor to estimate calorie and water intake by reading fluid and sugar shifts inside the body.

News         June 16

Apple will reportedly offer the 20th anniversary iPhone in two sizes

Apple is reportedly planning to offer its 20th anniversary edition iPhone in two sizes, with both featuring edge-to-edge displays and Apple's A21 chip.

Phones         June 16

Are you using ChatGPT or Claude for writing work? A study says you may be landing in a fluency trap

A new study finds that AI writing tools create a fluency trap, where clean, confident-sounding output leads writers to trust AI text before they have actually done the thinking.

News         June 16

WhatsApp Web is finally getting group calls, so you can leave your phone on your desk

WhatsApp is rolling out group voice and video call support to its web client, letting beta testers start calls directly from the browser.

News         June 16

Xbox is reportedly closing the studio behind Hellblade merely days after showing off its next game

Xbox is reportedly closing Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade series, just days after it announced a new game at the Xbox Games Showcase.

News         June 15

Facebook now has an answering genie for all your burning questions, just like Google Search

Meta is rolling out AI Mode on Facebook, a new feature that uses Meta AI to answer questions by pulling from public content across Meta apps, rather than returning standard search results.

News         June 15