The best free antivirus software can protect your PC without a subscription. These are our top free picks from Bitdefender, Avast, Microsoft, and more.

The best RPGs for iPhone and iPad in 2026 include Honkai: Star Rail, Stardew Valley, Wuthering Waves, Chrono Trigger, and more.

Looking for the best Mac games in 2026? These 18 picks cover AAA hits, RPGs, strategy games, indies, and options for Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

The PS5 is our top gaming console for 2026, but Switch 2, Xbox, PS5 Pro, and Steam Deck all have their strengths. Here’s which one you should buy.

Tech companies are fighting AI slop while doubling down on generative AI, revealing a bigger problem with infinite content and finite human attention.

YouTube Premium subscribers in several markets are reporting higher prices, with Singapore already confirming increases and more countries potentially following.

Adobe Firefly now offers generally available AI tools for generating music, voiceovers, and sound effects, bringing more of the video production workflow into one place.

LG Display’s new FLiPP OLED technology promises 2.4x longer lifespan, 1.6x higher brightness, and lower power use, with monitors and tablets first in line.

The Minimal Phone 2 trades E-paper for AMOLED and adds faster hardware. Those upgrades make it better, but they also test its minimalist philosophy.

Android 17 introduces stricter per-app memory limits that can slow or terminate runaway apps, giving Google a new way to protect overall phone performance before one memory hog causes wider problems.

OpenAI’s Private Safety Processing promises to detect abuse across multiple interactions while preserving Zero Data Retention, putting its privacy strategy in direct contrast with Anthropic’s 30-day retention requirement.

ICE has banned Meta smart glasses from federal workplaces over privacy concerns, even as DHS seeks funding for purpose-built smart glasses that could support biometric identification during immigration enforcement.

Intel’s rumored Razor Lake mobile CPUs could introduce bLLC for much larger cache pools, while an early manufacturing claim has already shifted from TSMC N2X to the less clearly defined N2P V2.

Windows 11 update KB5121003 is causing confirmed crashes in The Finals, leaving affected gamers to weigh stability against security while Microsoft still lists no known issues with the patch.

Keychron’s C100 8K is a $65 wired macro pad with 96 programmable keys, hot-swappable switches, per-key RGB lighting, and enough blank space to become almost any desktop control panel you can imagine.

The best ESPN+ shows in 2026 include 30 for 30, The Last Dance, Life in the W, The Kingdom, and more. Here are our 12 picks.

The best Mac browser in 2026 depends on how you use your Mac. Safari leads overall, while Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Dia, and Vivaldi stand out for different needs.

Pixel 11's new Rambler feature uses Gemini Intelligence to clean up natural speech and produce clearer text, making Gboard dictation more forgiving without taking the final edit out of your hands.

Datamaxxing gives AI access to wearable health data so it can explain patterns your smartwatch leaves unexplained. Research suggests the idea has promise, but medical advice remains a dangerous line to cross.

The FBI is warning that criminals are hijacking online accounts to steal intimate photos and videos, using familiar tactics including phishing, fake support messages, and password attacks.

Someone reportedly paid $200 for a mystery Xbox controller on OfferUp, and the apparent Microsoft prototype could be an early Elite Series 3 complete with a tiny built-in display.

OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Cyber handles advanced security requests its standard models often refuse, arriving as recent evaluations show autonomous AI agents crossing intended boundaries during real cybersecurity testing.

Hoy puts file sharing, voice notes, and screen recording directly in the Mac menu bar, using iCloud behind the scenes to keep the whole workflow lightweight and surprisingly direct.

AI companies say their tools help employees accomplish dramatically more, but workers describe punishing schedules. The emerging workplace battle may ultimately be about who gets to keep the time AI saves.

The Lofree Flow 2 delivers excellent low-profile typing and premium construction, but its touch strip, USB-C placement, and VIA setup cause frustration.

The first device I added to my smart home was a light bulb. It seemed like the safest possible place to start. I could turn it on from anywhere, put it on a schedule, and eventually work it into routines with everything else. Then I tapped the button in the app and waited. The delay […]

Seven-year software promises are making long-term smartphone ownership increasingly realistic. The bigger question is whether the hardware, repair ecosystem, and annual upgrade machine are ready for it.

Wireless peripherals have become incredibly good, but I’m questioning why devices that never leave my desk still need batteries, pairing modes and charging routines.

We pitted Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Microsoft Edge against one another to pick the best browsers for 2024. Want something different? We have alternatives too.

Apple has patched another Mac Screen Sharing flaw less than two weeks after fixing three separate vulnerabilities in macOS 26.6, with the latest issue affecting authentication.

Don't want to pay a monthly subscription for Photoshop? We don't blame you. Check out our list of the best free photo-editing software you can use right now.

Looking to jump into the world of Pokémon but don't know where to start? Here's our ranked list of every Pokémon game (plus spin-offs and remakes) to consider.

Proxima promises 20-minute blood-count results from a finger prick, but its path into the home will depend on clear clinical evidence showing how it compares with conventional laboratory equipment.

Google’s rumored Pixel Tag may cost just 10 cents less than an AirTag, leaving Android integration and still-unconfirmed tracking hardware to justify the nearly identical price.

Google will begin phasing out Assistant on eligible mobile devices from September 4, replacing it with Gemini while leaving some unsupported devices, cars, and smart-home hardware temporarily unaffected.

DuckDuckGo’s Copy Clean Link feature strips unnecessary URL parameters before sharing, helping prevent tracking IDs from travelling through messages, emails and social posts on iPhone.

Chrome may soon make extension reviews easier to find, but strong ratings can still hide malicious behavior introduced through later updates or compromised listings.

A Pixel 11 leak points to doubled base storage and up to 16GB of RAM, but a higher price and conflicting camera details make Google’s next base flagship difficult to judge.