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T-Mobile will give you a free iPhone 16e right now - here's how to qualify

Sign up for a qualifying Metro by T-Mobile phone plan and get an iPhone 16e smartphone for free. We break down the fine print.

I took 500 photos with the two best Android phones right now - and it was pretty dang close

How does the OnePlus 15 stack up against the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra? Here are my results after a day of camera shootouts.

iPhone 17 Pro vs. iPhone 14 Pro: Why I'm upgrading my three-year-old model

The iPhone 17 Pro is the new hotness, but is it truly worth the upgrade? Here's the breakdown to help you make a decision.

NotebookLM's powerful Deep Research upgrade lets it search the web and create a full report - here's how

Deep Research finds the sources, but you can pick what to keep or even direct it to specific sites as it builds your report.

Withings' smart thermometer is FDA-cleared - and checks more than your temperature

The smart thermometer performs a check-up on your body temperature, cardiac, and pulmonary health in less than a minute.

I started watching TV with motion smoothing turned off. It changed everything (for the better)

Motion smoothing can make games look smoother but often ruins movies and TV shows - here's how to turn it off.

3 charging mistakes that shorten your tablet's life - and the proper method

The mistakes are more common than you think. Do this instead.

Are wind power generators a viable resource at home? My honest truth after months of testing

Solar generators need perfect conditions, but portable wind solutions like the Shine Turbine keep your devices running - even when the sun isn't out.

Are work headsets a gimmick? I tested a pair, and it actually made calls more enjoyable

The business-minded Epos Impact 500 headset is comfortable with good ANC, but its premium design comes with a cost.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs. OnePlus 15: I compared the Android flagships, and here's who wins

Which phone should you spend your hard-earned money on this holiday season? Here's how to decide.

The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is back down to $35, its best price in a year

The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is down to just $35 ahead of Black Friday. Amazon’s Black Friday officially starts on November 20th, but in reality, it’s already well underway. For the past week or so, we’ve been seeing the retailer drop a number of good Black Friday deals, and the latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max is one of the best. Right now, you can buy the streaming stick for just $34.99 ($25 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target (through November 15th) which matches its 2025 record low and

World Labs is betting on ‘world generation’ as the next AI frontier

In recent years, we've seen generative AI move quickly through different eras: chatbots, image-generation, voice, video-generation, and more. But Dr. Fei-Fei Li, longtime AI pioneer and co-director of Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), is staking out what she thinks is the next frontier: spatial intelligence, a nascent field that she believes is the "defining challenge of the next decade," as she wrote in a Substack post this week.That's why Li co-founde

Tesla is recalling over 10,000 Powerwall 2 batteries due to burn risks

The company is proactively discharging the units remotely to make them safe until they’re replaced. | Image: Tesla Tesla is expanding a Powerwall 2 battery recall that started in Australia last September to the US. A ”third-party battery cell defect” can cause units to “stop functioning normally, resulting in overheating, smoking and in some cases smoke or flame causing minor property damage.” The company has received 22 reports of overheating, six reports of smoke, and five reports of mi

Even Realities’ new smart glasses ditch cameras and speakers

The wearable technology company Even Realities has taken the wraps off its latest pair of “human-centric” smart glasses, which it claims are designed not to interfere with your everyday life. The G2 Display Smart Glasses come without outward-facing cameras and external speakers, a move Even Realities says “removes the anxiety of being recorded, overheard or distracted by unwanted sounds.”Shipping smart glasses with just a microphone might seem like a bold move in an era where it seems like

Is Tesla about to finally surrender to Apple CarPlay?

Tesla, one of the original Apple CarPlay holdouts, may finally be close to actually adopting the immensely popular phone projection system for its cars, Bloomberg reports today. The company has started testing the capability internally, anonymous sources tell the publication, and could be close to releasing it publicly, perhaps in a few months — or perhaps not at all. Tesla has a history of toying with various features for months or even years before eventually deciding to kill them. Appl

Restore fired FTC commissioner, consumer protection groups tell Supreme Court

The Consumer Federation of America, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and other consumer advocacy and tech groups are speaking up in defense of former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who was fired without cause by the Trump administration in March. A total of 40 groups — which also include Demand Progress Information Center and UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice — filed an amicus brief today in a Supreme Court showdown over whether Trump exc

Google’s NotebookLM will now do ‘deep research’

Google is pairing up two of its research products: NotebookLM and Gemini’s agentic AI tool Deep Research. On Thursday, the company announced that all users will have access to Deep Research in NotebookLM within a week. Google recently linked Deep Research to other Workspace products like Gmail and Drive, allowing Gemini to draw context from a user’s emails in Gmail, files in Drive, and chat logs in Google Chat.Now, NotebookLM users will be able to direct a question to Deep Research an

Satechi’s new puck sticks a bunch of extra ports to the back of your phone

The adapter includes a short built-in USB-C cable for connecting to devices. | Image: Satechi Satechi has announced a new multiport hub that looks like a hockey puck and is designed to attach to smartphones and laptops using a ring of magnets, but it’s not a wireless charger. The OntheGo 7-in-1 Multiport Adapter features seven ports in total and connects to devices using a short integrated USB-C cable that wraps around the hub when not in use. It’s available starting today from Satechi’s

Netflix is bringing Red Dead Redemption to mobile

Another one of Rockstar’s greatest hits is coming Netflix. On December 4th you’ll be able to play Red Dead Redemption and it’s zombified standalone DLC Undead Nightmare for free as long as you have a Netflix subscription. The news broke when prolific video game news hound Wario64 found listings for the game on the iOS and Android store.And it seems like Netflix isn’t the only one that’ll let you ride horses with John Marsten. Wario64 also found that Red Dead Redemption has appeared on the

The Boox Palma 2 e-book reader is now $84 off

As somebody who can get distracted by social networking and videos really easily, I love the idea of e-book readers — they let me concentrate on a book without the temptation to switch to TikTok. That’s why I find Onyx’s Boox Palma 2 so attractive. It’s about the same size as a smartphone, it’s eminently portable, and offers a clean E-Ink screen with enough battery life for days of comfortable reading. Unfortunately, it is usually pretty expensive at $329, but it’s now on sale at Wellbots