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Why Your Phone Battery Dies Faster During a Public Emergency

Drain Check

Why Your Phone Battery Dies Faster During a Public Emergency

Carla Sertin

Google Maps Gets Chatty With a New Gemini-Powered Interface

Map Quest

Google Maps Gets Chatty With a New Gemini-Powered Interface

Reece Rogers

How the Iran War Could Jack Up Prices on Store Shelves

Waterworks

How the Iran War Could Jack Up Prices on Store Shelves

Aarian Marshall

This Digital Picture Frame Wants to Bring People Closer to a Holographic Future

Holodeck

This Digital Picture Frame Wants to Bring People Closer to a Holographic Future

Boone Ashworth

The Fort Strength Training Wearable Tracks Your Sets

All Gains

The Fort Strength Training Wearable Tracks Your Sets

Adrienne So

I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak

Typing Assist

I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak

Reece Rogers

‘Flying Cars’ Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer

Lift Off

‘Flying Cars’ Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer

Aarian Marshall

This Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won’t Work

Noise Canceling

This Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won’t Work

Boone Ashworth

Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?

Dish-Heartening

Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?

Reece Rogers

The Bargain-Basement MacBook Neo Exposes the Insane Price of Another Key Apple Product

Time Is Money

The Bargain-Basement MacBook Neo Exposes the Insane Price of Another Key Apple Product

Jeremy White

Nothing Has Two New Midrange Phones, but Only One Will Be Sold in the US

Nothing Ventured

Nothing Has Two New Midrange Phones, but Only One Will Be Sold in the US

Julian Chokkattu

The Colorful MacBook Neo Is Apple’s Cheapest Laptop Ever

Mac Snack

The Colorful MacBook Neo Is Apple’s Cheapest Laptop Ever

Luke Larsen and Julian Chokkattu

These Official ChromeOS Flex USB Sticks Can Give Your Old Mac or Windows PC a Second Life

Big Flex

These Official ChromeOS Flex USB Sticks Can Give Your Old Mac or Windows PC a Second Life

Boone Ashworth

Apple’s New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Have New Chips, More Storage, and Higher Prices

Mac Attack

Apple’s New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Have New Chips, More Storage, and Higher Prices

Luke Larsen

What Is That Mysterious Metallic Device US Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia Is Using?

Unidentified Hardware Object

What Is That Mysterious Metallic Device US Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia Is Using?

Reece Rogers

The ‘European’ Jolla Phone Is an Anti-Big-Tech Smartphone

MWC 2026

The ‘European’ Jolla Phone Is an Anti-Big-Tech Smartphone

Julian Chokkattu

Summon This AI Agent by Speaking Its Wake Word Mid-Phone Call

Das Labs

Summon This AI Agent by Speaking Its Wake Word Mid-Phone Call

Boone Ashworth

Apple Gives the iPad Air a Small Power Boost

Clean Slate

Apple Gives the iPad Air a Small Power Boost

Luke Larsen

Apple’s Budget iPhone 17e Gets a MagSafe Upgrade

Eye Phone

Apple’s Budget iPhone 17e Gets a MagSafe Upgrade

Julian Chokkattu

Pico’s Project Swan XR Headset Wants to Go Where the Apple Vision Pro Failed

Work and Play

Pico’s Project Swan XR Headset Wants to Go Where the Apple Vision Pro Failed

Boone Ashworth