Android devices make one-click shopping much easier, especially if you regularly use the Amazon Shopping app and have a payment method saved. Additionally, if you manage subscriptions in an app, the Google Play Store generally keeps the previously used method in your files.However, this can be a double-edged sword, as accidental microtransactions can occur if you share your device with a family member, such as a tablet. It’s no fun, especially if your kids are spending money unintentionally. Sometimes these transactions become irreversible, and the problem ends up costing you more than you would like to admit. Fortunately, there are…
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Knowing how much data you actually use or intend to use can be very important to saving money in the long run. For example, mobile hotspots may not be as reliable as you think, so you may prefer to stick to your network. Other users using less data can benefit from one of several cheaper plans. Most people only use 15-20GB, which can cover a mix of video streaming, gaming, music listening, and general browsing. If you’re someone who regularly moves away from a reliable Wi-Fi source and uses one of the many popular smartphone apps that eat up data,…
Apple today shared statistics that paint the App Store as a safe and trusted place for customers and developers, even though fraudulent or misleading apps continue to pass Apple’s review process from time to time. As of 2025, Apple said its App Review team has evaluated more than 9.1 million submissions to the App Store, with a mix of human and AI review. The company rejected more than two million of these submissions, including more than 1.2 million new apps and nearly 800,000 pending app updates, for failing to meet App Store review guidelines. As bad actors continue to evolve…
Pixel Watch owners are experiencing issues with their sleep data. First identified on Reddit, users noticed their watches were displaying the message “No recent data. Wear your watch to sleep,” despite the fact that Fitbit apps revealed that sleep cycles were being recorded through their smartwatches. Users who attempted to resolve the issue by restarting their watch saw no change in their displayed fitness data. Although the complaints on Reddit are largely about the Google Pixel 2, the extent of the problem remains unknown. Some users have noted that this indicates a broader reliability issue with Google’s Pixel watch…
Walmart has long been in the cheap electronics business, so it’s no surprise that the company has decided to take on the tablet business with its new Onn Android models. These aren’t just budget tablets: in fact, their price seems, at first glance, almost too good to be true. In a world where budget Android tablets from Lenovo or Samsung approach $150 or more, Walmart is clearly trying to undercut its competitors. There are currently new Onn tablets (although older models) available for around $50, and in an effort to bring prices down even further, the retail giant is also…
Apple has quietly agreed to hire employees and license intellectual property from Animato, a small California-based company that developed software to create virtual avatars used in video chats and tutoring, according to a European Commission filing spotted by Woozad. The acquisition was filed under the EU Digital Markets Act in January 2026 and appears to be what is known as a “structured acquisition”. In other words, Apple is able to make job offers to certain Animato employees and receive a non-exclusive license to the company’s intellectual property, as well as acquire its patent applications. Apple Inc. (“Apple”) will have the…
It targets football fans ahead of this summer’s tournament. Apple Apple Sports today announced a big expansion, bringing the program to more than 90 additional countries and regions. This free app collects real-time scores, statistics and results across all sporting disciplines, allowing individuals to keep tabs on what’s happening for all their favorite teams. Especially with so many leagues increasingly splitting their broadcast rights across cable networks and streaming platforms, the app ensures you know what’s going on even if you can’t watch a game live. With the World Cup approaching, the timing of this global…
Google held its annual Google I/O event today, launching new AI products and giving us a glimpse of what to expect in the near future. Google I/O is Google’s equivalent of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and Google’s announcements provide a glimpse of what Apple will be competing with in the coming months. We’ve rounded up everything Google announced at I/O across its product lineup. Gemini Gemini Omni – Gemini Omni is a new model that can create anything from any input, and better simulates gravity and kinetic energy. It combines Gemini intelligence with generative models like Nano Banana and Veo.…
Milton Rodney Buzon/Getty Images The Samsung S Pen is a stylus built into all current Galaxy Ultra phones. It’s useful for note-taking, and there are even useful S Pen features that streamline the way you launch or control certain apps. But have you ever noticed a strange smell coming from your S Pen? Galaxy Ultra owners have reported a “burning smell” since the S Pen was added as a feature to the Galaxy S22 Ultra phone. The problem is so widespread that virtually everyone who has owned a Galaxy Ultra…
lilgraphe/Shutterstock If you’re the type of person who’s sitting at 95% or more of your phone’s storage capacity, your phone probably feels like a nag at this point, constantly reminding you that you’re reaching breaking point and need to do some spring cleaning. Your immediate impulse might be to dive into the weeds of your media and start deleting some of those precious memories, but there’s often a more common and subtle culprit at work: an overabundance of apps and their (sometimes massive) caches. It’s the most common sin on…