Memorial Day is fast approaching, and with it comes plenty of retail sales. Even though 2026 continues to be an expensive year for tech, there are still plenty of opportunities to save if you know where to look, and these deals may even extend to popular brand-name items. Luckily, finding deals is one of our…
Play Games Sidekick also benefits from wider deployment. Stockinq/Shutterstock This year’s Google I/O introduced a series of updates to the Google Play storefront. Most of the new features are, as usual, developer-focused, but there are some notable changes to the way regular Android users will interact with the store. We knew…
It’s not Photoshop, but it might be better than what’s in Google Photos. Google Alongside a series of updates to its Workspace apps, including Docs and Drive, Google is launching a new image editing app that combines generative AI tools with fine-grained editing. Google Pics is built on Nano Banana, with…
It will even look for opportunities to maximize your loyalty points. Google Google is announcing a series of updates to Shopping today, the most notable of which is probably its new Universal Cart. Universal Cart is a tool that brings all your purchases under one roof and allows you to shop…
TikTok, the social video app, has two different owners. There is the main company, ByteDance, which owns TikTok and its Chinese equivalent, Douyin. In 2025, a third arm was created, with US control transferred to a joint venture, TikTok USDS JV. Who Really Owns TikTok is an interesting rabbit hole to explore. If you’ve only…
Anchor your snow globe worlds to real locations from Google Maps. Google Project Genie is rolling out today to all Google AI Ultra adult subscribers worldwide, following its US debut in January. The service is also getting a new Street View feature that can generate interactive landscapes based on real-world locations…
It’s great when a specific manufacturer becomes almost synonymous with its most popular products. Examples like the Roomba robot vacuum (made by iRobot) immediately come to mind when it comes to automated cleaning technology, and one of the first brands you might think of when someone mentions “Bluetooth speaker” is JBL. Over the past few…
The company is expanding SynthID to Chrome and Search. Google As Google introduces new models and tools for generating AI content, it also makes it a little easier for people to answer the question “was this created with AI?” ยป The company is expanding its SynthID AI detection system so that…
Google Search is becoming even more of a centerpiece of its AI ambitions. Today at Google I/O 2026, the company announced that Search has been upgraded to the Gemini 3.5 Flash model, which it says offers faster inference, smarter results, and the ability to process different media types. As a result, Google is also launching…
BrandonKleinPhoto/Shutterstock Launched in 2014, Ring cameras can help homeowners protect their property by giving them access to live video feeds anywhere a device is installed. Acquired by Amazon in 2018, Ring now has 50 different devices available with an assortment of features and specifications. There…