PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’ve ever been in the market for a quality, budget-friendly TV, chances are you’re familiar with companies like Hisense and TCL. Both are reputable brands known for doing a lot for relatively little money. They’re also two of the largest TV manufacturers in the world, and while they focus on affordability, both offer a wide range of models from budget-friendly entry-level TVs to surprisingly capable mini-LED options that punch well above their weight (and price). Ultimately, this…
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Primakov/Shutterstock During Apple’s WWDC 2026 keynote, the tech giant revealed many new features that users can expect to get in the iOS 27 update coming in the fall. During the keynote, Apple mentioned all kinds of platform improvements, like redesigned app icons and fixes for Liquid Glass. It also introduced new child safety features for the iPhone. But among all the additional software features announced, the biggest highlight is the upgraded Apple Intelligence. Apple’s suite of AI features gets a new boost in iOS 27 thanks to Apple’s partnership with…
serhatctk/Shutterstock In the middle of the night, your LG TV may suddenly turn on, which, depending on whether you’re awake or not, can scare you a bit. Fortunately, there are no ghosts taking over your TV remote; instead, there are more plausible and proven factors that can turn on your TV without prompting. The two main factors are usually due to incorrectly set specific timers on the TV, while the other may be due to external devices plugged into it. External devices that behave like remote controls, such as the…
The British government will ban access to social media for all users under the age of 16, expected to come into force in 2027. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the plan on Monday, calling the move “a good step for Britain” and the best way to keep children safe online. “This is not something I do lightly, and I will not present it as free, as if social media brings no benefit to young people, because that is clearly a mistake,” he said. “But government is always about choice, and it is clear to me that a total ban…
Matthew G. Eddy/Shutterstock Amazon, a big investor in AI, has pioneered technology that it says will make its data centers both more resilient and more energy efficient. A 2026 report from Wired states that Amazon claims the new architecture will allow the company to use 69% fewer routers and switches and 40% less energy in its massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers, while delivering 33% higher throughput. The heart of this advancement is called resilient network graphs, or RNGs. It’s a way to use random cable connections to make…
Evolf/Shutterstock At the start of the smartphone era, the iPhone upgrade cycle was somewhat predictable. Every two years, iPhone owners would trade in their old device and buy a new model, often at a subsidized price through their cell phone carrier. It seems like ancient history now, but there was a time when iPhone upgrades were regularly available for free, provided users signed up for a 2-year mobile carrier contract. At the time, the two-year upgrade pace made perfect sense. Apple was releasing new hardware improvements and software features at…
Eternalcreative/Getty Images Robot vacuums have come a long way since the first ones wandered aimlessly across our floors more than three decades ago. In those days, plucky little devices could be charmingly clumsy, sometimes getting stuck or inexplicably leaving half the floor untouched. Today, however, some brands worth trying are a marvel of modern engineering, with significant improvements that include features like LiDAR mapping, AI navigation, smart no-go zones, automatic cleaning and draining. Some can even climb (very small) steps! Whether you’ve owned a robot vacuum for years or are…
Imaginima/Getty Images When was the last time you bought a tech product that actually seemed futuristic to you? For me, it was the PlayStation Portable that I bought with my birthday money in 2006. Not only was it a huge step forward in portable gaming, but it was also a portable media powerhouse that looked cooler than anything I’d ever seen. However, soon after, Apple released the first iPhone in 2007. Looking back, this moment may have been the first sign that our reality was diverging too far from the…
Heritage auctions A second production sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES, called “the most important video game ever offered at auction”, sold Friday for 3 million dollars. The game has sat untouched in a box with a launch edition NES Control Deck console — in the original packaging with the plastic still intact — for 40 years, according to Heritage Auctions. What makes this particular copy so special is that it sports an unbroken glossy sticker seal, which was introduced in 1986 for a brief period before Nintendo switched to shrink-wrapping its games.…
Anton Watman/Shutterstock While one of Elon Musk’s many companies, Neuralink, may get the lion’s share of the headlines, it’s not the only brain control interface (BCI) on the market. The American company Paradomis is producing its own high-bandwidth brain interface, intended to restore speech in patients suffering from severe neurological deficiencies. Other companies like Synchron are also making rapid progress in the field, demonstrating that it is possible to implant devices in human patients without invasive open-brain surgery (while Musk’s company seeks to install its chips by drilling into the…