We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gadget prices will rise in 2026, all thanks to the AI-powered memory shortage, which is driving up the price of key components used in consumer electronics. Fortunately, even in tough times like these, there are still gadgets that sell at attractive prices and are suitable for anyone shopping on a tight budget. The only problem is that it is usually difficult to find products at such a good price that are worth buying. However, Consumer Reports has a panel of experts who review and…
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Mat Smith / Woozad Starting this week, Galaxy 26 owners can test One UI 9, built on Android 17. New features include a Quick Panel redesign and creative new options for Samsung Notes. Try to contain your enthusiasm. Accessibility features may be the highlight. A beta version of UI 9 includes something people who use external keyboards will appreciate: the ability to adjust mouse key speed. There’s also a new feature called Text Spotlight that lets you zoom and clarify selected text in a floating window. And TalkBack, Samsung’s screen…
Many horror game fans have been curious about a new take on the Paranormal Activity movie franchise in recent years. The project was announced in 2024 and the first trailer looked pretty promising. Unfortunately, the found footage horror game Paranormal activity: threshold will not be completed. Solo developer Brian Clarke shared the news in a social media post. It appears that the reason for the cancellation was that Clarke and publisher DreadXP requested more time to work on the project from Paranormal Activity rights holder Paramount, but the Hollywood company did not grant it.…
Srdjanpav/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Somewhere in the multiverse, there’s an alternate timeline in which the clunky computers of the ’80s and late ’90s never really evolved into what we have today. Instead of being thinner, more powerful and more portable, they remained practical and somewhat unruly. Think retro-futuristic laptops like you’d see in dystopian cyberpunk games and fiction. That’s pretty much the design concept behind cyberdecks, personalized personal computers that offer the best impression of a bygone era. Fantasy storytelling aside, some…
Amazon is now delivering all MacBook Neo models by Friday (if not sooner) and we’re still tracking the best deal ever on the official Apple iPhone Air MagSafe battery, but today’s Lunch break 9to5Toys is highlighted by this 16-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro which hits its best price ever with a giant $400 reduction. We also have the MacBook Air M5 16GB/1TB at $150 off and the return of one of the best Apple Watch Series 11 deals – the 46mm Cell at $130 off. We’re also offering the new Apple Studio 2026 Displays with up to $200 off and…
This year, Apple is rumored to be doing a code cleanup for iOS 27, with an overall focus on stability and performance, in addition to a plethora of Apple Intelligence features. While that sounds good on its own, I think there’s a bigger reason why we should expect an incredibly stable release. Love it or hate it, agent coding has dramatically accelerated the software development process. Towards the end of last year the models started to get remarkably good, and we’re now at a point where you can run a model reliably on entire tasks and generally handle them well.…
A week before the Google I/O event, during the Android Show stream, some Android features compatible with iPhone were revealed. We already knew them.An Android smartphone and an iPhoneGoogle I/O 2026 will take place on May 19-20, and the search giant is gearing up for its biggest presentation of the year. To prepare its users for this event, it organized a small presentation on Android on Tuesday.The Android Show I/O Edition 2026 was a 40-minute pre-recorded stream, introducing a number of changes to Google’s ecosystem. There was obviously a lot of content specific to Google, Chromebook and Android, but also…
Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether you’re on a tight budget or looking for a secondary phone that doesn’t need to be super powerful, major Android smartphone brands offer plenty of attractive options. While these cheap phones can’t match the features and processing power of their expensive cousins, they are capable enough to handle everyday tasks. Plus, as smartphone manufacturers have started offering longer software support timelines, you don’t have to worry about your budget phone becoming obsolete within a year. That said,…
Alongside iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.5, Apple has released new HomePod 26.5 software for the HomePod and HomePod mini. The update comes just over a month after Apple released HomePod software 26.4. According to Apple’s release notes, HomePod 26.5 software includes performance and stability improvements. The HomePod software is automatically installed on the HomePod unless the feature is turned off, but the HomePod can also be updated manually in the Home app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac by pressing the More button, choosing Home Settings, and then selecting the Software Update option. Popular storiesApple’s next era begins…
When I reviewed the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, one of my main frustrations was that there were only a handful of apps that could take advantage of the frames’ impressive display and they were all made by Meta. Now that is finally changing. Meta opens up the glasses to third-party developers, who can now experiment with apps compatible with the display as well as the device’s Neural Band controller. The platform will work with apps accompanied by an iOS or Android mobile app and will also be compatible with web apps, the company said in an update. With a 20-degree…