Google One is offering 50% off its 2TB storage and AI Pro plans right now
Year-end savings Google is offering a limited-time 50% discount on annual Google One and AI Pro plans for new users.
Phones
The TikTok deal could be the big break the North American smartphone market needs to thrive in 2026
Another year The North American smartphone market has been decidedly stagnant for a while, but 2026 could become a year where change is inevitable.
Which Android phone has the best camera? What I found after testing dozens of devices
sharp shooters Android phones have amazing cameras, but some phones do the job better than others. Whether you have pets or children or want to zoom way in, we've got the best picks for you.
OnePlus reportedly developing a phone with battery bigger than two Galaxy S25s combined
Battery beast incoming The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip may power this upcoming battery-focused OnePlus phone.
Samsung is putting Gemini on a fridge, and it'll debut at CES 2026
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Android 2025 scorecard: Major changes and challenges leading to an exciting future for the OS
Be different With plenty of new features and a brand-new rollout strategy, Google changed quite a lot of things around Android in 2025.
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This cheap Garmin watch watch just got even cheaper with 20% OFF during Amazon's last-minute holiday sale
Smart Savings Watch It's usually pretty hard to find a good running smartwatch for under $200.
Amazon just released this powerful Echo Dot smart speaker, and it's already 20% OFF for the holidays
Listen Up The Echo Dot Max is the lineup's best-sounding speaker yet.
New T-Mobile deal gets you a free Pixel phone AND some earbuds this holiday season — here's how it works
Free x2 T-Mobile wants to hook you up with a free Pixel phone and some free Pixel earbuds. All you have to do is follow these steps.
This iconic Kindle e-reader is 18% OFF right now, AND you can get it by Christmas if you order today
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Apps & Software
YouTube won't share streaming data with Billboard in 2026 — what it means for you
Ending soon YouTube will stop sharing music streams with Billboard starting midway through January 2026, it's going to have major ripples through the industry.
Android 2025 scorecard: Major changes and challenges leading to an exciting future for the OS
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The internet grabbed 300TB of Spotify songs and the implications are massive
Preservation or piracy? Anna's Archive, billed as the largest truly-open library in human history, now includes roughly 300TB of Spotify tracks and metadata.
NotebookLM is now powered by Gemini 3 for better reasoning and multimodal understanding
Smarter studying Google has officially made the switch from Gemini 2.5 Flash to Gemini 3 for NotebookLM, bringing the company's "most intelligent model" to the platform.
Wearables
This cheap Garmin watch watch just got even cheaper with 20% OFF during Amazon's last-minute holiday sale
Smart Savings Watch It's usually pretty hard to find a good running smartwatch for under $200.
Wearables report card 2025: How smartwatches, rings, and glasses fared this year against my predictions
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Your Oura Year in Review is here, and the global stats are wild
Oura’s 2025 review Oura’s 2025 data shows who sleeps best, walks the most, stresses the hardest, and keeps the youngest hearts.
The 9 best Garmin watches for every type of athlete
Best for fitness training These are the best Garmin watches across the Venu, Forerunner, Instinct, Fenix, and other Garmin lineups
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Did Qi2 and Bluetooth Auracast live up to my expectations in 2025?
Evaluation time Did the accessories market live up to my expectations? Lets take a retrospective look at 2025, my predictions from last year, and what came to pass.
2025 was awesome for consumer audio, but some key things were very underwhelming
Tshaka-Fi Wrapped! Nothing dropped the bomb, on-device voice controls just bombed, Auracast floundered, and lossless came alive! My takeaways for audio in 2025.
Best external keyboards for Android tablets
Type not tap Your tablet won't reached its maximum potential until you get one of the best external keyboards for Android tablets.
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Tis the season! The best cheap Android tablet just scored 32% OFF during Amazon's holiday sale
Holiday Gift Inspo That's $150 for a powerful, economy-level Samsung device.
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