Michael is a former ebook dev turned tech writer whose career arc took him from VR to wearables, emerging tech to gaming guides, before arriving at AC to cover Android, Oculus, Stadia, and smart homes, among other things. A Bay Area native, he loves underperforming sports teams, running, and tormenting his friends as the DM for D&D and Star Wars RPG campaigns.
Android 12 will track your face with the selfie camera to speed up the rotation between portrait and landscape mode. While cool in theory, this feature is a bit buggy in the beta and may make you uncomfortable from a privacy perspective. So here's how to turn the feature off.
Oculus Quest 2 games are enhanced with the latest graphics and let you enjoy VR experiences untethered. But Oculus Store games can get expensive, so you don't want to waste your money. Here are the best games available in your favorite genres.
Nokia wants to undercut the best cheap Android phones with the Nokia G20, a $200 phone with a massive battery that will last you several days. Buying the Nokia G20 will save you money on other popular brands, and the phone has some great perks to offer in terms of software and design features. But its slow chipset makes it hard to recommend this phone unless you're on a strict budget.
Oculus and Facebook executives have openly admitted that they're developing new Oculus hardware, with some proposed new features like face and eye tracking. But how else will the next Oculus headset improve on the Oculus Quest 2? We lay out the most likely upgrades for a Quest 3 or Quest Pro, plus our own wishlist of features.
Two independent sources have suggested that Oculus could replace the 64GB Oculus Quest 2 with the 128GB Oculus Quest 2 at the same price point. Here's what we know so far.
With the release of the Android 12 beta 3, you can easily take longer (or shorter) screenshots that aren't restricted by the size of your phone. Taking scrollable screenshots is a cinch, so let's get you sharing some properly-sized screen captures.
Blink has released a replacement for the Blink XT2, but the XT2 is still available for sale at a discount, and the 3rd-generation Blink Outdoor is less of an upgrade than you'd expect. So should you pay extra for better battery life or stick with the older model and its free cloud storage? We share our thoughts on which you should buy.
A Township Tale, an open-world, sandbox social VR multiplayer game, spent years in a pre-alpha beta before arriving on the Oculus Quest today. While still not version 1.0, this port offers a ton of activities, professions, fetch-quests, crafting, and exploration that'll give you far more hours of gameplay than most VR games.
Samsung isn't likely to announce or launch this tablet soon, but we've already begun to see leaks emerging from South Korea about Samsung's newest tablets — including a supposed 14.6in "Ultra" tablet. Here's what we know so far about the Galaxy Tab S8 series.
Google's self-made Whitechapel chip could help its new Pixel phones last nearly as long as iPhones. But does it have the power and appeal to make shoppers leave behind other, more popular OEMs for stock Android?
It's not always clear when your Android phone is recording you through its camera or microphone. But with the Android 12 beta, Google added a nuclear Quick Settings option to shut down the camera or mic for all apps immediately. Here's how to find and use these settings.
Samsung is working on a new smartwatch that'll abandon its proprietary OS for the new Wear OS. We're just not sure if it'll be called the Galaxy Watch 4 or something entirely new! Here's a roundup of what we know so far and what we hope to see in the new Galaxy smartwatch.
Do-it-yourself security systems are on the rise, with smart home automation, affordable cameras, and price transparency making them appealing to consumers. Professionally installed systems will cost much more, but also are more likely to have better coverage of your home and smart tech. We've weighed the best systems in both categories to help you decide which system fits your needs...
Dell currently has over 80 monitors listed for sale on its site (not counting the popular out-of-stock models), each named with an incomprehensible series of numbers and letters. So how to pick the best of the lot? We did our best to cut through the crowd and chose the standouts that you should buy for your PC and laptop needs, first and foremost.
Windows 11 will make PCs a haven for Android apps, while M1 MacBooks are adding more and more iOS apps to macOS. Because of that, I feel more pressure than ever to choose my next computer based on whether I prefer iPhones or Android phones...and it's stressing me out.
Whether you're a student, creative designer, gamer, or average joe, we have a wide range of the best laptops available this year at the price point, power level, and form factor that works for you.
More and more Quest 2 owners are using their headsets as an alternative to the gym. If you want to join them, make sure you have the tools you need to keep your Quest 2 clean between workouts, and to make those intense Beat Saber sessions that much more effective.
Demeo was one of our favorite hands-on VR experiences of 2021, and the VR dungeon-crawler received the first of several free DLC expansions today. Here's what you need to know about this disturbing rat-themed campaign.
When using Oculus Touch controllers, you must constantly keep your fingers clenched to avoid dropping them. Thankfully, there are a few reliable mods that replace the built-in straps with more secure straps and grips, both for the original Touch controllers and the new Touch 2s.
Developers have received access to Android 12 on their Pixel phones, but we're still a ways off from the public beta or the actual release. Here's everything we know or can predict about the Android 12 OS update schedule, including our predictions for Samsung One UI 4.0 and OxygenOS 12.