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ROG Ally companion Asus and Xreal are making gaming-focused smart display glasses with a refresh rate up to 240Hz for low-latency handheld PC gaming and more.
Wear OS-friendly The overwhelming majority of 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 charging stations only support the Apple Watch, but this modular one from Belkin uses your own charger.
Budget or best Samsung found major success with the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, but do the cheaper Galaxy Buds 3 FE earn a similar mark? Here's how the earbuds compare.
2026 AI preview AI is destined to undergo numerous changes in 2026 in response to brand deals, lawsuits, and new hardware launches — here's what I'm expecting.
Audio wishlist The audio industry delivered on its promises in 2025, adding Auracast to Android and making Spotify lossless a reality. But there's more to do in 2026.
Remix in Google Messages After debuting the Nano Banana-powered Remix feature front and center in Google Messages, Google is toning things down in a beta version of the app.
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.
Crashing out A bug with a recent Galaxy Buds app update led to crashes and frustrating pop-ups, but a new update is here is a fix.
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.
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.
Rolling out After being exclusive to U.S. homes, the Gemini for Home early access program is now expanding to Canada — with French language support coming next year.
Report card AI continued to grow in 2025, but not in all the ways we expected, and not every company experienced the same level of success. Here's my report card.
From banned, to sold TikTok signed a deal that would sell part of the company to U.S. investors, and it could mean sweeping changes for users.
Galaxy S26 The Samsung Galaxy S26 is only a few months away, and Samsung needs to make these changes for it to be a compelling upgrade over the Galaxy S25.
Deepfake detector Google is building SynthID watermark detection capabilities into Gemini, making it
Easy exports NotebookLM is gaining a Data Table feature that helps you visualize information from sources in charts that can be exported to Google Sheets.
Extra context NotebookLM is finally rolling out chat history after an announcement in October, and now available across the web client and mobile app.
Google Opal Google is letting users build mini apps within Gemini as part of an experimental Gem, bringing the technology from Opal to more users.
Qi2 + MagSafe + Pixelsnap Ikea's Västmärke is a Qi2 wireless charger with a design, character, and feature set like no other, and I'm buying one immediately.
Parental controls A Google-commissioned study reveals what we should've already known — kids are better at understanding the internet than we are.
Pixel customization Google Pixel phones support app icon theming in beta, and it can give your Android lock screen a consistent look. Here's how to use it.
Google AI Ultra Gemini's Deep Research feature can now build interactive visual reports from its findings, but only for Google AI Ultra subscribers. Here's what it can do.
Budget buy The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are criminally underrated, and as an audiophile, I'm worried the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are heading in the wrong direction.
