Many of Garmin’s wearables are on sale right now, including the last-gen Forerunner 265S. Just in time to make the most of the warmer weather, REI is slashing prices on a bunch of our favorite outdoor gadgets and goods as a part of its annual anniversary sale. Now through May 26th, the outdoor retailer is
Read MoreReady to move on from the traditional glass slab? Introduce a hinge into your life with these folding smartphones.
Read MoreWhen Samsung started overhauling Good Lock for One UI 7, Home Up was one of the modules that saw the biggest changes. Most of those changes were good, letting you modify edge panels, the taskbar (on Folds and tablets), the overview screen, and the home screen itself. As welcome as those features are, I found
Read MoreReady to move on from the traditional glass slab? Introduce a hinge into your life with these folding smartphones.
Read MoreWe put 25 sunscreens to the test during summer hikes, spring ski days, and beach-side hangs. Out of all the mineral, chemical, and spray varieties we tried, these are our top picks.
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Several Android phone manufacturers have showcased concept phones with external camera lenses over the years. In fact, realme showed off a concept phone with 3x or 10x external lenses at MWC earlier this year. But vivo decided to up the ante with the launch of the X200 Ultra in
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Several Android phone manufacturers have showcased concept phones with external camera lenses over the years. In fact, realme showed off a concept phone with 3x or 10x external lenses at MWC earlier this year. But vivo decided to up the ante with the launch of the X200 Ultra in
Read MoreThere’s still plenty of time between now and Memorial Day, but the mattress and bedding sales are already underway.
Read MoreWe’re nearing the halfway point of 2025, and there’s still a decent amount of major Android phone releases we’re anticipating. The Galaxy S25 Edge will hit store shelves by the end of the month, while the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 should arrive later this summer. There’s also the Google Pixel 10
Read MoreThe hack we have for you today is among our most favorite types of hack: a good, honest, simple, and well documented implementation that meets a real need. Our hacker [Solo Pilot] has sent in a link to their basement monitor. The documentation is quite good. It’s terse but comprehensive with links to related information.
Read MoreNASA engineers have successfully revived Voyager 1’s backup thrusters, unused since 2004 and once considered defunct. Space.com reports: This remarkable feat became necessary because the spacecraft’s primary thrusters, which control its orientation, have been degrading due to residue buildup. If its thrusters fail completely, Voyager 1 could lose its ability to point its antenna toward
Read MoreNASA engineers have successfully revived Voyager 1’s backup thrusters, unused since 2004 and once considered defunct. Space.com reports: This remarkable feat became necessary because the spacecraft’s primary thrusters, which control its orientation, have been degrading due to residue buildup. If its thrusters fail completely, Voyager 1 could lose its ability to point its antenna toward
Read MoreThere’s just some joy in an instant camera. They were never quality cameras, even in the glory days of Polaroid, but somehow the format has survived while the likes of Kodachrome have faded away. [Mellow_Labs] decided he wanted the instacam experience without the Polaroid pricing, so he made his own in the video embedded after
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Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: U.S. health officials on Friday endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s and identify patients who may benefit from drugs that can modestly slow the memory-destroying disease. The test can aid doctors in determining whether a patient’s memory problems are due to
Read MoreWe love clocks, but we especially love unusual timepieces that aren’t just about showing the hour of the day. [Simone Giertz] built a flip clock moon phase tracker for a friend. While in Egypt for Cairo Maker Faire, [Giertz] and [dina Amin] found some old flip clocks at a flea market and had to have
Read MoreMicrosoft has released Command Palette, an enhanced version of its PowerToys Run launcher introduced five years ago. The utility, aimed at power users and developers, provides quick access to applications, files, calculations, and system commands through a Spotlight-like interface. Command Palette integrates the previously separate Window Walker functionality for switching between open windows and supports
Read MoreOwners of the first-gen Nest Hub report recent device failures, freezing up during the boot process. Attempts to factory reset the hardware have not been successful at restoring operation. It’s possible a recent firmware update may play a role, but Google has yet to confirm anything. Update, May 16, 2025 (09:41 PM ET): We’ve heard
Read MoreWalmart is preparing for a future where AI agents shop on behalf of consumers by adapting its systems to serve both humans and autonomous bots. As major players like Visa and PayPal also invest in agentic commerce, Walmart is positioning itself as a leader by developing its own AI agents and supporting broader industry integration.
Read MoreA new set of 27 Linux kernel patches introduces a “Swap Tables” mechanism aimed at enhancing virtual memory management. As Phoronix’s Michael Larabel reports, “the hope is for lower memory use, higher performance, dynamic swap allocation and growth, greater extensibility, and other improvements over the existing swap code within the Linux kernel.” From the report:
Read MoreActivision is starting to wind down Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile just over a year after its global launch. The game “has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences,” according to a post on X. The company will be pulling the game from the App Store and
Read MoreActivision is starting to wind down Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile just over a year after its global launch. The game “has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences,” according to a post on X. The company will be pulling the game from the App Store and
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube TV has offered more details about its upcoming multiview customization experiment for non-live sports content. You’ll initially be able to build custom multiviews with select national channels like ESPN, Bravo, and USA. The experiment will expand to include local channels in the coming months. Google announced on April
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission has approved Verizon’s $9.6 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications, valuing the Dallas-based company at $20 billion including debt. The approval comes after Verizon agreed to scale back diversity initiatives to comply with Trump administration policies. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who previously threatened to block mergers over DEI practices, praised the deal
Read MoreAn Apple Pay and Apple Cash problem left users unable to complete transactions for just over an hour on Friday, as Apple was quick to resolve the issues. Apple Pay and other Apple services experienced an outage on Friday. According to the System Status page on Apple’s website, several Apple Services were affected by an
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