Meta’s Reality Labs team is expected to lose around 10 percent of its staff, with layoffs concentrated on the division’s metaverse employees, as reported by The New York Times. The layoffs are apparently a side effect of Meta’s AI ambitions, which are pulling focus away from its virtual reality division. According to the Times, Meta’s
Read MoreMicrosoft has abruptly retired the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, a free platform that IT administrators have relied on to deploy Windows operating systems and applications for more than two decades. The retirement, reports the Register, came with “immediate” notice, meaning no more fixes, support, security patches, or updates, and the download packages may be removed from
Read MoreIf you’re planning on traveling at all this year, the Baseus EnerCore CG11 Universal Travel Adapter is worth a look. The adapter can power up to six devices at once, and now through the end of today, January 12th, it’s on sale for just $34.19 (about $36 off) at Amazon, matching the all-time low price
Read MoreApple will be leaning on Google Gemini technologies Siri overhaul later in 2026, but it won’t mean that iPhone user queries will be handed over and absorbed into Google’s systems. Apple Intelligence is set to be boosted by Google’s Gemini models Apple and its AI strategy, Apple Intelligence, hasn’t quite kept up with the rest
Read MoreMacworld If you’re running a Mac that boots into Monterey, it’s been time to upgrade for a while. You’ve missed out on Stage Manager, iPhone Mirroring, Apple Intelligence, and the whole Apple silicon transition, not to mention new hardware features such as Thunderbolt 4, ProMotion displays, a year and a half of security updates, and
Read MoreTL;DR Apple finished 2025 as the world’s top smartphone brand in terms of units shipped, extending its lead over Samsung thanks to faster year-on-year growth. Apple’s advantage stemmed from premium demand, a delayed upgrade cycle, and strong sales across multiple iPhone generations. Google and Nothing both posted strong growth, but 2026 could be tougher as
Read MoreMacworld If you’re running a Mac that boots into Monterey, it’s been time to upgrade for a while. You’ve missed out on Stage Manager, iPhone Mirroring, Apple Intelligence, and the whole Apple silicon transition, not to mention new hardware features such as Thunderbolt 4, ProMotion displays, a year and a half of security updates, and
Read MoreMacworld At Macworld Expo in January 2005, miniaturization was on Steve Jobs’s mind. Since the world was in the midst of iPod fever, most of the focus was on the tiny iPod Shuffle. But 21 years ago, Apple’s CEO also unveiled one of the most notable new Macs of all time. Yes, the Mac mini
Read MoreThe Trump administration approached Microsoft for its donation to fund the White House’s $300 million ballroom, documents released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) office reveal. In response to a Democrat-led letter questioning Big Tech’s involvement in the ballroom’s construction, Microsoft counsel Karen Christian writes that the company “was contacted by a fundraiser for the effort
Read MoreYouTube’s unskippable ads have been getting longer, more frequent, and harder to ignore. Recently, we reported on how one country has decided to step in and legally limit the duration of unskippable video ads, effectively forcing platforms like YouTube to make ads skippable after five seconds. That story struck a nerve with our readers, so
Read MoreI step off the treadmill, end the workout tracking on my Pixel Watch, and a notification appears mere seconds later. “What an incredible start to your running week!” it reads. I tap the notification on my phone to reveal a detailed breakdown of my run, with easy-to-understand insights on how my latest session specifically applies
Read MoreThe Trump administration approached Microsoft for its donation to fund the White House’s $300 million ballroom, documents released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) office reveal. In response to a Democrat-led letter questioning Big Tech’s involvement in the ballroom’s construction, Microsoft counsel Karen Christian writes that the company “was contacted by a fundraiser for the effort
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has been using the same camera sensors on its Galaxy S Ultra devices since 2023. This could change next year with the Galaxy S27 Ultra, slated to feature an upgraded sensor. Latest leak says that while the camera will have the same format, it will pack newer
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has been using the same camera sensors on its Galaxy S Ultra devices since 2023. This could change next year with the Galaxy S27 Ultra, slated to feature an upgraded sensor. Latest leak says that while the camera will have the same format, it will pack newer
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has revealed more details about the Galaxy S26’s new 24MP shooting mode. The mode will apparently avoid image quality issues seen in the Expert RAW app’s 24MP mode. It’s believed 24MP shots will take roughly three seconds to process, but offer noticeably better image quality than
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has revealed more details about the Galaxy S26’s new 24MP shooting mode. The mode will apparently avoid image quality issues seen in the Expert RAW app’s 24MP mode. It’s believed 24MP shots will take roughly three seconds to process, but offer noticeably better image quality than
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has released free Stranger Things themes and wallpapers for Galaxy phones. You can download them from the Galaxy Store if you have the Netflix app installed. The pack is only available from January 12 to February 22, so don’t wait too long. Stranger Things may be
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has released free Stranger Things themes and wallpapers for Galaxy phones. You can download them from the Galaxy Store if you have the Netflix app installed. The pack is only available from January 12 to February 22, so don’t wait too long. Stranger Things may be
Read MoreAt the risk of starting a controversy: is there anyone who goes to the effort of setting up Home Assistant who wouldn’t really rather be living on the Enterprise-D? If such a person exists, it’s not [steve-gibbs5], who has not only put together a convincing LCARS dashboard on an Android tablet, but has also put
Read MoreAt the risk of starting a controversy: is there anyone who goes to the effort of setting up Home Assistant who wouldn’t really rather be living on the Enterprise-D? If such a person exists, it’s not [steve-gibbs5], who has not only put together a convincing LCARS dashboard on an Android tablet, but has also put
Read MoreGentoo Linux posted its 2025 project retrospective this week. Some interesting details: Mostly because of the continuous attempts to force Copilot usage for our repositories, Gentoo currently considers and plans the migration of our repository mirrors and pull request contributions to Codeberg. Codeberg is a site based on Forgejo, maintained by a non-profit organization, and
Read MoreCES is over for another year, and it was full of products for Apple users. Here are the best items for your iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac that appeared at the show in 2026. A CES sign Every year, thousands of manufacturers attend CES to promote their latest creations. In many cases, it was for
Read MoreCES is over for another year, and it was full of products for Apple users. Here are the best items for your iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac that appeared at the show in 2026. A CES sign Every year, thousands of manufacturers attend CES to promote their latest creations. In many cases, it was for
Read MoreRemember that re-discovered computer tape with one of the earliest versions of Unix from the early 1970s? This week several local news outlets in Utah reported on the find, with KSL creating a video report with shots of the tape arriving at Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum, the closet where it was found, and even
Read MoreRemember that re-discovered computer tape with one of the earliest versions of Unix from the early 1970s? This week several local news outlets in Utah reported on the find, with KSL creating a video report with shots of the tape arriving at Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum, the closet where it was found, and even
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