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We often message links to new music we discover with friends. But sharing links is cumbersome, and if the recipient doesn’t open it immediat...

Changing the wallpaper is one of the easiest ways to keep your Android device looking fresh. If you want to take things to the next level, y...

Converting to a smart home might seem expensive and complicated at first, but do the benefits outweigh the cost and hassle? Let’s check out...

Exploring the real world can be expensive, time-consuming, and dangerous. Exploring the digital world is all of those things… but losing an...

Back in the 1990s, many IBM PC-compatible machines included cylinder locks on their cases right next to the Turbo and Reset buttons. What di...

Headphones make it easy to listen to music without disturbing your family or coworkers. But what if you could privately enjoy music without...

Fans of the BBC’s terrific content can now enjoy curated audio programming—from music to podcasts—on the service’s new BBC Sounds app. Previ...

If you love Dark Mode but your favorite iPhone or iPad app—or website—doesn’t support Dark Mode, you can force a simulated “Dark Mode” every...

Move over Millennium Falcon, there’s a new king of LEGO sets in town, and while it’s not from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, it...

Talking to a smart assistant feels unnatural, especially when simple tasks require multiple commands. But a new Alexa update allows the smar...

When you’re out of the office, your work emails should be left firmly behind. To give you a break, you can set up out of office messages in...

Apple includes accessibility features in its devices that help users with vision, physical, and motor impairments. Some settings, like “Redu...

Your Apple Mac or MacBook has a dark mode that can help you work better at night and in low-light. Once enabled, supported apps and websites...

There are plenty of ways to share links from Google Chrome on Android. You can copy a URL or share it directly with another app. But it’s al...

Shopping for teens and preteens can always be a challenge because mostly they’re just really freakin’ picky. A solid tech gift is a sure bet...

It can be tricky shopping for an environmentally conscious friend, but don’t worry—we’re here to help! The gifts below all incorporate recyc...

In June 2020, Apple announced its intention to move away from Intel for the Mac lineup. The M1 is the first ARM-based custom system-on-chip...

Not to say something that has been repeated time and time again, but you know that it just works when you buy an iPhone. The iPhone 12 Pro,...

Google Photos has stood out by offering free unlimited storage of “High Quality” photos. That’s going away. Starting on June 1, 2021, Google...

Have a Ring doorbell? You might be in for a surprise as the Amazon-owned brand is looking to recall around 358,700 of its 2nd generation vid...

One of the very best features of the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max is the ambient screen that uses your uploaded Google Photos to create beautif...

Roku has been branching out as of late: in addition to reliable sales of streaming gadgets and partnerships with TV makers, it’s been sellin...

It’s no mystery that web browsers track a lot of our internet usage habits. This “history” can also be easily accessed by anyone who checks...

You can’t stop the inevitable. Following the April launch of its ad-supported Sonos Radio service, Sonos is pushing a paid version of the pl...

The Control Center on Mac consolidates all the system controls in one neat drop-down menu. But there are some controls like “Wi-Fi,” “Batter...