There are two types of phones—those locked to a carrier and those free to use whatever carrier they want. There will come a time when you need to know which one your phone is. Thankfully, you'll have no trouble getting the answer you need if you follow these simple steps.

EcoSmart, from Home Depot has announced two new smart home products. The Universal Select Light Bulb and Kidde Smart Smoke & Smart Combo Alarm will be released very soon, but the Light Bulbs are pretty innovative.

There's one thing that almost every Android and iPhone owner has in common: we all wish we used our phones less. There are countless methods for decreasing screen time, but they're often convoluted. I'll show you one simple trick that gets the job done.

The Anker F3800 Plus is an updated, refined version of the biggest portable power station that Anker offers. With updated solar charging and compatibility with gas generators, it's one of the most versatile ways to power your home during an outage.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

Stuff using PCI Express 5.0 is still coming out, while the PCI Express 6.0 spec is already finalized and will show up in PC parts eventually. But have you thought about what's next after it? The PCI Express 7.0 specification is almost about to be finalized, and we already have a final draft.

While DJI is well known for its excellent consumer drones, the company makes arguably some of the best action cameras too. If you're looking to upgrade your camera for upcoming summer adventures, blogging, or content creation, this DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro bundle is a solid option, and right now it's on sale.

Pebble is back with a pair of new smartwatches—the $150 Core 2 Duo and $225 Core Time 2. Unfortunately, iPhone owners who buy these smartwatches will miss out on a lot of important functionality.

Bought an ultra-widescreen monitor? Whether you plan to use it for work, gaming, or entertainment, it can completely transform your experience. However, you'll need the proper setup to fully capitalize on its expansive display. Below, I’ve highlighted some ways to make the most of your investment.

Fedora Linux is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, and Fedora 42 is now available for beta testing. Fedora Workstation now has GNOME 48 and an updated installer, and there’s now an official version of Fedora with the COSMIC desktop environment.

Every modern flat panel display consists of physical "pixels" or "picture elements" that make up the image as a whole. Pixels are already tiny, but each one is a complex machine in its own right, with numerous independent parts.

If you're like me, you're eagerly anticipating the season two finale of Severance landing on Apple TV+ in a few days. Hopefully we'll get answers to at least some of the Lumon mysteries. In the meantime, Google is getting in on the action with a neat little Severance Easter egg.

As far as third-party browsers go, some people swear by Vivaldi, and with good reason. Now, with version 7.2, it's getting even faster to use—and I'm not just talking about page load times, either.

These days, we're all used to dealing with ads while trying to stream YouTube videos and movies, or on all of our streaming devices and services. But how far is too far? Roku has started testing auto-playing video ads before users even get to the home screen before they can even use their TV, and owners are not happy.

BYD has launched new 10C 'megawatt' EV chargers capable of recharging an EV battery to around 250 miles of range in just five minutes. That's right, the 1,000-volt EV platform can charge as fast—or perhaps faster—than a trip to the gas station.

Buying a used phone can save you money, but it also comes with its own set of risks and potential issues. You could end up with a stolen device, a phone with no warranty, or one that has been repaired multiple times. So, you should think carefully before purchasing a pre-owned device.

Has Toyota now become a battery supplier? That's certainly the plan, as it's set to supply fellow Japanese automaker Honda with batteries to power up around 400,000 of its hybrid vehicles sold in the U.S.

The idea of using a MacBook as a desktop Mac sounds great, but there are some problems. Nobody wants to mess with a rat's nest of cables when changing scenery, and what about performance? Thankfully, with modern equipment, it’s not that difficult anymore.

Sleep, health, and activity trackers take many forms, most of which are obtrusive. The Oura Ring 4, on the other hand, is practically indistinguishable from a regular ring yet has many of the same benefits as less elegant trackers.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

Blue moon, as a term, is pretty misleading. It's neither particularly rare, as suggested by the popular idiom "once in a blue moon," nor blue in color. So, what does a blue moon signify? Here's everything you need to know.

Windows has typically been the platform of choice for gaming, but Linux is becoming an increasingly useful option for playing games as well. With Ubuntu 25.04, you might be getting a cool feature that will squeeze more performance out of your computer.

Google Workspace is introducing a new feature for Google Docs that uses AI to summarize documents. This feature is built on Gemini AI technology and allows users to create summaries of their texts.

Uranus' accidental discovery 240 years ago greatly enhanced our understanding of the solar system, doubling the size of the solar system as we knew it at the time. Here's how a German astronomer stumbled upon the ice giant.

After over a week of the Chromecast (2nd Gen) and Chromecast Audio being completely nonfunctional, Google is finally rolling out a fix for the streaming devices.

The new M4 MacBook Air might be a great upgrade in performance and pricing, but unfortunately, it’s still far from easy to repair. iFixit has released its teardown results for the latest MacBook, calling it “a mix of good intentions and frustrating limitations that continues to fall short of what consumers deserve in a premium laptop.”

If you know where to look, you can watch full-length, real-world movies inside video games. Whether it would be a good viewing experience is up for debate, but at least now you know that if you somehow lose access to all streaming services and Blu-rays, you can boot up these games for some cinematic entertainment.

Alexa devices will no longer offer a "do not send voice recordings" setting after March 28th. Future Alexa recordings must be sent to the Amazon cloud, though you can still ask Amazon to automatically delete voice requests after they're processed.

Late last week, we learned that Google Assistant is on borrowed time and will soon get replaced by Gemini on Android phones. And while Google said it'll continue to invest in and improve Assistant, we recently learned that it'll slowly start losing several key features.

If you noticed Copilot is randomly unpinned from your taskbar and missing from your Windows machine, you're not alone. Microsoft's fancy new Copilot app is being "unintentionally uninstalled" on Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices during this month's latest update.

There's no shortage of third-party editing apps for editing photos on your Mac. However, the built-in Photos app on macOS is a capable photo editor that probably satisfies the needs of most people.

Rolls-Royce may be famous for crafting the world's most luxurious cars, but did you know Toyota—usually known for its affordable, reliable vehicles—has a super-luxurious SUV that outshines the Rolls-Royce Cullinan? It's true, but there's a catch: this ultra-luxurious ride is only available in Japan.

Game developers are a cheeky bunch. They have been known to hide everything from secret levels to full-length movies inside their games. Sometimes, they take things even further and bury fully-playable games inside other games.

Originally announced at CES 2025 earlier this year, Beatbot’s AquaSense 2 series has been highly anticipated since its debut. When it comes to pool cleaning robots, Beatbot is extremely well-regarded, and this new AquaSense 2 series leaves a lot to be excited about.

The M3 MacBook Air was one of the best laptops of 2024. With the M4 MacBook Air, Apple has again focused primarily on a chip upgrade, but the basic premise stays the same and as a result, the MacBook Air is unequivocally the best consumer laptop in its category.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

After more than four years, it's time to retire my trusty RTX 3070. But instead of upgrading to yet another NVIDIA GPU, like I have been doing for the past decade, I've ordered myself an AMD RX 9070 XT.

Just like any other entertainment medium, video games are a treasure trove of guilty pleasures and fascinatingly terrible trashfires. While bad games aren't as widely celebrated as notorious films like The Happening or The Room, there's an entire subculture dedicated to the art of "kusoge."