Custom ROMs are not something I think about a lot anymore when I get a new phone—you can read some of my thoughts about that here. But if you have a Pixel phone, and you were hoping to keep it running after it's finally dead, we have some bad news for you.

For a long time, the tracker fight has been very one-sided, with Apple's Find My network reliably using other Apple devices as a mesh network. That only really caught on with Android recently, and now, the Moto Tag has just become probably the most accurate Android tracker out there.

The Google Pixel 4a was recently in the news, but not for good reasons—an update had apparently completely nerfed the phone's battery life, making it essentially unusable. Now, this might also be what happens with the Pixel 6a.

There are reasons why you might want to keep a flash drive around. A lot of people don't care a lot about transfer speeds, and just want something that can carry files and fits in their pocket. If that's you, this 1TB flash drive is one hell of an opportunity.

Samsung's flavor of Android has had a notable advantage over regular Android for years—a desktop mode. With Android 16, though, the tide is turning, and we finally have a proper desktop mode on Pixel phones.

It's hard to fit a high-end graphics card inside a small PC. So much so that apparently, it's easier to fit a small PC inside a high-end graphics card. Pretty weird, I know, but these are the times we're living in.

At WWDC 2025, Apple introduced a lot of new updates and features, including major updates for all of its operating systems. Now, your Apple Watch is getting some love too with watchOS 26.

Everyone loves tiny computers, but tiny custom computers are always a feat. This one is more of a cool proof-of-concept than an actually useful product, but we'll allow it.

eReaders tend to be on the bigger side, resembling the size of tablets. After all, you want something that's roughly the size of a book. But what if you want something a little bit more pocketable? This eReader might be a good choice, and right now, it has a neat discount attached to it.

Prosumer hardware is always really expensive, and it's no different for hardware such as the Apple Pro Display XDR—a monitor that, despite being six years old, still starts at a whopping $4,999. Newer technologies are coming to eat its lunch, though, and now, LG is launching a monitor that might look very appealing if you've been eyeing something like this.

USB in general has historically always been hit or miss. Sometimes you can get really good USB support on a computer, or sometimes you get the bare minimum (which might not be amazing). Now, as of new Windows 11 PCs released this year, the "minimum" is actually decent now.

Notepad has been around for decades, but Microsoft only really started "upgrading" the app with Windows 11. It looks, and feels, much more modern now. And with the latest update, it's going a step further, though some users might be conflicted with this.

USB-C being standard means that you can charge most of your tech with the same charger, but the key thing is finding a charger that fits the bill in the first place. If you're still looking, this charger might be a good option for cheap.

Thunderbolt 5 is a relatively new tech, but it packs some insane speed gains, and if your hardware supports it, gadgets using it can be a great addition to any laptop or computer. Anker recently released a Thunderbolt 5 dock, but you can already score a significant discount.

Ever since Spotify added podcasts, it has become one of the top apps for listening to podcasts on the go, but it's still not a dedicated podcast app—and sometimes, it shows. Its main focus is, still, music. Now, though, it's getting slightly better for podcasts.

Apple's self-service repair program is seen by some as being a bit on the half-baked side, but to Apple's credit, it has been slowly improving it with new devices and parts. Now, the iPad is finally joining the list of devices that you can repair at home.

When Microsoft releases a new major update to Windows 11, the company wants you to update your computer, and therefore quickly deprecates the previous versions. In a relatively rare move, Microsoft is rolling out a few updates to Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2.

When people look at gaming PCs, they tend to imagine gigantic, honking monsters, but a gaming PC can actually get pretty small while still playing games. Case in point—this ASUS tiny PC packs some serious hardware capable of gaming.

AI is everywhere these days. And it's only going to get worse. Our browsers have, so far, been spared from the madness for the most part, with only minor integrations at best. Microsoft's Edge browser is due to get an "AI mode" that evokes heavy Clippy vibes.