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When it comes to home security and convenience, the battery-powered Google Nest Doorbell is a top choice for many and for good reason. This device offers the flexibility of battery power which makes it perfect for those who want a smart doorbell without the hassle of wiring—something especially appealing if you’re not comfortable working with electrical systems. With this model, installation is as simple as mounting the device to your door frame and you’re set. No drilling holes, no complicated
Retailers like Amazon and Walmart pay fees to credit card companies every time a customer uses their Visa or Mastercard. And it’s no secret that retailers are not happy with that chunk of change that gets siphoned off. But thanks to the emergence of digital money, these retailers are reportedly itching to get away from the big banks. In fact, they may even issue their own stablecoins, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Amazon’s efforts to develop a stablecoin are still in t
Samsung is pushing its Galaxy Watch beyond everyday health and fitness tracking and into the realm of preventive care with personalized wellness coaching and a new blood analysis feature that aims to help people fend off disease and support healthier aging. I spoke with Dr. Hon Pak, Samsung's senior vice president and head of digital health, to get a closer look at what's coming to the Galaxy Watch and how it could change how we think about wearables. "There's illness, there's cancer, and so ma
As a wellness editor and writer, I'm constantly experimenting with the latest health tech, so I was naturally intrigued when I learned that Oura Ring partnered with Dexcom's Stelo, a continuous glucose monitor designed for people without diabetes. The goal of this collaboration is to help everyday people like me understand how food and general eating habits impact blood sugar and overall health. "By combining Stelo data with Oura's existing insights, we're empowering members to better understan
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T-Mobile made headlines by partnering with Starlink for a direct-to-cell mobile service -- effectively broadening T-Mobile's reliability and availability as a cellphone carrier. But in terms of broadband, how do these providers compare? T-Mobile and Starlink are some of the biggest names in rural broadband. T-Mobile's 5G Home Internet is a crowd-pleaser, and is often favored in customer satisfaction surveys, and Starlink has effectively revolutionized satellite internet with its fleet of low Ea
CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 9.0 / 10 SCORE ChatGPT Plus Review Pros Very accurate Powerful reasoning models that are great for research Voice mode for long chats Long-term memory Robust image generation Document and image analysis Custom GPT creation Suite of tools for more niche tasks Cons Can still hallucinate ChatGPT has completely changed how I do my job. Over the past ye
Other Game Controllers We've Tested There are several other mobile controllers we tested that just missed out on a place above or failed to make the grade. Photograph: Simon Hill Acer Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller for £70: The compact design is great for portability, and Acer’s controller even folds in half to slide into your pocket or bag. You can plug in devices up to 8.3 inches in size via USB-C, and the controller has standard offset joysticks, four standard face buttons, and four should
is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. The Trump family is launching a mobile network, Trump Mobile, and a Trump-branded phone, the T1, which they claim will be made in America. Trump Mobile is launching with a single plan called “The 47 Plan” for $47.45 per month, which it says offers the same coverage as the big three carriers. It will work with existing phones, but if you prefer, the company will also sell a $
Update, June 16, 2025 (04:50 AM ET): A Nest spokesperson informed us that Google is aware of the issue and working on a resolution. The issue seems fixed at the time of this update, as we could no longer reproduce the bug across several Google Home devices. All of them now correctly set the alarm for 12.30am when prompted. Original article, June 13, 2025 (06:50 AM ET): Google Home is no stranger to more than the occasional bug like bricked Nest Hubs and gimped Thermostat commands. To Google’s c
Joe Maring / Android Authority It’s no secret that Google Search is in a weird place right now. The regular search experience has seen better days, with ads and unhelpful results making the search engine feel far less helpful than it was a few years ago. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence features like AI Overviews and AI Mode aren’t where they need to be. Despite its imperfections, Google Search has remained my go-to search engine. But why should it when there are so many other options out th
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Pixels are among the best Android phones money can buy, but if there’s one issue that keeps coming back to haunt them, it’s battery safety. We’ve seen battery overheating problems take down the Pixel 4a. The Pixel 6a took it further, and in one alarming case, it reportedly melted completely. More recently, Google acknowledged that a batch of Pixel 7a units was experiencing “unexpected” battery swelling. In response, Google pushes out software updates that re
Apple may have belatedly responded to accusations of showing off Siri vaporware at last year’s WWDC, but the controversy is showing no sign of dying down anytime soon. John Gruber – author of the original piece taking issue with Apple showing off features it hadn’t demonstrated to anyone outside the company – is now joined by M.G. Siegler and others … How it started Apple showed off some extremely impressive-looking new-Siri features at last year’s WWDC, doubling down on these in an ad for th
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple last week announced its latest update for MacOS 26, codenamed "Tahoe." It's full of new visual design elements like Apple's Liquid Glass design theme, better integration with the iPhone, and a more robust Spotlight feature that's better integrated with Shortcuts. The theme of all of Apple's updates this year is streamlining both the visual UI and feature sets across Apple devices, while making more apps and features available on them, punctuated by Apple Intelligence. Al
What is cache? Cache -- or browser cache -- is the temporary storage of website files. So, things like images, scripts, and cookies that your browser saves on your phone to make pages load faster the next time you visit. Also: How to clear your Android phone's cache and make it feel like new Over time, though, those files can add up, taking a large bite out of your device storage and slowing things down. That's why it's smart to clear your browser cache regularly. In this article, I focused o
ZDNET's key takeaways The TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G is a full-color, color paper, and ink paper tablet available at Verizon for $239. It's a great entertainment tablet for daily use that also functions very well as an e-reader. Although the screen is versatile, don't expect the graphics to compare to those on an iPad or other high-end tablets. View now at Verizon For a limited time, Verizon is running an offer for the TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G that nets you $100 off the tablet when you purchase it
Apple Apple's annual Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) happened last week, and the tech giant announced several new updates to iOS 26, including upgrades for Apple CarPlay users. Also: How to install iOS 26 beta on your iPhone (and which models support it) While you'll have to enroll in the developer beta to get early access, here's a quick overview of all the new features you can expect in Apple CarPlay by this fall. 1. New CarPlay design Along with the redesign of iOS 26, CarPlay is
koyu/Getty Images Every modern web browser has tools for tracking the passwords you use with secure online services. Those features are often turned on by default, which means you probably have a random collection of passwords saved in the cloud along with your bookmarks and settings for your default browser. Also: The best password managers: Expert tested Those built-in utilities might have been good enough for an earlier era, but they aren't good enough for our complex, multi-platform wor
Supersmario/Getty Wireless internet connections are convenient, but they're also notoriously unreliable. Nothing proves that point more emphatically than a glitchy video conference call, especially if it's tied to a crucial business meeting. The answer is to run a wired network connection to your home office. Wi-Fi is great for mobility, but a wired connection offers many advantages when it comes to working from home. It's faster and more reliable, with lower latency, all of which matters if y
Marko Stojkovic/Getty Images The tech world was outraged -- outraged, I tell you! -- when Microsoft attached strict compatibility requirements to the launch of Windows 11. Those new rules meant some PCs that were only six or seven years old would be effectively abandoned, no longer eligible for security updates, and unable to upgrade to the newest OS version. And yet, as it turns out, this is just another example of Microsoft copying one of its oldest competitors. Apple's update policy for its
Zeekstd A Rust implementation of the Zstandard Seekable Format. The seekable format splits compressed data into a series of independent "frames", each compressed individually, so that decompression of a section in the middle of an archive only requires zstd to decompress at most a frame's worth of extra data, instead of the entire archive. Zeekstd makes additions to the seekable format by implementing an updated version of the specification, however, it is fully compatible with the initial ve
If you own a PS5, having multiple controllers is almost a necessity as there’s nothing better than sharing your favorite PlayStation games with friends or family in the same room. While it’s always wise to have a spare controller ready for multi-player sessions or simply as a backup for you, genuine discounts on the PlayStation DualSense wireless controller are rare. Even during Black Friday, major promotions were hard to find which makes this moment the perfect opportunity to add another contr
Dyson is a brand that commands prestige in the world of home appliances, much like Apple does in consumer electronics. It’s a company that rarely offers significant discounts and keeps its reputation for quality and performance with every model, even those that have been on the market for several years. For those who don’t want to spend $1,000 or more on a brand-new Dyson, opting for a slightly older model can be a smart move especially when that model, like the Dyson V8 Plus, is available at a
An experimental obesity pill that works in a different way from the wildly popular Ozempic may help people lose weight, according to results from a small, preliminary human trial. Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs reduce food intake by stimulating a feeling of fullness. They act on the brain to promote satiety and on the gut to slow the movement of food through the stomach, helping people feel full longer. As a result, people on the drugs lose weight because they eat less. But a new drug may be ab
One sunny afternoon in May, a century-old power plant in Brooklyn was buzzing—not with electricity, but with hundreds of creatives congregating at the Black Zine Fair. Handmade booklets piled up on table after table, forming vast paper topographies of politics and activism and culture. Marginalized groups in skating! Fictional characters “that probably made me queer”! Someone else presented zines dedicated to all the TV shows they had recorded onto VHS. Still more tables hosted zine assembly. Ev
These days it feels like the next fight is always just around the corner. What matters is picking your battles—and knowing how to win.
Between the Reply Guys playing devil’s advocate and the shitposters spamming disinformation for fun, today’s trolls play in a completely different league from the keyboard warriors of yesteryear. And they don’t just troll randomly for lolz. They latch on to their targets, hoping to get a rise by spreading their brand of hate—whether racist, sexist, homophobic, or all of the above—relentlessly and more organized than ever before. Fortunately, a new generation of online avengers has emerged to pu
Jack and Fiona wanted to do something, but they didn’t know where to start. For months, the couple had watched as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, then spearheading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), had turned the US into what they thought was “a fascist hellscape.” But they live in a deeply red county in a deeply red state in the South, and were worried that speaking out publicly could mean putting them and their children in danger. Jack, who requested WIRED use a
When it comes to the fights of the moment, certain people perform better in some arenas than others. It's time to find out what kind of brawler you are.