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Best Gaming Routers for 2025

“Gaming router” is more of a marketing term than a legitimate designation. Sometimes it tells you the router comes with gaming features like device prioritization, but often it just means flashy lights and futuristic designs. Don't fall for it. The main metric you should pay attention to is jitter, which tells you how often your gaming experience will be interrupted by lag. We tested 31 of the top Wi-Fi routers to find the ones that remove lag from the equation as much as possible. What’s the b

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Trump administration throws wrench into $42 billion broadband rollout

The big picture: In a sudden policy shift, the Trump administration has thrown a wrench into the nation's largest broadband expansion effort, forcing states to overhaul plans to distribute $42 billion in federal funding aimed at closing the digital divide. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has put the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program on pause, unveiling sweeping new rules last week that require states to rethink how they allocate grants to Internet service providers. T

The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2025

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . We still think paying for a live TV streaming service makes better financial sense than signing up for cable or satellite TV. Of course, the price difference between the two is steadily narrowing as many live TV streaming subscriptions have jumped to more than $80 per month. Still, you

15 Best Mobile Games for iOS and Android

Don’t doomscroll through more depressing news—use that phone to lift your mood instead. The best mobile games will bring a little joy to your day, whether you’re killing time on the commute or chilling on the couch. These games are all addictive slices of gaming pleasure we have been gorging on for years. As smartphone screens and processing power have grown, the lines between mobile gaming and just gaming have blurred, and you can find tons of great mobile games that have been ported or adapte

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, June 13

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. So, there's kind of a dad joke in today's NYT Mini Crossword. 4-Across is "dessert wine," and 6-Across is "desert whine." You can almost hear the rimshot from here. Thankfully, today's puzzle is no joke; it's pretty simple. But you could still get stumped. Need some help

The best mini gaming PCs of 2025: Expert recommended

PCs have been through a number of evolutions in terms of size, transforming from hulking machines to something no bigger than a hardback book that packs enough power to handle the most demanding workloads. The same has happened with gaming PCs, and with their increased power and cooling demand, it's amazing just how much power and performance can fit into such a small package. Also: The best cheap gaming PCs you can buy If you don't have the space in your life for a huge gaming rig, a mini gam

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The best Garmin watches for training and everyday life

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Few brands are as synonymous with outdoor sports as Garmin. You’ll find these fitness trackers and smartwatches on dozens of wrists at any 5K, marathon, or Ironman. You’ll also find Garmin devotees among divers, thru-hikers, golfers, kiteboarders — you name it. But these devices aren’t just for athletes. The company’s made significant

Garmin’s Venu X1 smartwatch has its biggest display and smallest case yet

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Garmin announced the $799 Venu X1 fitness watch today. It offers a 2-inch square AMOLED screen and seems like a shot at the Apple Watch Ultra 2, given its similar square design and titanium body, even though the company’s other watches already offer similar features to Apple’s flagship wearable. It’s sort of like a square version of the Fenix 8 or

After 18 Years, Apple Is Killing Its 9-Minute Snooze—That Can Only Mean One Thing

For years, it’s always been nine more measly minutes. If you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, you’ve probably never owned an iPhone, or you’re one of those freaks who wakes up without a device screaming in your face to do so. If you are in one of those camps, let me explain: for 18 years, Apple has maintained a vice grip on its alarm snooze feature, which grants nine more minutes to your alarm. No more, no less. Just nine minutes. And there’s no adjusting that in settings. No adjusti

“Two years of work in two months”: States cope with Trump broadband overhaul

The Trump administration has upended plans that state governments made to distribute $42 billion in federal broadband funding, forcing state officials to scrap much of the preparation work they did over the previous couple of years. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick essentially put the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program on hold earlier this year and last week announced details of a rules overhaul that requires states to change how they distribute money to Internet servic

Google’s excellent TV Streamer (4K) is on sale just in time for Father’s Day

I love finding deals on devices that pull double duty, as it feels like it’s stretching my dollar even further. That’s why Google’s discounted TV Streamer (4K) caught my attention this week. It’s not just a powerful streaming device but also a great smart home hub — one you can currently grab from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Google for around $84 ($16 off), which is just $5 shy of its lowest price to date. Google’s latest set-top box is a clear upgrade over the company’s prior streaming dong

How brands can pursue the $11B in-game ad opportunity | Orange 142

In-game advertising is an $11 billion market, and Orange 142 has released a guide to help marketers unlock the opportunity. Orange 142 released a new best practices guide focused on in-game advertising. The guide is designed to help marketers unlock the full potential of gaming as a marketing channel, connecting with audiences in immersive environments without disrupting the player experience. Gaming platforms are one of the most engaged digital channels globally, with more than 3.2 billion pe

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core Is Now Near-Free With 54% Off, Currently One of Amazon’s Best-Selling Processors

If you’ve been toying with the idea of building a new PC or upgrading an older system, you’re in luck. You may have already noticed this, but prices on components like processors and GPUs have been steadily falling, and now’s the time to buy. Not sure where to start or what to buy first? We’ve got you covered, especially thanks to this deal that Amazon has offered up that can sweeten your gaming setup significantly, even if you’re more of an internet browser than a gamer. See at Amazon Head on

Amazon Is Clearing Out Fire TV Sticks, Prices Crash to a Level That’s Simply Too Good to Miss

Amazon is running one of its biggest Fire TV stick sales of the year and the record-low prices are mind-blowing. This flash sale is open to everyone so it’s a great time if you’re looking to upgrade their home entertainment system. With prices comparable to the best of Black Friday and Prime Day, the only problem is how long these prices will remain in effect before supplies are exhausted. As the center of Amazon’s streaming device lineup, the Fire TV Stick 4K is the top-selling model and headl

Mint Mobile’s Summer Promotion Is Back With 50% Off Its Unlimited Plan, Now Just $15 Per Month

Want a good deal on cellular service? A 3-month Mint Mobile 5GB data plan for high-speed data and unlimited text and talk is just $15 per month. Want an incredible deal on cellular service? A 3-month Mint Mobile Unlimited data plan for high-speed data and unlimited text and talk is just … $15 per month. That’s not a typo. For a limited time, 3 months of Mint Mobile’s biggest and best cellular plan, bringing you unlimited data with no hard data caps, is just $15 per month — the same price as Min

I didn’t think I needed a robot lawnmower until I tried this one

MAMMOTION YUKA mini 800 The Mammotion Yuka Mini 800 functions reliably, runs silently, and gets the job done all on its own. I had fairly low expectations going into reviewing the Mammotion Yuka Mini 800, mainly because my understanding of robot grass mowers was outdated. The last time I had checked, they were all too expensive for me to seriously consider getting one for my suburban backyard. I also thought that these machines required guide wires to define the areas you want mowed, something

Danish Ministry Replaces Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and LibreOffice

The Danish Ministry of Digitization is to completely abandon Microsoft in the coming months and use Linux instead of Windows and switch from Office 365 to LibreOffice. Minister Caroline Stage (Moderaterne) announced this in an interview with the daily newspaper Politiken. It comes just a few days after the country's two largest municipalities initiated similar steps. This summer, half of the ministry's employees will be equipped with Linux and LibreOffice. If everything goes as expected, the ent

Next.js 15.1 is unusable outside of Vercel

If you use Next.js anywhere but Vercel, here's some bad news: Next.js 15.1+ is broken. tl;dr: Starting with version 15.1.8, Next.js might break metadata handling for non-Vercel deployments, potentially devastating your search rankings. This is not a bug. When Did This Happen? In 2024, Vercel introduced metadata streaming as an experimental feature. This fundamentally changes how Next.js handles metadata. Traditional approach: Metadata tags (title, description, Open Graph tags) are rendered d

Gaming VC activity settles into a new normal in Q1 | Pitchbook

In the first quarter, gaming VC activity may have finally settled into a new normal — though it’s a leaner, more selective market, according to an analysis by PitchBook. Q1 funding dipped 3% QoQ to $1.2 billion across 134 deals, the lowest deal count since mid-2019. As early-stage investments continue to shrink, investors grow increasingly discerning, and the M&A and exit environment remain muted, there are still bright spots: investment surged into back-end gaming infrastructure and AI-powered

Deal: Get up to $500 off SYLVOX 55-inch Outdoor Gaming TV combos!

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Gaming indoors is great, but have you ever tried gaming outside? The SYLVOX Gaming Series outdoor TV transforms your backyard or patio into the ultimate gaming and sports arena, and it’s now $200 cheaper than its MSRP at Amazon. Get the SYLVOX 55-inch Outdoor Gaming Series TV for $1,799 ($200 off) Built for extreme conditions, the SYLVOX 55-inch TV thrives from -22°F to 122°F with IP55-rated waterproof durability. It boasts a vivid Ultra HD 4K screen with Do

HP Coupon Codes: 25% Off | June 2025

If you don't know where to start—and use—your HP coupon code, there’s a wide variety of options available at HP.com in terms of budget and use case, but my eye goes first to the high-end HP Omen gaming monitors, like the fantastic HP Omen Transcend 32. This 4K 240Hz monitor is a favorite among PC gamers, even among the huge amounts of OLED options out there. It can hit a peak brightness of over 1,000 nits in HDR, bringing scenes in games to life in vivid detail. Or if you’re on the other side o

Double-A shooter MindsEye goes from promising GTA killer to triple-A dumpster fire seconds after launch

In context: Developer Build A Rocket Boy and publisher IO Interactive positioned their genre-bending sci-fi shooter MindsEye as the next big blockbuster of 2025. Instead, it's breaking blocks in ways no one expected. Mission-breaking bugs and crippling glitches made the game nearly unplayable. MindsEye launched Tuesday with high hopes – and fell apart within seconds. The brainchild of former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies, the third-person action-adventure follows Jacob Diaz, a soldie

Maingear launches Ultima 18 gaming laptop with ‘extreme performance’

Maingear, a maker of high-end gaming PCs, unveiled its most powerful laptop to date, the 18-inch Ultima 18 with desktop-like specs. Developed in collaboration with Clevo, Ultima 18 aims to offer desktop-level specs in a gaming laptop — such as a 4K@200Hz G-Sync display, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 mobile GPU, all inside a chassis outfitted with metal lid and palm rest. Designed for elite gamers and creators who demand top-tier performance without co

Google is prepping a more compact look for Gemini Live, and here’s how it works (APK teardown)

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is prepping a new compact Gemini Live overlay that will let you start a conversation without opening the full-screen interface. The overlay will give you access to all four shortcuts available on the full-screen interface and even feature a similar background animation. We spotted the new Gemini Live overlay in the latest Google app beta release, and it could reach users with a subsequent update. After giving the Gemini overlay a much-needed de

For a limited time Mint is offering 3 months of its unlimited plan for just $45 in total

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Mint Mobile’s popular $15/month promotion on all 3-month plans has returned for new customers. After the promotional period, unlimited plans cost just $20/month if you pay for a year upfront or Mint now offers truly unlimited data without the harsh speed reduction after 40GB, though throttling may still occur during congestion. Mint Mobile discontinued its best promotion nearly half a year ago, but the good news is it’s finally back! For a limited ti

Apple iPad deals: Save $100-$150 on these great tablets

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority While here at Android Authority, we live and breathe Google’s mobile OS, we try to stay objective and recognize when competing platforms do something better. In the current market, Apple iPads offer a better experience at a lower price, and they often go on sale. Let’s go over today’s deals together. Buy the Apple iPad A16 for $299 ($50 off) Buy the Apple iPad Mini A17 Pro for $399.99 ($99.01 off) These offers are available from Amazon. These discounts apply

I replaced every emulator on my phone with this $50 gaming handheld and I don’t regret it one bit

TrimUI Smart Pro The TrimUI Smart Pro is a fantastic 16:9 handheld that can reach below $50 on sale. It can handle everything up to the PS/N64, and you'll have to pay double for anything better. As someone who grew up playing retro games, I was over the moon when I first found out I could install emulators on my Android phone years ago. What could possibly be better than playing the classics on the same device I use dozens of times a day for every other task? Well, it turns out that a smooth r

Google may declutter Gemini’s compose box with a new Tools button (APK teardown)

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Gemini interface on Android may soon get a new tools button for Gemini’s Canvas, Deep Research, and Video tools. Currently, shortcuts for these tools appear within the text box next to the microphone and Gemini Live buttons. With an upcoming update, Google may replace these shortcuts with a single “Tools” button. Google is prepping a minor tweak for the Gemini interface on Android to give it a cleaner look. We’ve spotted the change in the latest Goog

OpenAI adds the o3-pro model to ChatGPT today

OpenAI is keeping up its rapid-fire pace of new AI releases. The company introduced the o3 and o4-mini models to its ChatGPT platform in April. At the time, the business promised that a pro model of the o3 was on the way, and that version became available today. Both the o3 and o4-mini models are meant to use and combine all the tools under ChatGPT's umbrella. When OpenAI adds the "pro" designation to a model, it's a version that has been built to spend longer answering queries to provide bette