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The cost of streaming service subscriptions continues to rise. Even services that used to offer free content are moving it behind paywalls. Here are some once-free streaming services that have added fees, removed free tiers, or just made free viewing harder, and some alternative options you can use instead.

The humble floppy disk in its various incarnations ruled the computer world for a long time. Too long, as it turns out. Eventually, the tiny capacity of floppy disks was a mismatch for growing hard drives and ballooning file sizes, so something new was needed.

Honda is responding to its collapsed EV plans by refocusing on hybrids, with 15 new models planned by March 2030. It's concentrating on North America, and previewed what are likely to be next-generation Civic and Acura RDX hybrids.

One annoying thing about installing apps from outside the Google Play Store is that they don't auto-update. It's a pain to download a new APK and reinstall it to get the updated version every time. Let me show you two ways to automatically update those apps.

When it comes to streaming services that I grew familiar with as I aged, one of them was Hulu. For years, I would visit this website to watch amazing dramas and interesting comedies and, most of the time, to catch up on the TV shows I had been watching throughout the week.

UniFi’s networking capabilities have no rival in the consumer or prosumer market. The system is relatively easy to use, extremely powerful and capable, and the platform has more fanboys than Marvel it seems. But, after setting up my home UniFi network, here are the four things I wish I knew before I got started.

Apple AirDrop enables users to quickly share photos, videos, and other files to nearby users. Android has Quick Share to provide similar functionality to its users.

Last year, Google announced during the Pixel 10 series launch that its latest Android smartphones would be able to work with AirDrop through Quick Share. This basically allowed users to take advantage of these file-sharing features cross-platform. Android phones, for example, could now share photos and videos to iPhones in the same way iPhones were able to share between each other via AirDrop.

Since then, Google has been slowly rolling out AirDrop through Quick Share to even more Android devices — even Android smartphones by third parties such as Samsung. And, just this week, Google launched the feature on a slew of new devices.

Here's the current list of every device that currently has AirDrop enabled.

Current AirDrop-enabled Android devices

• Google Pixel 10 

• Pixel 10 Pro 

• Pixel 10 Pro XL 

• Pixel 10 Pro Fold 

• Pixel 10a 

• Pixel 9 

• Pixel 9 Pro 

• Pixel 9 Pro XL 

• Pixel 9 Pro Fold

• Pixel 8a

• Samsung Galaxy S26 

• Galaxy S26+ 

• Galaxy S26 Ultra

• Oppo Find X9 series 

• Oppo Find N6 

• Vivo X300 Ultra

AirDrop coming soon to these Android devices

• Samsung Galaxy S25 

• Galaxy S25+ 

• Galaxy S25 Ultra 

• Galaxy S24 

• Galaxy S24+ 

• Galaxy S24 Ultra 

• Galaxy Z TriFold 

• Galaxy Z Fold 7 

• Galaxy Z Flip 7 

• Galaxy Z Fold 6 

• Galaxy Z Flip 6 

• Oppo Find X8 

• Oppo Find X8 Pro 

• OnePlus 15 

• Honor Magic V6 

• Honor Magic 8 Pro

It appears Google will continue to roll out AirDrop to even more devices in the future, so stay tuned for updates.

If you use Home Assistant, ESPHome, or any number of similar projects, you might have heard of the Open Home Foundation. What you might not realize is just how important this entity is to safeguarding the projects you depend on.

The arrival of the 2027 Audi Q9 is getting closer, the German manufacturer's new flagship that seats up to seven. While Audi has shared glimpses of the camouflaged exterior for a while now, the automaker has officially opened the doors of the Q9 to provide a first look at the interior ahead of its full reveal on July 28th.

Are you ready for another set of weekend homelab project ideas? This weekend, I'm showing you a few things that I wish I had done sooner in my homelab, including setting up a Wi-Fi heatmap, building a drive health dashboard, and spinning up an uptime monitor.

SAVE $250: The Segway Navimow i110N robot lawn mower is on sale for $849 at Amazon, down from the list price of $1,099. That's a 23% discount and the lowest we've seen at Amazon.

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If you have a tech-forward household, you probably have a few items that make household chores much easier: A robot vacuum, a smart composter, and a smart litter box for the cat are all items that do the chores for you. But until fairly recently, we've been stuck with the task of manually mowing the lawn. This is changing, and we now have powerful robot lawn mowers that can take care of this chore.

If you're looking to offload the task, check out today's deal at Amazon.

As of May 14, the Segway Navimow i110N robot lawn mower is on sale for $849 at Amazon, down from the list price at Segway of $1,099. That's a 23% discount that takes $250 off the price. It's a new record-low price at Amazon, according to camelcamelcamel.

If the lawn gets out of control with spring and summer growth, there's an easy way to keep it under control. The Segway Navimow robot lawn mower is like a robot vacuum but for your lawn. It'll map the area and then set off on a mowing adventure according to your desired schedule. You can also select the length you'd like between 2 and 3.6 inches.

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There's no need to worry about the robot lawn mower bumping into the fence or running over the dog toys left in the yard. The Segway uses obstacle avoidance for over 150 common items it could encounter while mowing.

From the app, you can also set a multi-zone schedule. This will allow you to keep the area near the barbecue cut more frequently than the side yard which gets less use. It comes with an IP66 dust and waterproof rating protecting it from summer splashes. Segway recommends this model for lawns that measure about 0.25 acres.

If you're not in the mood to spend the summer mowing the lawn, get the help of the Segway Navimow i110N robot lawn mower. It's on sale at Amazon for under $850 for a limited time.

SAVE $40: As of May 14, the Garmin Vivofit Jr. 3 is on sale for only $49.99 at Amazon — just in time for summer break. That's a saving of $40 and its best price on record.

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It's easy for kids to rack up those screen time hours once school lets out for the summer. But a fitness tracker can help balance those hours with some necessary movement and one of our favorites designed for kids is on sale for its best price ever.

As of May 14, the Garmin Vivofit Jr. 3 (Marvel Black Panter edition) is on sale for just $49.99 at Amazon. That's 44% or $40 off its list price of $89.99 and its lowest price on record by a long shot.

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The Garmin Vivofit Jr. 3 tracks steps, activities, sleep, and more in a swim-friendly, child-sized package. Better yet, its gamified design lets you child unlock app adventures, games, new watch faces, and more by completing daily activities and reaching their movement goals. And this is the Marvel edition, the Garmin Jr. app will let kids relive the Infinity Saga and be a hero alongside their favorite Marvel Avengers characters.

The parental control features are top-notch as well. You can easily track who your kids are talking to and block any unwanted contacts, schedule reminders for chores and other tasks, set timers for playtime and screen time, input emergency information, and much more. It even comes with a one-year battery life, so you won't need to constantly worry about plugging it in. Once the battery dies, it can simply be replaced.

Best for kids aged 4 to 7, the Vivofit Jr. 3 is a great companion for your little ones this summer. Keep them active, attentive, and engaged even when school lets out.

In the past few years, buying a new laptop usually meant choosing between a thin-and-light model with soldered memory or a slightly thicker one that still used upgradeable SO-DIMM RAM. As someone who wants the lightest device possible but also values long-term upgradability, that trade-off always felt like a massive compromise.

On Elon Musk's X, Bookmarks are a popular way for users to keep track of posts they want to refer back to at a later time.

However, the Bookmarks feature requires users to actively pick what posts they want to bookmark when they come across it. Then, those posts are saved to the Bookmarks tab.

In a new update that's slowly rolling out to users, X is renaming the Bookmarks tab to History. With that change, users will not only see what posts they've bookmarked, but they'll also see an archive of articles and videos that they've read and watched on the platform.

X head of product Nikita Bier announced the product change this week in a post. 

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"We're rolling out a new History tab on iOS to help you keep track of all your favorite content on X," Bier said. "Bookmarks, Long Videos, Articles and Likes will live here — so you can always come back and continue watching or reading. The Timeline moves fast, so we hope this creates a better place for catching up on long-form content."

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The History feature is currently only available on X for iOS. History appears to work much like a web browser's history feature does. As Bier said, users will be able to see bookmarks, likes, and their article and video history within the History tab. 

With the closure of popular read-later apps like last year's sunsetting of Pocket, it does seem like such a move makes sense for specific platforms to implement. Facebook, for example, has long let users view their activity within the mobile app. This includes videos watched and links clicked through the platform and viewed within the Facebook app.

Some X users have reportedly seen their Bookmarks tab updated to History already. Others are still waiting for the update to roll out to their account.

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SAVE $300: As of May 14, get the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 for just $2,399.99, the lowest-ever price on this gaming laptop. That saves you $300 off its $2,699.99 list price.

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What if you could get everything you love in a gaming desktop in the compact build of a laptop? That's the promise of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 gaming laptop.

This 18-inch laptop comes loaded with tons of power that you usually can't find in a laptop. That means 32GB of RAM and 2TB of SSD in a laptop — not a desktop. And best of all, the extremely powerful Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 is now down to its lowest-ever price.

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As of May 14, get the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 gaming laptop for just $2,399.99. This deal saves you $300 off its list price of $2,699.99.

While we haven't had hands-on experience with the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18, we have taken the Acer Predator Helios 16 for a whirl. It's designed truly for gamers with a flashy design of light bars and backlit logos. It's powered with a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card, for smooth, exceptional graphics but don't worry, the device doesn't get overheated with a thermal design.

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 has all of this and more since it comes in an 18-inch package.

Get the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 gaming laptop for just $2,399.99 at Amazon, its record-low price.

SAVE $1,102: As of May 14, the Samsung 65-inch S90F OLED 4K TV is on sale for $1,397.99 at Amazon. That's over $1,000 off its list price of $2,499.99.

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Whether you're upgrading to a bigger TV or replacing an existing model, opting for a 2025 model over a brand-new 2026 model can save you over $1,000. And because tech upgrades are mostly iterative these days, you won't be missing out on much. For instance, you can now get the excellent Samsung S90F — the TV Mashable's sister site CNET dubbed "the best OLED TV for most users" — for a literal fraction of its original cost.

The 65-inch Samsung S90F OLED TV originally retailed for $2,499.99 (as seen on Samsung), but now that the 2026 models have hit shelves, the price is down to only $1,397.99. That's just over 44% or $1,102 in savings. To put it another way: you'll be getting a 65-inch model for less than what folks paid for the 48-inch S90F TV last year (which is originally $1,499.99).

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We find that 65 inches is the sweet spot for most people and homes and the Samsung 65-inch S90F will really crank things up a notch. The OLED panel features deep black levels and rich colors, making it a stellar option for watching movies or live sports. The AI processor can even upscale older content to make it sparkle in 2026. There's also support for 144Hz VRR and lag times under 10ms, which CNET's reviewer says is "about as fast as a TV with this level of picture quality can get."

It's not quite as feature-packed as the step-up S95F (there's no glare-free coating or Dolby Vision HDR), but its excellent picture, high brightness levels, and quick response times make the S90F a better value in 2026 — particularly now that it's only $1,397.99.

SAVE $600.01: The Roborock Qrevo CurvX robot vacuum and mop is on sale for $899.98 at Amazon, down from the list price of $1,499.99. That's a 40% discount and the lowest we've seen at Amazon.

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Summer fun is nearly here. Soon, we'll be outside at the park until sunset, spending weekends at the beach, and relaxing with the best summer reads. With all that relaxation, there's simply no time for household chores. Instead of dealing with dust bunnies under the furniture, enlist the help of a robot vacuum to take care of the chore this summer. There's a great model on sale today at Amazon.

As of May 14, the Roborock Qrevo CurvX robot vacuum and mop is on sale for $899.98 at Amazon, marked down from the normal price of $1,499.99. That works out to a giant 40% discount and a saving of $600.01. This marks the lowest we've ever seen at Amazon.

What's better than a robot vacuum? A model that also mops. The Roborock Qrevo CurvX does both and with features that make it stand out in a sea of endless competitors. Roborock equipped this model with 22,000Pa suction to tackle dirt, hair, and other debris on carpet and hard flooring.

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It comes with a 360-degree scanner to efficiently map your home and it has the brains the recognize 108 potential obstacles like the toys left behind or shoes. Plus, it can handle getting over thresholds that are up to four centimeters in height. Speaking of height, the robot vacuum itself it just a bit taller than three inches, so it's likely to fit well under furniture to tackle a whole-home cleaning session.

The Qrevo CurvX uses hot-water mopping to rid the kitchen floor of the toughest messes. It also uses hot water for cleaning the mop pads and hot air to get them dry as quickly as possible.

Since this is the lowest price we've ever spotted at Amazon for the Roborock Qrevo CurvX robot vacuum and mop, this might be your sign to make the upgrade. Your summer schedule will enjoy the extra free time.

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude are incredibly useful tools that allow you to set up custom projects or dedicated tools to perform specific tasks. Becoming reliant on a single service to access your tools is far from ideal, but there is another option.

Microsoft’s new Xbox Mode brings a more console-like experience to gaming PCs. Features like a unified game library and controller-focused navigation aim to make couch gaming smoother and more accessible. Here’s how the update changes the modern gaming setup.

SAVE OVER $20: As of May 14, the Lego Icons The Lord of The Rings: Balrog Book Nook Kit is on sale for $108.99 at Amazon. This is $21 off its list price of $129.99.

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If the announcement of the colossal Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith has you itching to build even more Lord of the Rings Lego sets ahead of its release, Amazon is here to help. As of May 14, the retailer has the Lego Icons The Lord of The Rings: Balrog Book Nook Kit on sale for $108.99.

This is a $21 discount on its full price of $129.99, but it's also incredibly close to its lowest-ever price of $107.99. We think it's well worth thr buy, as it even ranks as one of our favorite Lego sets.

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If you're a Lord of the Rings fan, the Lego Balrog Book Nook Kit will look great on your bookshelf. It comes with 1,201 pieces that recreate that unforgettable moment on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm that sees Gandalf the Grey going up against the Balrog. It can be displayed in two different ways: placed between books or opened up to reveal the full scene.

Don't miss out on this chance to save on the Lego Icons The Lord of The Rings: Balrog Book Nook Kit at Amazon.

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