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Since the launch of the Apple Watch, wearers have received constant notifications on their wrists—and sometimes, it feels like they never stop. While it’s convenient to view and react to notifications directly from your wrist, it still requires using your other hand.

Windows Hello, Microsoft's biometric login system, has gone through a big change, making it impossible to work in dark environments. This change is not a bug, but a deliberate update made by Microsoft. The new system now requires both infrared (IR) sensors and a color webcam.

One of the new features introduced in the Nintendo Switch 2 is camera support. You can use the camera for video chats or to add a personal touch to compatible titles. So, if you're looking for a Switch 2 camera, here are some of the best options.

Japanese animation has become so prevalent in American pop culture that it’s easy to forget the days when it was a niche phenomenon. Before the age of streaming, you’d have to wait months for the latest anime to be translated into English. Nowadays, you can get anime translations the same day they air in Japan.

OnePlus is a fan favorite when it comes to smartphones, and its watches are quickly gaining the same attention. The OnePlus Watch 3 came out earlier this year with plenty to offer, but the company has just fixed our two biggest complaints by releasing a newer, smaller variant.

iOS 26 is scheduled to drop this fall. Aside from the Liquid Glass design overhaul, the software fixes many pain points that have been annoying iPhone owners for many years now.

Paramount+ is on fire this summer with its bevy of content, new and old. Even though their categorization is helpful in finding something to watch, the endless choices presented are often enough to overwhelm even the most seasoned viewer. I’m here to help with that.

We've seen tons of chargers with different power outputs. 45W, 60W, 75W, and even 100W. Sometimes even more. You've probably never seen a 500W charger before, but now UGREEN has released one that you can buy starting today.

There's a real sense of accomplishment from mastering a game with complex mechanics. What may seem daunting at first can be a lot of fun once you understand which strings you need to pull.

Spotted someone at the grocery store strapping an Apple Watch around their ankle? No, your eyes weren’t playing tricks on you. What began as a quirky fitness workaround has quietly snowballed into a bit of a trend, with folks starting to question the whole “wrist-only” rule for smartwatches.

With this HDMI sync box with TV backlight from WiZ, you can improve any TV experience with synchronized ambient lighting that changes according to both audio and visual input in real-time. It's great for gaming and movies, but it has its own share of minor annoyances.

Remember TeraCopy? This utility software was quite famous back in the Windows 7 era and offered a better way to move files between locations than Windows Explorer. You might be surprised to know that the tool still exists; in fact, I still prefer it over what we have in Windows 11.

Are you getting ready to head out on vacation and need to get some work done on your Chromebook? While ChromeOS devices used to rely heavily on an active internet connection, modern Chromebooks actually work offline quite well now.

How long have you had your email address? I was wondering the same thing the other day, so I checked my Gmail creation date using Google Takeout—18 years!

We might have gone (sort of) paperless in the modern world, but we're still a long way from going wireless. Despite my best efforts, my desk and other tech hot-spots in my home are often the site of a twisted cable nightmare.

Google made a lot of exciting announcements at its 2025 annual conference, but the one that grabbed my attention was the Try On feature. While it can definitely help you decide whether to buy a dress you see online, there is a big privacy concern with this feature that you need to be aware of.

Splitting the contents of a cell into more than one column manually in Microsoft Excel would take too much time and likely result in errors. Fortunately, the program offers many ways—from built-in tools and automated processes to easy-to-use functions—to execute this data-sorting task.

If you grew up in the 2000s or played games during that period, you know how special the era was. I am lucky enough to have experienced a time long before games as a service and battle passes took over.

Even the biggest fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) have to admit that the quality of the films began to dip after Endgame, though not everything up to that point was exactly perfect anyway. Across the entire Marvel filmography, there are movies some would brand as awful.

Thunderbolt 5 is gradually showing up in more and more devices. Previewed in September 2023, this generation of Intel's advanced connectivity protocol promises significant improvements in speed and bandwidth benefits. Here's everything you need to know about Thunderbolt 5.