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Google Messages has been on a roll this year, constantly getting updates packed with new features or design changes, and two more could be coming soon. It looks like Google's about to finally fix a frustrating bug with group chat icons, along with overhauling links and link previews in conversations.

NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) SSDs are the fastest type of drive you can buy for a PC (or console) today, with the fastest drives hitting almost 15GB/s! Yet, for some reason, video games don't seem to load any differently on a drive a third of that speed, or even much slower SATA drives.

For me, every night is movie night. I love nothing more than settling down, dimming the lights, and relaxing with a good film. The only tough part is choosing what to watch.

Samsung's new foldables are really, really good, but in typical foldable fashion, they are also insanely expensive, to the point that it's out of many people's budget. That's not a problem in itself, but now, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is heavily discounted in one of its most popular storage options.

The Toyota RAV4 has been unstoppable in the U.S. car market. In 2024, it even ended the Ford F-150’s 40-year reign as the nation’s top seller, and the hybrid version played a huge role in that win.

I'll be honest with you, I've never really bothered with "real" cable management when building any of my PCs over the years. I started to care a little more when computer cases got side windows, but even then my "management" is nothing compared to the obsessive lengths some people go to.

Apple has quietly slipped in a great new feature into iOS 26 that makes receiving photos in the Messages app much faster. Your recipient can now get a smaller-sized preview of an image almost instantly, well before the full-resolution file even finishes sending.

Smart displays are the perfect centerpiece for anyone's smart home setup. Amazon’s Echo Hub is one of the best ones so far, and now, it's back to its lowest price.

I was recently staring at my boxes of keyboard switches and keycaps and wondered what would happen if I mixed them all on one board. With a hot-swappable keyboard, it was easy enough to try, so I went ahead and gave my Frankenstein keyboard a spin.

Android’s openness has always been its strength, but that freedom is about to face some resistance. Starting next year, unverified developers will be blocked from distributing apps even from outside the Play Store. Open-source app store F-Droid has some serious concerns about this.

Have you been patiently waiting for the big Samsung Galaxy Android 16 (One UI 8) update to hit your device? If so, we have more good news. This weekend, Samsung started rolling out the stable One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Tab S10, and more.

Linux kernel version 6.17 was released over the weekend, bringing with it several performance improvements and enhancements to benefit Linux folks. In particular, some cutting-edge GPUs and CPUs are getting support.

Are you trying to become more efficient when using ChromeOS? Well, these five keyboard shortcuts are worth memorizing on your Chromebook to boost your productivity.

MAME has officially released MAME 0.281, and the biggest news this time around is the addition of full support for Windows on ARM. If you’ve been running MAME on newer ARM-based laptops or mini-PCs, you can now expect binary packages specifically for 64-bit ARM versions of Windows 10 or later.

Since introducing Apple Pay in 2015, Apple has committed to its mission of replacing the physical wallet. While the company has made strides toward that goal, gaps remain.

Generative AI is advancing at a breakneck pace, and every creative industry has been affected. If you’re someone involved with making music in any capacity—whether as a professional producer, an indie songwriter, or even just a curious hobbyist—you’d be downright foolish to ignore how these tools are reshaping the industry.

Movies have often been described as a form of escapism, and that may be what I most like about them. No matter what’s stressing you out (your job, your relationship, or maybe just the nightly news), you can always disappear into a great movie. And thanks to Prime Video, you have plenty of films to help you escape life, if only for an hour or two.

The portable power and energy company EcoFlow just launched two big new power stations designed to power homes during an outage. The latest EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Plus and Delta 3 Ultra Plus are here, upgrading the previous generation with better efficiency and performance to help keep your lights and essentials running. These new units are a durable whole-home backup solution.

As we head into October and the movie options on Paramount+ refresh with a new batch of titles for the spooky month, there are still plenty of great movies to enjoy for your weekly viewing.

Hybrid cars are slowly but surely winning over more drivers, and honestly, it’s easy to see why. Today’s hybrids pack some of the best performance and efficiency numbers we’ve ever seen, thanks to a decade of improvements in batteries and electric tech.