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The new mid-range iPhone 16e is good, but not that good. It's cheap, but not that cheap. With room to beat it on both price and features, could it inspire a new wave of great mid-range Android phones?

Players have spent decades arguing the pros and cons of PC and console gaming. While it all comes down to your needs as a gamer, one platform comes out on top. This is why you should build a PC rather than buy the latest gaming console.

Proton Drive is the Switzerland-based security company’s foray into cloud storage. It’s just as ambitious as its siblings Proton Mail and Proton Pass, but despite some interesting features, falls short of its own promises, never mind the competition.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

Another day, another scam, and this time E-ZPass users are the target. Here's everything you need to know about the scam, how to keep yourself safe, and what you can do if you do get scammed.

Have you ever wondered about the magic behind noise-canceling headphones? It's an amazing feature to have for headphones, shutting you out from outside noise that can be distracting. The truth is, I can't ever go back to regular ones anymore.

Nintendo Switch Online customers in Japan and South Korea will lose access to Super Formation Soccer on March 27th. This is a harsh reminder that subscriptions are not a replacement for ownership, and that legacy game publishers are not motivated by preservation.

Accessibility can be challenging, but with the advancement of robotics, there is a lot to look forward to in the world of accessibility. Assistive robots not only help today; they build a future where technology lifts barriers.

Whether to improve your document's aesthetic appeal, allow more space for handwritten annotations, or squeeze all your text onto one page, there are many reasons to adjust a Word document's margins. However, don't fall into the trap of doing this manually.

Robots of all varieties are coming thick and fast, though humanoid robots get the most airtime. Not all of them get it for the right reasons, and in the case of Clone's creepy robots, it's their flair for the dramatic that's been a marketing success.

The revised Start menu was one of the most controversial parts of Windows 11. Here’s how Microsoft is experimenting with fixing it.

You've probably seen Apple Cash advertised every time you open the Wallet app and thought it was the same as other money-sharing apps. While it is relatively similar, it does offer some unique features designed explicitly for Apple Cash transactions.

Google's Gemini AI chatbot might be one of the best ones you can use if you're not willing to pay for a chatbot. Its free version is pretty good, and Google doesn't put huge limits to it. Now, it's getting one extra feature that was only available for Advanced users—Saved info.

Electronic Arts has taken a significant step in game preservation by releasing the source code for four Command & Conquer titles under the GPL license. The titles include the original Command & Conquer (& Tiberian Dawn), Red Alert, Renegade, and Generals, along with its expansion, Zero Hour.

Skype has languished in recent years, with other apps like Discord becoming more popular for group communication, and Teams serving as Microsoft's own successor. It’s not exactly surprising, then, to see that Microsoft might be about to kill off Skype after a long 21 years.

ExpressVPN, one of our favorite virtual private networks, will start rolling out a direct upgrade to its Lightway protocol. Called Lightway 2.0, it promises greater speed for users. It’s also entirely open source, and can be used by anybody for their own uses—and that includes rival VPNs.

OpenAI has released a ton of improvements for its chatbot, ChatGPT, in recent months, but it's been a while since we've had a core model update. While we await for GPT-5, which OpenAI seems pretty ambitious with, the company has launched a mid-step upgrade in the meantime—GPT-4.5.

It's easy to forget, but for the majority of Apple's history the company had a strong gaming tradition. While it tapered off during the Intel years, there are more than a few notable (but largely forgotten) Mac games from the 90s and 2000s worth revisiting.

TikTok has made big updates to its desktop web app to improve how users experience the platform and make it more similar to mobile viewing. These changes, released worldwide today, include a new layout, revamped navigation, and several added features.

I've been there a million times—suddenly I can't update my phone because all 64GB are taken up by videos of my cat. Here are the easiest ways to store the media taking up all that space on your phone.