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The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) just announced the release of Zigbee 4.0. Alongside that comes a new brand for its long-range capabilities called Suzi. This is a foundational upgrade that extends the physical reach of your smart home devices far beyond what we’ve been used to.

The 2025 Nissan Sentra starts at $22,835 with destination fees, while the all-new ninth-generation 2026 model lands at $23,645 and still plays nicely with peers like the Corolla and Elantra. Compared with a base Honda Civic, it’s noticeably more affordable without feeling cheap.

Snap-on is one of the first names that comes to mind when people think about reliable and durable hand tools, especially in the automotive world, but they're not the only brand delivering tool truck quality. I'm not talking about Matco or Cornwell, either, but a relatively new option from Harbor Freight that delivers on quality without costing a fortune.

As we head into the holiday season, your friends and family are set to make many wonderful new memories. Why not give a gift to highlight the festivities and keep those memories close at hand? Digital photo frames can make that happen, and companies like Arzopa take the display game very seriously, with feature-filled options that prioritize performance, build quality, and interactivity.

If you spend any time working with a laptop, you've probably found yourself wishing for a bit more screen space on more than one occasion. The MSI Pro MP165 E6 is an entry-level portable display that can take some of the pain out of working on a cramped laptop screen.

Computer monitors have had a strange gap in technologies for quite some time. At the top of the stack are OLED gaming monitors that offer the best specifications and image quality, and then the next most common option seems to be monitors with very basic backlights with either no local dimming, or a very rudimentary implementation of it.

Apple TV may have the hottest show streaming right now with Pluribus, but let's not forget that the streaming giant also has a pretty solid selection of movies to watch, too.

Click. Click. Click. Nowadays, that's not the sound of using your remote to change channels, but rather of scrolling through Netflix looking for something decent to watch. Sometimes it feels like you're being shown the same handful of movies, right?

Ever miss using your Laptop’s trackpad while working on your Windows desktop? Are you someone who mostly uses creative or office apps and would benefit from gesture support on your PC? Well, the perfect solution already exists—but it comes from an unexpected source: Apple!

Pickup trucks today are beasts—capable, powerful, and loaded with features that can rival a luxury car. But all that muscle and tech often means clunky fuel economy, a huge turning radius, and more gadgets than anyone really needs.

DoorDash has confirmed a data breach that leaked phone numbers, first and last names, physical addresses, and other information. It's unclear how many people are affected.

The Steam Machine is Valve’s latest attempt to bring more players into the PC ecosystem, the only place where Steam and countless PC-exclusive titles live. But when I saw the announcement, I couldn’t help scratching my head and wondering: who exactly is this living-room, console-like PC supposed to be for?

The Google Tasks app is useful, but personally, I've always found it to be a little barebones. It has a notable advantage in the fact that it comes with our Android phones and integrates with Google Calendar, but it lacks a lot of features that are commonplace on other apps. Now, it just got a huge upgrade.

As a tech geek, I’ve always loved gadgets—smartwatches notwithstanding. But over the past few years, my preferences have shifted, and I’ve realized I don’t enjoy wearing my smartwatch the way I used to, which ultimately pushed me back into the world of traditional watches.

Valve's Proton software uses several different translation layers to make Windows games playable on Linux systems. VKD3D-Proton is one of those components, which has just received a major update with FSR4 support and other helpful upgrades.

The DietPi team announced over the weekend an update to its alternative to Raspberry Pi OS. DietPi 19.9 brings a new entry to the DietPi database of optimized software, plus upgrades for other software and some bug fixes.

A truly great hot hatch has to juggle speed, practicality, and everyday livability, and one affordable contender nails that balance better than most. It delivers punchy acceleration, sharp handling, and plenty of real-world usefulness, all without the sky-high repair bills that often come with performance cars. For drivers who want something quick and playful but still dependable, it stands out as one of the most well-rounded options on the road.

Google's WeatherNext 2 is here, and it's not just some advanced AI model to help with Gemini. It is designed to give faster and much more detailed global weather predictions. This should fundamentally change how Google generates forecasts, making them smarter, quicker, and more useful.

The Apple Watch has offered sleep tracking since 2020, and since then, it has been updated with new visuals and features. Each update has provided more insight into your sleep patterns and overall performance.

Even though we're over a decade into the USB Type-C era, there are still many desktops, laptops, and other electronics without the port. Thankfully, SanDisk has a new portable SSD with both Type-A and Type-C ports, making it easy to move files across all your devices.