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The Pixel 9a being held over a laptop.
Budget Android phones aren't actually all bad (and they're getting better)

You do have to stretch the definition of "budget" sometimes, though.

Holding a Kindle Paperwhite in front of a wave picture.
Don't take your Kindle to the beach without reading this first

Amazon says it's safe, but here's what you actually need to do if your Kindle makes a splash.

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Apple TV Plus Showing Dark Matter preview on Samsung TV
Local dimming has more of an effect on your smart TV than you might realize
TVs

LED size and zones influence contrast, brightness, and image fidelity.

Three app icons side by side.
I'm sick of algorithmic advice - these 4 sources bring humanity back to my web life

Perfectly imperfect advice -- just what I ordered.

A Razer laptop with a Thunderbolt 5 cable attached.
5 reasons why I'd buy a Thunderbolt 5 dock instead of Thunderbolt 4

It's probably unnecessary now, but you'll thank me later.

An Afeela car with a PS controller.
5 car manufacturers making the most surprising tech moves in 2025

Where others have zigged, these companies have zagged, and it's paying off in 2025.

OnePlus Buds 4 on a table with case open.
One week with the OnePlus Buds 4 convinced me they're almost all you need

OnePlus Buds 4 aren't perfect, but they come surprisingly close to being the only earbuds you'll ever need.

Holding a Kindle Paperwhite over the pool.
How many books can your Kindle actually store?

From a 16GB base to a 32GB Signature Edition, here's a breakdown of how much literature your device can actually store.

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NotebookLM with question marks over it.
This NotebookLM secret cut my research time in half

NotebookLM ruined regular search for me (in the best way).

A still photo of a Ford Auto Hold brake light on a dash.
5 underrated car features you'll wish you had sooner

These five car features just make life easier.

The telephoto lens of an iPhone 16 Pro
I won't be buying a Pro iPhone until Apple fixes this camera problem

A telephoto camera should be the main show, not just nice to have.

Two different Wi-Fi routers.
The 4 best and worst places to put your Wi-Fi router

Router placement can have a huge impact on the quality of your home network.

Front quarter view of the Tesla Model S Plaid
Ford, GM, and Tesla to make better, cheaper batteries

More, better, faster, cheaper -- the race to bring LFP to the US and make EVs affordable for all.

Kia Soul 2025 Interior
5 cheap cars you'll want to do your research on

Are cheap cars worth looking at or do they actually offer value for money? Here is a list of the 5 cheapest cars in the US and what they offer.

The Pixel 9 Pro Fold's vs the Galaxy Fold 6's display
A foldable iPhone is inevitable, and foldOS is ripe for unfolding

It appears increasingly likely that a folding iPhone will hit the scene soon - here's why a custom Apple foldOS operating system makes sense to me.

Asus Zenbook Z16 on table.
6 underrated Windows 11 features I found that make my PC so much better

Improve the Windows 11 experience on your PC by trying these six features

TV Antenna
5 TV upgrades under $50 that make a real difference
TVs

Smooth out some of the rough edges of owning a smart TV.

Apple macOS settings hero
5 underappreciated macOS settings I use to power up my MacBook

Hidden just beneath the surface of Apple's macOS PC operating system are a set of lesser-known settings and features that are well worth delving into.

The Kindle Colorsoft, Scribe, Paperwhite, and normal Kindle on a gradient background.
There are too many Kindle models

The Kindle lineup is more confusing than it needs to be.

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Google Web Guide search experiment.
Google's new Web Guide uses AI to change how you see search results

Google has introduced a new AI-powered search feature called Web Guide that organizes and groups links together.

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