Nothing Ear (3a) review: $99 buys you more bass than your eardrums bargained for

Nothing may be best known for its smartphones, but you would be wise to pay attention to its audio products too. The Nothing ...

I expected a bigger Pixel 11 battery, but Google is betting on a chip that historically runs hot

Google says the Pixel 11 Pro can last for 30 hours on a single charge, six hours more than the Pixel 10 Pro. That is a ...

I tested the Pixel 11 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra's cameras at a car meet. I could barely split them

I took the Google Pixel 11 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to an evening Porsche car meet to test the cameras, and the ...

I switched my smart home to Gemini before the Google Assistant shutdown; here's what broke

Search for the Digital assistants from Google option. Select Gemini, then tap Switch to complete the process. Alternatively, ...

Before Tap to Share and AirDrop, sharing contacts felt like a handshake. Now it feels like a prayer

Before AirDrop-style sharing needed careful alignment, it needed a fist bump. I miss the handshake more than the app ...

Hermit's sandboxed web shortcuts freed up 6GB on my phone without losing any data

Take the Guardian example. I've set it to open in full-screen, frameless, with the smallest text size. I've blocked popups, ...

After months with Niagara Launcher, I discovered how it can add features yet stay minimal

Niagara Launcher became more useful and functional after 2021 with the addition of useful new features like Usage Breaker and ...

There's no such thing as stock Android anymore, and that's completely fine

But many people still call this "stock Android," and that's not entirely accurate. In 2026, there isn't really a stock ...

I used Android Auto without touching the screen for a week; now I can't go back

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ...

I gave up my Pixel 10 Pro for the Galaxy Z Fold 8; I already regret losing this feature

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the new hotness, and while sightings in the wild are still rare, Samsung's new foldable has ...

Google launched a QR code fix for smart homes, but I already ditched the whole setup

I bought one smart bulb and wired it to my own AI. No hub, no dongle, no Gemini, no subscription, just a local AI and a bulb ...

After months with Brave, this privacy browser finally gave me what I wanted

Brave is still one of the easiest browsers to recommend if you want a cleaner, more private web experience. Its built-in Shields block ads, trackers, fingerprinting, and cross-site cookies without ...