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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A dash cam can be a very useful tool when you are involved in a car accident and want evidence to prove you weren't at fault. However, dash ...

In November, Google linked its Android Quick Share feature to Apple's AirDrop for file transfers between the two mobile OSes. It was initially restricted to Pixel 10 phones, but the company is now ...

Apple launched the $999 iPhone X in 2017, and the company has been selling its Pro-series of iPhones around the same price since. A fully decked out iPhone 17 Pro Max with 2TB of storage will cost you ...

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Motorola has really improved its software rollout pace, delivering faster updates this time, and hopefully, it will only keep getting better. The latest Android 16 update is already available to over ...

Just one day after the announcement of Genie, Google's generative AI-powered virtual world creator, a number of major video game companies are seeing their stock prices tumble, seemingly because some ...

Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There was a time when buying a budget phone meant settling for less. You'd save money, but you'd probably get a dim screen, a camera that made ...

There were more than two million pay phones across the U.S. in 2000. By 2016, that number had dwindled to around 100,000 and past that, the FCC stopped keeping count. Just because traditional pay ...

In 2026, it’s pretty difficult to buy an outright bad or terrible Android phone. Whether you’re in the market for a high-end flagship or an affordable mid-ranger, you have so many options to choose ...