How I used a $170 sports watch as my training coach to help me avoid injuries

The Amazfit Active 3 Premium offers everything you need to create a custom training plan, track metrics during your runs, and improve your fitness in just weeks.

I've tested a lot of tablets - these are the best tablet deals I found ahead of Prime Day

We found the best early deals on iPads, Samsung tablets, and more, ahead of Amazon's Prime Day sale later this month.

Why I'm sticking with Firefox as my browser - after years of using Chrome, Edge, and Safari

Firefox is alive and well - and offering a fast, customizable, bloat-free, private, secure browsing experience from developers who care.

The first settings I immediately change on every new iPhone - and why

A new iPhone is very good out of the box. It's even better once you fix the default settings and turn on a few features.

How AI agents will transform your customer service - despite 3 hurdles

A new survey of 6,500 service pros shows investments in agentic AI are essential for business success.

The best rechargeable batteries of 2026: Expert recommended

These are our picks for the best rechargeable batteries that are a smarter, longer-lasting alternative to disposables.

I stopped waiting 30 days for my Android phone to delete files automatically - here's why

Android keeps deleted files in the Trash for a month's time, but I don't wait that long. Here's why I clear them manually.

I tested Rhino Linux's new Lomiri snapshot - and it took me back to the glory days of Unity

Rhino Linux has always been a beautiful desktop Linux distribution, and there are some major changes on the horizon that will converge mobile and desktop.

8 ways I optimize Zorin OS for peak performance - from a decades-long Linux user

Like most Linux distributions, Zorin OS offers a lot, especially in terms of customization. These are my favorite tweaks, and why you should do them, too.

Dead touchscreen? This Android tool lets you extract files from an unresponsive phone

If you've ever broken your phone's screen but still wanted to get data or files from it, you know how painful that can be, but there is a way to do it.

I did not expect this Amazfit watch to match my Garmin in functionality - but it delivered

I've spent the past few weeks using the new Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro for all my activities, including running and golfing. Here's how it fared in my Garmin's place.

I compared Claude Opus 4.8 with 4.7 in a 10-round honesty test - and a legal prompt broke it

The latest models were pitted against coding, medical, finance, and legal traps, then I cross-checked the results with multiple AIs.

I saw the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops - these 4 models will lead the new ultrabook boom

Nvidia just announced its new RTX Spark CPU on models from all the major PC brands. These ones look the most interesting.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Vivo X300 Ultra: My results after camera-testing the Android phones

I expected the Vivo X300 Ultra to wipe the floor with Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra, but the latter impressed me in ways I didn't expect.

AI Model Release Tracker: Microsoft AI's first reasoning model arrives

Not every new model is all it's cracked up to be. Our tracker keeps each release in context with its peers, so you know which models are worth your time.

Build 2026: Microsoft's MDASH exits preview with 100+ specialized threat-hunting AI agents

Microsoft's Build 2026 security news centers on an agentic AI vulnerability system designed to find real exploitable flaws, connect them to Defender and GitHub, and help developers fix them faster.

Microsoft's first reasoning model is one of 7 AIs just released at Build - what we know so far

Microsoft AI has fully joined the conversation with MAI-Thinking-1, alongside new coding, image, and voice models.

Work IQ is Microsoft's big bet on agent-first enterprise IT, and I have questions

Microsoft's Work IQ could make enterprise AI agents dramatically smarter, but the shift to agent-first IT brings serious questions about cost, governance, data exposure, and operational risk.

Your car is following you - how to reclaim your data privacy on the open road

Today's vehicles know where we live, how much we weigh, and what we had for dinner. Here's what happens to all that information, and how you can reduce the data flow.

I'm a phone reviewer - these are the 5 early Prime Day phone deals I'd recommend

Amazon Prime Day is still weeks away, but top phone deals from Samsung, Google, and Motorola are already live.