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Around ten years ago, as the price of cable rose to untenable heights, live TV streaming services as the low-cost, contract-free antidote. These services are still blissfully easy to walk away from, but the cost has steadily inched towards cable levels. Every major provider has raised prices in the past year or two, including ,…

Sony Xperia 1 VII Intro Another year rolls by, another new Xperia comes out to try its hand in the high-end smartphone market. The Sony Xperia 1 VII continues the valued tradition of Xperia phones — high-end camera specs, slim body, and no hardware element omitted. The good old headphone jack is still here, the…

Tinder helped popularize a modern dating culture that puts looks first, and now the app is trying out a new way to capitalize on it. As part of a test, select Tinder Gold and Tinder Platinum subscribers will be able to set a preferred height range for matches they receive in the app, according to…

In the past, we’ve explained the differences between a T-Mobile COR (corporate-owned) store and a TPR (T-Mobile Premium Retailer) retail location. The latter stores are owned and operated by third-party companies and while the branding and the products are mostly the same, the TPR stores are independently run. T-Mobile and the third-party company typically sign…

YouTube Shorts is beta testing the addition of Google Lens. Integrating this tech into the short-form video platform will allow viewers to search for more information about what they can see in a clip. The functionality will begin rolling out to all Shorts users this week. Once it’s enabled on your account, the feature can…

If you own a Pixel 6 or later model and installed the Android 16 QPR 1 Beta 1 update, you might have noticed some changes. The beta software, which includes the September 2025 Pixel Feature Drop, includes the Material 3 Expressive design system designed to give Android users a more consistent experience across the platform….

A nearly year-old Facebook event for a “simple maths competition” has been one of the most viral posts on the platform for six months. The “event” racked up about 51 million views on Facebook during the first quarter of 2025, according to the company’s latest report on “widely viewed content” on the platform. That would…

Earlier this month we told you that Samsung was going to bring a feature called Tap to Transfer to Galaxy users in the U.S. Today, Samsung announced that Tap to Transfer is now rolling out. This allows a Samsung Galaxy user to send money to the bank account of a friend or family member associated with…

We’re expecting a ton of AAA and indie game announcements during Summer Game Fest 2025, but the Southeast Asian Games Showcase will highlight the best games coming out of the region. The event will offer some exclusive reveals, new trailers and update announcements on more than 45 titles from Southeast Asian game developers. You can…

Wear OS 6 is introducing a key upgrade that many users have been waiting for. With the new version, Google is improving how the always-on display (AOD) works by allowing more parts of the interface, like media controls, to stay visible even when the screen dims. In the past, most Wear OS apps would hide…