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Get 4 Apple AirTags for 34% Off Today
You can snag a 4-pack of Apple AirTags right now for an absolute steal at just $65 on Amazon. This is a massive 34% discount off the original $99 price tag. This is the perfect time to grab them, especially since these trackers make keeping tabs on your most important items incredibly easy.
6 Ways to Repurpose an Old Bluetooth Speaker
Bluetooth speakers come and go, and you might be about to throw out an old one so that you can unwrap the latest, shiniest model to take to the beach or install in your study.
T-Mobile Is Ditching This Popular Phone Payment Plan
T-Mobile is officially retiring its JUMP! On Demand (JOD) leasing program on December 1, 2025. However, the company is throwing in a huge, unexpected bonus for existing customers. For those of you currently on a JOD lease, T-Mobile is going to forgive your remaining lease balance.
Last-Gen PC Hardware Is Here to Stay—Here's Why That's Good for Us
If you keep an eye on PC hardware releases, you’ve probably noticed that companies—looking at you, AMD—release new graphics cards or processors for last-gen platforms. This has been happening for years, and I think it’s great for consumers. Here’s why.
Mint Mobile’s New 5G Home Internet Service Is Just $30 a Month, Kind Of
Mint Mobile, the super-affordable MVNO, is now offering 5G home internet with prices starting at $30 a month. "MINTernet," as it's called, appears to be a very competitive home internet service with zero contracts or equipment fees, though the pricing is actually more obscure than it should be.
Should You Buy a Used Chromebook? The Answer Is Complicated
Chromebooks already cater to the lowest budget segments in the laptop market, but why pay full price for a new Chromebook when you can buy a used one for even less?
The Google Pixel 10 Shouldn't Be a Flagship Phone
If I asked you to name a few flagship smartphones in 2025, you would probably mention the Samsung Galaxy S25, the iPhone 17, and the Google Pixel 10. While I completely agree with your inclusion of the Galaxy S25 and the iPhone 17, are you sure the Google Pixel 10 can really be considered a flagship smartphone?
Why I Gave Up on Cheap Streaming Sticks
Cheap streaming sticks seem like a good way to turn a dumb TV into a smart TV, or add some life to a smart TV that's not supported or running well anymore. However, as I learned, sometimes spending too little on something can end up being an expensive mistake.
Roku's New Update Will Answer Your Show and Movie Questions
Roku's latest software update is answering the questions you have about the programs you watch. What started as a simple command tool is evolving into a guide that can keep up with the conversation, and the Roku OS 25 update has a few other great improvements.
Apple's iPad Pro Just Got an M5 Upgrade
Apple just unveiled the M5 chip today, and we got a new MacBook powered by this chip. But it's not the only one. If you're more of an iPad person, Apple has also launched a refreshed iPad Pro, and it's looking like a really powerful one.
Stop Buying Huge PC Cases, Smaller Builds Are Awesome
If you’re building a new PC, it’s tempting to go for a huge case, thinking you’ll need the extra space for water cooling, storage drives, and extra fans. However, in reality, most of us rarely use that space, which is why you should probably opt for a small case.
You Can Ask a Friend to Get You Into Your Google Account
Google is introducing a new account recovery method called Recovery Contacts, which lets trusted friends or family members help you regain access to your personal account if you get locked out. This helps you if you lose your phone and can't use it to confirm your identity.
Apple's New M5 Chip Has 'The World's Fastest CPU Core'
Apple has revealed its next generation of Apple Silicon chipsets for Mac, iPad, and the Vision Pro. The M5 is once again leapfrogging the competition with significant improvements to the CPU, GPU, memory bandwidth, and Neural Engine.
MIT Upgrades Its Concrete Battery That I Didn’t Even Know Was a Thing
The two biggest challenges that face us when it comes to energy are, well, generating energy and then figuring out some way to store it. You see, non-renewable sources of energy like coal or gasoline are both a great energy source, and also an impressively dense storage medium. It turns out replacing that with something more sustainable is sort of hard.
The Japanese Three-Row Hybrid SUV That’s Shockingly Good on Gas
Big family SUVs like the Toyota Sequoia, Chevy Tahoe, Ford Expedition, and Nissan Armada have size and space nailed down, but they’re not exactly frugal at the pump. They make sense for long hauls or towing, yet daily errands can quickly turn them into gas guzzlers.
Top Tech Deals: DJI Osmo 5, Galaxy Book4 Laptop, Hisense TV, and More!
Every week, we scour the internet looking for the best tech deals and discounts worth sharing. And if you missed Amazon's big Prime sales event, or didn't find anything worth buying, we have you covered.
The MacBook Pro Now Has an M5 Chip and Faster Storage
Apple’s MacBook Pro range is, quite likely, the best range of computers your money can buy. The M-series chips are really just that good. And now, with Apple unveiling the new M5 chip, the MacBook Pro series is getting upgraded with the new chip.
4 Ways to Pinpoint Inevitable Network Outages on Linux
How many times have you fixed your network problems by restarting your router or computer? That works in a pinch, but it doesn't solve persistent problems; instead, you must identify the root cause. I have four tools I often use to precisely pinpoint most network issues on Linux.
Microsoft OneNote Finally Has a Tool We've All Been Waiting For
More than two decades after Microsoft released the desktop version of OneNote, picture cropping is finally available to those using the program on Windows as part of a long-awaited new tab on the ribbon.
I Thought This Mechanical Keyboard Was Perfect 11 Years Ago—Boy, Was I Wrong
Back in high school, all I wanted was a mechanical keyboard. There was one in particular I had my eye on—the Corsair K70—but I couldn’t afford it. When I finally got it, I thought I’d use it for decades, but with the benefit of hindsight, I now know I couldn’t have been more wrong.


