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Microsoft counters the MacBook Neo with freebies for students
Apple's $599 MacBook Neo ($499 for students) has sent shockwaves through the PC ecosystem, and now Microsoft is responding with deals targeting students in the...
Best Buy’s Ultimate Upgrade Sale features deals on dozens of our favorite gadgets
If you missed out on Amazon’s recent spring sales event, Best Buy’s Ultimate Upgrade Sale presents yet another opportunity to score steep discounts on some of o...
The Senate is voting to save free IRS Direct File today
The Senate is getting ready to vote on a bill to resurrect IRS Direct File, the free tax filing service axed by the Trump administration in 2025. On Wednesday,...
Most people still don’t want anything to do with robotaxis
I've been reporting on self-driving cars for over a decade, and I've seen the technology go through many ups and downs, highs and lows. But one thing has remain...
Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
Allbirds had a hit a decade ago with its Wool Runner shoes, but after a $4 billion IPO in 2021, the business never turned a profit, and sales dropped nearly 50...
The perfect successor to Lost has been hiding from me for years
Ever since Jack decided to stay behind in 2010, I've been searching for something to give me the same feeling that Lost did. I crave a big mystery with a huge c...
Walmart is updating its 4K streaming box with Gemini and Matter support
It hasn't been officially announced, but Walmart's website now has a listing for an updated version of its budget-friendly Onn 4K Pro streaming box that origina...
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’
Amazon has taken the wraps off a new Fire TV Stick HD that it says is its slimmest yet. At $34.99, the device offers a design that Amazon says is 30 percent thi...
Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a ‘fundamental shift’ in creative work
Adobe is fully embracing AI tools that enable creators to edit their work using descriptive prompts, instead of manually using specific Creative Cloud apps. The...
More phone cameras should come with silly telephoto lenses
Upgrading your phone with a camera grip attachment is one thing. But doll-sized telephoto lenses that you mount on top of the rear camera? C'mon. I wrote the Vi...
Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac
I test Android phones for a living, but I write about them using a company-supplied MacBook Air. Both platforms are great in their own right, but they're not so...
The new Tomodachi Life is made to be shared — even if Nintendo doesn’t want you to
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is hard to explain. The best way to understand is to see it in action; a screenshot of Handsome Squidward and Bob Belcher falli...