Gardening season must-haves for 2026: The smart tools to make outdoor living effortless
… If you already have an in-ground irrigation system, the Rachio 3 is designed to make it a lot less fiddly to manage. …
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I test all the best Android phones every year, and these are the ones you should buy in 2026
… The design is familiar to the point of frustration if you’ve spent any time with the rest of the 2026 Moto G family, but there are details worth appreciating once you look past the shared DNA. …
Google's latest trick gets Gemma 4 running 3x faster right on your phone
… Google’s recently launched Gemma 4 edge AI models are especially designed to run locally on consumer-hosted hardware. …
Android OEMs should be worried that Apple's "boring" era is ending
… But what happens when Apple starts making the most interesting industrial design, too? When Apple gets interesting, Android loses its edge. …
Forget basic transcriptions: An upcoming wearable wants to power autonomous AI agents
… According to a Bloomberg report, Plaud’s upcoming wearable marks a strategic shift for the startup, moving from purely reactive transcription tools to hardware designed to feed data into autonomous AI agents. …
Gmail's fancy AI Inbox is coming to more users, but you've still got to pay up
… Back in January, it first previewed “ AI Inbox ,” which, just like its non-AI namesake, is designed to help you master your inbox without missing any key conversations, even though the focus has now shifted from “zero inbox” to focusing on what matters. …
I switched to YouTube Music after 5 years with Apple Music, and I'm not going back
… I’ll admit, Apple Music still has the edge in interface design, and it also offers Lossless audio. …
After a week with the Google Pixel 10a, it solved my biggest smartphone pet peeve
… The Pixel 10a feels like a phone designed for human hands. One of the most understated frustrations of the modern flagship era is the simple act of putting your phone in your pocket. I have lost count of how many times the camera visor on my Pixel 10 Pro has caught on the edge of my pocket seam. …
From F-Droid to emulators, here's who's hit hardest by Android's new verification rules
… Cutting edge emulators have often sat outside Google's app ecosystem. …
The Narwal Flow 2 robot vacuum learns your home — and cleans it better every time
… Narwal Flow 2 Improved edge and corner cleaning • New design MSRP: $1,499.99 Big suction power and powerful mopping features The Narwal Flow 2 delivers massive suction power, excellent mops, nearly-perfect hair anti-tangle strategies, and maximum maintenance free operation. …