Apps updating in the background is convenient, but they don’t all need to do that. tangguhpro/Shutterstock When you’re trying to improve battery life on your iPhone or use less data, one of the first settings you’ll probably check is Background App Refresh. It’s much easier to know what your active app is doing … Read more
Time is a valuable thing. As much as I would love to watch and finish a show in one sitting, it’s unattainable to do every weekend. If you’re like me, you’re always on the go. Thanks to streaming, you can take your favorite shows on the road and watch them on a phone. If you … Read more
TL;DR A standalone Google app could be in the works for Mac desktops. Android Authority has found a direct reference to a macOS app within the latest Google Play Services update. This comes months after Google rolled out the app for Windows computers, along with a Gemini app for Macs. A large chunk of Google’s … Read more
While SSDs get all the glory these days, mechanical hard drives are not only still in use, they’re advancing in both speed and capacity. These devices hold huge amounts of data all over the world, but that data is just not likely to be in your house. Massive data centers all over the world use … Read more
Igor Bonifacic for Engadget The year is 2001, and it will turn out to be among the most important 12 months in gaming history. By that point, the PlayStation 2 was already out and beginning its generational run of games, with Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2 and Final Fantasy X … Read more
From Florida to Washington state, local governments across the country are canceling their contracts with Flock, the company behind the controversial AI-enabled license plate readers, in response to public outcry. But ending the contracts doesn’t necessarily mean the cameras will come down immediately — or that the information they’ve gathered will be deleted anytime soon. … Read more
TL;DR Apple’s new Handoff feature, which lets you use the same number on two iPhones, won’t be free. T-Mobile, the only carrier to support Handoff at launch, will cost an extra $5 per month. T-Mobile says both phones should be able to use crucial features like calling, SMS, data, and even T-Satellite. The iPhone 18 … Read more
When you buy an iPhone or an Android phone, you’ll not only get the underlying operating system, but also the apps that form part of a specific ecosystem. So, for example, you’ll find Google Drive, Google Play, and various other Google apps that are not actually part of the core Android build. The situation is … Read more
If you’ve neglected that port until now, you can put it to good use. Ihor Hrelyuk/Getty Images Next to the row of WAN and LAN ports on the back of most routers, you’ll often find a USB port. Unless you’ve read through your router’s manual or experimented yourself, you may not know what … Read more
At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard has announced Diablo 5, a new entry in its action RPG series. A brief teaser featured during the opening ceremony illustrated the reappearance of the Lord of Terror, this being one century after the events of Diablo 4. The development team has stated that Diablo 5 will come out in the … Read more