I spent the holidays overseas, with no access to my regular paid subscription services, and to be honest, I didn’t feel like I missed them all that much. Sure, it was nice to come home and catch up on my favorite shows, but it got me thinking about how much time and money I spend

In addition to introducing a new conversational, AI-powered design workflow, Canva today announced that it is expanding beyond design with integrations that aim to help users access information from commonly used productivity tools without leaving the platform. The Canva AI 2.0 update is centered around reducing the need to switch between apps while creating and

Vivo has proven its mobile photography prowess time and again over the years. It set the bar with the X100 Pro’s 1-inch-type main sensor in 2024 and has kept raising it ever since. The new Vivo X300 Ultra is no different. The phone adds two 200MP sensors to the camera system and brings an all-new

We live in an age where an almost infinite amount of entertainment is available to us at the push of a button (or the tap of a screen): Whether it’s movies or video games or podcasts, there’s already an abundance of diverting content at our fingertips, with more being added with each passing day. So

We were warned about the RAM shortage at the tail end of 2025, but now it’s becoming a major problem throughout the tech industry. Tech companies are beginning to increase the prices of their devices, both new and old, from gaming consoles to laptops and smartphones. In some cases, it’s causing otherwise reasonably priced devices

TL;DR: Cleaner Kit helps you find more space on your phone, and it’s only $30 for a lifetime subscription. Between old apps and accidental pictures of your pocket, phone storage fills up fast, and it’s a pain to manually clear it up. If you want to simplify the process, Cleaner Kit is a new iOS app that helps you

Published: 19 Apr. 2026, 15:39 Updated: 19 Apr. 2026, 15:42 A notification on a navigation app informs the driver that an emergency vehicle is approaching from behind in this sample screenshot of the new alert system. [KAKAO MOBILITY]   Drivers in Korea will soon receive real-time alerts on their navigation apps when emergency vehicles are

I’ve tested my fair share of rugged phones over the years, like the Sonim XP Pro with its MIL-STD-810H construction, but the Blackview Xplore 1 Walkie Talkie is arguably the most suited I’ve tested to date for going off the grid. There are plenty of phones with a walkie-talkie feature, but most of them operate

The Artemis II astronauts are settling back into life on Earth, but we’re not quite tired yet of hearing about their amazing journey. There’s a new PBS documentary now streaming on YouTube that dives into the Artemis program and the latest efforts to send humans to the moon again. Also this week, NASA shared some

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. If you live in a earthquake-prone climate, you might be interested in a tool to help monitor them. QuakeInfo is a long-standing

An iPhone folder of apps showing Google, Gemini, NotebookLM, Google Maps, Google Drive, and YouTube app icons – Koshiro K/Shutterstock App stores these days are flooded with freemium software. A lot of these apps cost nothing to download, but their most useful features are often hidden behind monthly subscriptions. However, there are still developers out

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Cooper holding a DynaTAC cellphone in 2007. Credit: Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikipedia On April 1973, Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer made the first cell phone call in history from a sidewalk on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan with a device the size of a brick. “I’m calling you on a cell phone, but a real

Most automakers across the globe have a conundrum on their hands. On one hand, the future roads are almost certainly filled with electric vehicles (EVs), and developing the technology, branding, and growing sales is critical. On the other hand, most automakers lose billions annually on their current EV lineup, and entering the market too early

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 124, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me your Coachella fits, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about restaurant bread and GLP-1s and Lenny Rachitsky and

If you’re thinking about upgrading your phone and considering Samsung’s new flagship lineup, you might be wondering which one to get: the Galaxy S26 or Galaxy S26 Ultra. From a price perspective, there’s a common assumption that the more expensive phone is going to deliver better camera performance — but you might be surprised. That’s

I’ve never put much thought into the charging cables I use with my phone because, more often than not, I just use the one that comes in the box. But as more manufacturers omit them from the packaging, you might eventually have to buy one yourself. That’s crazy, right? Well, if you’re going to buy