It’s possible the one thing that could universally break smartphone addiction is making social media pay-to-play. Right now, there is zero friction involved in opening Instagram or TikTok, and getting sucked into their algorithms. But add a paywall to those apps, and all of a sudden, I don’t have any interest in logging on. If […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. At the start of December, Samsung announced its first triple-folding phone, which opens not just once, but twice, unfurling into a massive 10-inch display. It’s not the first triple-folding phone to hit the market, but since Huawei is technically banned from operating in the U.S., […]

With the monumental winter storm recently covering most of the nation, now seems a good time to look at some cold and winter weather myths and misinformation. You might be freezing, but there’s no excuse for being freezing and ignorant. Myth: A blizzard is a heavy snowstorm Technically, for a storm to be a blizzard, […]

Big changes have come to social media platform TikTok. On Jan. 22, TikTok’s operations were passed from Chinese company ByteDance to TikTok USDS Joint Venture, a new entity backed by Larry Ellison’s Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and United Arab Emirates-based investment firm MGX. Days later, on Jan. 23, TikTok introduced new Terms of […]

Roku was one of the original names in streaming, and even with so many options now available from Amazon, Apple, Google and others, it remains one of the most popular options thanks to its affordable boxes and streaming sticks and widespread availability as an integrated operating system on some TV sets. The platform is speedy, […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Quality power tools are an investment, and if you take proper care of them, they’ll last a long time. It’s not unheard of for someone to have a decades-old drill or a circular saw that was manufactured in a previous century. Even older cordless power […]

Whether you’re chasing KOMs (aka “King of the Mountain” leaderboard titles), training for your first race, or just trying to out-walk your coworkers in a monthly challenge, Strava is the social network for people who enjoy suffering outdoors. But beyond the basic “record activity, get kudos, repeat” cycle, there’s a whole world of features and […]

If you tried hopping on TikTok Sunday, you might have noticed something odd: the app wasn’t working. Outages happen, of course, as anyone who has Verizon can attest. But in the moment, theories were flying left and right. TikTok had just officially moved into U.S. control, leading some to speculate that the outage had something […]

Impersonation scams are everywhere: bad actors are constantly trying to convince you that they represent organizations like LinkedIn, PayPal, your bank, the FBI, the FTC, and the IRS as they look to steal your money and information. When it comes to phishing schemes, which typically try to trick you into handing over sensitive data or […]

I am a self-professed AI skeptic. I have yet to really find much of a need for all these AI-powered assistants, as well as many AI-powered features. The most useful applications in my view are subtle—the rest seem better suited for shareholders than actual people. And yet, the AI believers have a new tool they’re […]

I’m something of a treadmill hater. When I do hop on one, it’s only during times when it’s truly unsafe to run outdoors. I know that the treadmill brings all the same physical benefits as running outside (because no, it is not “cheating” on your workout). However, I mourn all the mental perks of spending […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Sony’s 1000X headphone series has been around since 2016—the WH-1000XM6s are the latest model, released in 2025, and they’re the best over-ear headphones I tested that year (and ever, really). Right now, you can […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The JBL Charge 6 is waterproof, dust-proof, and drop-resistant—and it’s selling right now for $129.95 on Woot—$70 off its usual $199.95 listing on Amazon. That deal runs for the next six days (or until […]

When Apple introduced Liquid Glass to the public in June of last year, it kicked off a saga that’s still ongoing. The company’s toned down the effect multiple times, and in November, it added controls for tinting it. Some have even found out ways to disable Liquid Glass entirely. It’s not a quagmire I’d jump […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Soundcore Boom 3i is clearly built with water-first trips in mind. It has an IP68 rating, so it’s fully resistant to dust and water, and it’s also designed to handle saltwater, which in […]