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Robert Triggs / Android Authority As someone who reviews phone cases for Android Authority, I don’t often use a naked smartphone. When I get a new device, it’s nearly always to review cases. But when the Google Pixel 9 came in, I decided to do something different. After I had finished testing way too many … Read more

The cost of cleaning up the U.K.’s largest nuclear site, “is expected to spiral to £136 billion” (about $176 billion), according to the Guardian, creating tension with the country’s public-spending watchdog. Projects to fix the state-owned buildings with hazardous and radioactive material “are running years late and over budget,” the Guardian notes, with the National … Read more

On today’s You Asked: Can streaming and cable signals look better than 4K Blu-ray discs? When is the 65-inch TCL QM8 review coming out? Which is better on Apple or Amazon Music: lossless or Dolby Atmos? And can the power of AI be used to create a self-calibrating TV? A 4K Blu-ray picture fix? Zeke … Read more

Key Takeaways New AirPods function as clinical-grade hearing aids with a built-in hearing test, potentially replacing traditional hearing aids. AirPods offer Adaptive Audio mode, dynamically managing noise cancellation and audio passthrough for a mixed reality audio experience. There is potential to push beyond human levels of hearing with advanced earbud technology, leading to superhuman hearing … Read more

IEEE Life Fellow Gerard J. “Jerry” Foschini, a Bell Labs researcher for more than 50 years, died on 17 September, 2023, at the age of 83. Foschini made groundbreaking contributions to the field of wireless communications that improved the quality of networks and paved the way for several important IEEE standards. In the early 1990s … Read more

MF3d/Getty Images If you don’t pay careful attention when setting up a new Windows PC, you could find many of your data files suddenly relocated to the cloud. That might be a good thing, or it might be a mess. And, of course, Microsoft is frustratingly unhelpful when it comes to explaining how this feature … Read more

Don’t doomscroll more depressing news, use that phone to lift your mood instead. The best mobile games will bring a little joy to your day, whether you’re killing time on the commute or chilling on the couch. And these games are all addictive slices of gaming pleasure that we have been gorging on for years. … Read more

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe. With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who … Read more

When the Mac Mini was first introduced in early 2005, it was pitched as a compact, “stripped down” desktop — and the most affordable Mac in Apple’s lineup. Steve Jobs referred to it as a “BYODKM” system: you’d bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse, and the Mini would provide a dependable computing experience with … Read more

Mariam Naficy, the founder of cosmetics retailer Eve and design marketplace Minted, has a long history of supporting independent artists and helping them sell their products. Her latest venture, Arcade AI, is a new type of marketplace that puts creative control directly into the hands of users. The generative AI platform, which launched its beta … Read more