Most of you reading this are probably using one of the popular “free” email services, but they aren’t really free, are they? In exchange for letting these companies analyze the contents of your email and track you across the web, you have the “privilege” of looking at targeted advertising stuffed in between your legitimate emails.

The successful Fallout TV series, based on the game of the same name, is back for season two as of December 16, 2025. Amazon did well to stick the landing last time around, so we’re looking forward to sinking our teeth into the next batch of episodes.

Steam Replay 2025 has released, giving players a detailed look back at their massive gaming hours from the past year. This annual wrap-up, which Valve first introduced in late 2022, has become a key moment for gamers. It's a good way to see where your free time went, at least.

AMD has just launched FSR Redstone, a collection of features made of machine-learning-based upscaling and frame generation, along with two other components—Ray Regeneration and Radiance Caching—that aim to improve ray tracing quality and performance. FSR Redstone looks promising, but not all's rosy.

Whether you’re heading home for the holidays or heading overseas for an epic ski vacation, when getting prepped for travel, you’re usually more concerned with having enough underwear and socks than with what’s on your phone if there’s a delay or cancellation at the airport.

Be honest now: how many random thumb drives do you have lying around the house? What about external SSDs?

Arguably, the biggest hurdle to switching from iPhone to Android is transferring all your stuff. It’s painless moving from iPhone to iPhone, but changing platforms is a different story. Oddly enough, Apple is taking steps to make it easier. You read that correctly.

Google just rolled out CC, a new experimental AI productivity agent powered by Gemini, designed to help you organize your daily life right from your inbox. This new tool comes straight out of Google Labs and should handle tasks and appointments.

Heading into 2026, new-car prices are high enough to make many buyers think twice. While used cars may seem like the safer bet, there are still some surprisingly affordable new options out there.

This season, you can jam to your favorite music with Spotify's holiday offerings, from playlists and festive mixes to features built to help you throw a perfect party. Whether you're collaborating with friends or crafting a curated playlist, Spotify has you covered.

As 2025 comes to a close, there are certain iPhone accessories that I’ve used far more than others. While not all of these came out in 2025, these are my four favorite iPhone accessories.

Once you’ve set up a Home Assistant server, there aren’t a lot of preferences to fiddle with, and you’ll mostly spend your time adding devices and building automations.

Used hybrids don’t always have the best reputation, but some models break that stereotype entirely, and one five-year-old option stands out for delivering reliability that rivals, and often surpasses, many brand-new cars. At a time when buyers worry about expensive battery replacements or complex drivetrains, this hybrid’s track record shows that not all electrified vehicles come with added risk. For value-focused shoppers, that makes it one of the smartest used purchases on the market.

Google Messages continues to show no signs of slowing down in terms of adding new features, changing design elements, or refining the experience. And while most of the upgrades are great, users aren't too pleased with the latest image Remix feature using Nano Banana, or at least its location, and Google's finally listening to feedback.

Most popular Linux desktop environments come with their own resource managers, but if you don't like those defaults, you can always install an alternative manager. You can also replace those full-fat GUI resource managers with a lightweight command-line-based alternative.

It’s no secret that SATA SSDs are an aging piece of tech. It seems that 2026 could be the year that SATA SSDs begin their descent into archived technology, and that’s a good thing.

The iPad Pro remains the most powerful device in the lineup, but in recent years, the performance gap between it and other models has narrowed. As a result, the reasons for buying an iPad Pro today may differ from the past, and another model may be a better fit for many users.

Not everyone is as excited about your smart home as you are. While automating devices and routines has its upsides, this is a nerdy hobby. For most, a functional home is all that really matters.

I can't count how many times I've seen articles titled "The X Best Linux Distros for Beginners" or some variation on that theme. That sounds appealing on the surface, especially for someone like me who once tried to compile a Linux kernel as a teenager in the early 2000s and just gave up after a few days!

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), when it first appeared, attracted attention and controversy when it first appeared. Here are the reasons why WSL makes sense for me as a Linux user on Windows.