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Owning a pool often means enjoying backyard get-togethers, relaxing weekends, and the simple pleasure of a swim on a hot day. But in reality, it also comes with a fair amount of upkeep. In my experience, keeping a pool clean can quickly turn what should feel like downtime into another ongoing chore. That’s where the shift in smart home technology becomes interesting. As it extends beyond living rooms and kitchens into outdoor spaces, a new generation of AI-powered systems is changing how pool care is managed — moving it from manual effort to real-time, automated operation. The iGarden Pool Cleaner…

Major smartphone brands are racing to turn phones into agentic AI assistants that can do more than answer prompts. Google gave a clear preview of that future at its recent Android show, and Samsung has been moving in the same direction with Galaxy AI. Now, a new leak suggests Samsung may be planning a hardware upgrade that could push more AI tasks directly onto future Galaxy phones. That sounds useful on paper. More on-device AI could mean faster responses, stronger privacy, and fewer features that need to reach out to the cloud. There is also a possible downside. If Samsung…

Some phones have great cameras, while others go for a super-slim design. Red Magic’s latest looks like it wants to boot up a ranked match the second you touch it. The Red Magic 11S Pro series has officially launched in China, marking the brand’s eighth anniversary with a pair of unapologetically gaming-focused phones. The lineup includes the Red Magic 11S Pro in Matte White and Matte Black, along with the Red Magic 11S Pro+ in Transparent Black and Transparent White. And yes, the transparent versions are exactly the kind of over-the-top hardware flex that gaming phones should still be doing.…

As a lifelong Lego Batman fan, Legacy of the Dark Knight is nothing short of a dream come true. While I will praise the revamped combat, detailed open world, and charming story, it’s the design philosophy they’re spawned from that makes the game so successful. Legacy of the Dark Knight leaves no meat on the bone, with no corner of Batman’s mythology left unturned as it depicts every version of the Caped Crusader fans have come to love. Even with my dissatisfaction with stealth and some minor glitches, the latest Lego Batman is a rain-slicked success. As I played, I…

Scientists have pushed wireless speed into territory that current mobile networks can’t touch. A Tokushima University team demonstrated a 112Gbps wireless connection in the 560GHz band, using soliton microcombs to generate a more stable terahertz signal for future 6G systems. The near-term prize isn’t a faster handset. It’s the hidden infrastructure that carries traffic between network sites, where backhaul capacity can decide whether future 6G speeds feel real or get trapped behind crowded network pipes. That makes this a useful 6G speed breakthrough to watch, even if consumers won’t see it on a spec sheet anytime soon. Why does this…

It’s honestly wild how quickly artificial intelligence has gone from being a futuristic curiosity to something people casually rely on every single day. Tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are slowly becoming part of everyday digital life — helping people write emails, summarize documents, plan schedules, debug code, and sometimes even think through problems altogether. And now, according to a new report, telecom companies in China are monetizing that shift in a way that feels both fascinating and slightly dystopian: by selling AI token plans almost like mobile data packs. Yes, actual AI usage quotas are slowly becoming a thing.…

It’s no secret that getting to the moon is expensive, and the fuel cost is one of the primary reasons. That’s why reducing it has been one of the primary objectives. Now it seems that scientists have found a way to reduce fuel costs by using a more economical route.  A new study published in the journal Astrodynamics has mapped out a new route from Earth’s orbit to the Moon’s, one that could meaningfully reduce mission costs. The trick is a cosmic pit stop at a gravitational balance point sitting between the two bodies, called the L1 Lagrange point. The…

Google has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to protecting Pixel users from spam calls, and it looks like the company isn’t done yet. According to a recent teardown of the Google Phone app by Android Authority, Google is working on a new phone number spoofing detection feature. What is phone number spoofing? Phone number spoofing, also known as caller ID spoofing, is when a scammer tricks your phone into displaying a familiar or saved contact’s number, even though the call is actually coming from a completely different number.  As users are more likely to pick up…

Sony’s Xperia smartphones are known for their camera quality. They feature incredible lenses paired with advanced in-camera controls, allowing users to capture the best photos possible.  So when the company’s official handle posted some before-and-after photos captured with its AI camera assistant, everyone was shocked, to say the least. Not only did the company foray into AI slop, but the images it shared were abysmal.  Now, Sony has come out in defense of its AI Camera Assistant, and I am not convinced.  Following the post about AI Camera Assistant, we’d like to explain the feature in more detail. It doesn’t…

The AI industry keeps talking about bigger models, faster chips, and trillion-parameter futures. What it talks about far less is the absolutely absurd amount of electricity needed to keep all of this running. That reality just hit a major roadblock in Kenya, where Microsoft’s proposed $1 billion AI data center project is reportedly facing resistance after government officials warned that the facility could consume so much power it might require “switching off half the country” to keep it operational. Microsoft’s Kenya AI data center reportedly needs more power than the grid can comfortably handle The project, announced in partnership with…