Author: News Room
There was a time when “meal prep” meant sacrificing flavor for convenience. Plastic trays, bland chicken breasts, and the vague feeling that you were eating for function, not pleasure. But our relationship with food has evolved. We want performance, yes. But we also want depth of flavor, culinary creativity, and something that feels closer to dining out than dieting in. That’s where CookUnity steps into the conversation. At its core, CookUnity isn’t a meal kit company. It’s not asking you to dice onions after a long day or measure out spice packets like you’re on a cooking show audition. Instead,…
Modular phones are having another moment, and this time, Tecno is jumping in with a surprisingly fun idea. The company teased a new modular concept built around a super-thin smartphone. Instead of stuffing everything into one heavy slab-phone, Tecno wants you to start with a slim phone and snap on modules only when you need certain features. Think camera add-ons, battery boosts, and even future AI modules. We have been down this road before If this sounds familiar, that’s because we’ve been here before. Google’s Project Ara promised the ultimate customizable phone. It aimed to allow users to swap out…
Xbox has new leadership, and they’re making one thing clear right out of the gate. Your console isn’t going anywhere. Asha Sharma took over as CEO on February 23, 2026, with Matt Booty stepping into the Chief Content Officer role as Phil Spencer heads toward retirement. In an interview with Windows Central, the pair addressed the speculation that has followed Xbox through months of declining sales and multi-platform releases. Sharma knows fans have questions. The decision to put former exclusives on PlayStation left some wondering if Microsoft was quietly exiting the hardware business. She addressed that directly, acknowledging the real…
Apple just started blocking certain app downloads in three countries. Users in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore now face automatic age checks when trying to download apps rated 18+ from the App Store. The move is part of a broader effort to comply with child safety laws worldwide. Apple told developers about the changes Tuesday, expanding its age assurance tools to meet new rules in the US and abroad. For affected users, the process is automatic. The App Store checks your age in the background before letting you download mature content. Developers still have their own compliance duties to handle. How…
Perplexity just flipped the switch on an upgraded voice mode for its Comet browser. Desktop users can try it right now. iOS users wait a few more days. The update lets you control everything hands free. Open sites, scroll pages, or follow links. All by talking. On desktop you hit Shift + Alt + V, or Shift + Option + V on a Mac. On iPhone the same tools arrive soon, turning Comet into what might be the first mobile browser you never have to touch. The feature runs on OpenAI’s latest real time model. CEO Aravind Srinivas announced the…
A new Android app can warn you if someone wearing glasses like the Meta Ray-Bans is close by. 404 Media first spotted the tool, called Nearby Glasses. It works by picking up Bluetooth signals these devices constantly send out, then firing a notification when it finds one. Yves Jeanrenaud, a hobbyist developer and sociologist, built it as what he calls “a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech.” You can download it now from the Play Store or GitHub if you are uneasy about being recorded without knowing it in public. How the smart glasses detector works Nearby Glasses hunts…
It appears that Apple is focusing on transforming its Pro iPhone lineup into a creator’s dream phone. We recently discovered a leak indicating that the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are rumored to receive a DSLR-like upgrade with variable sensors. Now, according to a Weibo post by tipster Whylab, the iPhone 18 Pro models will pack an upgraded 24MP selfie camera. The image shared by the tipster also shows a smaller Dynamic Island, something we have already seen in past leaks. The new Dynamic Island will house the camera, with the TrueDepth sensor and the 3D dot projector hidden…
It seems that Google wants to give NotebookLM a makeover that could make messy projects and text-heavy notebooks more organized and visually appealing. A new visual customization feature now in testing suggests the AI-powered tool is about to feel more personal. It will help you visually organize your notebooks and make notes, journals, and diaries easier to navigate. According to Testing Catalog, Google is experimenting with custom banner images for individual notebooks in NotebookLM. The change would add a clear visual identity to each notebook, helping users quickly tell them apart instead of scrolling through pages that all look the…
Okay, so picture this: you pay for YouTube Premium Lite, feel good about dodging ads, and then go to lock your phone mid-vide, and everything just stops. That’s been the quiet frustration of Premium Lite subscribers since the plan first rolled out — and YouTube has apparently gotten enough complaints to actually do something about it. Long-requested features arrive As of February 24, background play and offline downloads are now available on Premium Lite. Yeah, those two features that probably should’ve been there from day one. Here’s where things stand now. Premium Lite was always positioned as the budget-friendly middle…
Google is expanding the safety capabilities of its wearable ecosystem, introducing a critical update that will allow Wear OS smartwatches – including models like the Samsung Galaxy Watch – to receive independent earthquake alerts even when not paired with a phone. The upgrade arrives as part of the latest Google Play Services v26.07 rollout, marking a major shift in how emergency alerts reach users. Standalone alerts arrive on the wrist Earthquake warnings on Wear OS previously functioned as mirrored notifications. If a user’s phone received a regional seismic alert, the watch displayed a companion alert – meaning smartwatches were only…