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Apple has turned broken links on its music website into a tiny trip back to the 2000s. To mark the iPod’s 25th anniversary, Apple Music now hides a playable replica of the original click-wheel iPod on its 404 page. Besides a “Page not found” error, you get a monochrome screen, nostalgic song previews, and a secret Brick game tucked inside. All of these are free, so you don’t need an Apple Music subscription to check it out. How to find and play the hidden iPod on Apple Music? To find the hidden iPod, you need to visit a nonexistent page…
Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else. PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen? How does Apple win while selling fewer Macs? It’s not like the company didn’t feel the heat; it just faced less of it than the rest of the market. Picture the…
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix. Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones. A…
This post is brought to you in paid partnership with Best Buy. Technology evolves every day, transforming how we live and work. Our devices are becoming more than tools we use. They are increasingly capable companions that help streamline day-to-day routines and spark creative ideas. If you have been waiting for the right moment to upgrade your tech setup, the upcoming Discover Samsung Shopping Event offers an opportunity to explore what connected, AI-powered living can look like. Running from October 23 through November 1, 2026, the event highlights Samsung hardware and its built-in artificial intelligence capabilities. Centered on the theme “Your…
If you own a Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet, keep an eye on your software updates. Samsung has announced that One UI 9, its latest software update, is gradually rolling out to current Galaxy smartphones and tablets. The rollout kicks off in Japan, with the rest of the world expected to follow in coming months. Until now, One UI 9 was limited to the latest foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Z Fold 8, and Z Flip 8, which launched in August 2026. It also shipped with the Galaxy Tab S12 series that arrived in October. With this rollout,…
Every foldable buyer shares one quiet fear: it looks great on day one, but what about year three? Two durability tests of the iPhone Duo, conducted one after the other but on different YouTube channels, offer a peek. YouTuber Tim Pan’s 11,500 folds left the crease far more visible than on day one. Meanwhile, Joanna Stern’s robot ran 32,640 folds overnight, and the hinge held up fine (with minor character changes). What did 11,500 folds do to the crease? Pan wasn’t gentle with the Duo. He checked the screen after 500 folds, ran 10,000 more on a machine, and finally…
The next chapter of AI is knocking on our doors, as AI agents like Meta Muse, OpenAI Dots, Gemini Spark, among others, are becoming mainstream, and they are genuinely quite useful for a lot of things, ranging from being your personal assistant all the way to helping you manage a small business. However, many are still quite hesitant about giving these agents access to your accounts and their sensitive credentials. 1Password thinks it has a fix for that trust problem. Its new 1Password for Agents platform lets AI agents sign in to your accounts without ever seeing or storing the…
Momcozy DeepClean Baby Bottle Washer and Sterilizer (D8) MSRP $359.99 “A pricey, but convenient machine with a trifecta of tricks.” Pros Holds a full day’s bottles Dedicated jet per bottle Washes, sterilizes, dries, and stores Drains straight into the sink Wheels make repositioning easy Cons Large countertop footprint Slower than quick hand-washing Tablets are an ongoing cost Pricey for light use Quick Recap: Life with twins and a pile of bottles As a mom of twins, I’m always looking for products that make our daily routine a little easier, and the Momcozy D8 has definitely done that. Between constant feedings…
WhatsApp’s scheduled messages are finally making their way onto the iPhone. We first saw the feature pop up way back in February 2026. Then, just last week, the feature became usable for select Android beta testers. Now, it’s arriving to the iPhone, with WhatsApp rolling out scheduled messages to some iOS beta testers running version 26.42.10.19 through TestFlight. The WABetaInfo report says that access will expand to additional testers over the coming weeks, although WhatsApp still hasn’t announced when everyone will get it. It works just like the Android version After composing a message, you can press and hold the…
Oppo had me genuinely jaw-dropped with the Find X9 Pro and Ultra. Those phones showed just how far smartphone technology could go when a manufacturer decided to stop playing it safe. And now, we have the Find X10 series, with Oppo seemingly in no mood to take its foot off the accelerator. For this first impressions review, I have the vanilla Find X10, not to be confused with its more capable sibling, the Pro Max. There is no Ultra model announced yet, but fingers crossed on a China-only variant. Pricing is around $1,400 and at that pricing you would normally…