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My phone is filled with pictures of my cat—shocker, I know! From some perfect frames to their funny moments, you cherish each shot you take of them. But my cat has two settings whenever I point a phone at him. He either becomes completely uninterested in whatever adorable thing he was doing, or suddenly moves quickly enough to make pressing the shutter at exactly the right moment almost impossible. This is exactly where the Magic Capture on the Pixel 11 Pro came in. It took the challenge of photographing my cat without me having to do much. Google designed the…
X-Sense SC07 MSRP $37.00 Released January 2026 “Genuine life-safety certification and a live CO readout at an amazing value” Pros Costs a third of the competition LCD gives you a live CO number in PPM rather than a beep pattern to decode Sealed 10-year battery means zero 3 a.m. chirps Cons Photoelectric only, with no ionization or dual-sensor backup Only a five-year warranty Quick Summary In my near 50 years of age, there is a humorous topic that often comes up in conversations: that one time when the smoke alarm battery ran out at 3:00 am and woke someone up…
I used the M1 MacBook Air as my primary laptop for nearly four years. During that time, I used it for everything from drafting news stories to editing photos for reviews, working from flights to weekend workcations. And if there was one thing that earned more compliments than the slim chassis and overall design, it was the speakers. Whether I am watching an Apple keynote on YouTube, a stand-up comedy special in my room, a movie with a couple of friends on a workcation, or simply hearing the charging chime and notification sounds, the M1 MacBook Air always sounded remarkably…
ChatGPT is getting a little more comfortable inside the Mac, with its latest update adding an Apple Messages integration. The feature lets users bring conversations from Apple’s Messages app into ChatGPT, giving the assistant another source of context without requiring users to manually copy and paste entire conversations. Another app joins ChatGPT’s growing ecosystem The integration is part of a broader push to make ChatGPT more useful as a desktop assistant rather than simply a chatbot sitting in its own window. OpenAI has been expanding the Mac app’s ability to work with other applications and information, including its Computer History…
Rockstar Games was already dealing with fresh GTA 6 footage spreading online just days before its big August 27 showcase. Now, another group has entered the picture, claiming it has access to a separate batch of internal development material. A new set of Reddit posts spotted by Notebookcheck points to a second group, apparently unrelated to CyberLeek, claiming access to internal GTA 6 development material. Among the material being circulated is an unpublished screenshot said to come from an April 2026 build, alongside development files. If legitimate, that would make the material considerably newer than some of the GTA 6…
2XKO, Riot Games’ free-to-play tag-team fighting game set in its League of Legends universe, has struggled to find a sustainable audience since arriving in January. Those troubles have finally come to a head; come December, the developer will cease active development of the game.In a blog post, Riot states, “Over the last few months, we’ve been monitoring 2XKO’s trajectory closely, and what we’ve seen is painting a clear, consistent picture: while a lot of you jumped in to try the game and there’s an incredible community that plays every day, we haven’t seen enough players stick with the game to…
Most people choose a web browser for practical reasons: speed, familiarity, compatibility and convenience. Environmental impact is less commonly part of the decision. Wave Browser, however, is attempting to make it one of the factors consumers consider. Developed by Eightpoint, Wave is a Chromium-based browser that combines standard browsing functionality with features intended to help users stay organized and work efficiently online. Its most distinctive element is not a technical specification, but an environmental initiative: a Certified Cleanup Partnership with 4ocean that supports the removal of plastic and other waste from our ocean, rivers, and coastlines. That positioning raises two…
Vibe-coded games and apps have already flooded Android and iOS storefronts, creating plenty of frustration among users trying to sort through them. Meta is taking a different route with Pocket, its experimental app for turning simple ideas into small, playable experiences that can be shared like social posts. Pocket itself is not entirely new. We first covered the app when Meta quietly began testing it in Brazil in July. It is now rolling out across the U.S., giving a much larger group of users a chance to try it. Pocket treats games more like social posts Meta calls the creations…
The internet has been filling up with AI-generated content ever since ChatGPT arrived, but a new analysis from Pew Research Center puts just how widespread it has become into perspective. According to the study, roughly one-third of web pages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of AI authorship. The internet didn’t become AI overnight The important word here is “signs.” Pew’s research isn’t saying that one-third of every webpage on the internet was written entirely by an AI. Instead, it looked for indicators suggesting that AI played a role in producing the content. That’s an important distinction because modern online…
One of the most remarkable additions to the Pixel 11 series of smartphones this year is the new colorful LED notification system that Google calls “HiLight.” The core idea behind this colorful light is that you can customize it. Unfortunately, Google kept it tightly locked. For example, it only works when you are having an interaction with Gemini, or have set it as a caller identity for voice calls. And that’s pretty much as far as it goes. Soon after Google introduced it on its latest flagship phones, enthusiasts complained that it was such a missed opportunity. Google should have…