It’s a familiar scenario: You’ve found time to chill and clicked on Netflix to scratch that sci-fi itch. You know what you like, but you don’t want to watch the streamer’s big hits, such as Black Mirror and Stranger Things. Alas, there are so many titles to click through, you have no idea where to start. Well, friend, … Read More “27 of the Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Netflix Has to Offer” »
Month: May 2026
Xiaomi launched the Smart Band 9 Pro in October of 2024, and now it looks like the company is hard at work on its successor. According to a new rumor out of China, the Smart Band 10 Pro could launch as early as next month. Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro It will allegedly be offered … Read More “Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Pro leaks” »
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority As an old-school techie whose formative years were spent tinkering with tape decks and portable CD players, I find that modern Android phones are nothing short of miracles of engineering for audio consumption. They’ve got a screen that rivals my high-end television, a DAC chip that is by all measures … Read More “I ditched music on my Android phone and went back to my iPod” »
Our Experts Written by Taylor Leamey Written by Nasha Addarich Martínez Article updated on February 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM PST Taylor Leamey Former Senior Writer Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental health, sleep and nutrition coverage. She has invested hundreds of hours into studying and researching sleep and holds … Read More “Best Mental Health Apps of 2026” »
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how AI is changing music and the music industry, follow Terrence O’Brien. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. The use of generative AI in pop music … Read More “AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?” »
A TUI application for managing systemd services. This tool allows you to manage systemd services with ease. You can view logs, list services, view properties, edit unit files, and control their lifecycle: start, stop, restart, mask, unmask, enable, and disable using the D-Bus API. It also supports Vim-like navigation. It is possible to navigate between … Read More “matheus-git/systemd-manager-tui: A TUI application for managing systemd services. · GitHub” »
Tushar Mehta / Android Authority I have been reviewing phones for almost a decade. And countless times over this period, brands have claimed that their phones can replace actual DSLRs or mirrorless cameras. Every time I’ve heard that, I have wanted to respond with The Rock’s raised eyebrow meme. Despite my skepticism, I cannot deny … Read More “Xiaomi 17 Ultra’s camera kit reminds me that Samsung, Google are far behind” »
If your Galaxy phone still relies on Samsung Messages for everyday texting, its days are numbered. Samsung has confirmed it will retire its long-running messaging app this July, ending support for SMS, MMS and RCS on the platform across the US. The shift has been a long time coming. Google Messages has been the default on new Galaxy … Read More “Samsung Messages Is Going Away in July: Save Your Texts Before It Disappears” »
According to a new report, next year’s Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra might drop the lackluster 3x zoom camera, moving the next-gen flagship to a triple camera system instead of the long-running quad-array that Ultra flagships are regularly known for. With the extra space, Samsung is reportedly revamping its main camera with variable aperture capabilities while … Read More “Galaxy S27 Ultra without a 3x camera would be a hard skip for photographers” »
Emoji fans, rejoice! You will likely to get nine new emoji on your device in spring of 2027. In October, the Unicode Consortium proposed the new emoji for Unicode 18.0. One of those emoji is a pickle, which I think could replace the eggplant as the go-to emoji for male anatomy. Am I being childish or prophetic? … Read More “You Could See a Pickle Emoji on Your Device in 2027” »