I replaced my NAS with Google Drive for a month and barely noticed
…You can share a link without a second thought, knowing the other person already uses Google Drive. That network effect alone makes it a more productive solution for day-to-day work…
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I love Google Photos, but I wish it had these 8 missing features
…But with everyone living their lives online and sharing Shorts and Reels, I wish Photos would embrace that level of editing, too. Adding automatic captions would be a great start, and Google…
Google turns Gemini into a proactive AI agent with Spark, Daily Brief, and a major redesign
…Google shared examples like parsing credit card statements to identify hidden subscriptions, monitoring school emails for deadlines, creating daily digests for families, and even automatically turning scattered meeting notes into polished Docs…
Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT were asked to run a radio station, and they slowly lost the plot
…That identical starting point is what makes the experiment fascinating — despite sharing the same mission, the stations evolved into wildly different personalities over time. Don’t want to miss the best from…
If you ever need truly private photos on Android, this is the camera app to use
…Unfortunately, obfuscation is not available for video, making it a little less useful for sharing clips anonymously and safely. This is a huge shame, but I can understand there’s a level…
I tested the Galaxy S26 and S26 Ultra for weeks. Here’s why the Ultra is worth the extra money
…Since a larger display doesn’t automatically win me over, the Galaxy S26 Ultra needed to offer something more. It did just that with the Flex Magic Pixel OLED panel that powers…
I tried Pixel Desktop Mode — these 8 tips made me an Android PC power user
…Be warned that settings are shared between desktop and phone modes. Another setting that I suggest you optimize is the screen timeout. Pixel defaults to just 30 seconds of inactivity, which is…
I tried Gemini's redesigned Android app. Here's what Google got wrong
…However, I found that I needed to specifically ask Gemini to show me visuals in responses, and I didn’t see them appear automatically. The most impressive upgrade might be the new…
I've used Plex for 10 years. Here's why absolutely no one should pay $750 for Plex Pass
…Elsewhere, you get offline downloads, fine-grained parental controls, HDR tone mapping, and automated intro skipping. While features like hardware transcoding and the superb Plexamp player are undeniably excellent, they are conveniences…
Here’s why I’ve installed a Dead Man's Switch on my home server
…This pulse informs the server to reset the timer instead of deploying the payload. Aeterna offers several ways to handle this, from fully automated cron jobs to manual pings. For example, you…