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Your iPhone's Focus modes, including Do Not Disturb, are a great way to reduce interruptions. But what's the difference in how they work?

You have several new options for Alexa's voice and personality. Here's how to find and change those settings.

Announced at BlizzCon 2026, the new StarCraft won't be here until spring 2030.

NVIDIA calls DLSS 5 the biggest graphics breakthrough since ray tracing; critics call it an AI slop filter.

The agents OpenAI was testing attacked a software service called RubyGems in May, months before the attacks on Hugging Face.

Blizzard also confirmed that a Diablo animated series is in development with Netflix.

Your Apple Wallet can hold more than cards; those in certain states can also store a digital copy of their driver's license.

The company said that user privacy is a "fundamental principle" of its products.

Using a VPN has plenty of benefits, but should you have yours enabled all the time? Think carefully about what yours is doing to decide.

The power of the sun can keep your RV running, but before you get too comfortable with solar panels, you need to calculate how much power they need to generate.

Dario Amodei said that "we owe it to humanity to try."

For some time, Find My sharing was limited to an hour, a day, or indefinitely. That's changing in iOS 27, thanks to more flexible timelines.

A free VPN might seem like a great deal, but they're not all created equal. While you can expect some compromises, you shouldn't use any old service.

EV batteries usually fade gradually, so the real warning signs are often changes in behavior rather than age alone.

The various Ethernet ports on your router can serve different purposes, depending on the model. Thankfully, it's not hard to discern what they're for.

Cleaning secondhand gadgets is essential, since you never know how dirty something is. Thankfully, it's not hard to polish them up before reuse.

After a few days of testing Meta's AI agent Muse. I can confirm that there is very little learning curve to get started.

Instead of relying on intuition or sheer luck to find local venues and restaurants capable of hosting you, Google Maps can take away the guesswork.

Should you choose a smaller SSD for speed or a larger HDD for storage space? The answer depends on what you prioritize.

Windows laptops aren't known for having excellent battery life, but a lot of that is because of unoptimized settings. Change these for big improvements.

A roundup of recent reviews from Engadget.

The GameCube and PS2 had different strengths in their exclusive libraries and extra features, but which one had more horsepower for rendering games?

Our weekly indie games roundup includes a double deckbuilder, capybara puzzles and an undead William Wallace.

The studio produced some early hits for the PSVR and Oculus Quest.

The Lenovo Googlebook 15 will reportedly have a high-resolution, high-refresh rate display and an Intel Core Ultra 5 chip.

Google and Apple's latest flagships feature more AI, better cameras and few reasons to switch ecosystems.

Roblox has revealed that players will be able to play in-browser and offline in the near future.

The device known as Project Phoenix is a new form factor for Meta.

Come on Apple, just keep following in the footsteps of Samsung, ASUS and so many other foldable makers.

Ultra-level features and a few design tweaks highlight the updates on the second-gen QuietComfort Headphones.

If the name Packard Bell sends you back to beige desktop towers, chunky CRT monitors, floppy disks and dial-up modem screeches, Acer has a surprise for you.

Apple will release iPhone Handoff with iOS 27 this month, but it will only be available to T-Mobile subscribers in the US at launch.

Apple or Samsung? It really comes down to which ecosystem you prefer.

They're aimed at protecting minors, but the rules are not universally supported.

Anthropic produced an extensive collection of case studies covering the ways its current AI models have been misused.

The company is suggesting that its work with traditional fact checkers could come to an end.

The first time you need to adjust volume, you'll wish you'd spent that extra $20.

The platform was linked to an FBI investigation into a dark web marketplace last week.

There's a keyboard shortcut to open it up, just like the Mac version.

The fundraiser for Malala Fund runs September 13-19.

It's also pretty easy on the eyes.

The unnamed software will be built around licensed music from UMG artists who want to participate.

Some upgrades make these more capable and easier to use for small hands.

Another way to appreciate customers might be returning their money.

Instagram now lets you bring tagged photos to your main profile feed, and here's how to do it.

Despite all the build-up and all the scrutiny, Apple's first foldable phone looks solid.

There's now a direct rival to the Osmo Pocket 4 you can easily buy in the US.

Snapchat Plans lets you organize IRL gatherings, though it's missing one seemingly obvious detail.

There was a lot more new stuff than expected.

GymKit is a great idea that has never been fully realized. Now, it doesn't require an Apple Watch to take advantage of.