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14 May 2026 Vol 19

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5 open-source Android apps that replace expensive subscriptions

We live in the age of the “forever payment.” It starts small — $10 for ad-free music here, $5 for…

I went to the Stranger Things finale in theaters and the strangest thing happened

The parking lot was packed. That’s the first Strange Thing. A little background. Just about every mall is struggling now,…

This is the easiest way to customize your Apple Watch — and most people ignore it

I don’t often change the watch face on my Apple Watch for one simple reason: it’s a huge pain. Adjusting…

Hands-on with the Mui Board: a wooden smart home controller

One of the fun parts of being a tech journalist for over a decade is that occasionally you get to…

CES 2026: all the news, gadgets, and innovations from the biggest tech show

Hot on the heels of new year’s celebrations, the annual Consumer Electronics Show will get underway in early January 2026.…

Framework Laptop 16 (RTX 5070) Review: A Dream Come True

Between that and the potential $300 CPU upgrade you’ll want to get—the AMD Ryzen 9 HX 370—the laptop will start…

Everyone’s switching to this GPU-accelerated terminal — and I get it

I have recently been moving more and more of my workflow entirely to the terminal, and for the most part…

Stop Using Your Keyboard and Start Using Handy, a Free Speech-to-Text App

If old sci-fi shows are anything to go by, we’re all using our computers wrong. We’re still typing with our…

Blood Feud: Oura’s Health Panels Versus Whoop’s Advanced Labs

Hey, Theranos? Ever heard of it? Erstwhile founder and current felon Elizabeth Holmes may have drastically overstated her claims by…

How to Manage Files on iOS and Android

One of the changes that we’ve seen in phones over recent years has been more control over the file systems.…