Mattgush/Getty Images It’s the subject of so much dystopian fiction, a future where our boldest technological advances are sabotaged by malfunctioning or rogue AI. One of the most common channels for that kind of tech anxiety in fiction is now seeping into reality in the form of glitching autonomous cars, increasingly available in the form…

Ronstik/Getty Images Smart TVs have grown more affordable over the years, which is why your smart TV is full of ads now. , Even with those lower price points, the best time to shop is still during a decent sale. Whether you’re talking about various sales scattered throughout the year or the holiday shopping season,…

refrina/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Walmart has long been making ingress into cheap electronics, so it should come as no surprise that the company has decided to tackle the tablet space with its new Onn Android models. These aren’t just budget tablets — in fact, they’re priced at a…

Azeez Photography/Shutterstock Apple’s handy MagSafe system landed in 2020 with the launch of the iPhone 12. The magnetic technology, with its iconic MagSafe circle, launched primarily as a convenient way to charge your Apple handset and also carry compatible accessories like wallets that attach securely to the circular magnet inside the back of the phone.…

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Memorial Day is fast approaching, and along with it comes a variety of retail sales. Even though 2026 continues to be an expensive year for tech, there’s still plenty of opportunities to save if you know where to look, and these offers can even extend…

In the early days of publicly available computers, desktops were the only devices you needed … or could afford. These were less crucial parts of people’s lives and more like status symbols. However, as the years passed and technology improved, computers became more powerful and, more importantly, smaller. Gone are the days when computers needed…

Photology1971/Getty Images While Apple’s general brand image these days emphasizes sleek, smooth curves, that wasn’t always the case. Back in the company’s fledgling years of the 1980s, its equipment was just as boxy and beige as everyone else, with a smoother, more colorful image gradually surfacing in subsequent decades. While you can’t go back in…

miss.cabul/Shutterstock TikTok, the social video app, has two different owners. There’s the main company, ByteDance, which owns TikTok and its Chinese equivalent, Douyin. In 2025, a third arm was created, with U.S. control handed over to a joint venture, TikTok USDS JV. Who actually owns TikTok is an interesting rabbit hole to go down. If…

BrandonKleinPhoto/Shutterstock Launched in 2014, Ring cameras can help individuals protect their property by giving them access to live video feeds wherever a device is installed. Acquired by Amazon in 2018, Ring now has 50 different devices available with an assortment of features and specs. There are some uncomfortable truths about using Ring cameras, but there’s…

Microsoft/Linux Foundation/BGR The Windows vs Linux argument can be easily boiled down quite quickly. If you’re after a secure, semi-stable system that doesn’t require you to be a power user, stick with Windows. Just make sure you get the right version of Windows 11, Home or Pro. For those fed up of the subscriptions or…