4 surprising benefits I discovered since ditching my smartwatch

by dbadmin | Sep 28, 2025 | Features, Samsung Galaxy Watch, smartwatches

I have no idea where my smartwatch is. OK, that isn’t entirely true. I know that it’s vaguely located within the walls of my home office, but beyond that, I’ve not missed its presence enough to seek it out, charge it, and strap it to my wrist. In effect, it may as...

6 crucial features the new Google Home app needs to win me back

by dbadmin | Sep 28, 2025 | Android apps, Features, Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, Smart Home

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is working on a brand new Home app with Gemini integration. My colleague AssembleDebug was able to trigger that new interface and showed off the spiffy redesign with streamlined tabs that merge favorites and devices...

I compared Apple Visual Intelligence to Circle to Search, and the winner won’t surprise you

by dbadmin | Sep 28, 2025 | Apple Intelligence, Circle to Search, Features, Google

I might be that annoying friend — the one who always wants to fact-check something. I’m not usually trying to be obnoxious, I just want to make sure I’m getting the correct information, especially when things are so easily faked right now (sorry, it’s true). Honestly,...

I’m using Gemini to improve my investment strategy, and it’s beating my portfolio advisor

by dbadmin | Sep 28, 2025 | Features, Google Gemini

As much as I dislike AI, it’s hard to disagree that it has its use cases. As a purely scientific tool, it’s a great way to sweep through troves of documents, research reports, news, and distill trends. While that makes it particularly useful for research, there’s one...

10 Android features I taught my parents to use, and you should too

by dbadmin | Sep 27, 2025 | Android, Android apps, Features

Credit: Megan Ellis / Android Authority I was showing my dad a couple of Android features on his phone recently, and not for the first time. You might have had this revelation already, but I realized there’s so much we do unthinkingly on our devices that might still...

6 things Spotify gets right that YouTube Music doesn’t

by dbadmin | Sep 27, 2025 | Features, Music Streaming, Spotify, YouTube Music

YouTube Music always feels like that niche music streaming service that only the nerd in your friend group is using. I am that nerd in my group, by the way. I’m a fan of YouTube Music purely because of its vast library — and I’m not talking about the official 100...