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The image shows the main screen of Google’s Now Playing app on a Pixel phone, with a central button that says “Tap to see what’s playing,” which users tap to manually identify nearby music.

How to use Now Playing on your Pixel to catch every song around you

Pixel’s Now Playing feature runs quietly on device, spotting songs…

Three Google Pixel phones side by side showing the lock screen with the At a Glance widget: the left phone displays a stock market card with top movers and percentage changes, the middle phone shows a commute alert about significant delays on the work route with a blue line train disruption, and the right phone shows a live football score card between Arsenal and Liverpool, all on the same minimalist blue-gray wallpaper with time, date, weather, and fingerprint icon at the bottom.

Pixel phones add Transit mode to handle your daily ride

Transit mode is part of the latest Pixel update and…

A screenshot of the ChatGPT desktop interface on a Mac, showing a conversation where a user asks "Can you edit my email to be more friendly, but still professional?" and ChatGPT responds with a revised email draft with the subject line "Excited to Move Forward and Connect Further!" addressed to Judy. The left sidebar displays a chat history with sessions labeled "Friendly professional…", "Brainstorming Bl…", "Cover letter crafting", and other past conversations grouped under Today, Yesterday, and Previous 7 Days. The interface is set against a blurred blue and green gradient desktop background.

What is ChatGPT? The AI chatbot that changed everything

You've heard the name a thousand times — here's what…

Person typing on a MacBook at a wooden desk with the ExpressVPN app open on screen beside a dark code editor window, illustrating AI-assisted VPN control in a real-world workspace.

How to enable the ExpressVPN MCP server on your AI tools

The ExpressVPN MCP server is in beta — and it's…

Concept graphic showing a code snippet on the left flowing through a prism into the ExpressVPN desktop interface on the right, symbolizing an AI command connecting via MCP to change VPN location to USA–Chicago.

ExpressVPN MCP server: what it is, how it works, and who it’s for

Built for developers, powered by AI, and secured with zero…

Close-up of a person holding the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold in Moonstone gray with both hands, rear-facing triple camera array and Google "G" logo prominently visible, worn against a silver knit top and blue jacket with a poolside background.

Pixel Care+ makes owning a Pixel a lot less scary — here’s why

If you've ever paid out-of-pocket to fix a cracked Pixel…

A Google Messages conversation on an Android phone showing a real-time location sharing card powered by Find Hub and Google Maps, displaying a live map view near San Francisco Botanical Garden with a blue location dot, labeled "Your location – Sharing until 10:30 AM," within a chat about meeting up for coffee.

Google Messages real-time location sharing is here — here’s how it works

Real-time location sharing has finally arrived in Google Messages, and…

A image of Apple Polishing Cloth. Support almost all Apple products.

Apple’s $19 polishing cloth needs cleaning — here’s how to do it

If your $19 Apple polishing cloth gets dirty, don't panic…

A image of Apple Polishing Cloth. Support almost all Apple products.

The $19 Apple polishing cloth supports iPhone 17, Air, Pro, and 17e

Apple's polishing cloth compatibility list keeps growing, and the newest…

Screenshot of Claude’s “Import memory from other AI providers” card showing explanatory text about bringing relevant context and data from another AI provider to Claude, with a prominent “Start import” button on a beige background.

Claude memory import guide: keep your context, change your AI

Make AI switching painless. Claude now has a built‑in memory…

White Telegram logo against blue background.

Telegram now lets you add member tags – here’s how it works

Want “Admin”, “Designer” or “CS Student” beside your name in…

Smartphone screen showing a Telegram “Disable Sharing” dialog with a waving hand emoji at the top and options listed below: “No Screenshots” (disables screenshots and screen recordings in this chat), “No Forwarding” (disables message forwarding to other chats), and “No Saving” (disables copying text and saving photos and videos to Photos), with a large blue “Disable Sharing” button at the bottom.

Telegram Premium users can now disable sharing in private chats

Telegram just gave privacy‑minded users a new trick: a per‑chat…