Month: October 2025

Oakley Meta Vanguard Review: The Do-It-All Smart Glasses

Meta’s second collaboration with Oakley look good, sound great, and might just replace your action cam. Source

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32 Best Gifts for Teens (2025), Tested by Us and Our Kids

Teenagers can be scary and impossible to shop for. From gaming chairs to cologne to slippers, these adolescent-approved gifts can help. Source

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The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra might use an Exynos chipset, and surprisingly that could be a good thing

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could use an Exynos 2600 chipset in at least some regions This would be the first time since the S22 Ultra that a Snapdragon chipset wasn’t used But reports suggest the Exynos 2600 could actually be even better than the latest Snapdragon and Apple chipsets…

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Meta will warn WhatsApp and Messenger users against scams

Meta is launching new tools aimed at trying to protect Messenger and WhatsApp users from potential scams. The company says its teams have "detected and disrupted" nearly 8 million accounts associated with scam centers in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines since the beginning of 2025.…

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iOS 26.1 Beta 4 lets you make Liquid Glass frosted

If you're not a big fan of the, well, glass in iOS 26's Liquid Glass interface, Apple has apparently heard you. The latest iOS 26.1 Beta 4 has a new toggle that lets you apply a "tinted" setting to boost the opacity of elements and add contrast, making them stand…

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The Morning After: Amazon broke the internet (for a bit)

A decent-sized chunk of the internet stopped working after a fairly massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage. This included Venmo, Snapchat, Canva and Fortnite — even Amazon’s own products went on the fritz. Your humble narrator’s Ring Chimes started turning their night lights on and off entirely at random, with…

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