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Say what you will about Roku in light of its impending takeover by Fox, but its products are a model of simplicity. There’s nothing cryptic about its hardware or software controls, and for the most part, Roku has resisted the temptation to jam its OS full of unnecessary visual flair or recommendations. You can be…

Over the past decade, head-to-head brain games like QuizUp rocketed in popularity, reaching at one point millions of users. After that, battle royale games like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had their moment in the spotlight. Lately, growth of mobile games has slowed down amid a barrage of AI content across platforms. Now, the India-based gaming…

Some Mac apps are great at what they do but aren’t much to look at. Others look beautiful and still get the job done. But once in a while, you find an app that not only performs its task well but is also fun to use, and those are my favorite kind of apps. In…

From discovering new books and organizing your reading list to tracking your reading goal and sharing recommendations, book apps make it easier to maintain reading as a hobby. There are numerous apps on the market that promise to do just that, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ones to help you…

Android Auto loyalists know it’s already a great app for navigating and managing your media while driving. But you may only be getting some of the benefits if your use stops there.

The best way to measure something is still a tried-and-true tape measure. But if you don’t have one on hand, your iPhone has a built-in tool that uses the camera (and, on Pro models, LiDAR) to get the job done.

Grok Bot can now reach into the built-in apps on your phone. The official Grok Bot account announced on October 22 that the assistant can use Calendar, Reminders, Contacts and “more apps,” and said the feature is rolling out now on iOS and Android. It arrives just days after Grok Bot picked up support for…

For some lucky Apple superfans, today is the day they get to unbox their iPhone Duo. (Others may have to wait until January.) But after formally transferring all their software, they’ll discover a troubling truth: Some of their favorite apps look bad, with awkwardly unused space. 

It’s been a long time since I’ve been genuinely excited about a new iPhone. 

Apple’s iPhone Duo isn’t perfect, but some of the problems I’ve encountered will likely be fixed over time.Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable