Instagram head Adam Mosseri has announced that as part of a test, some Instagram users will be able to try a new menu bar in the app with a different arrangement of tabs. Notably, the new menu bar has dedicated tabs for both Reels and DMs, two of the app's most popular features. If you opt-in to the test, Instagram's current tabs for your feed, search, creating a new post, Reels and your profile page will be replaced by a new layout that swaps search and Reels, and switches the dedicated tab for

Apple is partnering with Spectrum SportsNet to stream select Los Angeles Lakers games directly to the Apple Vision Pro during the 2025-2026 basketball season. The games will be filmed in the Apple Immersive video format, the same VR-friendly filming style the company used to capture the Metallica concert film it released earlier this year. Beyond giving you a reason to blow the dust off your $3,500 Apple Vision Pro, watching the games in-headset will showcase perspectives impossible to capture i

Proton VPN stands out for two main reasons: it's one of the only virtual private networks (VPNs) to include a free plan with no data limits, and it's one of the few services majority-owned by a nonprofit. It's the best VPN in both of those categories, and it makes a strong case for being the best overall. Even if you don't care about the work of the Proton Foundation, Proton VPN is a service worth using. It's easy to install and manage, runs like the wind and meets high standards for security an

Cybersecurity firm Cleafy just issued a report warning against a rising malware called Klopatra, which infects personal devices by posing as a free VPN app called Mobdro Pro IP + VPN. This is the latest corroboration of a series of warnings delivered by Kaspersky security researchers in 2024 about the increasing number of malware apps pretending to be free VPNs a warning that's more relevant than ever as VPN usage spikes in response to age-restriction laws. Mobdro is the name of a popular IPTV

When Google announced the Pixel Watch 4, it made a point to mention that the smartwatch was designed with serviceability in mind. Now that it's out, the repair experts at iFixit have taken a look and can confirm Google's claims. The how-to specialist site has called the Pixel Watch 4 the most repairable smartwatch you can buy right now. Thats notable, as iFixit points out , because youd probably expect a sustainability-oriented brand such as Fairphone or Framework to be getting this kind of reco

Chrome is getting a new feature aimed at cutting back on notification overload. If enabled, Chrome can now revoke notification permission for websites that the user hasn't interacted with recently. It's a similar option to the automatic actions taken by Chrome's Safety Check for apps such as the camera or location information. The new feature will roll out to Chrome on both Android devices and on desktop. Chrome revoking notifications The browser will, ironically, notify you when a site is no lo

The FCC has submitted a proposal that would make it harder for consumers to receive itemized bills with accurate information from their ISPs, as spotted by The Verge . The draft would revise previous unnecessary requirements on the grounds that a fact-based list of charges may confuse customers. This comes as a response to complaints by ISPs over a Biden-era transparency rule that went into effect back in 2024 . Compliance with this rule mandates that ISPs make it easier for consumers to compare

Ford is cutting the price of the 2026 F-150 Lightning by up to $4,000, as confirmed by the automaker to CarsDirect . The price cuts vary by trim, however, and will only apply to more expensive packages for the electric pickup truck. This comes as the $7,500 EV tax credit expired at the end of September. The 2026 model has a starting price of $63,345 for the STX trim, which is the same price as the previous year's entry-level XLT. The STX replaces the XLT and delivers 536 horsepower, up from the

We generally consider Apples iPads to be the best tablets for most people, but most of them dont come cheap. To help you get the most value possible, were keeping a constant eye on sale prices and rounding up the best iPad deals we can find each week. This week has been a particularly fruitful time to be in the market for an Apple tablet: Amazon held its latest Prime Day sale on October 7-8, while other retailers like Best Buy , Target and Walmart are still running sweeping sales of their own. A

Sonos Ace headphones didnt get off to the best start, but the brands first headphones have come a long way since launch, and for $100 off when purchased directly from Sonos or Amazon , theyre well worth considering. The Ace are down to $299 from both retailers, and for that price youre getting one of the most feature-packed pairs of noise-canceling headphones on the market right now. When the Ace arrived in the summer of 2024, we praised them for their sound quality, premium design and comfy fit

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially designated Google with strategic market status (SMS) under the new digital markets competition regime . Specifically, it found that Google holds substantial and entrenched market power and a position of strategic significance when it comes to general search and search advertising services. The digital markets competition regime came into force on January 1, 2025 and will enable the agency to promote competition in fast-moving digita

After years of trying, a dedicated team has managed to download and archive a fully playable version of the long-lost canceled mobile game, Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home . The story of its search and recovery has been detailed in a new video by YouTuber The Golden Bolt, who helped kick off the search himself back in 2019. Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home has usually been attributed to Handheld Games, which developed a string of mobile titles in 2005 including Spider-Man 2: The Hero Returns and Ratchet

China's antitrust regulator has opened an investigation into Qualcomm's acquisition of Israeli connected-vehicle chip company Autotalks. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) alleges that Qualcomm is suspected of violating China's anti-monopoly laws by not disclosing certain details of the deal. Qualcomm had initially agreed to acquire the fabless chip company in 2023 to expand its Snapdragon portfolio into more automotive applications. Autotalks creates chips, sensors and vehicl

If you prefer open-ear AirPods but still have an older model, this deal could be worth noting. The AirPods 4 are still on sale for $89, or 30 percent off their usual price. That's also the lowest we've seen them and a sale price that's still hanging on after Prime Day earlier this week. When Apple updated its standard AirPods in 2024, it released two models: one with active noise cancellation (ANC) and one without. We consider the non-ANC models to be the best budget AirPods you can get, so they

Control: Ultimate Edition will be available on the iPhone, the iPad and the Apple Vision Pro in early 2026, its developer Remedy has announced. The developer says you can either tap into the action with touch controls, which presumably includes hand tracking and gestures on the mixed reality headset, or use controllers to play the game. Remedy first made it available for the Apple ecosystem when it released Ultimate Edition for Mac back in February this year. Remedy originally released Control i

Truly good Apple deals can be hard to come by, but right now you can save on one of the company's smallest (and arguably one if its most useful) gadgets. A four-pack of Apple AirTags is down to $65 right now, which is 34 percent off its usual price and a sale hanging on after Prime Day ended earlier this week. That brings each AirTag in the bundle down to $16.25 each. If you're an Apple user, then the AirTag is the best Bluetooth tracker on the market for you. You can put these little discs in y

A little after the launch of the rest of the Pixel 10 family, Googles new foldable is here. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is a beast which may not be the first thing you want to hear about a foldable. Engadget Its perceptibly thicker than its biggest rival, Samsungs Galaxy Z Fold 7. But avoiding the race for thinness gives Googles new foldable some advantages. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold has the best cameras of any foldable and enhanced hardiness with the top dust resistance rating. And remember: This thing

You dont need to spend a fortune to level up your gaming setup. The right budget-friendly gear can still deliver the comfort, performance and style you need whether youre on Xbox, PlayStation, a gaming PC or a Nintendo handheld. Affordable doesnt have to mean low quality todays peripherals often bring the same features as pricier gear, like RGB lighting, noise cancellation and even USB-C connectivity. From headsets that double as work headphones to keyboards and mice built for fast reactions, t

Smartwatches do more than just track your steps and deliver phone alerts to your wrist. The best smartwatches go even further, giving you the ability to pay for a cup of coffee, take calls and connect to apps like Spotify all without whipping out your smartphone. Chances are, if youre reading this, you already know all of the benefits of a smartwatch. Youre ready to invest, or upgrade from an aging accessory, but we wouldnt blame you if you if you didnt know where to start. There are dozens of s

The Programmed Data Processor-1 (PDP-1) is perhaps most recognizable as the home of Spacewar!, one of the world's first video games, but as the video above proves, it also works as an enormous and very slow iPod, too. In the video, Boards of Canada's Olson is playing off of paper tape that's carefully fed and programmed into the PDP-1 by engineer and Computer History Museum docent Peter Samson. It's the final product of Joe Lynch's PDP-1.music project, an attempt to translate the short and atmos

The Entertainment Software Association has released its Power of Play report, which presents a snapshot of who is playing video games, and why, all around the world. There are a lot of interesting data points here from more than 24,000 respondents, all of whom are older than 16 and play at least weekly. The doubters who think gaming is just for kids may be surprised to learn that the average age of the respondents is 41 years old, and the gender split is nearly even between men and women. One of

If Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that a blockbuster that makes bank will get a sequel (or seven). Enter A Minecraft Movie , with its surprisingly effective humor and $957 million box office payday . (Who had Jack Black will anchor a nearly billion-dollar movie on their 2025 bingo card?) So, it's no surprise that Warner Bros. has officially greenlit a sequel. Variety reports that Warner Bros. has penciled in the sequel for a July 23, 2027, premiere date. That would place it around two ye

After announcing its intentions to make an XR device in 2023, and revealing the design and intended use-cases for the headset alongside the announcement of Android XR in 2024, Samsung has shared precious few details about Project Moohan. A new leak from Android Headlines is set to change that, detailing not only the specs of Samsung's new headset, but also a final name and new controller accessories ahead of the device's rumored launch later this fall. Samsung's Project Moohan officially called

Artificial intelligence companies have been working at breakneck speeds to develop the best and most powerful tools, but that rapid development hasn't always been coupled with clear understandings of AI's limitations or weaknesses. Today, Anthropic released a report on how attackers can influence the development of a large language model. The study centered on a type of attack called poisoning, where an LLM is pretrained on malicious content intended to make it learn dangerous or unwanted behavi

Nintendo just released an odd little game onto the SNES Virtual Console that was previously exclusive to Japan. The simply-titled Mario & Wario is a point-and-click puzzle game that finds the plumber on the search for his brother after his money-obsessed doppelganger drops a bucket on his head. That's the actual plot. Players lead the bucket-headed Mario through 100 levels, each of which are filled with point-and-click puzzles set in a sidescrolling world. The original game was controlled via mo

Lyft is partnering with San Jose-based Tensor Auto. Lyft says it has reserved hundreds of Tensor robotaxis and will operate its own fleet. The other piece of the partnership: Tensor will make its Robocar Lyft-ready straight out of the factory. Shipping the Robocar with Lyft's platform will allow a futuristic form of passive income for owners in regions with level 4 regulatory approval. Traditional car ownership means a vehicle loses value as it sits idle most of the time, the companies wrote in

Sora , OpenAI's app and social network for AI-generated videos, has been downloaded over one million times, according to Sora head Bill Peebles . The app reached one million downloads in less than five days, Peebles says, even faster than ChatGPT did. That's despite OpenAI only making the app available in North America, and its decision to require users to have an invite to actually use it. Like TikTok, Sora offers an endless vertical feed of videos, only Sora's videos are AI-generated rather th

Monarch Money is one of our favorite budgeting apps and, fittingly enough, there's a way for newcomers to save money on a subscription right now. If you use the code WELCOME at checkout, you can get an annual plan for 30 percent off. It typically costs $100, but you can get 12 months of access for $70 with this code. There are some key caveats here. The discount is only for new users, and it can't be combined with other offers. The code only works when you sign up through the web. You can't rede

Sony just dropped a new video with Mark Cerny, and its a big one, with significant implications for the companys next console and AMDs future GPUs. Over nearly nine minutes, Cerny, who was the lead designer for the PlayStation 4 and PS5 , chats with Jack Huynh, senior vice president and general manager of AMDs Computing and Graphics Group, about a series of technologies, collectively dubbed Project Amethyst, the two companies are developing together. According to Cerny, those technologies only e

Last month, Alphabet told the House Judiciary Committee that it would allow some creators who were banned from YouTube for spreading COVID-19 and election-related misinformation to come back to the platform. Now, the company is outlining how that process will work, though it's not clear exactly who will be provided that opportunity, YouTube says that beginning today it will give some previously terminated creators the ability to request a fresh channel in an effort the company is characterizing

Proton VPN, my favorite VPN service right now , has expanded its free plan in response to surging demand for free VPNs . As Proton's general manager announced by tweeting in French and later in Norwegian , free users now have access to servers in Canada and Norway, joining the existing locations in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Romania and Singapore. Free servers in all eight countries are now visible on the Proton VPN app. As I covered in my Proton VPN review , users of the

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting another update to celebrate developer MachineGames 15th birthday. The big news here is the addition of a New Game+ mode, which is always a good time. This mode will be available upon finishing the main story and most of the upgrades carry through, including adventure books (skills) and medicine bottles. Currency also follows from the first playthrough, as do any unspent adventure points. Players who complete this mode will be treated to a new ending

Who among us hasn't fantasized about escaping hell as a skateboarding demon made of glass? That's the task laid out for you in the offbeat indie title Skate Story . Devolver, always up for creative and subversive risk-taking, announced on Thursday that the game will arrive on December 8. Skate Story has you performing ollies, kickflips and grinds to swallow the moon and free yourself from the Devil and his minions. Do I understand developer Sam Eng's metaphors? Nope. Does it look badass nonethel

Although October Prime Day is over, you can still grab some of our favorite deals on brand-name SSDs, portable SSDs and microSD cards, including several storage solutions compatible with the Switch 2 . If you've never considered adding a solid-state drive (SSD) to your PC or game console, now is a great time to start and if you already know what a difference extra storage can make, it's still a fine time to outfit your build. A solid-state drive (SSD) gives your hard drive more bandwidth to pro

Foldable phones have gone from futuristic novelties to genuinely useful devices that blend portability with big-screen versatility. Whether you're into multitasking, mobile gaming or just love having a phone that turns heads, the best foldable phones you can buy offer powerful performance, durable designs and impressive displays that unfold to reveal more room for apps, videos and productivity. From book-style designs to flip-style clamshells, the best foldable phone for you depends on how you l

The how-to website iFixit posted a teardown of Meta's new Ray-Ban Display augmented reality glasses and came away impressed by the tech but wary of repairability. As a matter of fact, one of the techs said in the accompanying video that it's very clear that the first iterations of these smartglasses are going to be unrepairable. This repairability issue is relatively unsurprising, given this is a newish technology. The website says there are several factors that contribute to the problem, noting

As the 7-pound Razer Blade 18 sat on my desk, its all-black unibody case and enormous 18-inch screen towering before me like the monolith from 2001 , I couldnt help but think, Who the hell needs such a big-ass computer? Im sure theyre out there the gamers with deep pockets and little regard for portability, the video editors who demand as much screen space as possible. But on the whole, the market for the Blade 18 is pretty small, especially when Razers Blade 14 and 16 strike a far better balan

The Browser Companys AI-powered browser is now available to download for all macOS users. Dia started rolling out to private beta testers in June, following its initial reveal at the end of last year, but if youre a Mac user you can download it here if you want to try it. Note that you need a Mac with an M1 chip or later running macOS 14 or later. AI is being baked into a lot of web browsers right now , but with Dia its at the heart of everything you do. It allows you to interact with The Browse

It's true: October Prime Day 2025 is over . But you can't expect a site like Amazon to shut down every deal the company was built on the discount. Today, we hunted down the tech deals under $50 that are still available. While there's a lot fewer deals than there were yesterday (we counted 59 on Wednesday and just 19 today) some decent brands , like Ugreen, Anker, Lego and Roku are still in stock. Interestingly, a few of the current-model Echo smart speakers are still discounted, too, likely as

Nintendo has cleared up the biggest mystery since Arthur Conan Doyles last Sherlock Holmes story by revealing what the two animated shorts it released this week were all about. The company says these are the first short films from Nintendo Pictures, which it bought in 2022 (the production house was previously called Dynamo Pictures). We hope you enjoyed the two Close to You videos released on October 7 and 8. The second video is available on Nintendo Today!, a free app available on your smart de

Another Prime Day has come and gone, but a few deals are still lingering on the internet today. If you missed the two-day event but still have some shopping to do, you may be in luck. On the tech side of things, you can still save on a number of Apple devices, handy tech under $50 and even some big-ticket items like cordless vacuums. Here, we've gathered the best tech deals you can still get today now that October Prime Day is over. Prime Day deals: Engadget's top picks Lego Star Wars Advent Cal

If you finally got your hands on a Nintendo Switch 2 and have been loading it up with games, the thought of storage expansion may have crossed your mind by now (maybe more than once). But since the Switch 2 is only compatible with newer microSD Express cards, the pickings are slim at the moment. You can't just buy any microSD card you find at a cheap price but there are some good deals on microSD Express cards, specifically, right now. The most affordable of the bunch is this 128GB PNY microSD

California has passed three new bills designed to boost privacy for internet users, governor Gavin Newsom's office announced . The biggest one, AB 566, builds on a 2018 law by requiring web browsers to let users universally opt-out of allowing third parties to sell their data. The original California Consumer Privacy Act from 2018 only let Californians opt out third-party data sharing one site at a time. However, AB 566 signed into law yesterday by Newsom requires web browsers like Chrome, Firef

Making a good digital picture frame should be easy. All you need is a good screen and an uncomplicated way to get your favorite photos onto the device. Combine that with an inoffensive, frame-like design and you're good to go. Despite that, I can tell you that many digital photo frames are awful. Amazon is positively littered with scads of digital frames and it's basically the 2020s version of what we saw with knock-off iPods back in the 2000s. There are loads of options that draw you in with a

Streaming services keep raising prices . At this point, if you subscribe to all the major services out there, you're basically paying the same price as cable those antiquated local monopolies that streaming was supposed to save us from. But streaming still has one big advantage over the old ways: no contracts. That means you can grab a good streaming deal and then cancel without penalty. Our advice is to sign up for a service when you see a good streaming deal (or the latest season of, say, Doc

Amazon Prime Day is nearly over, but our audio experts are still sifting through Amazon for bargains on the best smart speakers , soundbars and portable blueetooth speakers . We're always ready to argue this high-quality speakers are a worthwhile investment, adding new dimensions to any kind of entertainment and with these deals on top speakers from JBL, Bose, Beats, Marshall and more, there's no excuse not to upgrade. Whether you're building a permanent setup for your home theater or chaining

It's the final day of Amazon Prime Day , but it's not too late to get a heavy discount on a traditional or robotic vacuums from Amazon. We're hoping this sale helps ease some of the more granular vacuum-related decisions. Should you go corded, cordless or robotic? Dyson, iRobot or Shark? Are there any decent robotic vacuums that aren't Roombas? (Yes.) Until the very end of the Big Deal Days sale tonight, but until the very end, we'll search for discounts as tirelessly as an automated vacuum scou

This year's fall Prime Day is almost on the books. But you still have time to save on some of our favorite tech. Yes, it's October and it's a little early to start thinking about holiday shopping. But it would be remiss to ignore the upcoming festivities entirely because you can actually save some money on good gadgets during this sale. But let's be real: Amazon doesn't always make it easy to find what you're looking for. Amongst the pages and pages of bad deals you could sift through, you may c

October Prime Day is almost over, yet there's still a slew of discounts across the entirety of Amazons online storefront. As expected, Amazons site is pretty overwhelming at the moment and will be for the next few hours. Even if you came prepared with a wishlist of items you hope to buy on sale, it can be easy to get distracted by the thousands of other deals available during this members-only event. If any of the items on your list happen to be tech or tech related, Engadget has you covered. We

Amazon's Prime Day sale is a great time to save money on new kitchen tools but there are only a few hours left to do so. We've combed through the thousands of deals on cooking gadgets and appliances to find the best deals on kitchen tech we've tested and recommend in our reviews and buyer's guides . We found deals on some of our top picks for rice cookers, Instant Pots, Kitchen Aid tools, air fryers and of course, the frozen dream-maker, Ninja's Creami ice cream maker . Most of these discounts