Whether you're jamming out at the beach, setting up a backyard movie night or just want some tunes while you work, a great portable Bluetooth speaker is a must-have. The best options today go beyond just playing music they deliver punchy bass, crisp vocals and even customizable sound modes to match whatever you're listening to. Some models even pack extras like a built-in LED light for a cool light show, making them perfect for parties or late-night hangs. The best portable Bluetooth speaker is

If youve been shocked by how much you spend on streaming services lately, youre not alone. Companies like Netflix, Disney, Max and others have been consistently raising prices to the point where you may question if streaming is even worth it anymore . We at Engadget still think it is, but we also think you should be smart with your money and thats where streaming deals come in. Yes, it is possible to get discounts on services like Peacock and Paramount+, even if those deals arent as common as a

US government officials have condemned ICEBlock and CNN's recent coverage of it, leading to more people hearing about its existence and downloading it from the App Store. Now the application, which allows users to add a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, has climbed to the to the top of Apple's App Store charts. It's currently the number one free social networking app in the US and the third most downloaded free app overall. Engadget CNN's piece talked about how t

In what was probably an inevitable conclusion, X has announced that it will allow AI to author Community Notes. With a pilot program beginning today, the social network is releasing developer tools to create AI Note Writers. These tools will be limited to penning replies in a test mode and will need approval before their notes can be released into the wild. The first AI Note Writers will be accepted later this month, which is when the AI-composed notes will start appearing to users. Not only doe

Shopping for the best cordless vacuum cleaners means finding that sweet spot between power, portability and convenience. Whether you're cleaning up after pets, tackling hardwood floors or reaching those tricky spots under the couch, cordless vacuums offer freedom and versatility that traditional canister vacuums just cant match. Todays top models come packed with smart features to make cleaning less of a hassle from built-in LED lights that illuminate hidden dust bunnies to HEPA filters that tr

With the third generation of its smartphone series, Nothing made the unusual move to launch the cheaper a line first, unveiling the Phone 3a and 3a Pro in March . Now, its time for its latest flagship. The Nothing Phone 3, starting at $799 (with a $899 option with 16GB of RAM) goes up against giants like the Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 a competitive slice of the smartphone world. Once again, though, theres nothing in the market that quite resembles a Nothing, as the company attempts t

After numerous waves of similar (and not-so-similar) wireless buds , Nothing is debuting its first pair of over-ear headphones. The Headphone 1 combines the company's recognizable see-through aesthetic with an intriguing array of controls and up to 35 hours of listening with active noise cancellation (ANC). Handily, for its most premium audio launch yet, the $299 headphones accompany the launch of Nothings new flagship smartphone: the Phone 3. First impressions are everything, and these look lik

The wait is over. Nothing has officially announced the Phone 3, its first flagship smartphone since entering the market in 2022 . Nothing CEO Carl Pei said the company would go all-in on the Phone 3 with premium materials, major performance upgrades and software that really levels things up, and the device Nothing showed off at its launch event in London certainly seems like it will be competitive with the best from Samsung and other Android OEMs. In a departure from the company's previous hands

Amazon announced a fresh batch of games that it's giving away for free or nearly free in July. The company's cloud gaming platform, Amazon Luna, has a few notable standouts on its lineup of free titles this month for Prime members in regions where the service is available. However, you'll want to play quick. Resident Evil 2 is available on Amazon Luna now through 11:59PM PT on July 12. Need for Speed Unbound is only free for July 5-6, while EA Sports FC 25 is getting two free weekends on July 19

Chalk one up for prison telecoms and against inmates' family members courtesy of Trump's FCC. On Monday, the agency said ( via The Verge ) it would delay enforcement of a 2024 action aimed at capping prison phone call fees. The rules are now scheduled to take effect in April 2027. FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez criticized the agency's move in a statement . Today, the FCC made the indefensible decision to ignore both the law and the will of Congress, she wrote. Prison phone call fees vary drama

Marshall has launched its latest compact Bluetooth speaker, the Middleton II. A direct replacement for the first-generation Middleton from 2023, the new speaker promises room-filling 360-degree sound from a device that sits comfortably in the palm of your hand and wont demand too much space in your backpack for trips. The original Middleton offered bright clear sound that belied its diminutive proportions, and with its successor Marshall says it has engineered deeper bass and more refined perfor

Meta announced just a couple weeks ago that it would finally start testing a dedicated inbox for direct messages on Threads. Now, it's making the feature official and rolling out DMs to everyone. As with the earlier test, the update will add a messaging tab to the Threads app where users can access the inbox and exchange DMs with mutuals. Meta says that initially people will only be able to send messages to users who already follow them or mutual followers from Instagram, though it plans to roll

Big ticket items like TVs and iPads might get the lions share of the attention during Amazons sale , but there are plenty of Prime Day deals under $50 to check out, too. Weve combed through the pages (and pages) of discounts to find sales on the brands and gadgets weve tested and recommend. Our picks include power banks from Anker, smart plugs from TP-Link and smart speakers from Amazon Echo. Weve also linked back to our reviews and buying guides to help with your shopping decisions. Here are th

Nintendo has confirmed that the top-notch development team behind Super Mario Odyssey , one of the best games for the Switch , has also developed Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2 , according to reporting by Eurogamer . The highly anticipated platformer starring Nintendo's iconic ape will be the first 3D Donkey Kong game since 1999's Donkey Kong 64 . We got a chance to go hands-on with Donkey Kong Bananza earlier this year, and we loved the fresh look on the timeless character. DK and his sup

You may be spending more time outside during the summer, especially if you have a grill, but the gadgets in your kitchen will come in handy this season, too. Prime Day deals have already discounted one of our favorite air fryers, so you can grab it on sale and make things like crispy fried chicken with ease. The Ninja Foodi Dual-Zone 10-quart air fryer is $50 off and down to $180 right now. While not an all-time-low price, it's a good sale for this time of year so far from the Black Friday shopp

Now that we know Amazon Prime Day will be coming up soon on July 8-11, its time to start thinking about what you may want to snag at a discount during the sale. If you pay the $139 annual fee for Prime, sale events like these are a great time to stock up on essentials and cross things off your wishlist while you can save some money. Most discounts will be exclusively available to Prime subscribers, but there are always a few that anyone shopping on Amazon can grab. Similarly, there are always ea

Edgar Wright is remaking The Running Man , and there's a trailer to prove it . Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1987 classic imagined a dystopian 2025 in which an authoritarian government forced cruelty on incarcerated people for entertainment. Now it's actually 2025 and, well, that doesn't sound that far off . Wright's version injects a bit of humor into the proceedings, while widening the stakes. The 1980s film, which was based on a novel by Stephen King, chronicled a game show in which prisoners had t

Amazons Prime Day doesnt officially begin until Tuesday, July 8, but were already seeing deals on some of our recommended Apple gear . Right now, Amazon has discounts on the AirPods Max, the latest iPad, the Apple Watch Series 10, and the M4 MacBook Air. So if your old AirPods are due for an upgrade or youre ready to pass down your current iPad to your nephew and get yourself a new one, this is a good time to shop. While we dont know whether these deals will get better once the sale officially s

Apple is suing one of its former design engineers for allegedly stealing a trove of trade secrets that he then provided to his new employer, Snap. As reported by SiliconValley.com , Di Liu left his role as senior product-design engineer after a seven-year stint with Apple, citing personal and family reasons in his resignation to the company. Before leaving Apple, Liu had worked on the Vision Pro headset, where according to the lawsuit seen by SiliconValley.com he was given access to various Appl

If you've put off buying an MLS Season Pass this year then you're in luck. Today, Apple TV is cutting the price in half, dropping to $49 from $99, for the rest of the 2025 season. If you have an Apple TV+ subscription then you can get a seasonal subscription to the pass for just $39. To be fair, the season runs from February to October so the savings more than makes sense though it wouldn't be suprising for a streamer to charge full price no matter the number of matches left. Apple announced th

Xbox has confirmed the first batch of Game Pass additions for July. The headliner this time around is Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 + 4 , which is coming to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on July 11, which is the games release day. It was already known that this remake bundle was going to arrive on Game Pass on day one, but hey, theres nothing wrong with a little reminder. The rest of the first wave of July additions include some titles that are returning to Game Pass. Several are coming to the e

Prime Day 2025 will be here in a few days, but you can already shop great tech deals on Amazon before the July 8-11 event. Case in point: the Apple Watch Series 10 , which is $100 off at the moment and down to $299. That's the lowest price it's been so far since it came out last September. Its hard to believe that the Apple Watch is already ten years old. It seems like only yesterday that we got our hands on the first generation, and now the Apple Watch Series 10 is counting the days until the n

Robot vacuums can be a big help around the house by automating a regular chore, but they can be pretty expensive. Thats why its a wise decision to wait for a shopping event like Amazon Prime Day to buy one, when you can usually save hundreds off the sticker price. Amazon Prime Day 2025 is nearly here, and its already brought excellent deals to many of our top picks for the best robot vacuums available today. The devices range from entry-level to midrange to high-end dirt suckers, and iRobot, Sha

It's still one week until Prime Day 2025 officially kicks off, but the sales are already here. There's deals on some of our favorite products, like the TP-Link Deco AXE5400 WI-Fi mesh router system and the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max . Now, another Amazon device is on sale: the Echo Spot . Currently, you can get the Amazon Echo Spot for $45, down from $80. The 44 percent discount brings the smart alarm clock to a new all-time low. The deal is available on each of the color options, Black, Glacie

If your laptop simply isnt cutting it anymore, Amazon Prime Day 2025 might have arrived just in time. As has been the case for the past few years, laptop deals are abundant this Prime Day (even now in the lead-up to the official dates), bringing discounts to MacBooks, Windows laptops, Chromebooks and more. But we wouldnt blame you if you didnt know how to figure out if that laptop youre eyeing actually has a good discount for Prime Day, or if the deal is stale. Thats where Engadget can help. Wev

Google has rolled out the latest version of Keep and, as 9to5Google has noticed, it no longer supports the Apple Watch. Its iTunes listing now only shows what the note-taking app would look like for iPhones and iPads. Google made its Keep app compatible with Apple Watches back in 2019 when its apps made a return on the wearable after over a year of absence. It hasn't had a meaningful update for the device since then, but it worked just fine. Users who rely on Keep across iOS and Android for, say

Cloudflare has rolled out a couple of new measures meant to keep AI bot crawlers at bay. To start with, every new domain customer that signs up with the company to manage their website traffic will now be asked if they want to allow AI crawlers or to block them altogether. The company released a free tool in 2024 to block AI bots, but with this change, users can block them by default without having to tinker with their settings. Several big publishers, including Cond Nast, TIME and The Associate

Yesterday, the senate was poised to restrict states' power to regulate AI . Now, the measure is dead in the water, with the Senate voting 99-1 to remove the provision. Are you also having a bit of whiplash? Here's what you need to know about the amendments rightful journey into the trash can of history. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) had pushed for an amendment to Trump's tax bill that would ban states from regulating the AI industry for ten years if the state took AI infrastructure funding include

The Mexican Sinaloa cartel hired a hacker to track and surveil the FBI, then used that information to intimidate and even kill witnesses against drug lord Joaqun El Chapo Guzmn, according to a Justice Department report spotted by Ars Technica . The hacker used relatively sophisticated data collection techniques and weaknesses in the FBI's cybersecurity to identify the witnesses, the report states. According to the highly redacted report, which is based in part on testimony from an individual con

Hey, you know those politicians and captains of industry who tell us AI will be running the world in a few years time? Turns out one of the most sophisticated models currently in use cant even operate a vending machine without screwing things up . Anthropic has released findings of a test where it put a chatbot in charge of a store (really, some baskets, a small refrigerator and a payment terminal in its office). The bot was told to run the store at a profit, and was in charge of everything incl

Keeping your floors clean doesnt have to mean dragging out a bulky vacuum or spending your weekends chasing dust bunnies. Thanks to automation, the best robot vacuums can handle the daily dirt and debris for you, quietly working in the background while you focus on more important things (or just relax). Whether you live in a small apartment or a multi-story home, a robot vacuum can take care of routine floor cleaning, navigating under furniture, around corners and even avoiding no-go zones youve

The best ereaders can pack an entire bookcase into a device that fits in your pocket. You might also prefer reading on one of these devices than reading on a phone or tablet thanks to the E Ink screen and paper-like display thats easier on your eyes than an LCD or OLED screen. Plus, the text displays so crisply on ereaders, it almost makes printed pages look fuzzy by comparison. You can even get ereaders with speakers, color screens, stylus support and more. Weve spent the past few years testing

Microsoft Authenticator is sunsetting its ability to store your passwords. This month, the service stopped allowing users to add or import new passwords. Beginning in July 2025, users will no longer be able to use autofill with Authenticator, and in August 2025, passwords will no longer be available at all. Payment information stored in Authenticator will be deleted after July, and after the following month, all unsaved generated passwords will be deleted. Passkeys will still be supported in Aut

Liquid Glass is a huge new change coming to iOS 26. (Apple) It's true: Apple's iOS 26 (not iOS 19) is coming your way this fall with some cool new features you'll want to try. For those of us who've been loyal to the iPhone for nearly two decades, we're most excited about the fresh home and lock screen redesign. Dubbed Liquid Glass , the new look and feel will extend across all of Apple's upcoming operating systems. The overhaul was one of several big changes coming to iOS, macOS, iPadOS and the

Nintendo of Canada has announced that the pricing of the Switch, its accessories, its games and even Amiibo figures, will all be changing in Canada come August. The pricing adjustment is being made ased on market conditions, according to the the announcement. It's not clear how much the price of the Switch family of products will be changing Nintendo said new prices will be posted on its Canadian website on August 1 but presumably they'll be going up. The company currently sells the Switch fo

11 Bit Studios has drawn the ire of players for the undisclosed use of artificial intelligence in its recent release, The Alters . The new project from the team behind Frostpunk and This War of Mine is a narratively and thematically interesting take on a science fiction survival game. The project contains a lot of dialogue and written text, and some players discovered in-game copy that appeared to be generated by a large language model. The Steam storefront requires that games disclose when they

Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related topics from me, Jess Conditt, a reporter who's covered the industry for more than 13 years. The second contains the video game stories from the past week that you need to know about, including some headlines from outside of Engadget. Please enjoy and I'll see you next week. June has passed me by in a

Apple is considering using AI models from OpenAI or Anthropic to deliver the more capable version of Siri it debuted at WWDC 2024, Bloomberg reports . The company has promised it could deliver a new version of its voice assistant that understands personal context and takes action inside of apps since last year, but officially delayed the updated Siri in March 2025. As part of this proposed new plan, Apple has asked Anthropic and OpenAI to train versions of its models that can run on Apple's Priv

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been available in the US for more than three weeks and we finally saw a second wave of availability at retail as June was coming to an end. While it's too early to declare the Switch 2 to be easy to obtain, the fact that Best Buy and Walmart had units to sell online on June 23 and June 25, respectively, is a good sign that attentive shoppers may be able to take advantage of a Switch 2 restock this summer without paying a ridiculous markup. That said, if you're looking

The US Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Apple will progress. US District Judge Julien Neals of New Jersey denied the tech company's motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought over its walled garden approach to smartphone software. The DOJ and several states filed the lawsuit against Apple in March 2024. Their argument was that Apple had created a monopoly over app software. The suit claimed that Apple's restrictions and fees placed on developers, as well as its limits on third-party

Sinners was already a huge hit in theaters , and for the film's debut on streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to make it as accessible as possible. The studio announced today that when the vampire film gets added to Max on July 4, it'll be available to stream alongside a new version of the film interpreted in Black American Sign Language (BASL). The film follows a pair of twin brothers played by Michael B. Jordan, and their aspiring musician cousin played by newcomer Miles Caton, as they

Super Mario Maker 2 was released six years ago this past Saturday. While Nintendo didn't do a whole lot to mark the occasion, one of the game's most dedicated players sure did. DSteves hit a remarkable milestone by becoming the first to clear 1 million SMM2 levels . The Twitch and YouTube streamer had hoped to reach that point by the game's sixth anniversary and got there toward the end of a 18-hour marathon . In fact, DSteves cleared 1,000 levels during that single stream. After the 999,999th l

A great phone doesnt need to cost a fortune. In 2025, features once exclusive to high-end devices big batteries, multi-camera arrays, high refresh rate displays and more have trickled down to more affordable models. Sure, youll still need to buy a flagship smartphone to get the best camera or fastest processor, but you dont need to compromise nearly as much anymore if youre looking for a great handset at a reasonable price. If you have less than $600 to spend, let us help you figure out what f

NASA is bringing live NASA+ programming to Netflix . For the uninitiated, NASA+ is the space agency's very own streaming platform . Content will begin showing up later this summer. This will be reserved for live events, with NASA saying it'll be used to stream rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, mission coverage and breathtaking live views of Earth from the International Space Station. NASA+ also streams original documentaries , but it doesn't look like that's part of this deal. The National

It's been getting easier and easier to purchase a Nintendo Switch 2 since launch, but the console is still notably unavailable from Amazon. According to a new report from Bloomberg , Nintendo's frustration with third-party game sales on the platform could be the reason why. Third-party merchants were offering games for sale in the US at prices that undercut Nintendos advertised rates, Bloomberg writes. That proved to be a major problem for Nintendo, especially because Amazon used to sell some of

A pair of US lawmakers have called on the US Department of Commerce to investigate OnePlus over allegations that the company's devices transmit data to Chinese servers without user consent, according to a report by Reuters . This is a bipartisan effort, with Republican Representative John Moolenaar (MI) and Democratic Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL) spearheading the calls for an investigation. There's no actual data to go along with these allegations, but the lawmakers claim to have seen

A security company has found eight security vulnerabilities that impact hundreds of Brother printer models. The company has released firmware updates to handle seven of these vulnerabilities, but one security flaw cannot be patched. Brother has indicated that it'll fix the remaining issue during the manufacturing process of future printers, which doesn't help current owners. The company recommends that users change the default main password. Otherwise, bad actors could remotely access impacted d

GoPros Anamorphic lens mod is finally available to buy, completing the set of lenses the company teased when it announced its Hero 13 action cam . At the time, the most significant change to the latest edition of its best-selling camera was the ability to attach a selection of lenses and ND filters. Of all of them, I was most intrigued by the Anamorphic Lens Mod ($130), pitched as a lens for professional-level artistic filmmaking. Just like the rest of GoPros HB-Series lenses, its easy to remove

The bumper 2025 edition of Amazon's Prime Day is fast approaching and the deals are starting to emerge. While we've seen this offer pop up several times in the past, it's one that's always worth highlighting. New Audible subscribers can get three months of access to the Premium Plus plan for $3. That's a total of $42 off. This is one of the best streaming deals around right now. It will be available until July 31, which is a few weeks after the Prime Day event ends (it could probably be called P

Tinder is requiring new users in California to verify their identities by using facial recognition, according to a report by Axios . The policy goes into effect today as a test program. The obvious reason behind this is to make sure people are who they say they are. Dating apps, after all, are a haven for scammers . The platform's Face Check feature prompts users to make a short video selfie. The face scan confirms the identity of the user by matching biometric indicators with profile photos. It