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Your smartphone has hidden settings that protect your hearing — here's how to enable them
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to set volume limits and hearing protection alerts on iPhone and Android to prevent hearing damage from headphones.

I let Google AI help me transform my garden this year — 5 tips that actually worked
By Amanda Caswell published
Google says mini gardens, chaos gardening, and apartment patios are trending. I tested AI Mode, Canvas, and Search Live to see if they can actually help beginners start.

Claude Opus 4.8 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro: I ran 7 brutal tests to find the smarter AI
By Amanda Caswell published
Claude Opus 4.8 and Gemini 3.1 Pro faced seven brutal reasoning tests. One model won overall, but the results revealed surprising strengths and weaknesses.

I use Gemini every day — these are the 7 features most people overlook
By Amanda Caswell published
Most people only use Gemini as a chatbot. Here are the 7 hidden features I rely on daily to research, organize and get more done.

After two decades, Google finally rolls out a way to change your Gmail address — here's how
By Kaycee Hill published
Learn how to change your Gmail username without losing emails, files, or access to Google services.

Google's new $99 smart home speaker leaks — here's how it compares to the Apple HomePod Mini and Amazon Echo Dot Max
By Scott Younker published
A surprise leak on Best Buy appears to reveal the next Google Home speaker launching in late June.

This hidden Android feature stops people from snooping around your phone
By Tom Pritchard published
Guest Mode lets someone else use your phone without ever being able to see the rest of your phone. Here's how it works.

I use ChatGPT every day — but Gemini and Claude keep beating it in these key areas
By Amanda Caswell published
A major shift in how Gemini and the new Claude 4.8 Opus handle massive, long-horizon tasks is quietly driving power users away from OpenAI. Here is the one thing ChatGPT must fix next.
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