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Google‘s March Pixel Drop is rolling out now, and it’s giving one of the Pixel‘s best quiet features its own home. The Now Playing tool, which automatically figures out songs playing around you, is now a standalone app. That means your history of discovered tracks finally has a place to live. You can actually revisit that song you heard at the coffee shop last week. The update turns a background trick into something useful. Now Playing has long been a Pixel thing, silently catching music without needing to Shazam it. The new app adds a history tab that logs everything…

The drone industry is entering a pivotal moment. After years of chasing bigger sensors, heavier airframes, and complex pro-grade systems, the fastest-growing segment in 2026 is the opposite: sub-249g lightweight drones designed for real users who want effortless portability without sacrificing cinematic quality. Into this shift arrives the Skyrover S1, a compact drone built around one belief — cinematic aerial photography should be accessible to everyone, not just professionals. With a 4K60 camera, a 3-axis mechanical gimbal, forward obstacle sensing, and long-range connectivity, the S1 delivers high-quality visuals while remaining travel-friendly, beginner-friendly, and affordable. It’s truly a smart choice for…

OPPO is preparing to expand its flagship ambitions beyond China with the upcoming Oppo Find X9 Ultra, the successor to one of 2025’s most camera-focused smartphones. The company has confirmed that the new Ultra model will launch in select global markets later this year, marking the first time a Find-series Ultra device will receive an international release. The announcement signals a major shift for OPPO’s premium smartphone strategy. Historically, its Ultra-tier devices have been reserved for the Chinese market, with global users receiving slightly toned-down variants. With the Find X9 Ultra, however, the company appears ready to compete directly with…

The Galaxy S26 Ultra just landed, Samsung’s most capable phone yet — and it’s walking straight into a fight with the iPhone 17 Pro Max, which has been quietly making Apple fans very smug since last September. One runs Android, one runs iOS, both cost over a thousand dollars, and exactly one of them is right for you. Here’s how to figure out which. Price and availability The S26 Ultra is $1,300 for 256GB and $1,800 if you want the 1TB with 16GB RAM. The base S26 and S26+ both got $100 pricier this year — the Ultra somehow escaped…

I’m going to be blunt: this shouldn’t have happened. For weeks, the assumption, actually, the understanding, was that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra shipped with a 10-bit display. That’s not some luxury extra in 2026 for an “Ultra” flagship; it’s a baseline expectation. And yes, even Samsung’s messaging leaned in that direction. Reviewers believed it. Customers believed it. Only after mounting pressure from the community did Samsung finally confirm the panel is, in fact, 8-bit. How can Samsung be so bad at everything related to launching a smartphone after all these years? We were told numerous times in San Francisco…

Activision has unveiled a new battle royale experience for Call of Duty Warzone called Black Ops Royale, a mode designed to revive the survival based gameplay of the original Blackout from Call of Duty Black Ops 4. The new mode is free to play and launches on March 12, bringing a fresh map, new mechanics, and updated systems for modern Warzone players. Unlike traditional Warzone matches, Black Ops Royale removes several familiar mechanics. Players will not have loadouts, buy stations, Gulag respawns, or in-game cash. Everyone begins the match with only a pistol and wingsuit, forcing squads to search the…

Apple just refreshed the Studio Display. It carries the same gorgeous 27-inch 5K screen, same $1,599 price tag, but a handful of changes that’ll either excite you or make you squint at the press release wondering what took so long. Let’s start with what didn’t move. The panel is identical; 5120 x 2880 at 218 pixels per inch, 600 nits, P3 wide color, True Tone. And yes, it still supports 60Hz refresh rate — that looks more like a deliberate choice than a technical limitation. Nano-texture glass is still an optional add-on if your office lighting situation is genuinely terrible.…

Apple’s product blitz shows no signs of slowing down. After unveiling the iPhone 17e and a refreshed iPad Air, the company has now lifted the covers off new MacBook Pro models powered by its M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. The latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro variants are built to raise the ceiling for performance, particularly in AI-heavy and graphics-intensive workflows. Apple says the M5 Pro and M5 Max feature its fastest CPU cores to date, paired with a redesigned GPU architecture focused on higher throughput and better efficiency. Each GPU core now includes enhanced neural acceleration, allowing complex…

A team of engineers at Rice University has developed a tiny new sensor that could dramatically improve the safety of self-driving cars on public roads. This is a compact, low-power millimeter-wave radar sensor roughly the size of an orange. The new tech, dubbed EyeDar, is designed to work as an “extra set of eyes” by enhancing radar perception in places where a vehicle’s own sensors may struggle, such as blind spots, intersections, or poor visibility conditions. Why existing sensors fall short Typically, autonomous vehicles rely on a suite of sensors like cameras, LiDAR, and radar to “see” their surroundings. While…

SpaceX is targeting this month for the 12th launch of its gargantuan Starship rocket, which comprises the first-stage Super Heavy booster and upper-stage Ship. While much has rested on each and every one of its previous 11 test flights, the first of which took place in April 2023, the next launch is a big deal for the Elon Musk-led spaceflight company. That’s because the mission involves a new version of the rocket, with its design based closely on the one that’s destined for future flights to the moon and possibly even Mars. Version 3 of Starship incorporates structural refinements, more…