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While the seventh day of Christmas is supposed to bring seven swans a-swimming, I’m guessing that for a few of you it’ll bring a new fitness plan. January 1st marks the start of new fitness-oriented resolutions for many. But getting started isn’t always easy, especially if you plan to make it past January 2nd. Thankfully, there’s a slate of apps to lend a hand. Cheaper than any gym membership, fitness apps make for one of the easiest ways to get sweaty. Using the tool already in your pocket, you’ve access to thousands upon thousands of workouts, tutorials, and logs to track…

AI subscriptions come a dime a dozen, but few match up to what the best in the industry can offer. While most AI services like Perplexity and Gemini offer tiers starting at $20, ChatGPT has introduced a new Go tier starting at just $5 for basic access. Now you can stack free AI chatbots so you never pay a cent for AI, but usage limits will still hamper your progress after just a few prompts. $5 a month is quite competitive considering subscription pricing from the competition. So I tried ChatGPT Go, and here’s what you actually get for your…

2025 has come and gone. We’ve had some laughs, made some friends, and seen a lot of movies, including a bunch of excellent sci-fi flicks. From major franchise entries to inventive hidden gems, the year was full of great stuff. With 2026 looking similarly chock-full of sci-fi goodness, now is the perfect time to catch up. Avatar: Fire and Ash $800 million and counting can’t be wrong The Avatar franchise has taken its lumps over the years for having an allegedly small cultural footprint despite its massive success at the box office, but every couple of years a new entry…

In today’s world, almost everything around us has become smart. From TVs to vacuum cleaners, we are constantly surrounded by connected technology. But these smart glasses have genuinely changed the way I experience the world around me. And it does not stop there! They have effectively replaced my wireless earbuds and even my smartwatch in daily use. If you were to ask me about the best tech purchase I made in 2025, this is it. What’s special about these smart glasses? A lot more than just glasses Credit: Shimul Sood / MakeUseOf The Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses I have been using…

There’s plenty to be excited about as 2026 edges closer. New phones. New game consoles. Smarter AI software. Even more powerful electric toothbrushes. But if I’m honest, the thing I keep coming back to is a car. More specifically, the electric Range Rover. That’s partly because I’m a long-time Range Rover fan. I love the way they feel unbothered by the world, as if potholes, weather and time itself are someone else’s problem. But this one matters for reasons that go well beyond personal taste. The electric Range Rover feels like a hinge moment, not just for the brand, but…

Good sci-fi shows are pretty plentiful these days. Apple has scored hits with series like Severance and Pluribus, and of course everyone is eager to see how Stranger Things will wrap up over on Netflix. But just because they’re the most popular sci-fi shows currently on TV doesn’t mean they’re the best. In fact, there’s one series that’s easily as good or better than any of them, but which doesn’t get talked about nearly enough. For All Mankind is fantastic A masterpiece in the making For All Mankind was created by Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi, and Ronald D. Moore, the…

There are always more stats on what we’ve been consuming on the internet this year and Amazon has put together this (mostly fun) list of Alexa’s most-asked questions during 2025. There are some interesting ones – Alexa smart speaker users really are interested in how tall Tom Cruise is (the people questions are a little old hat). Some categories are very logical, such as people asking how long they should poach an egg for. And the list of music artists is a combo of the most popular new music in combination with some of the most famous of all time…

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is the phone world’s new favourite buzzword. Almost every upcoming phone has plans to incorporate machine learning and large language models in some form or another, and the first to do so are already on sale. But what are the best AI phones – and the features they bring actually worth having? I’ve used a bunch of phones with AI on board, and a handful more that offload their AI processing to the cloud. The best AI smartphones have a mix of both. You’ll even find AI cameras and AI image editing on certain flagships. Some…

I’ve never really loved smartwatches. That might sound odd coming from someone who reviews the best smartwatches for a living, but it’s true. I appreciate what they do. I just don’t enjoy wearing them. Give me a mechanical watch any day. They’re timeless, they don’t nag you, and they don’t feel obsolete after three years. Strap one on, and it’ll still look good in a decade. A smartwatch, on the other hand, always feels temporary. Useful? Yes. Permanent? No. And yet. The health and fitness side of smartwatches is genuinely brilliant. Steps, sleep, recovery, heart rate, all of it can…

There’s hardly any gadget left that doesn’t bombard you with ads. Every screen you use is pushing products from different brands, and it’s no longer limited to the apps you expect. Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and even Pinterest now regularly serve ads. If you want peace, you’re usually asked to pay extra for an ad-free experience. But what’s more frustrating is seeing ads creep into places you can’t escape, like your smart TV. Unskippable ads that run for minutes quickly turn into a massive waste of time. That’s exactly where this clean launcher steps in, cutting out the clutter and giving…