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This phone's microscope camera reveals detail you've never seen before

Look at these incredibly-detailed shots from the Oppo Find X3 Pro's microscope camera.

An iPhone held vertically measuring a table with an app.
5 things your iPhone camera can do that have nothing to do with photos

Your iPhone camera is a window to the world. But it can do so much more.

Bring app opened on Google Pixel 10 Pro
I can't believe how much fun I'm having with this Android shopping app

This app and I are in a very committed relationship now.

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Music playing on live activities on an Android phone
I gave Android the one iPhone feature I actually envied, and I’m keeping it

I guess I can 'live' with this.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra standing up.
3 things my Samsung does that other Android phones still can't

The Android that does too much, and I love it.

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Heatsinks on a Raspberry Pi 4
I skipped the Raspberry Pi this time and don't regret it

The Pi 5 used to be the obvious choice for a lightweight Linux box. It no longer is.

Krita shown on a MacBook Pro.
Krita's free AI integration just made Adobe Firefly obsolete

One bold move changed everything for this writer's workflow. Find out how a free AI plugin in Krita turned the tables on Adobe Firefly.

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Music generation in the Gemini ap.
I tested Gemini's new song-generation tool and it's better at one thing than I expected

Gemini can generate songs up to three minutes in length with Lyria 3 Pro — here's how to use it, and whether it's actually good.

A close up of the Pixel 9a camera bump (top) and the Pixel 10a camera cover (bottom).
I own three cameras and my Pixel replaces all of them

I own three cameras, but my Pixel does all the work

iPhone 17 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 in hand
The Galaxy S26 did something no phone has done in years — it made me doubt my iPhone

I never thought I'd say this, but the iPhone can wait.

Holding the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Ultra in the hand.
I changed 3 Samsung camera settings and stopped being disappointed by my photos

The magic switch for photos that wow every time.

Google Pixel 10a back panel
Google made a “boring” phone—and it’s the one I’d actually buy

The Pixel 10a looks solid, and I can't help but admire it.

Graphite running on Windows 11 laptop.
I found a browser-based creative suite and it being open-source is only part of the appeal

Open-source is nice, but that’s not the interesting part here.

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Halide app on an iPhoone 17 Pro Max.
This app turned my phone into a camera I actually want to shoot with

Discover the app that transforms your iPhone into a camera that captures your creative vision, not just Apple's best guess.

HDR video playing on Google Pixel 10a
I thought my Pixel 10 Pro's screen was defective — turns out I just had this feature enabled

My Pixel's screen kept acting up. Turns out, nothing was broken, I just had one setting turned on.

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Penpot running on Windows 11.
This free open-source design tool finally made me cancel my Figma subscription

Figma kept getting pricier. This open-source tool didn’t.

Superlist app opened on Mac
I found a to-do app that's actually faster than a piece of paper

The tool that's reshaping how we get things done.

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Google Gemini opened on MacBook
I wasn't using Gemini properly until I started using these tricks

These Gemini tricks make everything ridiculously easy.

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